Several weeks ago I decided to do a weekend yoga workshop. I had never done one before. This one was being taught by a friend who had gone to India to study this particular style of yoga (Surya Kriya) with an Eastern Mystic named Sadhguru, and I thought, “What the heck? It’ll be good for

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I was a Do It Yourselfer.  For a long time (like decades). Not only with things like fixing the leaky faucet, but I managed a 3 month remodel of my house while living with my new boyfriend (which I don’t recommend – either one that is). And finally, I was determined to heal on my

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Yesterday I woke up feeling, well, you know, blue… Blue, lonely, sad, frustrated, bland, unmotivated, blue… I had nothing to complain about – other than things weren’t going exactly as I wanted them to.  My business teaches me this every day – being patient and o.k. with life just as it is. But damn it

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When I took my first ballroom dancing class (country two-step) 10 years ago, I felt awkward, uncoordinated, and most of all, phobic of my partner. “Ewww – I’m suppose to touch this guy I don’t know – I mean be that close to him?” That was my own insecurities of course – nothing to do

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Life is a choice. It’s all a choice. I’m not talking about the events of life, but how you respond to those events, whether you like them or not. And how you respond to the opportunities in your life. How many times today, this week, or this month have you said the words, “I can’t”

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They say public speaking is one of people’s greatest fears, and, holy crap, did I feel that recently. It’s funny how I can speak in front of groups when it’s my own work, but when I’m a participant, it’s a totally different ball game. I immersed myself with 100 other (mostly women) solo business owners

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“What you focus on grows, what you think about expands and what you dwell on determines your destiny.”  That would mean that we are 100% responsible for our thinking. Darn it! It was so much easier when I could blame my dad for all my problems. Or blame my boyfriend, or even blame my house!

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I find communicating effectively with other people is one of the greatest challenges in life! I mean, how many times do we end up in conflict with someone because of a mis-communication, or in my case, a lack of communication. I admit, I am really good at avoiding conversations I don’t want to have, and

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I’ve just returned from a six day trip up Mt. Baker in Washington guiding and teaching a group of all African American people from around the U.S. who are training to climb Denali next summer. We were also being filmed by a media team to market next years climb for sponsorship! Mt. Baker holds the

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