Own Your Happy: 8 Ways You Thwart Happiness, And How To Stop

Happiness is one of the great mysteries of life. Although we continually wonder what will make us happy and try to work for more of it, we often get frustrated and discouraged. Even with the best of intentions, we often unknowingly get in our own way. The first step to happiness is becoming aware of […]

How Fear Holds You Back – And How To Overcome It

Lisa is frustrated because she hasn’t been able to get her first yoga retreat scheduled yet. She keeps committing to new announcement dates, but says she hasn’t had the time to actually book the trip. In reality, it’s not time holding Lisa back: it’s her resistance to confronting her fear. Have you been saying you […]

How To Create A Successful Yoga Career: Taking Action (Part 2)

This is part 2 of a three-part series. If you missed part one of the series on goal- setting, click here to read the article. You have identified a goal. Fabulous!  However, now the “real” work begins. It’s one thing to have a goal but quite another to commit to consistently doing what it takes to […]

Creating Career Success: How To Deliberately Design Your Goals (Part 1)

This is part 1 of a three-part series. You want to take your career to the next level and move beyond that survival mindset.  You’re ready to feel like you’re proactively creating versus scrambling and reacting. But, what do you want? Take a few minutes to really think about what YOU desire. Maybe you want […]

Eight good reasons to get uncomfortable

You want to host your first yoga retreat, but are paralyzed by self-doubt.   You know it’s time to try broadcasting live on Facebook…but can’t work up the nerve to do it. You know you’re not “just” a yoga teacher and have a mission to help people connect with their purpose and live healthier lives, […]

For Yoga Teachers: How To Have An Uncomfortable Conversation

How often do you put off or totally avoid having difficult conversations? You know the ones you’ve been intending to have: asking management for more classes taking time off studio policies addressing student complaints, or replacing props Does the mere thought of speaking up or asking the studio for what you want create a knot in your […]

Yoga Teachers: How To Ask For A Raise

Let’s face it; no one really likes talking about money.    Unfortunately, if you avoid financially advocating for yourself, you’ll likely end up not only settling and undervalued, but also underpaid! Often the problem isn’t that clients and employers won’t pay what you’re worth; it’s that you won’t ASK! Whether you are thinking of raising […]

Six Weeks To Self Love: The Illuminated Woman

My client Julia called me yesterday in despair. “I promised to make big changes in my life this year. I was so excited and motivated on January 1 ! Now only 2 weeks later I’ve basically thrown them all out the window.” In the past year, Julia had been under a lot of stress and […]