My husband’s family celebrates Thanksgiving here in the Philippines (as they lived for a long time in the United States). It has become my favorite holiday because it includes all the things that make life worth living—a buffet table groaning with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, the gathering of family, a blessing before the meal […]
10 things I’m loving now: October 2016
This post is heavy on Japanese love because of my trip to Tokyo at the start of the month. 1. Taking a road trip this long weekend? Listen to this courageous episode from the Modern Love podcast 2. New obsession: Midori Traveler’s notebooks 3. I can spend hours here and here 4. The tang of good […]
A loving and lovely morning routine
Before Sunday, my usual morning routine consisted of rolling over to press the snooze button (and then again after nine minutes). Then instead of doing something nourishing and soulful, I would check Instagram, email and go through the news on Flipboard. (I had “do my morning intention” on my habit tracker and managed to only […]
The joy list
This month, I’m making it my priority to lean into joy. We say we want to be happy but do we make time for it? Do we give it the same importance as the deadlines set by our boss? Are we giving it the same amount of time that we give to scrolling through our social […]
From employee to entrepreneur: my little trick to starting the week right
As a new entrepreneur, you will usually find yourself overwhelmed by a seemingly never-ending to-do list. You’re now messenger, marketing manager, admin officer and CEO. The hardest thing is knowing what to prioritize. You sometimes wish you had a boss to tell you what to do to keep the business moving forward. So here’s a radical thought. What […]
Your Heart-Crafted Life Workbook is finally here!
Your Heart-Crafted Life is the first workbook I’ve ever written—and it’s finally here. I initially created it for the Yoga x Life Coaching Retreat that I co-hosted in July. I then edited it to make it more relevant for beautiful and soulful women—whether you do yoga or not. Heart-Crafted is my philosophy of living from the heart, […]
