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February brings heart-shaped chocolates, grand gestures, and the idea that love should always feel magical. But real love? It’s not just a feeling—it’s a practice. It’s in the quiet moments of choosing each other, even when life feels overwhelming.

Love grows in the everyday acts: pausing to listen, offering kindness in frustration, reconnecting after hard days. This month, instead of focusing on what’s missing, try celebrating what’s already there. Love isn’t about perfection—it’s about presence.

As January unfolds, the world bombards us with messages of reinvention—new year, new you! But here’s a radical thought: What if you don’t need a total transformation? What if, instead of striving to become someone else, you embraced the person you already are?

This year, rather than setting resolutions that feel like punishments, let’s focus on gentle, sustainable growth. Let’s celebrate our strengths, set intentions rooted in joy, and give ourselves permission to evolve at our own pace. You are enough, just as you are. And if change is calling, let it be guided by kindness, not pressure.

Discover 3 simple practices to reflect, renew, and reduce holiday stress this December. Inspired by Dance Your Bliss, these daily gems bring joy, mindfulness, and balance to the season. Start your journey to a blissful New Year today!

The holidays are often painted as a season of joy, connection, and celebration. But for many of us, this time of year can also bring up stress, overwhelm, and even loneliness. Whether you’re navigating family dynamics, managing grief, or simply trying to keep your head above the tide of obligations, it’s okay to feel less than festive.

As a seasoned psychotherapist based in San Francisco, I’ve worked with countless individuals and couples who struggle with this very issue. Here are some practical tips to help you not just survive but thrive this holiday season.

One letter can change everything in the meaning of the word.

There’s a story about a monk who travels deep into the caves in search of the ancient scrolls. When he’s gone for many hours, another monk goes in search of him. The monk finds the elder on his knees, weeping inconsolably, rocking back and forth saying: “The word is CE-LE-BRATE.” Read on.....

My students often imagine my life to be a lot more interesting than it actually is. 

I don't want to disappoint, but I'm kinda boring. 

That is to say I have developed an interest, an obsessed need actually, for jigsaw puzzles. 

Here's the deal: It's so satisfying. 

Read on to learn how to up your creative genius, improve your immune system, and ramp up the Bliss in your life. So many of us marvel at other people's artistic achievements and ingenuity. But most of us fail to to nurture our inner innovator. Actually, we are all creatives. It occurred to me the other day, how many of my clients and students are creative geniuses.

So many of us live from the neck up. Yet we know that movement is the antidotes to anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, perfectionism, grief. Movement and dance help us recover psychologically.

Regular movement changes our brain in ways that are a natural antidepressant. It also restructures the brain to make it more sensitive to pleasure and joy and more resilient to stress.

So many of us live from the neck up. Yet we know that movement is the antidotes to anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, perfectionism, grief. Movement and dance help us recover psychologically.

Regular movement changes our brain in ways that are a natural antidepressant. It also restructures the brain to make it more sensitive to pleasure and joy and more resilient to stress.