Crazy Sexy Gentle: How to Cleanse in 2013
January 7, 2013
Hi Sweet Friends, It’s about that time. The ole “New Year, New You” push. Like many, you may be feeling pressure to totally renovate your body, fit into smaller jeans, reverse the hands of time and grow shinier, thicker hair. I know I feel pressure to improve. It’s been awhile since I cleansed. I hear the silly voices of “should” in my mind. “Kris, you know you should clean it up a bit.” Heck I… Read More >
5 Tips to Make Changes That Stick
December 31, 2012
Hi Precious Pals, Happy (nearly) New Year! Tonight, I’ll be tooting my party horn and tossing virtual confetti towards the heavens. This is going to be a grrreat year for us both. I can feel it my bones. More than anything, tomorrow serves as a symbol — of expansive new beginnings. In the past, I’ve lunged upon New Year’s Day, beating it over the head with a bat and broom. (We all know how this… Read More >
Re-write Your Gospel
August 13, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I did something wonderful and adorably dorky tonight in the name of self-love. I worked on my new gospel. For 30 minutes on my car ride home, I spoke out every damn thing that went right. I accounted for every person I could think of who I met at the exact right time, who taught me exactly what I needed to learn. I channeled Al Green and transformed my ballads into sweet love songs. That… Read More >
Your Future Self Thanks You
January 2, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I was watching Kris literally tear down some walls and got to thinking about metaphorical walls. The places we put ourselves without ever realizing it. The ways in which we end up boxed in by fear, longing, regret, destructive patterns, inactivity or … you name it. Boxes come in all shapes and sizes, after all. A common tool used to break out of our metaphorical boxes? Journaling. A daily peppering of paper with words. A… Read More >
On Having Gratitude This Thanksgiving
November 24, 2011
By Leslie Carr Psy.D.
Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re reading this post today, and you’re currently in the U.S., you’re probably engaged in any number of annual rituals – from cooking to watching football, to silently (or not so silently) cursing family members who drive you crazy. Many of you might also be thinking about what you’re grateful for right now. If you are, I’m right there with you. As my sister, Kris, can confirm, I’ve always been a huge… Read More >
It Takes Courage to Want More
July 26, 2011
By Tama Kieves
I wrote this letter to the part of myself that dared to listen to her pain more than her need for stability. That part helped me write my first book, “This Time I Dance! Creating the Work You Love,” and discover my best life. Years ago, I sat on a beach and considered ending my life. I didn’t see another choice. I was an honors graduate of Harvard Law School on partnership track at a… Read More >
5 Lessons Hospice Taught Me About Living
June 30, 2011
By Guest Blogger
I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked, “How can you work in a hospice and be sick yourself? Isn’t it awful?” For those of you who don’t know, I have been living with and trying to heal from a chronic illness, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD/CRPS), for the last six years. I took a second year clinical internship for my master’s degree in a hospice for that precise reason… Read More >
6 Steps Towards Emotional Wellness
April 4, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Jennifer Reger I’ve spent the past five years on the quest for wellness, with much of my time, efforts and money devoted to better food choices. I bought organic, read label after label, avoided processed food, and experimented with various food plans before choosing a vegan, plant-based diet. With all my energy focused on food, and more recently a regular fitness routine, I managed to overlook a crucial component of health: emotional wellness. And… Read More >
5 Easy Tips to Supercharge Your Affirmations
March 2, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Danea Horn Affirmation: “I am abundant.” Thought: “Wait, what about all that credit card debt?” Affirmation: “I am filled with vital energy.” Thought: “I don’t think so. It took a giant cup of coffee to open my eyes this morning.” Affirmation: “I give and receive love freely.” Thought: “Yeah, right.” Affirmation: “I am happy.” Thought: “Nope. Not even close.” Affirmation: “I am fully present in this moment.” Thought: “What is it that I have… Read More >
Love List: Growth, Gratitude and Milestones
February 16, 2011
V-day Vavoom Vixen, First and foremost, I hope you had an nourishing Valentine’s Day! A date with self, partner, potential partner, friend or inner BFF. My Valentine’s Day was absolutely perfect because I did nothing. No restaurants, no movies, no plans. We ordered from my favorite restaurant, Garden Cafe and ate out of the cartons in front of the TV – in pj’s, dog on sofa. Now I know that’s not the most actualized way… Read More >
Manifesting and Allowing During the Holidays
December 17, 2010
By Terri Cole
This time of year can kick up tons of feelings for people based on past experiences. The idealized holiday scenes we are incessantly bombarded with can leave any person exhausted and feeling lack. The commercialization of the holidays with the subtext, “If you don’t give stuff, you don’t really love,” is enough to give me the bah humbugs! So how to de-stress the holiday mess, as I like to call it? Every year at this… Read More >
Love List: Gratitude Journaling
September 29, 2010
Since I mentioned how much I love Bridget Morris’ journals in my last love list, I thought I’d put them to use this week with a little gratitude is the attitude doodling. As I’ve said before, the best way to tackle glass-half-empty thinking is to remind yourself of the things that are working in your life and to take stock of the beauty and special people/experiences that charge you up. Now, I know it’s tough… Read More >
Love List: Chandeliers & Airstreams
July 21, 2010
A Love List is a reminder of glass half-full/brimming over living and lusciousness. Love Lists tap you on the shoulder when you get lost or slip into darkness. Because life is too sweet to be bitter and sometimes you need the universe to whisper in your ear, “Hey, there’s lots of beauty and majesty out there, lots of things you adore, so why the sourpuss?” You can write a Love List any time. You can… Read More >
A Declaration of Independence for the Free Soul
July 5, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Tama J. Kieves In honor of Independence Day, why not write your own Declaration of Independence? What do you want to declare or break free from? I want to break free from holding back my power. I no longer want to live with only my low beams on. I want to shine so unequivocally that others decide to abandon their own shadow choices. I want to break away from the undermining thinking of the… Read More >
Do We Really Need More Boundaries?
June 28, 2010
By Elena Brower
Photo Credit: Lee Jordon Recently, I was asked if I felt that yoga was actually (perhaps) an imposition on natural, organic movement. I think it depends. For those super-attuned people who are aware of what feels healing for them based on previous experience or understanding, maybe yoga is an imposition creating boundaries that actually stifle free movement and flow. Maybe. In my humble experience, the boundaries offered by yoga, specifically the technology of Anusara® yoga,… Read More >
15 Tips for Public Speaking
June 21, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Photo Credit: Anastasia Photography By Danielle LaPorte 1. Gratitude is always the best place to begin. Any and every gig is an honour. Thank the host, and thank the audience for the possible mountains they moved to show up and listen to you. 2. Being prepared is an act of love. And intelligence. Even if you can improv with the best of them, do a complete run through in advance, and a written key points… Read More >
180 Feet Above Ground
March 10, 2010
By Julia Butterfly Hill
Julia Butterfly Hill lived a fast-paced lifestyle until surviving a severe car crash at the age of twenty-two. Hill has said that the accident and subsequent year-long road to recovery awakened her desire to begin a spiritual quest. She ended up 180 feet above ground, living in a California Redwood Tree named Luna that was over 1,000 years old to keep it from being cut down. Hill lived in the tree for 738 days without… Read More >
Are We There Yet?
February 26, 2010
By Elena Brower
After graduating from Cornell in 1992 and delving into the textile and clothing design world for more than six years, my supposedly envious life in an apartment overlooking the Po River in Turin, Italy, was not exactly satisfying. I returned to New York to embark on a graduate studies program in Childhood Art Education at the New School. Two semesters in two of the best schools in New York City later, I found myself in… Read More >
Top Ten Fresh Vegan Victories
December 14, 2009
By Kathy Freston
This week, pack your brain with Meatless Monday knowledge courtesy of Kathy Freston. Pass along the latest vegan news by tweeting this article with our handy tweet button at the end of the post… On Thanksgiving, I spent some time taking stock of my life and the world around me and, as we’re supposed to do over the holiday, giving thanks for all the joys — little and big — in my life. One of… Read More >
No Thanks, Turkey Day
November 25, 2009
By Joshua Katcher
For many of us, Thanksgiving is about indulgence. Around this time of year, I’m usually flying down to visit my parents in Florida, where we prepare a feast and eat much more than we typically would. Thanksgiving, not unlike the other major holidays, has become more about buying certain things assigned to that holiday and subscribing to a ritual that makes us feel good (indulging in the company of friends and family) under the guise… Read More >
