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🌊 Grief, Mindfulness, and the Space My Father Left Behind

 When my dad died last year, everything changed. The world didn’t pause the way I expected it might. The birds still chirped. People still laughed. Assignments were still due. But inside me, something had cracked open. A quiet ache settled into the corners of my life, and nothing felt quite the same again. Grief is not something we’re ever really prepared for — even when we think we are. My dad’s passing was sudden and deeply disorienting. It happened during one of the most intense chapters of my life: graduate school, internship, the constant hustle of becoming. I was juggling the roles of student, counselor-in-training, daughter, friend, partner… all while barely keeping my head above water. I didn’t know where to put the grief. It didn’t fit into a neat little box that could be opened on weekends or scheduled into my planner. It was always there — silent, pulsing, sometimes overwhelming. 💔 The Disorientation of Grief Grief has a way of shaking your identity. Who am I witho...
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🌿 Reawakening the Page: A New Chapter of Healing, Yoga & Mental Health

 Hi friends — It’s been a while. Almost two years, in fact, since I last posted on this page. When I created it, I had just finished my yoga teacher training in Hawaii, feeling deeply connected to myself, to nature, and to a sense of purpose I hadn’t felt in a long time. This space was born out of a desire to share the practices that helped me come home to myself — movement, breath, mindfulness, presence. Then life moved quickly. I relocated to Florida and began my Master’s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling — an intense, transformative journey that demanded my full attention. Over the past few years, I’ve learned more than I ever expected — not just about counseling and theory, but about people, pain, healing, and what it really means to hold space for others. Somewhere along the way, my yoga page grew quiet… but the desire to integrate both of my passions — yoga and mental health — never left me. And now… I’m back. 🌞 A Rebirth of Purpose As I close the chapter of...
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Let's be Real

     Getting into a groove of a daily yoga practice can be a difficult habit to build. I had this expectation in my head after my yoga teacher training that I would flow into this perfect daily practice and would just know what I needed to do. Then Life happens, and it can be so difficult to integrate all these amazing tools into my daily life. I have encountered a new learning curve of how to maintain this balance between life and my yoga practice. It can feel overwhelming trying to do both to the capacity at full life and full yoga. I am trying to be something so hard instead of just being. So how can I make an even space for both without limiting the other? This is the question I will ponder this week.  I felt like I have fallen behind in my yoga this month because I let this overwhelming feeling fuel my self-doubt. As I contemplate this sense of balance, I will notice the things that come up instead of becoming them. I will be the noticer. I will watch and allow....
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What Happens to Your Sense of Time When You Meditate ?

 Meditation allows me to find a stillness in my mind and body. I fall into a motionless peaceful darkness where my sense of time comes to silence. When I meditate, I am fully observing all of my thoughts, feelings, themes of consciousness, and realities. I am just me.. watching these things come and go as if they were clouds in the sky. It is a serene temporary dissociation from the physical world. I feel elevated to a spiritual realm where time dissipates, and my soul is infinite. I become the moment, but the moment does not become me. I am fully present in my most authentic self. This allows the mind to explore the link between the spiritual and physical world. 
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Journal Prompt: Write about what inspires you.

Some things that inspire me are:   empowered women  philosophy People who go against the norm People who stand up for what is right Yoga Fun Fact:  SAVASANA (CORPSE POSE) IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT YOGA POSES OF ALL TIME. IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING
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Journal Prompt: Write a thank you letter to your body.

 Dear Body,  Thank you for all that you do. Waking me up each day allowing me to walk, run, hug, stretch, and do so many activities that I sometimes take for granted. I appreciate all your unique talents. You digest my food, allow me to dream, sleep, imagine, communicate, and adventure through life. You are responsible for all my physical sensations and experiences. You make it possible for me to smell, feel, hear, and see. I appreciate all these capabilities so much and truly recognize all your hard work.  I love you body. Thank you for your dedication to me.  Yoga Fact of the day:  Yoga improves strength, balance and flexibility
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Journal Prompt: How are ways you set boundaries and avoid absorbing someone else's emotions and stress?

    Setting boundaries has been something I have had to learn and continue to learn to do! In the past, I have always struggled with telling people no and speaking up for myself. I didn't prioritize my needs, felt ashamed for having emotions, and dismissed my intuition.       So what does setting a boundary mean? This is  the practice of openly communicating and asserting personal values as a way to preserve and protect against having them compromised or violated. Boundaries help protect us from others whose values do not align with our own.      I set boundaries with others by being open and honest about what is important to me. For example, I value my time,  honesty, and kindness. I not only say but also show people that I will not stand being mistreated and will only keep people in my life who are uplifting. I try to set these expectations early on in relationships, so people know what I will and will not tolerate in my life. I a...
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