Forest Bathing and Why The World Needs You To Prioritize Your Healing
You may have seen articles in The New York Times, National Geographic and NPR over the past few years that highlight the practice of forest bathing. This concept, initially popularized in Japan in the 1990s, and called Shinrin-yoko, has been the subject of research...
Creating A Morning Ritual
Winter has arrived. A time for contemplation, and reflection. Perhaps this is a good time to reassess your goals, and set intentions. So much has shifted for each and every one of us this year, and while I don’t think any of us need to stress about “New...
PWH’s Small Business Herstory
2010 After a decade of studying yoga while being a professional dancer, Nicole embarks on her first 200HR RYT Kundalini yoga teacher training at GoldenBridge Yoga in NYC. The messages “You’re here to help people” and “Power Within Healing” would often be heard in...
Some Truths About “Things Falling Apart”
There I was, a thirty year old, after what felt like a lifetime of working hard, working intelligently, working creatively… didn’t matter… there I was… laid out and unable to move… on my boyfriend’s couch — for WEEKS. He and my mother were...
There Are No Living Gurus — You Are Your Own Best Teacher
About two weeks ago I first heard of the abuse allegations made against Yogi Bhajan in a recently published book, and while I was saddened, I was not shaken. It has taken me time to formulate my own feelings and thoughts separately from the masses. I noticed I was...
What I believe about codependent and toxic relationships
Over time I found relationships weren’t as effortful, and therefore I also didn’t have the need to “vent” or talk endlessly about the details of the toxic goings-on in love and career… suddenly, they all just started to shift for the better. Only...
dear you, you are a miracle.
Dear Scared and Overwhelmed 16 Year Old Self, One day you will grow to recognize your power, your beauty, your worth. Oh, you’re laughing? I know, so cheesy. But you can let that smile come in, you can look up at me and trust me. Listen now: those thoughts in your...
Befriend Difficult Emotions, Don’t Obliterate Them
A traumatic event might last for only a few moments, but the impact that it can have on a traumatized person’s entire being may last years–even decades–beyond the event. Trauma reorganizes our minds, brains, bodies, and perceptions. It doesn’t just change...