For Boosting Your Well-Being, Less is More

watching a summer sunset over ocean

Stop right now. What is going well around you? What, on examination, is bringing you joy in this moment? What has the potential to be igniting your passion and boosting your well-being? No doubt you know about the benefits of a gratitude practice–the research-based approach for fostering positivity and well-being by reflecting regularly on what you Read more

Be Well: A Mindful Approach to 2021

  After four days of 2021, most of us Monday-through-Friday folks headed back to work this week. Some schools have resumed, holiday hours have expired, and normal(ish) life has returned–almost as if it were not a new year at all. In the past I’ve discouraged New Year’s resolutions. They work for some, but often end Read more

How a Simple Japanese Practice Can Improve Your Health and Daily Life

The intensity of today’s reality has left many Americans feeling disconnected, discouraged, and despondent. Now, the Autumnal Equinox marks a new season of disruption. A new season that calls for continued focus on wellness, resilience, and compassion. A new season that urges us to avoid hiding indoors. While the risk of contracting COVID-19 is lower Read more

Thriving in 2018: Just Breathe

temple in the mist

How do you respond to the idea of doing nothing? Does it feel like a passive state to which you easily default, happily surrendering your efforts to do? Or does it feel like an effort, a list of actions that must be completed before you are able to not do? In either case, doing nothing Read more

Struggling to Thrive?

A lot of the challenges that make work and life difficult are caused by factors beyond our control. But not all of them. Sometimes, in our rush for results and focus on fabulosity, we end up making things harder than they need to be.

I put together this simple quiz to provide a quick reality check and some actionable ideas to help you thrive. Check it out.