Change is Hard
11/30/23 One of my yoga students said a great thing to me, that they trusted the lessons I offered because they knew it was authentic. Authenticity is a buzz word these days. Everyone is looking for it. Everyone wants to …
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Waging War Over Our Smaller Self
Davida 8/2023 My friend Sherry recently hosted an Arbonne party. She picked out the Hawaiian themed decorations. She provided fruit and drinks. Products were set out to sample. A monitor shared slides explaining the new items. It may not sound …
Mountains Majesty
Davida 7/2023 I always loved looking at the mountains growing up in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada. I would later realize how unimpressive these mountains are compared with the Sierra Nevada Range, the Rocky Mountains and even the White …
Bending Toward Happiness
with Davida, June 29, 2023 As the saying goes, you can’t chose your family. That resonates with many of us who have difficult familial relationships. I have one sibling, a younger brother, with whom I have struggled to get along. …
Don’t Argue With the Rain
Davida 6/19/23 I’m not mad about the rain. I feel like we should probably expect a lot of rain in the spring. So many areas are in drought status. Water is good. It’s silly to complain about the weather. It’s …
Ice Cold Yoga
Davida 6/2023 It wasn’t a hot day. But a group of us yoga teachers planned to immerse ourselves in a tub of ice cold water. I have seen people do this on social media and knew it was supposed to …
What are you watching?
#withDavida May 2023 My friend was recently laid off from her job. She is nearing retirement age and feeling anxious and tired of the possibility of starting over. In her words I heard fear and resistance to the unknown. I …
Six Habits That Are Secretly Stealing Your Joy
Davida 3/14/2023 What brings you joy? Take a breath and feel it in your heart right now. Hold it tight and now answer, what steals your joy? Teaching dance, fitness and yoga are joyful to me. It steals my joy …
Be Empty of Worrying
February 2023 Do you feel like you never run out of things to worry about? Today alone I fretted about my class being well received. Then I was anxious about taking too long to return home. I regretted being too …
Turning Poison into Medicine
Davida 2/18/23 I get a lot of flat tires for some reason. I had another one this week while I was in the city. This time I know it was my fault because before getting out of my car I …