by Julia Carpenter | Jan 26, 2023 | Anxiety Relief, Inner Strength, Resilience
This morning, as I was getting ready to write this blog post, an unexpected thing happened. The power went out. And then, the internet went out. I paused and thought, what now? I have work to do. After a moment of contemplation, I decided that the universe gave...
by Julia Carpenter | Jan 12, 2023 | Change & Transition, Happiness, Health, Hope, Inner Strength, Letting Go
It is a new year and I like to begin the new year with a practice of self-study, or Svadhyaya in Sanskrit. “The person practicing svadhyaya reads his own book of life, at the same time that he writes and revises it.”- BKS Iyengar in Light on Yoga Doing...
by Julia Carpenter | Nov 22, 2022 | Anxiety Relief, Gratitude, Happiness, Inner Strength, Letting Go, Resilience, Self-care, Stress Relief
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson Today, I am sending you a little bit of gratitude for your presence in my life. I am so grateful for the community that has grown around my...
by Julia Carpenter | Oct 13, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Happiness, Health, Hope, Inner Strength, Resilience, Self-care, Uncategorized
Have you ever had a great day and felt heroic? Have you ever had a bad day and felt totally defeated? I have. I thought about how I hold my body when I am feel strong and powerful versus when I am feeling week and tired. I...
by Julia Carpenter | Oct 6, 2022 | Anxiety Relief, Inner Strength, Letting Go, Releasing Anger, Stress Relief
I am reminded over and over of the magic that is the breath. I’ve been using the breath lately to help me through some anxious times. We all have times when we are feeling out of sorts, anxious, or are just “freaking out” about something. In...
by Julia Carpenter | Sep 30, 2022 | Change & Transition, Hope, Inner Strength, Truth
Today, I am contemplating getting from here to there. “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”- Lao Tzu Last weekend, I started graduate school. It’s a program where I go to campus once a month for classes. While I was there, I walked through a...