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You know hose dreams you've tucked away in the dark corner of your closet? Perhaps it's time to let in some light and give them their due attention. Shall we dance? I hope this finds you well and peaceful as you step into 2016. It’s…

Landing in Costa Rica this week for my fifth winter has got me thinking… Why does everybody and their mothers come to freakin’ Costa Rica? And why do I love it so darn much? Yogis, tourists and ex-patriots flock to this tiny military-free country exponentially, setting up homes, getting…

Heidi Michelle living yoga at Nauyaca Falls in Southern Costa Rica. I wish for you a year of plenty of what makes you happy. I wish for us a breakthrough in how we treat each other on this Earth. I wish for everlasting peace in…

Today is a holiday here in Mexico. We are celebrating the Mexican Revolution of 1910, when brave Mexican people armed themselves to physically fight against their oppressors, leading to an independent state. This morning over coffee, the topic of revolution spurred an enlightening conversation among…

As published in Yoganonamous, September, 2015 December 2015 marks my fifth season living and working in Costa Rica. I am a yoga teacher. I am not a surfer. Yet. I have been on a surfboard. I’ve paddled like a fiend out amongst the waves to float…

I sat with a friend in dismay recently. She shared her sadness with me. She told me that she’s feeling purposeless, that she’s not “doing enough” and feels that this is stripping away her self-worth. It is a common human dilemma, this feeling of un-worthy-ness.…

I straddle that proverbial fence when it comes to the ever-so-popular pursuit of “self love.” To sit with the sole intention of cultivating self love has proven a worthless endeavor. I find I like & respect myself most when I’ve done a good deed, been in integrity with my values or…

It was daring. I was bold. It didn’t hurt. I thought it would. That was the story I had been telling myself for all of these years since the pain began. “I don’t do that to myself. I’m smart. I take care of my body,” I repeated,…

A 7-day Transformational Journey It was believed, in the not too distant past,  that we could not change our brains once they were fully developed. That in our mid-twenties, when our brains are more or less fully formed, we’re stuck with it. What you’ve got…

This place is just SO beautiful! I had to share a moment on an evening stroll through the lush Costa Rican jungle surrounding Selva Armonia Retreat Center. Overcome with gratitude for this gorgeous Earth home.