Oh how I love the fall, especially the epic sunsets that happen here in the Bay Area. The long nights ahead are a time to slow down, rejuvenate, nurture, and reconnect with ourselves. Since this time of year naturally cultivates a desire to go within, it’s a great time to begin or deepen your self-love practice. Here are a few ideas on how to fall in love with yourself this fall.

8/31/15 8/31/15

How to find yourself when you're lost AF and don't know where to start!

The reason I am so incredibly passionate about self-discovery is because for years I lived a lie, a life for others and in doing so I lost a part of myself, a HUGE part. One day I woke up and realized I was miserable. I did everything I was “supposed” to by society’s standards - went to college, worked my way up in my chosen profession, made a good salary, and lived in a fabulous San Francisco apartment. From the outside in, it appeared as if I had everything, but from the inside out, I was screaming, a silent scream nobody could hear but me. I ended up taking drastic measures - quit my job, walked away from life as I knew it and bought a one-way ticket to Bali.

12/10/14 12/10/14

7 WAYS TO PRACTICE RADICAL SELF LOVE DURING THE HOLIDAYS

This time of year is magical, but with all the joy this season brings it can also bring an equal amount of stress. The calendar is jam packed with obligations, the airports and malls are chaos, indulging replaces healthy diets, and normal budgets go out the window in the spirit of giving. All things which can cause a massive holiday hangover.

8/21/14 8/21/14

7 Ways to Practice Radical Self Love

It always comes back to self-love. We are the one person we will spend our entire lives with, yet we put others happiness before our own. Our partners, our families, our friends and even our employers.I see this time and time again. Especially with woman. We are natural givers. We have a tendency to say yes to everyone except ourselves. At the end of the day we are left depleted with no energy to do the things we really desire

8/6/14 8/6/14

Love & happiness exists within: it all begins with you.

Love is in our nature. We want to love and to be loved in return. The problem? When love is used as a scapegoat. When people believe finding love, finding their perfect partner will solve the unhappiness and discontentment they feel. I’m guilty of this too. I spent years searching for love in all the wrongs places. Creating romantic relationships out of thin air and desperate for happiness.

7/23/14 7/23/14

A loving way to help you befriend your inner gremlins

Brazil's Archbishop Dom Holder Camera pointed his hand into the air, then slowly arched it around, until it turned on himself, his index finger pointing to his heart. "I am my own worst enemy," he said, "my most difficult adversary. Here I have the greatest struggle for peace." As humans we all struggle with this.