Over the coming weeks, I’ll share some notes about the season’s associated organs, energies, and messages of one of my favorite seasons. To kick it off, I’d like to share something that I’ve just begun to explore

My husband and I have been together for 22 years, and have been through a lot of challenges and changes together (some hard things, we just prefer not to remember).

A few years back, after building an activewear brand (and learning about all of the waste in garment production), I decided to source as much of my own clothing from secondhand

The concept of "late summer" or "long summer" in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) echoes the rhythms of the natural world. Each element in

During our recent travels, we had to take a long and winding ride to our next destination. It was about a three hour drive. Early into the drive, I started to feel a little car sick

In my earlier teaching days, I wanted every student to love my class. I would craft a movement flow and make sure that my music evoked something. I searched for words that would inspire. If someone was disappointed or didn’t appear to love my class, I felt

Last week I took a beautiful yoga class. Throughout the class, however, I noticed an interesting tension,

On Friday I had a parenting moment that made me cringe.

In my role as a wellness practitioner, I often provide a safe space for individuals grappling with heavy questions or pain. It's a running joke among practitioners that we tend to mirror our clients' ailments—sometimes

Many of my clients lead public lives, their achievements painting them in a spotlight. Recently, I had new appointments with several notable individuals.

Let's start our investigation of the meridians of the Fire element with the one we may feel most familiar with: The Heart.

This week we enter the FIRE element of Chinese medicine which reaches its full expression in the summer months.

This weekend I attended a memorial service—a celebration of life.

Last week, my daughter wrapped another year in school.

At my stage of life, a holiday like Mothers’ Day starts to take on new meaning.

In our early twenties, my husband and I spent time at a Zen Center.

The message for me this week has been to examine Anger.

Sometimes I get self-conscious when I look back on my path to teaching. Whereas many colleagues in my various fields have stuck to and refined their craft,

After making a particularly involved painting that had begun to disappear before she was finished with it, she wailed “I HATE WATER PAINTING. It just disappears, what’s the point?!”

When I first moved to Austin, a new friend tried to guide me through my business plans, asking great questions like, “What’s your ideal client? What do you want in your studio? What are your marketing strategies?” But as we talked, I felt some internal resistance,