The Holiday Season is upon us and we cannot wait to celebrate with you at Sojourn! Now through Black Friday, enjoy the following specials <3 $10 toward a Spiraling Relaxation Massage with Courtney $10 toward a 5-class Bundle with Ellie $15 toward a 60-minute Coaching session or Private Yoga session with Ellie Come by and say […]
The Magic of the Dakini
Tonight, I learned of being a Dakini: “It is said that women make superior healers because they are able to dive into meditation much more easily than males, as males are afraid of dropping the intellect. To be naked in the meditation experience is frightening for them, whereas women seem to be able to […]
Love. Light. Gratitude.
Lovers. You are such beautiful people! I feel absolutely humbled and moved to tears by the LOVE and LIGHT that everyone has showered upon me as I have shared my news with you. This is a bittersweet adventure for us indeed, as our roots are deep here. So know that we will return often, and […]
Do It Anyway
Consider the following quote by Mother Teresa: “People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do […]
Keep the Change
So many of us value change and progression, yet we struggle to achieve the goals that we set for ourselves. Why is that? Why is it so hard to make personal changes, particularly when they are important, meaningful, and beneficial? What is so hard about doing what is best for us and achieving what we […]
Magic Words
I once attended a wedding where the pastor ‘s homily revolved around four short phrases of three simple words that loved ones should say to each other every day. The first phrase he told us to say to one another is, “I love you”. For many of us, it seems, this phrase comes with relative […]
OwieZowie
Has something ever happened to you that cut deeply into your soul? Have you ever allowed someone access to your heart and you ended up being hurt by them? Have you ever loved someone unconditionally, given them your trust and found that they misused it? Have you ever been blind-sided by an event in life […]
“Unseen Others”
When I was in grad school, I was introduced to the concept of “unseen others” by one of my professors. According my professor’s theory, we all have them. They are the people in the world that we choose not to see because our reaction to them makes us uncomfortable. I would like you to take […]
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t
Have you ever been subject to unkind words, insensitive comments, or criticism? Have you ever felt that something you did or said was misunderstood, misconstrued, or picked apart by others? Have you ever invested your time and energies into something meaningful to you, something that you cared about dearly, only to learn that your efforts […]
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week: February 21-27th, 2016
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week : February 21st-February 27th, 2016 As a mental health professional and an Eating Disorder survivor-and-thriver, I will be one of the first to agree that Eating Disorders are incredibly difficult to understand. Because, really, they don’t make sense on a rational or logical level, which makes them all more confusing […]