Cycling for Better Mental Health
We all know that cycling is a great form of exercise for the physical body. But it’s just as good, if not better for the brain. According to this article, and numerous studies, cycling is one of the best things you can do to banish a bad day! Here are three (more) reasons to get on the […]
Be The Difference
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”― Epictetus Every morning I wake up and step out into the world, surrounded by people who uplift me. Their presence calls forth MY best. Every. Single. Day. As you know, I preach the value of “going to […]
Where To Start?
On September 21, 2019 I checked off a bucket list goal. I stood on that BIG RED DOT on the TedxSaltLakeCity stage and delivered a talk about my work in the Utah State Prison. It was an honor to say the least, and an experience I will forever treasure. The other 13 speakers and I […]
For The Servers
“Here is the test to find out whether or not your mission on earth is finished: if you are alive, it isn’t.” ~Richard Bach Of all the things I want my children to be, it’s servers. People who serve. People who look around for someone who is lonely, and make eye contact. People who stop […]
Life is…
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. ~Tony Robbins This has been an interesting weekend. I am coming home from Denver, after a fabulous weekend of yoga teacher training, with a focus on anatomy. Lots of laughter, lots of learning, and yes, […]
What Happens in Hawaii…
What happens on a yoga retreat? Yoga…meditation…great food…some sightseeing…and if it’s a Yoga Assets retreat, nothing short of honest-to-goodness life changing soul-shifting transformation. At the end of every year, we retreat. We restore. We refresh. We reboot. We remember who we are, and why we are on this earth. We come home standing in our […]
One Man’s Journey
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead Coming home from our Kauai retreat, I am freakin’ on fire about the way our participants took on the invitation to play big, to make a big statement for 2019. […]
Freedom
“Had the world always been like this, this alive? I vowed to always look at life this way, to never forget this moment.” ~Vickie Girard, Stage IV Cancer Survivor I got lucky. My cancer was caught early, and I had the good fortune of great doctors who did what it took to get that shit […]
Taking Yoga Where it Isn’t
I want every human to have access to the healing benefits of yoga. For my 55th birthday, I am asking you for a favor. I need your help taking yoga where it isn’t. Our new non-profit www.yogaforward.org is up and running and we need donations to help us get started. We’re expanding our work in […]
Ignorant of the Impossible
“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” ~G. M. Trevelyan Ignorant enough of the impossible… Looking back, these words define my life. I told my Dad I wanted to work in a carnival. He […]