Have an article or story you’d like to share?
I first began writing for Held In The Heart in July of 2019. Beth was my first ever yoga teacher in Los Angeles and though she had relocated, we had kept in touch through social media. At the time, I took it upon myself to go through a weekly…
Read MoreA recent struggle of mine has been with the idea of non-attachment. I say recent because I’ve become exceedingly aware of it lately, but really I’ve been struggling with the concept since the day I began to learn about Buddhism. Buddhist…
Read MoreThis morning, I woke up without an alarm. It was the first time that I can remember doing that in what seems like months. Recently there has always been something to do and even if I know I can sleep in a little late, I’ve made it a point to at least…
Read MoreI’ve always enjoyed the Catholic idea of saints. I can’t say that I ever understood what an angel was or why they might be important, but a saint was something that I could get behind. We could get deep into the nitty gritty of the canonization…
Read MoreOnce upon a time, a boy was born in a small farming village. His family was not wealthy but they did not lack for food or shelter. As the boy reached adolescence, his father brought him out into the fields and taught him how to work the land…
Read MoreSweat Yoga is aptly named, especially if you haven’t been to any sort of hot yoga in months. I can remember a time when I was teaching ten hot yoga classes per week and thought nothing of it. Now my eyes are burning from the sweat that just…
Read MoreSo that’s it. That’s the year. 2021 came in with Covid vibes and is leaving in the same manner. It’s amazing to think about because really, what even is a year? Time is this man made construct that we use to measure our days, but there really isn’t…
Read MoreI have a set of prayer flags hanging across the center of my room. They’ve been with me for some time now, though I can’t recall how many apartments they’ve seen. When the first light of the day pours into my room, they immediately catch my eye…
Read More
