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The Simple, Fool-proof, Fastest Way to Be Happy
Last week, I had the pleasure of giving a talk at the Society of Asian Science & Engineering Women's Leadership Conference. During the Q&A, I got asked: How do I stop chasing...
The Antidote to Fear
I know what it looks like now. But just start.Lin-Manuel Miranda At one point or another, we all face some degree of overwhelm. There’s so much to do, and it feels like you haven’t the...
On Accepting Fear
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. — Marie Curie Life is scary. It’s filled with lots of uncertainties and...
Should You Stretch or Open?
Many people have interesting misconceptions about what yoga is or what it looks like. They think it means being in a very contorted shape, or being impossibly flexible. They are under...
A Peek Inside My Meditation Practice
I am by no means a meditation expert. If I had to categorize myself on a spectrum of experience with meditation, I’d place myself at just a shade above “I’ve never done this before and I don’t...
The Entire Universe is Within You
When I first started practicing yoga, wheel pose seemed impossible for me. I just dismissed it as something that I would never be able to do. Thankfully, my mindset has grown over the years along...
Exploring Downward Dog
I had the pleasure of taking part in an inversion workshop. I learned so much, but at the base of it all, was how to engage the back in downward facing dog. Working on engaging these muscles...
Abandon Attachment to Success and Failure
People will question your choices in life. They will question your career choices, your desire to participate (or not participate) in certain social activities, your parenting. Sadly, it happens all...
How Camel Pose Helped Me Overcome Postpartum Depression
Camel pose, or ustrasana in Sanskrit, is a back-bending pose that has great benefits for your mind and body, but it tends to stir up a lot of emotion with it. I started practicing yoga about a year...
Craving Change
I used to be afraid. As a child, I was told to be quiet, not to create any attention towards me, to be unseen. I was told that my job was to do well in school, and nothing else. Friends were...
Real Motherhood: The Dose of Reality I Totally Wasn’t Expecting
Photo by Pinkletoes Photography Ever since I was a girl, I knew I wanted to be a mom. I was sold on the fantasy of motherhood based on playing with my mother’s friends’ babies, on seeing magazine...