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May is Mental Health Awareness Month – and if you’re in midlife, it’s the perfect time to pause and check in. Not with guilt. Not with pressure. But with kindness. Because midlife is full of shifts: hormones, identity, energy, even priorities. You might feel like one day you’re handling it all like a champ… and […]

(from I Am Priceless blog) December 27, 2016 Unexpressed pain leads to hopelessness. Writing, provides a means for me to express my pain, to sort the mess out and start letting it go. Our feelings need to be expressed, they are energy in motion. If we repress, ignore or deny our feelings they don’t go […]

(from I Am Priceless blog) January 18, 2017 Two attempted attacks, by a masked man, have left a neighborhood on edge. To quote a local resident, “It is because this is a nice area. So you don’t normally think that anything like that is going to happen around here,” said Ann. While these types of incidents […]

(from I Am Priceless blog) February 7, 2017 When life gets real and shit hits the fan, I used to go with it and make the best of each challenge. Being optimistic and expecting the best, even in dark times, has been my preferred coping mechanism. Unless, I feel personally violated. Unless, the same situation […]

(from I Am Priceless blog) June 20, 2017 Fellow yoga teacher and friend, Tori Palatas shared this poem on Instagram. When I first read her masterpiece I was struck with how much I related. Perhaps you do as well. It is our honor to feature her and her art on I Am Priceless. She did not provide a […]

August 20, 2017 What is Yoga? Yoga is a science-backed practice for relieving stress, calming the mind, and strengthening and opening the body. Who can benefit from Yoga… Anyone with any of the following: back pain, headaches, digestive issues, or insomnia… Everyone who ever felt overwhelmed or anxious…  Individuals who understand life will be more comfortable with a few, simple tools […]

August 26, 2017 One of the biggest lessons I have been learning in recent years is the importance and application of self-compassion. Self-compassion is opposite of the hard-headed, hard-handed discipline I grew up with. Hard-headed discipline taught me to be critical and judgmental toward myself and others. It added to my shame, guilt and fear. […]

 November 24, 2017 Yesterday was a lovely day! Yet, by the time I got home my mind was in full throttle “Crazy Making” mode. Overwhelming, all consuming and unfair thoughts. Maybe you relate? Read and comment if you do. You are not alone! “Is she mad at me?” “What did I do?” “She doesn’t like […]

 November 25, 2017 On Becoming a Gigi… There is no joy as profound as what I am currently experiencing. Elation, jubilation and the deepest gratitude. I have had my share of physical challenges through the years. Challenges which made me, as a young mother, re-evaluate life style choices. I wanted to be healthy and physically […]

November 30, 2017 Warrior: a person engaged in some struggle or conflict. Wound: a mental or emotional hurt or blow. Hurt: to suffer pain or grief; to inflict pain. Peaceful: devoid of violence or force. There has been one breaking headline after another regarding survivors coming forward years and decades after sexual assaults, abuses and rapes. Many […]