Time affluence is the feeling that one has sufficient time to pursue activities that are personally meaningful, to reflect, to engage in leisure.

Tapas is often translated as discipline or austerity. Tapaḥ = is a derivative of tapas and tapa. As a verb, it means to heat, glow, purify. Think of a crucible, where the heat of the fire transforms the material within. In philosophical and spiritual literature, tapas refers to the practices and disciplines leading to acquiring radiance of body and clarity of mind.

In this time of giving, it can be easy to lose the awareness of what we need. How often do you ask yourself “What do I need right now?” This can be a powerful question/mantra.

Incorporate Ayurveda’s 6 tastes to create balance.

One metaphor used in yoga is that our thoughts, sensations, and even emotions are like clouds in the sky. They are insubstantial. They come and go, changing in each moment.

Check in with yourself to identify what you need right now.

Cultivating our inner light with the new year.

Time for self reflection.

That old saying, “count your blessings” has more power to improve your mental health than you might think.

Part of your self-compassion practice can include a regular check-in through yoga practice or journaling or going for a walk or meditation. Giving yourself a set time to assess where you are has the potential to increase your awareness to subtle shifts and recognition of what you need in this moment. What have you done today to be kind to yourself?

This is an invitation that I often give at the start of a yoga class. The invitation is to allow us all to let go of thinking that we need to be somewhere else, doing something else, fixing or changing. Those thoughts of somewhere or something else, versus where we are in this moment, are a huge distraction from what is actually happening in this moment.

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.