When you think about Life Transitions most often big changes like childbirth, menopause, divorce, retirement, grief come to mind. In reality changes are happening all around us, everyday…. and even small change can be stressful and cause anxiety.

In order to have a good relationship with ourselves we need to choose to tend to this relationship. Treat yourself the same way you would a child, your love or a best friend….

If we truly want to manifest our desires we need to change this negativity cycle so we believe in our dreams, allowing our brain to look for proof that we can have it. In order to change this thought cycle we need to find tools that teach us to recognize our patterns, allow us to see clearly what we really want (beyond the material) and change our brain patterns so they believe we can manifest our desires. One effective tool for changing perspective is visualization.

One thing that has become very clear to me in my Yoga Therapy practice is how disconnected we are from our bodies until something goes wrong.

I first came across Sarah Tomlinson's work in Elena Brower's soulful newsletter for Yoga professionals Teach:Yoga, where Sarah's Yantra Bliss Cards were featured. I was immediately captivated by her Yantras. Yantras are mystical geometric diagram, traditionally used in India for the worship of deities and aid in meditation. Specific yantras are traditionally associated with specific deities.

I have an almost paralyzing fear of heights. I’ve had this fear most of my life. I have always taken to heart the expression that if we face our fear we will conquer it. I can’t honestly say facing my fear of heights has helped me to conquer it. But I have made an effort to face this fear so it would not hold me back from some of the most amazing experiences of my life.