This important question has been coming up a lot for those of us here in the U.S.:

What can I do to help alleviate all of the harm happening right now?

Recently, I’ve been teaching yoga and mindfulness to a group of elementary school teachers and today we remembered how basic and how profound it is to just breathe.

I used to be a voracious reader. I basically grew up at the library and, as a teen, my friends and I were SO NERDY that our favorite places to hang out were bookstore cafes. In adulthood, I always had a book in my bag for subway commutes and lunch breaks. Books were a part of my identity.

Last week I bumped into someone I hadn’t seen in 15 years and she told me that I looked exactly the same. While I definitely have changed over the years (and I welcome aging gracefully!), I think she was simply seeing my energy, which is one that consistently leans toward a youthful desire for learning.

I don’t know if it’s really possible to put this year into words, but here’s a quick round-up from my little corner of the multiverse.

This time of year can feel hyper-busy with various year-end deadlines and endless social occasions. It can also feel highly emotional and stressful with things like performance/goal reviews and upcoming familial obligations.

While simplicity often asks us to compartmentalize and define “this or that,” the truth is that most everything exist on a continuum.

This path of remembering reinforces a knowing that you get what you give. When you put energy (often in the form of money) toward things that are made with love and healing, you in-turn generate more love and healing.

Right now, I’m sitting in a café in midtown while my kid is in an after-school activity. It’s packed in here and yet, it’s so quiet—too quiet.

I spent last week at Disney World in Orlando for a beautiful extended family reunion. The impeccable planning of this trip was met by gorgeous weather and an abundance of blessings. And yet, there were moments when I felt my patience fraying at the seams.

On this day, you may want to gather together to delight in the spooky, celebrate your ancestors, and honor those who support you from the unseen realms.

Many of us have grown up believing that emotions make us weak and unstable.

But the more I’ve journeyed on a path of human understanding, the more I realize that your emotions are a gift to deepen your inner knowing.

I’ve been leading group healing ceremonies every month for over four years.

While every gathering is so unique, time and again I’m reminded of the profound medicine that awakens within each of us when we come together for the purpose of healing.

The message that's come up for October is: NESTLE IN

We often tend to think that expansion happens from pushing outward when, in actuality, journeying deep within—with compassion and non-judgement—is what sows the seeds for your most fertile and abundant growth.

This time around the Autumnal Equinox is a powerful portal that can help us return to greater balance.

I’ve never really thought of myself as being particularly musical and never imagined that I was “good at it” by any means.

Why do we get so caught up in planning when ultimately the Universe is the one in charge?

Never would I ever have dreamed that I’d be announcing the release of my debut album. But it seems that Spirit has been asking me to dream bigger lately…

I’m feeling deeply renewed back home in NYC after spending sacred time in Italy on a transformative spiritual retreat and on holiday with my family.

When you embark on a path of healing, usually it’s not because your life is completely hunky dory.