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December Self-Reflection Practice

Every year in December, I spend some focused time recapitulating the year for the purpose of feeling gratitude for the people, events and experiences that helped me become a better version of...

How to Be Your Best Self During the Holidays

What comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving? For many, it’s a time for gratitude, an opportunity to spend quality time with loved ones, and kick off the festive holiday season. And, for some,...

What is “Self-Love” Exactly, and How Do You Actually “Do” It?

What is “Self-Love” I was recently asked to explain (from my perspective) "self love" and what it means to actually love yourself. More specifically, this man asked, “How do you actually DO it?...

5 Tips for Personal Growth During Challenging Times

Personal growth is that shiny object we all gravitate toward, even if we don’t really know what it means...or how to satisfy the craving. Personal growth has such a great ring to it. Many of...

Executive Coaching in Action: A Case Study

We often hear about executive coaching services, but what results can one expect from the guidance of an executive coach? This is especially true for executive women coaches. Women continue to be a...

Lost and Found: An Aviation Metaphor for Life

I've been a little quiet on the aviation front lately, in large part because my stuff is up (another way of saying I'm feeling frustrated because I'm up against yet...

Welcoming a New Era of Leadership

We are ALL leaders to some capacity. We influence and affect everyone we come in contact with...EVERYONE. Leadership is something we do--consciously or unconsciously--through our daily choices and...

End of Year Reflection

How many times have you heard this, “wow, what a crazy year 2020 has been,” or, “I can’t wait for things to return to normal.” I think we can all agree that 2020 has been atypical (for at least a...

Practicing Gratitude During the Holiday Season

The word gratitude is derived from the Latin word gratia, which means gratefulness, grace, or graciousness. In other words, gratitude is the appreciation that a person either receives or that a...

Intentional Meditation

Meditation is more than clearing one’s mind, it can also serve as a means to intentionally create positive change in your life. We’ve all heard the expression, “two birds, one stone.” ...

How to Tap Into your Ability to Overcome Obstacles

From an early age we are taught to think about our future. It starts when our parents or other family members ask us, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” For the majority of us, we...

Goal Setting With The Changing Seasons

Seasons Change our Perspectives I don't know about you, but the older I get the more I enjoy the shift from summer to fall. Maybe it's because of the season of my life, or maybe I'm just...

Befriending Your Dark Side

The shadow can be defined in many different ways with one being, “an imperfect and faint representation.” Exploring our shadow side is about coming face to face with the aspects of ourselves that...

Shadow Work 101: Your Inner ArchEnemy

We have all heard the expression “Keeping up with the Joneses.” The expression implies comparing yourself to your neighbors as a benchmark for social class. This saying is generally...

How to Manage Emotions Under Pressure

Managing emotions under pressure can seem like an impossible task. In our increasingly busy lives filled with endless to-do’s and seemingly not enough time in the day, it’s easy to feel like...

Letting Go of Emotional Suffering

Have you found yourself experiencing an overwhelming emotion, but don’t quite know how to cope with it? Maybe you find yourself in an emotional loop of distractions and unhealthy habits that...

Always Be Rising; Empowering Women to Lead with Truth, Integrity and Grace

This is a Transformational Time in our History: Do You Feel Pulled to Emerge Better & Stronger? No doubt 2020 will forever be etched in as one of the most memorable years of our lives. We...

Boundaries + Communication

Communicating healthy boundaries in your relationships is crucial in order to truly feel comfortable. Develop trust within the partnership and gain overall positive self-esteem. When talking about...

Overcoming Anxiety Q&A

"Slow breathing is like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm: the anchor won't make the storm go away, but it will hold you steady until it passes." - Russ Harris For many of...

Goal Setting For A Happier Life

Goals, whether big or small, can be the stepping-stones to living a happier, more fulfilling life, and the WAY we set our goals can make a huge difference in whether or not we actually achieve...

5 Ways to Build Up Your Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem Need a Boost? Need a little confidence boost? We ALL go through periods where we just don’t feel like we’re good enough. Rest assured, this is all just part of the human...

Empower Your Life Through Mental and Emotional Release ®

Mental and Emotional Release ®, (MER) can be defined as a clinically researched method to relieve one of anxiety, stress, fear and other undesirable emotions. In today’s times, Mental and Emotional...

What to Do When You’re in a Funk

Life is FULL of highs and lows. Sometimes those lows can get the best of us leaving us feeling unmotivated, disconnected, and without a purpose. Here are three ways to help lift you out of your funk...

Finding Comfort in the Discomfort

Life has a way of knocking us off our rockers, especially when we least expect it. And just when we think we’ve bottomed out, we get knocked down again. Navigating through these...

What is a Mantra?

With our busy lives taking the front seat, it’s important to find ways to bring some calm into our chaos. Yoga and meditation practices continue to rise to the top of the list on ways to channel...

How to Find Your Soulmate

Finding true love is something we all desire at some point in our lives. That being said, most of us have also experienced heartbreak at one point or another, and we’re left wondering; “ Is it even...

Integrative Coaching with Tris: Enhance your self-confidence

Life We all strive to feel happy and fulfilled. We all want to live a life of joy, peace, and balance. However, the darker side of life can keep us from achieving this. We constantly worry about...

How to Be More Spiritually Aware

Regardless of your culture, theology, beliefs, or interests, you can embark on the path of becoming more spiritually aware. Here are five tips I’ve found helpful for those wishing to progress on...

Finding Success in the New Year with Simplicity

Have you ever made a News Years resolution and found that it did not last much longer than a few week or months into the year? If so, it's possible the problem may be in your approach. As one year...

Bringing Harmony to your Holiday Season

The holidays mean different things to different people. It could be a time of joy for some, as we have more opportunities to spend with loved ones and get to participate in beloved traditions. For...

Reclaiming your Life through Gratitude

Several years ago, I was working for The Chopra Center—which I absolutely loved and was in my dharma—and, I was working way too much. My hours were long—I was stretched between running events,...

4 Ways to Ebb and Flow with the Seasons

As the seasons change, so do our activities, our schedules, and even our exposure to different kinds of viruses – all things that can challenge our overall wellness. So, while you reach for your...

A Meditation to Activate the Law of Attraction

How great would it be if you could call in your soul mate, the perfect person to spend the rest of your life with? Or become wildly successful and financially abundant? What if you could create...

Embody Summer: 10 Ways to Let It All Hang Out

Summer’s here and it’s the time of year when you’re being called to enjoy the warmth and fun of the season. As a child, you may have waited all year for school to let out just so that you could swim...

3 Empowering Ways to Lead the Charge for Change

Acts of violence, terrorism, and major natural catastrophes dominate global headlines and, in some cases, they have hit you directly. These events may make you question your faith, your beliefs, and...

Spring Meditation: Come Alive This Season

Spring has arrived! With the return of the sun, new blooms begin to sprout up all around. The emergence of spring may find you yawning and stretching after a nice,...