So you’ve been thinking about increasing your consumption of plant foods and perhaps even are considering becoming a vegetarian or a vegan but you feel like the process will be too hard. Or maybe you’re just not used to eating lots of vegetables and fruit and just want to learn how to incorporate them into your daily diet.

While most of us can agree that the majority of people out there are not ready or willing to embrace a plant-based diet, most of us do agree that increasing…

Not so long ago, I needed to learn how to breathe.  What?!?  What self-respecting person doesn’t know how to breathe?  Well, I have learned that there is breath and there is breathing.  Think of all the ways in which we can breathe – rapid, panting, sighing, gasping – and slow, conscious inhalations and…

Relationships are our greatest assignments. It is where we do the spiritual work on ourselves. When relationships are good they ignite a sense of joy, well being, and belonging in us. However, bad relationships can lead to depression, addiction, and physical illness.  Sometimes the growth that needs to be done in a relationship isn’t by us but rather by the other person. In these instances we are the teachers for our loved one. I think a way to understand who is doing the greatest learning…

When I was in High School, one of my teachers said to our class, "There is a big difference in maturity between, 'it dropped,' and, 'I dropped it.'" This statement changed the way I looked at language and its effect on us. From that day forward I have made a point to own my "mistakes"…