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While it's supposed to be one of the happiest seasons, I often feel more stress than joy in November and December. I desperately want this Holiday Season to be different. I want to close out this year with remarkable joy. I long to begin 2013 not with a resolve for less stress, but a well established habit of joy. I used to think feeling happy was a matter of choice. I mistakenly thought I just needed to make a simple declaration, "I choose to be happy." But, I'm discovering that we can't choose feelings. Instead,…Read more

“I have no strength. I’m a weakling.” I’m ashamed of how often those words used to spill out of my mouth. The silly giggle that accompanied them belied the pain associated with the fact that I believed this was true about more than just my muscles. Before I decided to become a yoga teacher, I would purposefully skip poses that required upper body strength. I always opted for the alternatives offered by my teachers. I was terrified of failing, and I was convinced I was too weak to succeed. Slowly, I began to…Read more