As a person who usually manages (despite some insecurity and shyness) to remain gregarious, optimistic and relatively in the thick of things, I recently reached a startling and perhaps alarming conclusion: When it comes to socializing, I am experiencing a deficit of skill and will....
I am not a disciplined person. Now, some people who know me to be a regular gym-goer and early-to-bed'er may call bullsh*t, but it is absolutely the truth. I've never been the type of person who walks a straight line between Point A and Point...
Recently, a client who wanted to do some resistance training with me asked: Is it normal that I never ever feel sore after a workout? I took a moment to contemplate the word "normal" and then answered her question with a question: Do you want...
Recently, a confluence of arbitrary moments and observations have led me to ruminating on time and the phenomenon of aging. First, I was struck by the beauty of the tulips I had bought for myself as they bent their pink heads towards the earth from...
As seasonal celebrations beckon with sugared treats and late-night cork-popping, I want to bring up a topic that seems to be top of mind these days for so many people: sleep. Or should I say: lack thereof. Everyone seems to be talking about the importance...
I have withdrawn. It was intentional - and not. With the whorl of thoughts in my mind, so much bubbled up and yet silence screamed loudest. Instagram has become Onceinabluemoon-agram, I've hidden my face from Facebook and obviously the monthly outreach has been less than....
Never in my living memory have the days been so long while the months have rolled by so quickly. I don't know about you, but there are times during the day when I catch myself clenching my teeth or tensing my abdomen and I need...
Covid-19 continues to plague the world, not just with illness but with more rules, more pressures, more doubts and fears. It's all serious stuff. My own lonely lock-down into prolonged self-study has brought me face to face with the unavoidable subjects of career planning, relationships,...
Unitasking. The opposite of multitasking, “unitasking” is doing one thing at a time, fully and completely. The frenetic pace of modern life and the barely-enough-time-to-get-it-all-done urgency with which we move through our days often cause us to forget or lose this vital skill. How many times...
As you all know, Covid-19 has had a dramatic impact on the entire health and wellness industry, from massage and physiotherapy clinics to personal trainers and yoga studios. Almost overnight, the resourceful shifted to online platforms, but for many practitioners and teachers whose careers depend...