My yoga instructor always says – How you practice yoga is how you do EVERYTHING in life. It makes me happy because it’s proof that you can change ANY of your habits as long as you are willing. On the yoga mat my habit is to want to do everything right. I’m afraid to mess …
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I’ve always been social but I never knew how to make a true friend until my mid-twenties. Jess is my best friend. I truly believe we were destined to meet. 12 years ago, on the first day I arrived at the UCLA dorm, people kept coming up to me and said, “Omg you look like …
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My dog had surgery on her paw. She couldn’t climb up stairs wearing the protective donut-of-shame, so I began to carry her. 3 weeks later the donut-of-shame was removed, bandages off. She is back to running around and attacking dogs on the street. Last night at 4:00am she started crying at the bottom of the …
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I get a thought. It’s not a good one. It spirals out of control. My whole reality is based on something that isn’t even happening. I take everything personally. The whole world feels like it’s crashing down. But I want to be in control. I want the results to be a certain way. I can’t …
No matter how old I get, I always want to continue to grow and evolve. I’ve learned that it starts at the core – change yourself and everything around you changes. There are a ton of books to read, seminars to attend, and therapists to see. Different things work for different people. No matter which path …
When I was 12, my parents “employed” me at their company (*cough CHILD LABOR). My job was to stick custom labels on glass bottles. I finished sticking hundreds of them. My mom came in to check on me and said, “These labels are crooked.” I looked at them and thought, “Barely.” She made me redo …
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3rd grade. San Francisco. 1989. My class was taking a field trip to The Original Teddy Bear Factory. Nowadays they have those commercial “Build-A-Bear” stores, but this was the ORIGINAL Teddy Bear Factory in San Francisco where everything was hand-sewn and customized by a seamstress, just for you. My sis had the same teacher in …
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Who I take advice from: Relationship advice. I would call my friends Leslie and Kevin, or Toni and Ari. They have long lasting marriages that I admire. They respect each other, put each other first, and have a great group of friends and family in their lives. They are like love magnets! I’m not going …
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Recently I took a roadtrip through Peru with friends, from Lima to Cusco and all the way back. Travel the world, connect with people, and take pictures. . . it’s what I live for! With pro sandboarder Perro Chacra. I gave it a try – wasn’t very good at it! Road trip from Lima to …
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I suck at sitting still to meditate. During savasana in yoga class, the instructor often taps the space between my eyebrows, indicating that I am furrowing my brow. Apparently I don’t know how to let go and do nothing. What I’ve learned is that meditation doesn’t have to be sitting still with your eyes closed. …
