So often we make our lives far more complicated than they have to be.

We rationalize our fears instead of face them. We silence our voice instead of speak up. We care too much about what other people think of us and not enough about what we believe. We suppress our intuition and give our anxious...

"How heavy is this glass of water?", she asked

The teacher replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you hold it. If you hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If you hold it for an hour, you'll have an ache in your arm. If you hold it for a day, your arm will feel...

The distinction between information and transformation is one that REALLY matters, especially NOW. Here's why...

"When I was thirty-eight years old, one of my dearest friends in the whole world unfriended me. Not on social media but in real life. To this day, there was no explanation, just an...

Our worthiness is a given. It simply is. It's forever.

There is nothing we need to do, think, believe, feel or get that can make us any more or any less worthy than we already are, right now. We're always enough. 

Emotions, however, change all the time. 

Feelings are neither...

"If you want to remain calm and peaceful as you go through life, you have to have high intention and low attachment. You do everything you can to create your desired outcomes, and then you let it go. Sometimes you don’t get the intended result by the date that you want. That is life. You...

We all need support and inspiration. 

As humans, we're all in this shared experience of stabilizing our desire for more (..time, energy, love, success, etc) and appreciating where we are. While being a wonderful gift, life is also full of uncertainty. This can cause so...

It's natural to care what other people think of us. It's part of our DNA. But when our need to fit in becomes greater than our level of self acceptance we're headed for suffering.

For many of us co-dependent or people-pleasing types, our value is linked to the opinions and approval of...

The holiday season is here and for so many of us it brings with it expectations. Yet, it's important to remember that expectations fall under the category of what we CAN control.

Buddhism warns us about the "wanting mind" and the power of expectations to create suffering.

This of course doesn't...

As 2019 is coming to a close, I’ve been both visualizing who I want to be and become in 2020 while also reflecting on my journey and how my thoughts and beliefs continue to change and evolve. One evolution of thought came when one of my early yoga and spiritual teachers said to me, "Joy,...

Have you ever heard the saying, life is about the journey, not the destination? In my coaching practice I call this concept The Power of The Process

We all have goals. Some of us want more money, a happy relationship, better health, a toned body, a promotion or a new house. But...