How to Soul
with Atara
with Atara
I was standing in yoga class, feeling completely at peace, when an ambulance siren shattered the silence. Friday morning in yoga class, we stood in a simple posture – feet planted on the ground, arms slightly out to our sides, hands forward, hearts open. It’s a strong and receptive pose. And in the softly lit, womb-temperature room, I
“I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me” The month before the Jewish high holidays in Hebrew is called Elul and it is an acronym for “ani v’dodi v’dodi li” which translates to “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” It is a reference to our relationship with God which is like a lover and her betrothed –
Once I saw the sky filled with falling stars Bumped my head in the dark and it left a scar Held on too tight before I let it go Then forgave myself for what I didn’t know “Before and After” Carrie Newcomer, Recording Artist One of the most painful places we can inhabit in our own hearts is self-criticism
We are very fortunate to live in a time when menopausal age is considered midlife. We live longer. We live better. And while that is a tremendous blessing, it also comes with some challenges. In midlife, we experience significant changes in most areas of life: physical, emotional and spiritual. Our families are growing up and moving to the next stage in
What do you value more? Are you motivated more by how you look or how you feel? Are you driven by how others perceive you or by your own self-perception? Is it more important to you to fit in or be accepted for who you are? Do you feel like you’re playing a role or living according to your
First things first. Welcome back! It’s been a minute. Sometimes life (and writing a book) get in the way of one of the things I love the most…connecting with YOU through these newsletters! I’d love to hear how you’re doing. In the meantime, let’s jump right in! Are you self-medicating or coping? If there is one thing I know
Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling like if you hadn’t asked questions to the person you were talking to, there wouldn’t have been any conversation at all?
I finished a run last week and was holding a mocha from my fave coffee bar and pondering why my easy runs have been feeling so hard. Honestly, I didn’t have to look that far. I know why. I am not taking care of myself.
Why would I want to do that?? Fail Fast What does that mean? Why would anyone want to do that? Aren’t we supposed to succeed fast? Why would we ever make failure a goal? Fail Fast is a term that originated with C-suite execs in Silicon Valley and its ocean of start-ups.
Like most of us, I spend a lot of time living in my head: thinking, planning, anticipating, dreaming, reflecting, reacting. Akin to watching TV reruns or previewing movies that may never be made, many of my thoughts are about something that has already happened or something that might or might not happen in the future. I also spend a lot of time thinking about life.
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