How to lead (and move forward) in times of challenge

Let me begin by saying leadership touches every realm of our life - from how we do relationships, to the choices we make as a parent, to what forms of self-expression we put out into the world.

Truly, leadership belongs to all of us.

What should I do?

…We live in a world where there is so much stimulus, noise, and direction pointing from the outside world, that it can be hard to navigate our own Self. Our own truth. Our own path.

There is a freedom waiting for you...

Every time I read these words my heart sings...This. This! THIS.

Are you growing judgment, impatience, and frustration?

Have you ever felt like there is a life (or a version of you) trying to emerge through you…yet you just keep hitting roadblock, after roadblock, after roadblock?

Want to learn the feminine art of receiving?

Dear creative, soulful, messy, ambitious human…this is for you.

Soulful Self Mastery…Self compassion. Self trust. Self love.

…Not taught in school. Not required before getting into relationships, having kids, or going out into the world as an leader, entrepreneur, artist, change maker, human…yet some of the most popular subjects on the internet today are topics such as:

How to build self-confidence

How to deal with criticism

How to stop being so easily offended

How to cultivate hope after failing

How to develop your mind

How to be more likable

Why I left NYC and my beloved martial arts practice

When I was 30 years old I had been living in New York City for ten years and training the Brazilian martial art, known as Capoeira for six years. I love both that city and that martial art more than words can express…in fact, to this day, I’d say a big part of how I show up in the world (with tenacity, integrity, and forthrightness) come from those two teachers - my father, a gritty city and my mother, a rebellious martial art…

Trying to make changes for the better and decide your next step forward?

If there is one thing I wish I could have learned earlier in life - something that would have saved me a lot of heartache, it would have been this…

How do you want to remember 2020?

It’s an enchanting, almost surreal moment when you’ve spent months brainstorming, meditating on, envisioning, creating, & curating something meaningful…and then it’s time to share it with the world. To invite others to dare to see the possibility that you have felt simmering in your bones like a sacred song that cries to be heard, to be felt, to be known.

It can feel both…

Empowering and Tender.

Exciting and Scary.

Ecstatic and Humbling.

Your next stage of evolution is calling

Many, many years ago I came across a piece of writing called, A Hopi Elder Speaks. Since, I have shared it with many students in my yoga classes across the world. It’s a prophecy shared by the elders of the Hopi Nation. Even after all these years, it still moves me to tears every time I read it. It’s like poetry to me… I literally feel it in my bones, moving through me as if it were a treasured memory, a sort of long lost knowing…

2019 was bravely tender. 2020 will be boundless ( join me?)

2019 was a tender, heart-breaking, and exquisitely beautiful year for me. I will say farewell to it with both gratitude for the lessons I’ve learned and a deep readiness (and steadiness) to move forward with those gifts, in service….

{VLOG} How do I get clarity on what I really want?

Feeling confused and stuck about what you really want? I get it - you're not alone! In fact, 'how do I get clarity on what I really want' is one of the most common questions I get!

{VLOG} How to rewire your brain (to feel more positive & manifest more powerfully)

…This video is NOT about positive thinking (oh hell no!)…that’s not my thing. Rather, it’s about building your toolbox of resourcefulness and deepening your sorcery of sourcing your power from within.

Part 4 of 4: 40 lessons I’ve learned in 40 years (ON LIFE, LOVE, & LEADERSHIP)

Part FOUR of a FOUR part series: 40 lessons I’ve learned in 40 years

Part 3 of 4: 40 lessons I’ve learned in 40 years (ON LIFE, LOVE, & LEADERSHIP)

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Part 2 of 4: 40 lessons I’ve learned in 40 years (ON LIFE, LOVE, & LEADERSHIP)

Part TWO of a FOUR part series: 40 lessons I’ve learned in 40 years

Part 1 of 4: 40 lessons I’ve learned in 40 years (ON LIFE, LOVE, & LEADERSHIP)

Part ONE of a FOUR part series: 40 lessons I’ve learned in 40 years

Reckoning, Renewal, and Reinvention

There are times in our life when we are called into deeper reflection, more supportive self-care, and the space to re-define possibility for ourselves on a deep soul level.

These times often occur for us during transitionary moments in our life, which can be both inspiring and also downright necessary. Sometimes those moments in life call to us after an illness or a death. Sometimes it’s a nagging that’s been there for years, and finally, we just can’t ignore or numb it away any longer. And sometimes it’s a new phase on our timeline that feels important to us, such as a birthday or a profoundly new perspective/way of being that has soaked into our bones.

The reason for the call doesn’t matter as much as your intention for answering it - your willingness to lean into the whisper of your souls call and do the work it takes to bring your full self to the world. It’s this sort of reckoning, renewal, and reinvention that leads us to the fulfillment and freedom we seek, but you’ve got to be clear on three things if you’re to dive in with depth, honesty, and whole-hearted courage…

Even in the heartbreaking mess, there is staggering beauty

…It makes me think of a poetic Japanese art form, called Kintsugi or Kintsukuroi. It means ‘golden mend’ and is known as the art of precious scars. It repairs broken pottery with a glue that is mixed with powdered gold so that the broken parts are illuminated and honored. The philosophy is that breakage is part of the pottery’s history and is not something to hide or disguise. Its imperfection makes the piece more unique. The mess is considered an opportunity for beauty to emerge in a way that takes the art to new heights. The thread of its story deepens and the depth of its life becomes an inspiration for all those who get to witness it.

Deep work vs. hard work - an antidote to unworthiness

…When we do the deep work of connecting with our old beliefs and ways of being from the past, turning our ‘mess’ into our message, and re-writing the stories we most want to live into, we can see the path forward more clearly and are then able to lead from a place of deep work, rather than hard work.

From here, there is a truth and a freedom that enables us to…

How to recognize the voice of your own heart…and why we must

…It’s as though we are going through a collective shift that is calling us all deeper into our truth. Deeper into our capacity to hold and be held. Deeper into the courage it will take to listen closer. Deeper into the depths of our potential and ability to truly love ourselves and others…to love not only what is delightful, but what is also difficult.

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