Endings and Beginnings: How to Make a Fresh Start Right Now

Love, Personal growth

Guest Blog by Regina D’Alesio Ahh … fall: the time when children head back to school while adults head back to the grind at work. For me, this is the worst time of the year. I love the summer. I love the sun, the warm weather, the beach, and the sense of...

How Not To Keep Falling in the Same Hole

Entrepreneurship, Love, Personal growth

My yoga teacher shared this gem of a poem in class over the weekend. It’s one of the most profound metaphors for making change and not falling in the same trap that I’ve ever heard. Do you agree? Here it is … Autobiography in Five Short Chapters By...

A Life Well Lived: Lessons from My 97-Year-Old Grandmother

Love, Personal growth

Last week I had the distinct honor of delivering the eulogy at my grandmother Eleanor Proffitt’s Celebration of Life. She was 97 years old. (Had she lived to 100, I told her I was going to submit her picture to the Today show for the segment when they honor...

How to Get What You REALLY Want

Love, Personal growth

Whoa. What a weekend … It’s Sunday. I’m sitting here in the Café at Kripalu in my yoga pants and tank top, hot, sticky and smiling. Full of energy. Happy. My little baby Luke peacefully sleeps in his stroller next to me. I’ve just wrapped up a weekend retreat led by...

Deathbed Regrets

Love, Personal growth

I read an article today about the regrets people who are on their deathbed admit to having. No, this wasn’t a light summer read. This was the real deal, written by Bronnie Ware, a woman who nursed chronically ill patients for years. She had noticed themes emerge...