When you love food, but you’re also anxious about it sometimes… I’ve been on a personal journey with my food relationship since my 20s, when I started to notice unhealthy…
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10 Things I’m Aiming to Unlearn at 40 I thought of doing a 40 Things I’ve Learned by 40 thing, but the older I get, the more I realize how…
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Questions and mindfulness-based solutions to carry on while others are suffering “There’s a lot going on right now” is a phrase I find myself and others saying lately, almost relentlessly,…
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Fun & Discipline & Top Books of 2024 *If you’d like to donate to support those affected by the LA wildfires (where I grew up), consider World Central Kitchen, LA…
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Energize & Stabilize with Arm Balances & Inversions The holiday season is an optimal time of year to shift our physical and mental perspective when we’re feeling overwhelmed, to practice…
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navigating holiday interactions, an italian immigrant story & (obviously) gratitude
Posted: November 30, 2024 by
nostalgic holiday feels & my neapolitan heritage My Italian-American grandparents, Dee and Frank, were proud to be both Italian and American. In the spirit of gratitude and acknowledging our lineage…
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’tis the season to celebrate nature & each other ‘Tis the season to practice a bit more mindfulness in lieu of being physically, mentally, or emotionally consumed during a time…
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slowing down & savoring / communicating & community Over the last 5.5 years of living in France, I’ve learned a lot about slowing down and savoring – especially as it…
Read morewhat halloween & gratitude have in common On a day like Halloween* – whether you celebrate in commercial and / or more spiritual and pagan ways (or both – long…
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how it started & how it’s going The idea for Mindful Morning was born on a very chilly winter morning in NYC, when a group of like-minded women gathered to…
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(confession: i wasn’t always a morning person…) Welcome to my self-proclaimed Mindful Morning Month! This is both fun and ironic because for most of my life, I actually did not…
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[re]connecting with lovingkindness As we close out the month and approach the close of 2024 – and for the sake of our interdependence (i.e. when we take care of ourselves,…
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