I used to be a worrier. It kept me awake at night, with my mind racing and then spiraling. But I am lucky, because I decided many years...

For many years, I felt like I was missing something because I didn’t have very clear and specific goals for my life and career. In other words, I didn’t know what I wanted to do and be when I grew up (and I still don’t)! It seemed like everyone else knew where they were heading. I hoped that I could take a quiz and figure out what my ideal profession would be, but that never happened. Instead it seemed like I found most of my jobs by chance, accepted them based on intuition

In my professional journey, there have been a few instances when I received feedback that I needed to step up my leadership. But I wasn’t...

Have you ever longed for something that you were afraid to tell anyone else about? Maybe you worried that they’d laugh or be angry with...

Hi everyone! This week we’re continuing our series on the benefits of yoga with the story of Ganesha, the beloved and powerful...

I wrote a series of posts earlier this year about applying yoga philosophy to life, and I’m excited to start a new series about...

[ This post was edited for clarity and readability on 09/28/2025 . ] Please indulge me as I start this post with a not-so-humble brag....

How do you make decisions? We recently booked a trip this summer to a country we’ve never visited before, and I felt overwhelmed by all...

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While building up my coaching experience in the past year, I’ve done many “dyads” with fellow coaches where we take turns coaching each...

I was recently frustrated with myself for changing my mind multiple times and feeling uncertain about plans I had made. When I talked it...

One of the most common complaints I’ve heard from my mentees and coaching clients over the years is that they have so many things to do...

Are you overwhelmed by all the tasks and responsibilities on your plate? Are you being pulled in too many directions at once? Do you feel...

[ This post was edited for clarity and readability on 09/17/2025 . ] Are you a high achiever who secretly fears being exposed as a fraud?...

[edited 4/2/26 for clarity] When I was 21 years old, I lived through the Great Hanshin earthquake (6.9 magnitude, 7.3 on the Richter scale) in Kobe, Japan. I had moved to Japan for my first job after college just six months earlier. I lived in a small apartment a few train stops from my office in a town called Ashiya, where you could occasionally encounter wild boars that had come down from the nearby mountains. I came back to the US for Christmas and returned to Japan celebr

When I was 18 and in the last week my first quarter of sophomore year at Stanford, I got a call from my dad one night. He told me my mom wasn't doing well and asked me to come home. Mom had been diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 6 and had been in and out of the hospital for treatment and surgeries over the years, but for the most part, we didn’t live in the shadow of her illness. My parents kept our lives as normal as possible. Mom would get tired easily and sometimes h

[edited 3/21/26 for clarity] Aus der Kriegsschule des Lebens. — Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker (Out of life’s school of war—What does not kill me makes me stronger). — Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1889 This is a slightly uncomfortable post for me, because it’s very personal. I often say my life is an open book and am not shy about sharing personal stories and details with others. However, putting this in writing on a blog feels a little scary. I’ve

This week’s theme is not from yoga, though I first learned about the Four Agreements in a yoga workshop with Kathryn Budig, a master yoga...

Last week I talked about pratyahara and aparigraha , or tuning out external distractions and letting go of what you do not need so that...

Yes, it’s Friday again, and this week’s topic is especially meaningful to me. When I say that yoga changed my life, it’s the lessons of...