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?...

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 moved...

When I was 18 years old and almost done with the fall quarter of my sophomore year in college, I got a call from my dad one evening. He...

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...

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...

I’m behind on my goal to publish a blog post every Friday, but for a valid reason. This past Friday was not a normal day. My employer...

Last week , I shared the Formula for Change  and talked about the first two variables, D issatisfaction and V ision. Today, we’re going...

Happy New Year! Are you one of the millions of people worldwide who set New Year’s resolutions? I admit I’ve generally steered away from...

Today, I’ll discuss how you can use a Life Balance Wheel (aka the Wheel of Life), a tool commonly used in coaching, to assess how things are

As 2022 comes to a close, perhaps you’ll have some time off from your usual occupation. This is a great time to reflect back on your year.