yoga + therapy

Pure magic of a double rainbow grabbed my attention while sitting on my deck. I almost missed out while staring at my laptop- my sight a million miles away from this Beauty. I heard first this boomerang-like thunder cheering for me to look out and up. Grateful that I did! I’ve never been this close to a double rainbow. I called to all my neighbors and kid. We stood outside mesmerized and in complete Awe. My youngest kid then drew what she saw so she’d never forget it.

We are already missing these old + new friends that blew through Asheville for only a few nights. So lovely and easy to connect with these dear ones who are like-minded and beautiful people. We loved hosting you and can’t wait for our next visit. I’m so grateful that we met on retreat and forever we will hold that community and space as sacred.

One of my most fav things to do is entertain. I prep + cook sometimes for days, make myself crazy with the details and then “poof”, once friends or family arrive, I am so joyful. I am so present and grateful. I love to eat good food. I love to bring folks together who might otherwise not know each other. I love the magic that comes together with people contributing to the overall theme of the meal. I love my home that feels like a true home. Open, light and happy. These are the reminders to do what makes you happy, to do “that thing” that you always say you’ll do. I really truly love being aligned with myself when I cook and host for others. Another festive taco nite under the books! When are you coming over?

Sunrise + sunset on Pisgah Mountain. It was worth every moment of lost sleep to be reminded of the beauty and awe of it all.

We spent the evening on puppy duty playing with a pen full of baby pit bulls. Thanks to an incredible volunteerism and love from non-profit, Shelter Dog Transport Alliance, 80+ dogs (including a ton of puppies) are being transported up North to their forever families. They are committed to keeping dogs out of kill-shelters. There were tons of volunteers to walk the big dogs and others to play with the puppies in their pens before their long, journeys home. I was so moved I cried the whole way home.

Camping with our crew is such, pure joy. We live for the early am camping breakfasts, putting coins on the train tracks, hanging in the river and just practicing a slow and present life. We love listening to the circadas at night and watching the moon and the stars. I’m so appreciative of our camping family and the beauty of being in nature.

Dear Vermont, Thank you for keeping me company while my little kid was at sleepaway camp. I was missing her tons and felt like part of my heart was outside of my body. I was so pleasantly surprised by your incredible beauty, the sense of neighborly connectivity, and your phenomenal sunsets, food, and art. I met so many lovely humans, hiked a few beautiful spots, ate AMAZING food, practiced yoga, read tons of books. The farm to table food in The Green State is seriously some of the best food I`ve ever tasted. My heart breaks for you around the flooding and the years it will take to rebuild. I was blown away by the fundraising efforts already at hand. It was fabulous seeing old friends, drinking cider, staying at a barn, and mainly having the spaciousness I so crave. I feel rested, digested and whole. Thanks to you Vermont and your magic, I have returned to "real life" with a capacity to maintain my level of energy and presence for my loved ones + family. I am forever changed. Thanks to @elph13, one of my fav humans for her "list of things to do" (did most of them and will do the rest when I visit you guys!). I will hope to visit you again real soon.