Om Mama Made You a Valentine
As kids, my mom was insistent that my brother and I made things by hand. Classmates could delight in buying Scooby-Doo Valentines or superhero Halloween... (read more)
Love Does Not Give a Sh*t About the Weather
“What would you like in your tea?” I asked brightly. My friend was standing in the doorway, rosy-cheeked and doused in snow, shedding layers of... (read more)
Life is _________ (Fill in Your Blank).
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is... (read more)
How Yogis Weather Harsh Temperatures and Truth
In case you’re new to OG, let me recap a few essentials as they relate to today’s post. First, I live in Boston. Second, Boston... (read more)
OG Inspiration: Dessa Darling
I’ve been thinking about inspiration lately, mostly because I lost mine for awhile, like my favorite necklace carved with the latin phrase audaces fortuna... (read more)
5 Things I’ve Learned in 5 Years of Blogging
To recap: I started this website as a New Year’s resolution. Then, I blinked, and 5 years went by. Whoosh! Here we are, gals, guys,... (read more)
Do Your Om Thing: Yoga Beyond the Mat Class in Boston
I try not to get too jammed up about yoga pet peeves, but I have them–just like everyone else. Most often, I can find the... (read more)
Quote: Own Yourself
“You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you.” -Margaret Atwood... (read more)
5 Tips for Beating Holiday Stress
Don’t get bogged down this holiday! (Photo: cranberry bog in my hometown on Thanksgiving morning). It’s official. The holidays are upon us. For now, they... (read more)
Life is Sweet
OG’s family Thanksgiving table, 2011. At a certain age, my brother, Reece, went through a period of being a finicky eater. He wasn’t impossible. He... (read more)
Big News
I don’t know what other people do moments before realizing their greatest life dream, but I was suddenly moved by an urgent desire to be... (read more)
Behind the Scenes: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Visits Boston
His Holiness, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama entered the Buddhist monastery at the age of 6. Years earlier, a search committee identified the then... (read more)
Poem for a Sunday
Standing still in NYC this weekend (I’m in the Vans), upon noticing a heart-shaped leaf. As promised to this morning’s Om Athlete class at Equinox,... (read more)
Quote: Friends
A friend is one whom you can pour out the contents of your heart, chaff and grain alike. Knowing that the gentlest of hands will... (read more)
Recipe: Arugula Quinoa Salad
Necessity is the mother of invention, especially in the kitchen, which is how I ended up creating this killer quinoa salad recipe on a whim... (read more)
