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Shift Perspective
Sometimes, all it takes is a shift in perspective to see that there is a way. You can excel in your career and your home.
How The Mind-Body Program Came to Be
The evolution of the Mind-Body Program is also my story of how I came to understand my innate drive and how to direct it towards my goals without losing my balance.
Trouble Breaking Bad Habits? Let’s Reframe the Problem.
Maybe it's not just willpower keeping you stuck. Maybe there's some part of you that doesn’t want to change. Learn a simple mind-body practice to help you break through negative patterns.
Stop Rushing — It’s Burning You Out
Rushing is inevitable, but it also causes more tension than it’s worth. Learning to take a breath when you notice yourself rushing, will reduce the tension and keep you performing at your best.
What Drives You?
We all know it takes work to earn a living doing what we love, but sometimes we get so caught up in pushing we forget the deeper reason that drives us. Maybe it’s a dream, maybe it’s peace and security, or maybe your children’s future.
Cultivating Your Inner Warrior
One of the reasons I love yoga is that it allows you to cultivate physical ability and personal qualities at the same time. Take the warrior postures. which develop strength, flexibility, and the fierce focus of a warrior.
What I Learned From Burnout
I’ve burned out a ton of times. And one thing that each burnout has had in common is that I stopped doing the things that processed stress. And what I learned was that my burnout wasn’t just …
Excellence Without Burnout
Never being satisfied can drive you to great heights. But when your sense of self-worth gets tied up with your pursuit of excellence, there is a cost. It can lead to burnout, damage your relationships, develop illness, cause injury, and make it difficult to enjoy the benefits of everything you’ve work for.
How to Rush Less
Rushing is unavoidable. Especially in this modern world with its constant demands. The challenge is that it’s easy to get stuck rushing even when you don’t have to., which over time, can contribute to burnout. But there are ways to rush less and reduce the strain.
Connecting To Nature In The City
As a big city kid, I never realized how much I needed nature until I moved to Norway. Now that I’m back, I’ve had to use my imagination to connect to nature in the midst of the city.
Find Your ‘Edge’ and Flow
When I first started practicing yoga, I did it in the same way I always approached sport: I did my best, tried my hardest, and gave 110%. But when I read the book, Flow I realized something—I had completely misunderstood the goal.
Why Motivation Matters
We taste it in sun-ripened oranges, in a fresh, clean glass of water & in the terroir of a wine. We hear it in music: a jazz piece played with soul or a song written from the heart. We see it in a painting created in a state of inner turmoil or effulgent love. We all know the energy brought to creativity—the approach and the process—matters, but we often forget the influence motivation has on the product.
In Harmonic
Life is music—harmony unfolding everything. I see the dance in the blowing wind, in the cars on pavement, in the rhythms of my breath and heartbeat. Everything, an exquisite song.
‘And’ is the Operative Word
'And’ holds the tension, creates space for opposites to dance, blend—become something new—
