­ About 8 months ago, I made a commitment to write a blog every month for School of Shine. I really believe in the importance of keeping...

WINTER IS COMING. It’s official when we start to change our closet, exchanging dresses and shorts for sweaters and scarves. Though we’re...

Because of the extreme situations which surround us day to day, our bodies and brains are under all kinds of stress. It’s important that...

I used to be that girl. Now, those words can begin many a story, but I mean the one who celebrated age 21 for 8 years straight,...

I think of myself as a leader. When I was in 2nd grade, the ‘queen’ of the girls told me not to be friends with a girl in our class who...

"Don’t say a goddamn thing” I heard it say. "Nothing will happen if you keep silent for once in your life. This is a fresh opportunity...

Ready to learn the basics of mindfulness? Check this out if you need a starter, and see below for the first 3 Take Action items to begin...

In 2007, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was really lucky and my hair is back, along with most of my original breasts and all of my...

Food. Love it or hate it, eating it RUNS our life. Thoughts around food consume us at least three times a day and hopefully not more....

Since a very young age I have been fascinated and interested in the relationship between our mind and body. This relationship has since...

As we move forward through every moment - as women, as students, as teachers, as bosses, as employees, as friends, as humans, as a...

Mindfulness…the word on the tip of everyone’s tongues (eh, or minds?) at the moment…or at least it should be! Did you know that science...