The other morning I met a coworker for coffee after my morning yoga class and on our way to the office. It was a gorgeous day—eerily so, especially for late-February in New York City—and she asked me how class was by saying, “So, did youread more

It started Memorial Day weekend. I was days away from completing my 5-month-long, 200-hour yoga teacher training program and, honestly, was in the best shape of my life. My limbs were sculpted in the long, lean, cliche-yogi way now ubiquitously <3’d on Instagram, I hadread more

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about chocolate. There’s one person I can blame for this: a very sweet person who’s opened my eyes (and palate) to the incredibly vast and nuanced world of chocolate flavors, origins, and making techniques. That on top of every storeread more

I have a thing about being late. The thing is: I hate it. I have about a 5-minute patience window for lateness on others’ parts—I realize that some things are really out of our control, like public transportation—but an even narrower window for myself. I’ve calculated toread more

We’re approaching the time of year that for me feels the most stagnant and frustrating: February. The glow from the holidays, and your post-holiday detox, is likely to have worn off, and if you live on the east coast like me a seemingly permanent greyread more

For some people, mindfulness happens via meditation, running, practicing yoga, knitting, talking to a loved one–techniques that are “natural” or enabled by some of the exciting technology apps that help you to disengage (ironically enough). All of these things have helped me move from being grade-Aread more