For those of you that have been followers of my blog for a few years, you will remember that it didn’t start out as “Happy Fit ‘n Free”. I actually started writing back in 2012 as “iron yogini” and created a blog at www.ironyogini.com. This was soon after I had completed an Ironman and was […]
Personal (yogini)
Growing deeper roots
I read a quote this morning during my morning meditation that really resonated with me. “Storms make trees take deeper roots.” ~Dolly Parton As painful as those storms can be, this rings true. We have all been there on some level. Time for some real talk. I miscarried my first pregnancy this summer. I was […]
Finding calm
It’s that time of year. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Ha! Yes, AND… (one of my new favorite phrases) …one of the busiest times of the year. If you’re a musician and/or music teacher, you know how crazy it is with all the holiday concerts. But it’s not just this particular time of year. […]
Birthday reflections
It’s that time of year again. Another trip around the sun. My last year in this decade. (I am calm. Very calm) It’s the eve before my birthday and I can’t help but be reflective and think back upon this year. Let’s see. Just a few things that happened this year: I started off the year […]
The art of doing nothing…
So, I’m a teacher. A teacher on summer break. A teacher finding moments of, gasp, boredom. Nothing to do. Nothing that requires my immediate attention. Nothing that really needs to get done right now. (because we can always find something to do. I will not submit you to my laundry list of things I could be doing…) And so […]
“We have two ears and one mouth…”
I recently found myself in a meeting at work where we were doing some problem-solving. Admin was there and leading the conversation, which included a lot of storytelling to propose some possible solutions. I didn’t say a whole lot as I was mainly listening and didn’t feel there was anything I felt I needed to […]
Rediscovered loves…
I recently rediscovered one of my loves. My love for reading. I decided to challenge myself to read 54 books this year. I barely read 10 last year. Maybe 12. It’s January 21st and I am already starting my 6th book! I LOVE READING. I didn’t always used to love reading. In fact, I remember […]
“The bad news is time flies…”
“…The good news is you’re the pilot.” ~Michael Altshuler I swear the school year just started. And then it was well underway. Rosh Hashana. Yom Kippur. (I’m getting into the groove with the Fall Jewish holidays…) Halloween. Thanksgiving. Hanukkah. And now Christmas. I feel like once Halloween hits, everything goes by in the blink of an eye! […]
First year of marriage: A reflection
Michael and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary a week ago. I still can’t believe one year has gone by since we said our “I dos” to each other. And what a year it has been! We honeymooned in Portugal. Sold our condo. Bought a house. Spent 6 weeks in Australia & New Zealand. […]
Moving the energy
It has been a challenging past few weeks for me. It’s something I have been able to compartmentalize pretty well. But the recent focus in the political news has really gotten to me on a very deep level. All for reasons I am fully aware of and have done lots of healing work around, but […]