As a young girl, I was taught to believe that women in my family weren’t built to be runners.

Why? Because we all have large breasts is what I was told…Even just merely typing that “justification” now feels ridiculous. These days, I run 5 miles a day and have been a runner for the last 8 years.

In yoga, a Drishti is your point of focus and “a means of developing concentrated intention”. Yogis usually refer to this as a physical point of focus, something to hold your gaze, so that you don’t lose your balance.

During the inner journey work, we uncover many parts of ourselves all with specific needs. A part is a sub-personality with it’s own beliefs, viewpoints and has it’s own role to play. Parts develop from various experiences we have and influence how we interact with the world.

“When you learn to love yourself and feel really comfortable with being single, then you will attract the right partner.” – I overheard this recently and it made me think…

I Am My Best Beloved

I love myself.

I love myself when I am broken open.

I love myself until I am broken open.

I love myself generously.

I give generously to myself.

I love myself now.

If you lay next to your partner and feel something lacking in connection, give to yourself first. Ask yourself: how am I not connected with myself?

“You complete me” was such a prominent line in the film Jerry Maguire. Various versions of the same message can be found in so many other examples, just listen to most any music, scroll through social media, or read a romance novel.

Recently, the lovely folks at The Southwest Institute of Healing Arts featured me on their blog.

I was recently invited to be a part of the NAMAseat Mindful Lounge for an amazing event in Chicago called Curating Mindfulness.