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Why I’m taking a sabbatical
The woods surrounding Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Lenox, MA. When I was 30 years old I chose to leave a high-stress, perk-filled corporate job and take a month off from the working world to...
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Do you live … intentionally?
My family is thinking of moving to a different area of Austin. This is part of a larger plan we’re piecing together around how we want to work, play, connect, foster community, generate revenue and...
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Being with what is
I’m having a really difficult time right now “Being with what is.” My son continues to eat foods he’s intolerant to that make him crazy irritable (welcome to middle school), my beloved after 20 years,...
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Permission granted to slow down
Ever since my son and I got back from our month off the grid in Western North Carolina–read What the Mountains Taught Me–I’ve been thinking about how speeded up we have all become: plowing through...
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10 gifts I’ve uncovered while living in the unknown
Are you moving through a career, relationship or health crisis or challenge? Are you in transition and asking “What’s next?” Do things seem particularly intense for you right now? For many of us it...
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7 ways to live inside-out
Julia Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, CA. Photo: Jonah Trudeau. Last week my husband I were at a dinner party with several other couples. Henry and Amy were lamenting about how much their lives had changed...
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Finding balance in a 24/7 world
How bad do you want to feel good? Growing up with a parent who suffered from clinical depression and navigating a heaping dose of dysfunction, stress, anxiety and “not feeling enough” the first thirty...
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8 ways to have a mindful vacation
I was visiting with a good friend last week who was feeling exhausted, frustrated and saddened that her recent family vacation was not what she had intended. “We crammed too much in, checked our work...
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4 reasons to take a digital detox
Today marks my first day back in the office after five days unplugged (no computer use, email, TV/movies and only minimal phone use). I took off Thursday morning through Monday night–essentially only...
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Do less, experience more
Recently, our family was invited to visit friends for the weekend at their cabin on the river, an hour’s drive from our house. The night before we were going to leave, my husband and I were...
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Permission granted … to do less
The dying never share they wished they had worked more, but they often regret not spending more time with family and friends. Are you living the life you desire-or someone else’s entirely? Does every...
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Choosing to let go
One time my husband was headed out of town to attend a national conference. As I was driving him to the airport, he casually mentioned he would be making a key presentation to his colleagues and asked...
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3 reasons to take a digital detox
On my front porch at the end of my digital detox; my family said I look like a different person. Today marks my first day back in the office after a week unplugged (no computer use, email, TV/movies...
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Finding peace through being with what is
An Afghan mother comforts her crying child moments after a dinghy carrying Afghan migrants arrived on the island of Lesbos, Greece. Arrivals have numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Photo by Alkis...
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Why meditation is good self-care
I love breakfast in the silent dining room at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health; I’ll be back here Oct. 28-30. My sleep has been very erratic this month. While I’m practicing self-compassion (I’m...
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5 ways to find rest this holiday season
Pausing and reflecting–before leaping into action–can help you embrace mindfulness this holiday. Does the thought of hanging lights and attending holiday work parties make you want to grab your...
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Finding peace through being with what is
An Afghan mother comforts her crying child moments after a dinghy carrying Afghan migrants arrived on the island of Lesbos, Greece. Arrivals have numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Photo by Alkis...
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When in Doubt, Do Nothing
Our A/C went out yesterday on Mother’s Day (it was 95 degrees). This morning, in addition to dealing with a disgruntled teen and catching up at work after being out sick all last week, my husband...
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Are you embracing the “status quo?”
The other night my husband and I got to catch up with good friends over a glass of wine. I commented to my friend Eric, a seasoned software developer, that the Austin job market is one of the hottest...
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Beware of a sense of urgency
As I reflect on how I want to experience this fall, I’m reminded about a parenting workshop I attended years ago at my son’s Montessori school on peace-based education. The seminar offered kids and...
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