‘Tis The Season To Be Selfish

“Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live” -Goethe The holidays are here!! Are you celebrating in joyful anticipation or wishing you could hide in a cave until it’s all over?  When did you lose the sacredness of your “holy-days” in the demands of doing what you think others expect?  We blame the […]

Be a Friend to Yourself

Most of us have high expectations of both ourselves and others. This is not always a bad thing. We set goals, we make plans, we want to be successful people as it relates to family, relationships, and money. But oftentimes, how we react to a different outcome of an expectation we had of ourselves can […]

Family Ties, Trials, and Traditions

by Dr. Dar “They say that blood is thicker than water. Maybe that’s why we battle our own with more energy and gusto than we would ever expend on strangers.” -David Assael Family gatherings can mean so many different things to people within the same family. Some may be very excited about an event you are […]

Who are we? What is truly important? Why are we here?

The unexamined life is not worth living. -Socrates The Greek philosopher Socrates was willing to die for the right to ask insightful questions. While we don’t have to make that kind of choice today, we still have a lot of questions about our lives that we may need help in answering… Are my kids turning […]

Yoga Is Not to be Taken Lightly

Yoga’s a pretty straight forward, simple practice, right? It’s not dangerous like race car driving, whitewater rafting or bungee jumping. After all, there’s zero chance that during your yoga practice you’ll hit a wall at 191 miles per hour and burst into flames, capsize on slippery rocks and drown as you’re unceremoniously dragged upside-down by […]