Book Club @ Drake's Dealership in Oakland: a brewery with great fast food, pizzas, space, drinks, and chatter! The read this month was Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. As always with this Bay Area group of child-free women, the discussion and authentic reactions to this grueling, historical fiction FILLED. MY. SOUL. Just before heading out to Sunday Book Club (on a day when cuddling up inside in front of a warm fire might have been even better!) It never ceases to amaze me how books a

In the pillars of fitness and longevity, I used to only have: CARDIO. Ever since my low back injury from diving head-first back into Tennis last year, I have taken stretching pretty seriously. Now, I have MOBILITY, STRENGTH, CARDIO, BREATHWORK, and REST. Does it get more complicated as we age? It's true, things start breaking or squeaking a bit more, but I actually experienced better listening to what my body needs and getting smarter about my rituals. 💕I'm helping people a

The three-day retreat by Shiggs B International. This was the fourth year in a row participating in a women's retreat, so by now I had a pretty clear understanding of what's going to happen. Or so I thought. To begin, I set this intention, because I teeter back and forth from shooing away compliments to craving external accolades: "Really. Really. Really live in my greatness. Appreciate & embody the comments, positivity, insights, feedback, compliments, and any joy coming my

On a Friday morning, I went to Yoga, which put me on a later train to work. Even though I hunkered down with 'focus work' during the commute, I arrived to the office close to 10 AM. I fought the guilt of eyes on me as I walked to my desk. Fun Note: My desk is next to my boss's! Every time I say yes to something, inherently I am saying no to another. I can't go to 7 AM Yoga and be at my desk 40 miles away at 8:15. This tradeoff can happen intentionally on my days of clarity. O