I learn so much from the people I work with that I almost feel bad about it. Like, aren’t I supposed to be teaching you? But I guess we’re all learning from each other in an infinite exchange…

I’ve been leading ceremonies around the change of seasons for over five years now, but only recently discovered the profound impact that it’s had on my life.

I distinctly remember opening my own akashic records for the first time in 2020 in my little basement space in Queens. I had stumbled upon this word—akashic—and something about it felt like a deep remembering.

A few weeks ago I gave a talk on How to Make a Decision and it seems that it subconsciously came in preparation for this moment.

I did my study abroad in Beijing after two years of Chinese language study in college. What began as a curiosity to explore anything Asian, as an attempt to understand my own heritage, soon unfolded into pure delight in learning to read and write characters and little triumphs in recognizing and replicating vocal tones.

Tomorrow is the new moon in Taurus and I’m feeling the invitation to remember the blessing that is my body. Despite being in the “middle ages.” Despite a history of chronic pain and childhood trauma. Despite sometimes wanting to dissociate from the corporeal, which is so easy to do in our mind-driven society…

In my early teens, I began practicing yoga from an article I found in my mom’s fitness magazine. I was already into dance and movement, but something about these poses felt like a remembering . . .

I attribute a lot of things to my multicultural heritage—an obsession with language, an unending devotion to rice, and a propensity to playfully interweave elements.

There’s always a lot of buzz around the full moon—and rightfully so! When she’s at peak luminosity it’s hard not to admire her light. There’s beauty combined with a bit of danger—the urge let go, the nudge to be seen, and of course, werewolves. And, after leading full moon ceremonies every month for the past 5 years, I can tell you that the full moon is totally deserving of the hype.

But what about the new moon?

For most of my life, I was a voracious reader. As kid, instead of going to summer camp, my parents would drop me and my sisters off at the public library for the workday—true story.

You have a fire within you.

Yesterday, I did volunteer reiki in the dementia ward of a local hospital. It’s so fulfilling to share this gentle practice with those precious souls who are deeply ready to reconnect with a profound sense of inner calm.

In the mid-1990’s, musician Sarah McLachlan invited Paula Cole to be the opening act on her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy tour. This was a big no-no in the music industry.

If you’re reading this, then it’s clear that your voice is one that needs to be heard. For the most recent millennia, the voices going against humanity have become louder and louder. And we see all of that coming to a head perhaps at this very moment. What does this mean for you?

Your home is meant to be a sanctuary—a place you return to again and again to feel nurtured and to restore your energy. Following divorce, no matter if the uncoupling was amicable or contentious, it always helps to reset the atmosphere of your apartment or house. Actually, just about everyone can benefit from doing a space clearing like this periodically to invite in a sense of revitalization and vibrancy. You can do this practice after divorce or if you’re simply ready for a fresh start. 

You probably don’t realize how many times you censor yourself throughout the day. Perhaps suppressing your thoughts for one good reason or another. Worrying if your words will land. If they’ll be misconstrued or misunderstood. It happens to all of us. But so many of us have also internalized the lie that our voices don’t matter.

For the past week, I’ve been on holiday in Paris and steeped in three generations of my family—ranging from age 6 to 83. It’s been beautiful and bananas and my biggest takeaway is: There is nothing like being out of your comfort zone to show you who you really are.

This month has us thinking about relationships of all kinds. And Aquarius season has me contemplating our shared humanity. We, humans, get so tripped up by our relationships with other humans.

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.