Fall has arrived with its calming hand, returning homeostasis and a peaceful rhythm to our valley. Traffic has lightened, the consistency of school has begun, and the shorter days are inviting us to be inside at an earlier time. It’s without a doubt my favorite season in Montana, the calm after the high highs of summer.

This morning I looked out over a veil of wispy fog drifting across the lake, baby turkeys darting through the yard, and dew shimmering over every surface—a stillness and quiet that felt unmistakably like fall. Just yesterday I discovered fresh bear scat in the driveway and witnessed the most unexpected, epic afternoon thunderstorm rolling through like a grand seasonal announcement. This week also marked the return of school for my kids, leaving me in a quiet house for the fir

As I write, I hear the sweet sound of birds chirping, loving and laughter filled conversations, the blue sky peeking out from behind puffy, summer clouds, the air percolating with care, kindness, and yoga. I’m wrapping up my yearly summer yoga retreat/getaway to Feathered Pipe Ranch. It’s been a full week of long, easeful yoga and nature-filled days, beautiful vegetarian meals prepared with the utmost care and love, incredible spiritual community–or sangha– and an honest comi

This morning, I watch steam curling up from the lake in the early morning light, two sets of geese with each mother leading her goslings around the inlet. Playful ducks crash-land into the water, framed by vibrant trees full of chirpy little birds. The green grass is lush, the trees full of fresh, eager leaves, and the hummingbirds are back in full effect, humming around the sugar water feeder. Everything is buzzing with a giddy Montana spring about to meet summer; the air vi

The month of May brings us one of my favorite holidays: Mother’s Day! It feels so good to be cherished and honored for an entire day for a role that truly is the hardest out there. The entire process of motherhood- from trying to conceive, to finding out about pregnancy, to being pregnant, to delivering, and then figuring out an entirely new life is the ultimate hero's journey. This month, we wish all the mothers, those trying to conceive or adopt, and ALL the women in our co

I had my big aha moment with yoga while attending my first ever yoga retreat in 2017. This was after I had taken my 200hr training, but of course I had just begun to scratch the surface areas of what yoga is. At this point, I LOVED doing all the poses and sweating and getting strong through the practice, but I had no idea that there was a massive thing missing from my practice- a COMMUNITY to witness me and lift me up. I don't think I had once in my life felt like I really be

Greetings and Happy SPRING!  I had the opportunity to spend Spring Break with my family in Mexico, and most mornings I jogged down the beach and did a short yoga practice on the sand. The thing I found myself contemplating most in this picturesque setting was the essence of CHANGE.

"If we want there to be peace in the world, then we have to take responsibility when our own hearts and minds harden and close. We have to be brave enough to soften what is rigid, to find the soft spot and stay with it. We have to have that kind of courage and take that kind of responsibility. That’s the true practice of peace."  - Pema Chodron

We made it through 2024! What a year of growth and changes it was. I’ve said it probably thousands of times this year- what would I do without yoga? It has gotten me where I am in every sense. Yoga teaches us how to lean into clarity, compassion, and resilience, which are so needed for the everyday conflict resolutions and our bigger periods of growth and transformation.

"Allow yourself and everyone else a fresh start. Drop your conclusions and make a fresh attempt in whatever you do in your life, including the spiritual process.”

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