Don’t you love the feeling of being generous? It’s totally self-serving, in a good way. You give because you want to make a difference. Perhaps you feel the best when you know the gift is practical, needed, and unexpected. However, many gifts around the holidays seem to miss the mark in this regard. When you’re…
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Feeling Jealous this Holiday Season? I love a good holiday song, baking cookies, and hanging out with friends and family, but with social media the holidays can bring about feelings of jealousy as well. Perhaps it’s seeing a friend travel to an exotic destination while you’re stuck in the cold, gifts people bought, or just…
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Life Transitions Require Agility A few years ago I resigned from my teaching position. It was a very difficult decision. I had loved the students and staff in the district and put my heart and soul into my teaching every day. I even loved the naughty kids, well some of them. It wasn’t until I…
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I started yoga a few years ago out of pure luck. One of my friends had a free pass and I took a couple classes at Hot Yoga in Portland. I’m completely embarrassed to admit that I thought “Hot Yoga” meant, like “sexy hot” and it was just going to be fun and silly. I…
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