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, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
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...
- Aug 15, 2020
- 3 min
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...
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
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...
- Apr 13, 2020
- 3 min
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...
- Apr 7, 2020
- 4 min
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...
- Feb 22, 2019
- 3 min
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...
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
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...
- Jul 28, 2018
- 4 min
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...
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
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...
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
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...
- Mar 26, 2018
- 10 min
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...
- Dec 20, 2017
- 2 min
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...