I have a morning ritual of drinking coffee, reading a couple of chosen articles from the newspaper, and if I’m lucky, time to journal a few pages. This morning was one of those mornings. I probably came into this habit through observing my dad for so many years. He was an academic who was a fierce reader. Today is the anniversary of the day he went to heaven. And today, I feel he gave me a gift from one of his favorite newspapers to read, the Wall Street Journal.

Excited to be featured in Culture Map’s: Houston Ultimate Shopping Guide. Stylish Houstonians will be thrilled with the myriad options at the smaller style shops. Update your arm candy by stacking sandalwood and semi-precious gemstones…

Q: At twenty-four years old, your passion for cooking inspires many. How did you get into cooking?

A: I went away to college and had to eat dorm food my first year. I realized that my sophomore year it was a necessity for me to have a place where I could cook my own healthy food.

My intention and focus for these articles is to help parents build their emotional and physical capacity, whether that’s how to keep calm amidst chaos or tap into the pillars of great health. To learn how to nurture your connection first, which then radiates out to the entire family. To raise families who care — about themselves, about each other, and about the world around them.

Let’s get started. My first offering is all about how to create sacred space.

It was lots of fun doing this interview for one of my favorite magazines, Houston Family Magazine. I am excited to be launching my first article for a new monthly column in November. Stay tuned.

A brand new collection of gouache watercolor paintings.

DECLUTTER. ORGANIZE. LIVE JOYFULLY.

These simple words are the tagline. Don’t they just sound lovely to say out loud?

Do you long for a space in your home (and your soul) that is quiet, peaceful and and sacred? How do you create a space WITHIN YOU, and your home that nurtures your soul?

Something quite ordinary and yet extraordinary happened today. A sign from above, an Earth angel appeared.

Dr. Weil is an internationally recognized expert for his views on leading a healthy lifestyle, his philosophy of healthy aging, and future of medicine and health care.

Teaching our thoughts to go where we tell them is much like training a puppy.

Today marks a special day, a day to honor dad. As my readers are mostly comprised of mothers, it feels important to call out a special honoring today, to our fathers.

This morning, my husband was celebrated with Facetime chats and a special dinner  planned for him.

I consider myself a generally healthy and happy person. I eat well, exercise, meditate, sleep and feel supported by my relationships. I also suffer with chronic eczema. This skin rash can present itself as a small irritation, or can escalate into a raw, heat-inflamed, intensely uncomfortable whole body rash.

The Easiest Meditation Practice I Know

It was thirty years ago when I first came to know about the power of relaxation. As I lay flat on my back in the “pose of a corpse,” my eyes lightly closed, a soft blanket covering me with my breath soft and full, time stood still. I heard the voice of my swami yoga teacher,

Follow your Inner Compass

Inukshuk • a rock structure used by the indigenous people in Northern America.

Today, is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 to land astronauts on the moon. Two weeks ago the moon totally eclipsed the sun and now it’s the moon’s turn to have an eclipse of its own. Unfortunately, North America is unable to view the moon’s interaction with the Earth as the eclipse occurs during the day when the moon is below the horizon.

The stone-carved Owl above sits on my desk and came from one of our favorite places in Santa Fe, Keshi. Keshi (kay-SHE) is the traditional greeting of the Zuni Pueblo people who live in a stunningly beautiful part of western New Mexico.

Just as I practice yoga to keep my muscles flexible, my intuitive muscle needs to be ‘flexed’ regularly to remain open and accurate. When I do this, a powerful intuitive “knowingness” leads the way and it can feel nothing short of magic.

I am developing content for a series of e-courses. I want to ask your opinion. 

As a young girl I enjoyed the four seasons that cycled through the year. I looked forward to the change that each season brought.