Your practices this week are designed to inspire the light within as the supermoon lights up the sky.

Your practices this week are designed to inspire the light within as the supermoon lights up the sky.

What is love? 
The girl wondered. 
Is it the braids of sunlight through the trees?
Is it the rhythm of the river soothing the stones?
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I went to the Frida Kahlo art exhibit the other day.

Movement has always been one of my forms of escapism.

The other day, while meditating, I suddenly felt the urge to read Charlotte’s Web.

I bought a bunch of pumpkins to cook and cannot bring myself to slice them. Instead, they decorated my kitchen with white, orange, and green speckled rinds.

Submitting my manuscript has taught me a lot about writing, publishing, placement, design, and myself in the last year.

Be the seed that sheds its coat: ascend and gather the hearts of all those who say YES to coming with you.

I love my morning routine.

You’ve cupped the light in your palms to protect it from the elements. The light is warm, so you leave space between your fingers. The glow captures the attention of far-reaching eyes.

I like sitting on the terrace to sip my tea with the biscotti. The building across from my home, where the birds used to perch at eye level, is half demolished.

Snails are with me now, encouraging a slower and more deliberate pace as I make my way home.

We swam, napped in the shade, snacked on cucumber with baguette and hummus, sipped $2 coffee from paper cups, and got lost trying to find our way home.

I’m back to my daily 4km hiking routine. My favorite route goes straight up a hillside.

The pilates classes I’ve designed this week emphasize the legs and feet, taking me out of my mind and into my lower body.

Grace is how I clear my energy so I can listen without judgment and engage in a way that elevates love.

I spent the last two weeks reading, researching, and writing about the endocrine system. I love studying science, though I am excited to return to a rhythm of dream analysis and prose….

The other morning, I got up and did my morning TUNE-IN: a kundalini sequence I created that allows me to digest my dreams and shift into the waking world.

I trusted my gut instinct, followed my heart, listened to the tremble of my soul, and placed myself in Istanbul.