Wanting To Make a Difference in the World Through Helping People

Things have always come pretty easy for me.  Gymnastics. Sports. Math. Singing. Dancing. Driving go-carts. Making friends. Finding cool jobs…

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“It Takes a Village” — Why We Need Each Other

I’ve always been one to lean into community spaces. Perhaps it was my being raised in a big family of…

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Going Through a Divorce With Kids

I went through a divorce with young children and was a single mom for about a decade. In the beginning,…

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The Challenges of Making Friends as a New Mother

When I became a mother I was younger than most mom’s around town. I signed up for my prenatal yoga…

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How Yoga Improved My Life: My Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Experience

After moving to Santa Cruz, I took my first yoga class at Cabrillo Community College I was excited to try…

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Learning To Ski; the Power of Trying New Things

Growing up in California, I’ve had the privilege of being within proximity of the ocean and the mountains. When winter…

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Traveling Back in Time With Shared Stories

My husband and I love hanging out with old people. That was one of the aligned values we discovered when…

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Women’s Gatherings Create Transformation

I’ve always loved gathering with women. When I was younger it was slumber parties. Of course, we weren’t quite women…

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My School Experience and the Identity I Left Behind

I really didn’t care for junior high school nor high school. It felt like everyone changed when we were thrown…

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