Category Archives: lessons

Find Balance Now

By Jovanna | Published: March 8, 2013

This morning at my early morning yoga class, I was practicing tree pose. Tree pose is a balancing pose where you stand on one leg and put the other foot against your standing leg’s calf or thigh while holding your hands in prayer position in front of your heart. It looks simple but it’s not. […]

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No Regrets

By Jovanna | Published: March 1, 2013

Do you have regrets? Regrets eat away at the joy in your life. Many people say that they have regrets about not doing anything special for themselves or their loved ones when they were experiencing milestones in their lives. Some of the regrets I’ve heard recently are “I wish we would have stopped in the […]

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Mantra in Motion

By Jovanna | Published: January 18, 2013

I have a mantra that has been with me for many years. I started saying it in my early 30’s when I was a running regularly on the trails in the Pacific Northwest. It was a time of physical strength and inner angst. I ran for exercise and to clear my mind. One day it […]

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Solstice Celebration

By Jovanna | Published: December 21, 2012

Today is the Winter Solstice. Those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere have experienced the longest night and once again our lives are shifting towards the light. When I get very quiet during this time of year, I feel a deep connection to the natural world and I appreciate the support it gives […]

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When You Are Too Close To Stop

By Jovanna | Published: November 30, 2012

Guest Post by Family and Career Strategist Jennifer McClanahan-Flint Most mornings my dog Sadie and I go out for a run or walk. We have been running together in the city since 2005. Some days, I want to run and she wants to walk and many days I want to walk and she wants to […]

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Let Your Dreams Take Flight

By Jovanna | Published: November 9, 2012

I was out in my garden on a cold autumn day earlier this week. I had just wrapped my young Japanese Maple tree to protect it from the winter winds and I was raking some leaves when I looked up and noticed a milk weed pod bursting with seeds. It took my breath away! Its […]

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Pure Potential

By Jovanna | Published: August 31, 2012

My birthday is like a portal of self-love. I go to sleep the night before, confident that the day will be special no matter what I do. And sure enough when I awaken there is the feeling of ah…today is my birthday! There is a shimmery quality to the air and within myself as I […]

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Your Desires

By Jovanna | Published: July 13, 2012

Yesterday I bought a big clay pot, a bag of soil and a bunch of petunias. When I came home I placed a few stones in the bottom of the pot, poured in some soil and planted the flowers. Then I gave them a big drink of water and placed them in the sun on […]

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Begin Again with Compassion

By Jovanna | Published: June 29, 2012

My morning Moksha yoga class is like a moving meditation. The words spoken serve to deepen the understanding of the poses but they also translate beautifully into a wise approach to everyday life. This morning although I didn’t have the aid of pencil and paper or a recording device I will try to capture the […]

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Let Simplicity be Sublime

By Jovanna | Published: June 15, 2012

Today when I was hanging my laundry outside to dry, I looked up and noticed the sky. There was a lower layer of puffy clouds moving quickly and an upper layer that was still. I was so delighted to have noticed! My delight turned into desire and I decided to lie down in the grass […]

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