Day #3: Wabi-Sabi The imperfect bowl. The chipped blue nail polish on her fingers. The withering zinnias making a perfect dusty rose. Have you noticed that things that are imperfect are so much more interesting? I love the following...
We have a choice (moment to moment) about where we put our attention. This doesn't mean that we deny the pain + suffering that's happening in the world (or in ourselves). These things are very real. This isn't about pushing away what we...
Hey friends! I just recorded a welcome video for my upcoming course - The Joy-Seeker's Treasure Hunt - and thought it was a great way to introduce you to the class itself. If you are thinking about joining in, this will give you a sense...
Art has always been my native tongue. It helps me elevate my sense of wonder, attune my eyes for delight and connect with my heart. It is also the surest way for me to buoy myself and get out of whatever funk, despair or loss of...
I've been doing a little experiment lately. Whenever I feel anxious, stressed or just generally crunchy, I ask myself the following question: What if you let it be easy? How could this be more fun? These might sound like ridiculous...
I was in Colorado all weekend for my nephew Caleb's bar mitzvah. (That's Caleb and I in the photo above) The day started off full of sunshine - complete with sundresses and bare feet - but by the afternoon there were tiny balls of ice...
Originally from New Jersey, Maggie Doyne has dedicated her life to educating children and empowering women. At age 19, Maggie used her life savings to build a home for orphaned children in war-ravaged Nepal. Maggie then created the...
Justin Talbot Zorn has served as both a policymaker and a meditation teacher in the U.S. Congress. A Harvard- and Oxford-trained specialist in the economics and psychology of well-being, Justin has written for the Washington Post, The...
Dancing at Zumba a few weeks ago, I found myself in a flow state. It felt like a miracle, after months of stumbling around and trying to follow the moves, not even being able to finish a class without leaving early. (Who knew Zumba was so...
In my coaching circles last week, we talked about pleasure and joy... and how it can feel wrong, like a betrayal to feel pleasure when so many others are suffering. And somewhere in my heart I know that joy is precisely the thing to reach...
After several dates recently with a very lovely man, we decided there was no chemistry. Which was a bummer. But here’s the thing, the conversation was so refreshing! It went something like this: (Insert awkward kiss) Him: “So… I’ve been...
Darshana Avila is a somatic sex and intimacy coach and has created the Map of Erotic Wholeness as a path to personal liberation in service to our collective sexual liberation. Her unique style of somatic sex and intimacy coaching weaves...
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