Isn’t summer supposed to be time for vacation, and for slowing down? These days, it feels more like life starts ramping up in the spring and goes full speed through the summer and fall. And while long days, warmer weather, and lots of events to attend can make for a great summer… it can also […]
Transforming Humanity
The Power of Choosing Love
Confession: I struggled with this post. Whether to write it. How to write it. What to write. It’s tough out there. We live in this beautiful, amazing, vibrant world, that’s sometimes full of grief, sorrow, rage, and unspeakable tragedy. And when tragedy strikes, in whatever form, sometimes it’s hard to know how to respond. Sometimes […]
Confessions of a Wannabe World Changer – Part 3
It’s confession time. Again. (And again.) I crashed and burned this week. The past month has been… full. Now, don’t get me wrong. It’s been good full, with lots of positive, fun things: traveling down to North Carolina to hang out with my work team, getting ready for the Eco Fair, prepping the garden and […]
A Welcome Back, and Where I’ve Been
Two years ago, Rebel Yogi first saw the light of day — what started as a January 2014 “lightbulb” moment took shape as a first post on March 19th and my teacher training that spring, with all the pieces falling together at what felt like lightning speed. Yoga has always been a guiding marker in […]
Reflections on Giving Yourself Permission
These days, I’ve been starting off my yoga classes with a reminder to my students: every time we step on to our mats, it provides an opportunity for us to practice being okay with both where and who we are at this moment. It’s an opportunity to give ourselves permission to be okay, to take […]
Saving the People Who Save the World: Adventures in World Domination
Three weekends ago, I had the chance to hang out with over 3,000 of my favorite people. Those of you who have been following along for a while might recognize the World Domination Summit (WDS) as that place where I met a whole bunch of the people I’ve interviewed for Changemaker Q&A, or you may […]