I’m 5’3” on a good hair day. When I began practicing yoga over seven years ago, I weighed about 200 pounds and was a size 20. I had just had two children in less than 18 months and was just looking for a gentle way to reclaim my body. Truth be told, I was really looking for some personal quiet time. I had no idea what yoga was. I had never even heard of it. Yoga came to me by accident: a 20-minute demo class at my monthly Women’s Guild meeting at my church. At first, I refused to get on the floor, but was humiliated by the room full of mostly 70-somethings...

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 I have been thinking about what I wanted to write about, and how to go about it, when I received some terrible news.  A friend of mine, Dana, was diagnosed with breast cancer a second time.  It was about two and a half years ago, when she was almost nine months pregnant that she was diagnosed the first time.  She gave birth and then a couple of days later went in for surgery and started chemo.  Never have I witnessed a stronger, more resilient, more positive person. So it was with much excitement when she went in over a year later and was cancer...

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Being that one of my resolutions is to learn to love the skin I am in; I was beyond shocked when I saw the cover of the new People Magazine featuring Heidi Montag 2.0.  She landed the cover, and while I guess that is something she desires, the reason for it makes me sad, confused, and a little upset.  Why any 23 year old, beautiful woman feels the need to undergo 10 surgeries in one day, well…it confounds me.  Also the fact that her decision to do this is pretty much universally accepted, I have yet to read of any backlash, is of grave concern to me as well.  Our...

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As we begin another year, actually another decade, the all important question of resolutions has once again arisen. Now I know we are already almost half way through the month - my how time flies...but we are still at the beginning. For me I am starting a new journey, and I cannot be more excited, as I am on a personal path to self discovery. This means many things to me: eating better, taking care of my physical body, as well as my mental body, and most importantly - learning to accept and love myself and those around me, no matter what the circumstances. This is no easy feat for someone...

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