If you want to leave the world better than you found it, you have a fundamental responsibility to find your Edge. Kirra Michel is my favourite Peloton yoga instructor. She does these advanced classes that are just wonderfully challenging, and half the time I can’t manage most of them so…
I’m sure by now we’ve all heard the phrase “Why do I live where the air hurts my face?” After the recent string of extreme cold warnings, I have never questioned my geographical residency more (and, in turn, my sanity). I find myself cursing our settler ancestors who just simply…
I taught my first class as a real-live teacher this week, and I just about threw up on myself. I’ve been teaching in some capacity for years, presenting at events and conferences of up to 400 people without completely losing my s**t. But this - this opportunity to teach was…
November darkness + lingering covid protocols + months in survival mode = mild-to-overwhelming anxiety. It's not a secret that many of us struggle, nor is it that as the days get darker, we have more trouble surfacing. Coping with low mental health takes practice. There are lots of ways to…
Ah, the sugar rush of Halloween. It doesn't just last one day, or a week... admit it, there's a pillowcase of candy in your kid's bedroom that you're going to raid for months after trick or treating ends. Don't have kids? Ah, well that's better... but you're an adult. You…
I’ve said before that growth is my only goal. In my opinion, having the full human experience means that we immerse ourself in both the comforts and discomforts of life, and allow ourselves to really feel all the feelings we have (including the negative ones). As kids, we’re obsessed with…
If you haven't read Part three of this blog series, click here to check it out! Failure is never a matter of 'if', but 'when'. When you set a goal for yourself, what you're really doing is saying, "The person I am now is going to become the person who…
Working Monday to Friday, 9-5. Most office workers will have this in common. Want to know another thing many of us have in common? Ignoring our bodies when they are giving clues about repetitive postural habits and movements. We've gotten so good at tuning out that little voice in our…
If you haven't read Part two of this blog series, click here to check it out! Feeling good again (or for the first time) involves two components: The feeling part (ie how your body feels, moves, cooperates, functions), and the believing part. Our beliefs about everything are reflected in our lives. If I believe…
If you haven't read Part one of this blog series, click here to check it out! If I think about “feeling good”, it’s more than just being fit. It’s feeling strong. 💪 It’s looking good in my clothes (and without them!) 🤭 It’s eating well, sleeping well, and practicing proper…