Wildfires – all covered in ash
On Tuesday morning, we woke up to a city covered in ash. The air was dense, smoky, and ominously gray and the temperatures remained too hot. Everything about the day felt eerie… Read More
You’re an asshole but I forgive you
I had fabulous Friday morning plans. It’s been awhile, a really long while since I’ve been able to have a real morning. I was going to get up early, but not too… Read More
I’m a failure
Here’s a story I rarely share. When I was approximately 14 years old, the summer before my freshman year in high school, I excitedly (and very nervously) decided to try out for… Read More
Why we stop learning
This past Saturday at Flex & Flow we hosted one of our best workshops to date, Hand’s on Assists with Alissa Marguerite Yoga. It was extremely informative, educational, and chock-full of discussion.… Read More
Stop wishing your life away
I hear the words I wish I could do that far too often; in fact, I hear those words almost every single day in response to a variety of situations. And when I start to utter… Read More
My glamorous life: why owning a yoga studio is crazy
I think my battery finally wore out this week. On Monday, I literally felt like a zombie – sleepwalking my way from one hour until the next – feeling distracted, exhausted, overextended… Read More
Phenomenal woman, that’s me
“I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.” ―Maya Angelou To all the phenomenal women out there, happy International Women’s Day. Today, let’s celebrate female strength and all the incredible, kick ass… Read More
When you feel like a sideways fart…
While I was in Bali this past October, my roommate, Angela said something so profound it nearly stopped me in my tracks. She was describing a rough start to the day as… Read More
Spring fever…
We had a little taste of sunshine in Portland earlier in the week and it had me in the mood for spring; I was nearly ready to start putting the winter jackets… Read More
Choose love.
After meeting on Superbowl Sunday, my husband and I went on our very first date approximately one week later on February 13 (6 years ago). I remember it well. It was a… Read More
