Happy Little Things

Take a journey back to 2015 with me: The scene opens on Danielle and her husband, Earl, as she nervously tells him that she is taking a Reiki training. Danielle: I know this is kind of weird but it feels right to me. Does it bother you that I am getting into yoga and Reiki? Earl: No. <shrug> Danielle: Are you sure? I don't want you to think I'm crazy or anything. Earl: <thinks for a moment> It doesn't bother me. I think I'm ok with everything other than those cards. If you start working with cards, I think that...

Before my Reiki I training, I did not have trust in anything other than my own abilities. Although raised Catholic, I had developed enough skepticism of religion that I did not believe anything out there was supporting me. A series of interesting events brought me to my Reiki I training. A Reiki I training includes a sacred process called an attunement. As is often the case, my attunement blasted open my intuition. As I started experimenting and playing with the skills of Reiki, one of the biggest surprises was that I was suddenly in tune with and could pick up...

I love playing around with hair style. When I was young, I wanted an afro so badly. I got a tight perm that only held in the front, so it was crazy curly in front and completely flat in back. (Who cares about what it looks like in the back, anyway.) I totally had the Rachel bob in high school. I played around with highlighting my own hair. (It turned orange - oops.) When I went to college, the first thing I did was cut my hair Winona Ryder short. (Unfortunately, I did not look like Winona Ryder.)  Despite my...

When I was in middle school, I took the obligatory classes in order to become confirmed in the Catholic Church. I attended Catholic school, was being raised Catholic, and was at the age that the church asks teens to actively "confirm" that they want to be part of the church. It was a process called Confirmation and required that I go to a classmate's house on the weekends so that his mom could lecture us on different topics every week. During one particular meeting, she turned to us and told us we should say a prayer and ask for help...

I have been submerged in the yoga scene for several years now. It has brought me healing, peace, and so much laughter. (Cause no one be crazier than a group of yogis.) While it can feel intimidating to first get into, the world of yoga is incredibly welcoming, open-minded, and kind.  For those who have not dipped their toe into the yogic waters yet, we are here when you are ready. For those who are already in the deep end of the pool, hi friend! If you are like me, you are intrigued by the Yoga Sutras and all similar philosophies...