Mat Chat with Michelle
Starting Over Isn’t Failure. It’s the Practice.
This is what I LOVE about yoga. It has offered me a framework of practices to lean into when things and life experiences throw you off kilter.
How to stop running around like a headless chicken
If you’re a mom, or really just a human with a house and a life and other people in it, you know this sequence. You’ve lived it. Probably today, more than once.
How the Mind Perceives Before the Eyes See
At first I had no idea what had flown out as I unfolded my pants to put them on. My first thought was “what was that?” followed by a kind of uncertainty that had me step back, almost startled. Whatever it was had fallen to the floor with a quiet, almost hollow thunk. Maybe a pebble. A little leaf or twig. Whatever it was, I was curious but also somewhat disgusted by what it might be.
You’re Not Lazy. You’re Stuck. There’s a Difference.
Being stuck is the signal.
I’ve been in the health and wellness industry for thirty years, and one of the most common things I hear from women is some version of: “I know I should practice/workout. I want to. I always feel so much better when I do. But for whatever reason, I just can’t seem to make it happen.”
First let me start with nothing is wrong with you. But something is asking for your attention.
What Emerge & Lighten Means for Me
Every month inside my online Yoga and Ayurveda community, I choose a theme. A thread that runs through the classes, the teachings, and the practices we share together. This April, that thread was Emerge & Lighten. And I had a vision for how it would go…
Yoga in the Kitchen
I woke up Monday morning feeling heavy. Not tired heavy. Full heavy. Like that feeling after a big turkey dinner where your eyes were bigger than your stomach and yet you cleaned the plate anyway. That kind of heavy. And honestly? It made sense. Because that’s pretty much how I ate all weekend. Too much…
Why You Feel Stuck (And What You Can Do About It)
There’s a particular kind of stuck that shows up in the spring. It’s not the dramatic, rock-bottom kind of stuck. It’s quieter than that. It looks like the workout you’ve been meaning to get back to for three weeks. The meal plan you downloaded and haven’t opened. The thing you told yourself January was going…
What the Mirror Shows Us, and What It Doesn’t
When was the last time you actually looked at yourself in the mirror?
Not the quick glance as you brush your teeth or fix your hair. Not the automatic scan for something out of place before you head out the door. I mean the moment when you really stop. When you meet your own eyes and take in the whole of yourself.
The Weight We Carry and the Power of Letting Go
I’ve never been one to explore the meaning of the planets or their cycles, but as of late, I’ve been really drawn to learning about them. And doing what I can to align with the energy of their placement. But the moon? Oh that beautiful moon. There’s something about it that stops me in my…
The Part of Your Core Nobody Talks About
There’s a moment many women know. A sneeze that caught you off guard. A hearty laugh that led to tears of embarrassment or shame. A game of tag in the backyard that ends with a quiet but quick trip to change your clothes. In those very human moments, you become frustratingly aware of something you…