With this summer being a refreshing bright spot in the past year and a half of darkness, it’s possible you’ve been taking extra advantage of the sunnier days this season. Hopefully, this means that you’ve been using your time off with more long weekends out of town, or at least lounging inside in … [Read more...] about August 2021 Planning Tips: Soak Up Summer While Making Progress On Your Goals
July 2021 Planning Tips: Organize Your Life and Prevent Burnout
It’s toasty here in the Northern Hemisphere, and we aren’t just talking about the temperature. Sure, we’ve got record-setting heat here on the West Coast, but the sun isn’t the only burn we’re feeling. Burnout has been on our minds lately because, well, we’ve been feeling it. But the feeling … [Read more...] about July 2021 Planning Tips: Organize Your Life and Prevent Burnout
Find Your Focus By Widening Your View
If you’ve ever been to a yoga class, while wobbling in Tree pose you may have heard your teacher say, “Find your drishti.” Drishti is a Sanskrit word meaning “focus” or “gaze”, and is used in modern yoga classes to encourage students to find one point in front of them to focus on or to steady … [Read more...] about Find Your Focus By Widening Your View
Here’s How to Mindfully Stay Present When Under Pressure
There’s a lot of talk these days about mindfulness and the importance of staying present. But when you’re in the throes of deadlines and emergencies, it’s extremely difficult to pause and really be in the moment. Maybe you’re a creative professional feeling frustrated with the lack of direction a … [Read more...] about Here’s How to Mindfully Stay Present When Under Pressure
Reflecting on a Year of Daily Meditation
Saturday, April 24 will mark 365 days of daily meditation for me. When this post is published, I will be just two days shy of that 1-year milestone. Last year around this time I wrote a 4-part series on meditation, where I gave suggestions on different techniques and general insight as to what … [Read more...] about Reflecting on a Year of Daily Meditation
Case Study: Maghan Haggerty, Taking the Leap with Courage and Support
One year ago, Maghan Haggerty’s coaching business, Connecting Dots, didn’t exist. At that point, she had been freelancing for two years, having departed from 20+ years of working in advertising and marketing. She knew she needed to make a big change, but didn’t trust herself to make it on her own or … [Read more...] about Case Study: Maghan Haggerty, Taking the Leap with Courage and Support
Case Study: Kristin Tweedale, Finding Business Clarity Through Structure
Kristin Tweedale is the founder of The Awesome Ladies Project, a feminist scrapbooking membership community and host of the Crafty Ass Female podcast, based out of East Lansing, Michigan. A few years back Kristin fell into a massive creative rut, where everything felt arduous and seemed to take … [Read more...] about Case Study: Kristin Tweedale, Finding Business Clarity Through Structure
The Free Planners for August 2020 Are Now Available
Heads up: This will be our last Free Planners blog post! Stay updated on when the Free Planners are released every month – and get them sent directly to your inbox – by signing up below. Thanks! The free planners for August are now available on the Free Planners page. This year’s … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for August 2020 Are Now Available
The Free Planners for July 2020 Are Now Available
The free planners for July are now available on the Free Planners page. For better or for worse, here we are – halfway through 2020. Regardless of how your year has gone, taking this time to reflect back on the past six months and make a meaningful plan for the next can help you to let go, … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for July 2020 Are Now Available
Midweek Meditation: Take a Mental Vacation
It’s been nearly two months since I last wrote about meditation. Truth be told, back in April, I didn’t know what to think about the future. I thought maybe come June, we’d be tip-toeing back into a new normal. That maybe the yoga studio where I teach would open back up, even if just in a limited … [Read more...] about Midweek Meditation: Take a Mental Vacation
The Free Planners for June 2020 Are Now Available
The free planners for June are now available on the Free Planners page. If there is one thing we can be certain about during these uncertain times, it’s this; summer in the northern hemisphere is just about here and, baby, we deserve it. A global pandemic can stop a lot of things, but it can’t … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for June 2020 Are Now Available
Midweek Meditation: Keep Breathing, Keep Practicing
A theme I’ve been using in the yoga classes I’ve taught since the New Year — which is more important than ever these days — is that this is all a practice. Really take in that word — practice. We’re all just practicing here. We don’t wake up one day perfect at anything we do; not raising our … [Read more...] about Midweek Meditation: Keep Breathing, Keep Practicing
The Free Planners for May 2020 Are Now Available
The free planners for May are now available on the Free Planners page! So... this year is not going according to plan, and during this particular time of year, we may be feeling it all a little extra. The school year is being rounded out with parents taking on a second job as substitute teachers, … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for May 2020 Are Now Available
Midweek Meditation: Nama-Stay in Bed
There are a lot of pieces to the health and wellness puzzle. There’s movement (yoga, walking, biking), stress reduction (meditation, breathing), nutrition (does banana bread for every meal count?), and then there’s sleep. And, oh, how elusive sleep can be. I, like a lot of other people, often … [Read more...] about Midweek Meditation: Nama-Stay in Bed
Midweek Meditation: How’s Your Practice Going?
How’s your meditation practice going? If it’s anything like how mine used to be, you did it once or twice and felt great. Then a couple of days went by and you let your meditation practice go, because suddenly five minutes of silence sounds like torture, you’re just too damn busy and, hey, you’re … [Read more...] about Midweek Meditation: How’s Your Practice Going?
Welcome to Midweek Meditation!
Now more than ever, meditation is a crucial part of my day, helping to reset and ground me. As a registered yoga teacher of two years and a yoga student for nearly a decade, breathwork is a big part of my life. It has been there for me in truly dire times. In our current climate, with all the … [Read more...] about Welcome to Midweek Meditation!
The Free Planners for April 2020 Are Now Available
The free planners for April are now available on the Free Planners page! April is normally a time to welcome in a fresh start in Q2 and a sunnier season here in the Northern Hemisphere. And though the birds will still chirp and the tulips bloom, the COVID-19 pandemic is certainly putting a damper … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for April 2020 Are Now Available
The Free Planners for March 2020 Are Available from Productive Flourishing
The free planners for March are now available on the Free Planners page! January felt like 100 years long, and February is passing us by in the blink of an eye, so you know what that means – March is upon us and, with that, the end of Quarter 1.... yes, already! So between the resolutions (for … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for March 2020 Are Available from Productive Flourishing