meditations on the qualities – poems

A series of poems inspired by J. Ruth Gendler's The Book of Qualities: Love Love drinks rose tea and likes to keep rose quartz crystals on her windowsill. She always has fresh cut flowers in vases and pays a lot of attention to the details. She makes her bed most days except when she’s been …

The Unexpected Gifts of Quarantine – a life update & what I think this time is about

Hi loves, I'm feeling the call to write. I woke up today late - I've been waking up around 8 am to do my morning pages, morning meditation, pulling my spirit cards, and yoga. But today, I woke up at 9:40 am, so I dragged myself out of bed, made some fresh celery juice and …

on truly learning presence in the age of a global pandemic

Hi my loves, These are interesting times. I wanted to write an honest blog post about my thoughts about everything that's going on because writing is the way I process so this is as much for me to figure out and spill over as it may be for you who are reading these words and …

24 Lessons I learned at age 24

It's my 25th birthday and I'm so grateful to have another year of life on this beautiful journey. 24 felt like a game changing year. It's the year I really decided to stop playing small and go after the things that I want. It's the year I had to deal with my feelings of shame, …

Facing my Shadow in Bali

I’m currently at the beach sitting on a bean bag and staring at the beautiful ocean watching surfers ride the waves, and while people next to me are sipping beers and coconuts, I felt the call to write, so here we go... I arrived in Bali 3 days ago. I had a long travel journey. …

Landing in India and Learning what it means to TRUST

aaah where do I even begin. I last left you at the airport in Kiev, Ukraine as I was about to make my last leg to India. I was feeling a mixture of anxiety, homesickness, "what am I getting myself into" and wanting to turn around and go back home to anything familiar and comfortable. …

life transitions//quitting my job & going to India

I'm quitting my job to go to India... I'm leaving my first big girl post-grad job to go to India to take a month long Yoga Teacher Training Course and then will be traveling around Bali & Thailand for six weeks then returning to the states and moving to New York City. It feels good …

cultivate – a poem

I walk out of yoga full of breath and space between my ligaments. The smell of incense and motherly love from massage tables hangs on my T-shirt and I repeat my affirmation from savasana I am safe I am held I am whole I am loved I have to keep reminding myself. Outside the seagulls …

Forgotten Cities – a poem

Picnics of plastic wrapped watermelon And smoked turkey sandwiches between wheat bread on blue paper plates. Creamy goat cheese spread on toasted cheddar pita chips with smashed raspberries on top. Snacking on sweet summer strawberries. I eat them until all but the green leaves are left with a little bit of juicy red hanging on …

April Intentions

I'm very excited that the first day of the month also happens to fall on the first day of the week. How glorious that we can start our Monday with a new month?! I don't have many grand new plans/goals. Instead, I already feel very "in it". I feel very on the grind and I'm …