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Sep 22, 20221 min read

Costa Rica Retreat

March 4-11, 2023 Nosara, Costa Rica Rayos Del Sol Join The Good Life for a week of friendship, play, delicious food, morning yoga...

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Jan 29, 20212 min read

What are the Chakras?

My first exposure to the chakras was growing up in Venice Beach, Ca. We would walk down to the boardwalk to see the artists who had...

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Oct 9, 20203 min read

Ishvara Pranidhanani | Surrender

I’m not gonna lie. It has been hard to sit down and write something for this month’s theme. I’ve been avoiding it because, quite...

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Aug 15, 20203 min read

Tapas | Discipline

Every meltdown I had as a kid revolved around three things. Fighting with my brother and trying (and often failing) to get him in...

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Jun 1, 20202 min read

Aparighraha | Non-posessiveness

You're living in America, Where it's like the twilight zone And when you're living in America at the end of the millenium, You're what...

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Apr 13, 20203 min read

Brahmacharya | Moderation

“You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known” he whispers as he leans down and kisses me beneath each eye. My head lands gently...

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Apr 7, 20204 min read

Full Moon Meditation - Transcript

Full. What does it mean to be full? I think of my mom’s apple pie, when I think about “being full”. I’m usually eating it at the end of a...

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Feb 22, 20193 min read

Cacao - aka Liquid Love

If you've known me for a second, then you know I love chocolate. And it's actually a family thing. The Girard family is known for their...

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Aug 3, 20182 min read

I'm Bored!!!

How often do we let ourselves get bored? As a kid whenever I felt the strangling feeling of boredom approach I would whine to my mom and...

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Jul 28, 20184 min read

Cycle Syncing Yoga

The day I got my first period my dad bought me flowers and my sisters threw a party. I was mortified. Growing up in the highly...

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Apr 17, 20182 min read

Nut Mylk Magic (No Straining Needed!)

“Sorry Mom, I can’t finish folding the laundry, I have to help Sarah milk the nuts…” ~ my niece, Norah I am known in my family for trying...

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Apr 17, 20182 min read

Pincha Mayurasana Prep | Feathered Peacock Pose Prep

Unraveling the Myth of the Pose In Hindu mythology Krishna is depicted wearing peacock feathers. In the Bible the birds make an...

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Mar 26, 201810 min read

LA vs NYC: Yoga

The Elements that Make up the Perfect Practice in Each of these Distinct Cities Pitting New York City and LA against one another is a...

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Dec 20, 20172 min read

Keeping Our Table Colorful Year-round

During this season of long dark nights, I find it so nourishing to bring some color into my home and onto my plate. Back in LA, I would...

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