Surround yourself with support today! You don’t have to do the heavy lifting alone. I returned recently from a weekend in the Bay Area, celebrating my dad’s birthday. We had a great time — conversations over coffee, partying til late, and lovely trips to the beach and Golden Gate Park. It was a fun and tender…

If you’re anything like me, you love to help others out. You love to serve, nurture, show others that you care. You step in when it seems that no one else will. You alleviate suffering. Their world is brighter because of you. This is a beautiful trait. A trait that many of my clients share…

There was pressure, until I let it go. Now I can breathe again! Has this ever happened to you? You wake up late for work, rush through your morning activities, jump on the freeway only to find it jammed, get to work an hour late only to be greeted by your disapproving supervisor. The rest…

There is only perfection. Let your basic goodness guide you. I was recently uplifted by words from my teacher, Reggie Ray, whose meditation lineage I’ve studied and practiced for the past several years. In one of his recorded talks, Reggie discusses how there are no mistakes on our path. There is only perfection. This is…

Don’t wait. Today is the very best day, now is the very best moment, to chill out and breathe. Talking with friends this week, I realized that many of us are waiting. We’re waiting for some other day to give ourselves a break. We’re waiting until our next vacation to really let our hair down…

If you were own boss, how many hours would you choose to work? My message today is simple: Stop working so hard. Treat yourself with the gentleness you reserve for a small child (you wouldn’t yell at a 3-year-old because they don’t know algebra, would you?) Take ample breaks. Leave your work at work. Tap…

Do you suffer from work stress? Take these steps to make today and the rest of the week even better. Work stress can be a drag. Especially when it continues day-in, day-out, right? We’re not alone in thinking so either. In a recent Gallup poll, 80% of those polled reported some form of workplace stress.…

Let your guard down today, relax your defenses. Don’t fret, the peace abounds. After having a dull headache for a few days this past week, I had to admit that I was tense. I felt tightness in my shoulders and neck, and even my jaw one day. This, despite my daily meditation practice. Why the…