At the beginning of the year, one of the intentions I had was to learn something new for fun, something I haven’t done in a long time. Throughout this year, I tried a few things, but nothing really stood out for me. Last week, I picked up knitting needles for the first time. Not because I wanted to learn knitting, although I keep hearing about how the repetitive movement can be very regulating. It came out of nowhere (seemingly) while I was searching for ideas to create a mea

The sun light is peeking through the blinds, your eyes opening softly to greet the morning, your body gently waking up,  stretching, taking up space in the warm cozy bed after a night’s rest, one hand on your heart, another on your belly, connecting with your breath, with the softness in your body, checking in to say good morning to yourself, as you begin your day, It’s been a full day, you notice you’re holding tension in your body, maybe its frustrations or fatigue, or mayb

I grew up in a culture where women being submissive is the acceptable norm. Where women expressing their anger and frustration (or more often labeled as ‘losing her sh*t’) is frown upon, especially in the presence of others. Frankly, I can’t recall if I’ve ever seen my mom expressed her anger in front of us or anyone. But we know when she is, because we get the silent treatment. Growing up, I wasn’t sure if that was better or the explosive and verbal outbursts from my father.