In order to have a good relationship with ourselves we need to choose to tend to this relationship. Treat yourself the same way you would a child, your love or a best friend….

One thing that has become very clear to me in my Yoga Therapy practice is how disconnected we are from our bodies until something goes wrong.

The science shows that affirmations when practiced regularly can help you rewire your negative beliefs and stressors. They help you get in touch with tough emotions like stress, fear, anxiety and depression, they help you take the action needed to manifest your intentions and dreams, help you cultivate loving-kindness, self-compassion and gratitude, and can help you overcome negative self-talk. That is a lot to offer for something that takes less than a minute to practice!

When you practice gratitude daily you are planting the seeds of habit. Eventually the habit turns to a way of life and you will be more joyful and better equipped to manage negative emotions like fear, anxiety and stress.

The day after I published my last post I felt regret about calling "weed your soul garden" - this practice I embarked on - a cleanse. I wish there was another word, something bigger, less mundane.

Spring is a time to reset and renew mind, body and spirit. We weed our emotional garden that has grown stagnant over the long winter and plant spirit seeds to harvest over the summer and fall.