This week, I got the chance to interview our featured #artyogaplay artist + student Rachel Gonzales. She has launched an art business mini_boum and has been a teacher & participant at our art + yoga workshops. Rachel is an effervescent spirit filled with playfulness and adventure. She has recently finished Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way” which … Continue reading
During my time in Antigua, my Spanish school decided to organize a field trip to a macadamia nut farm. We all hopped on a “chicken bus” (which I basically promised JT I would never ever do). Somehow a huge crowd of Guatemalan people surrounded us and one of the Spanish teachers shouted, “Donde esta la … Continue reading
I was listening to a guided meditation from Deepak Chopra this morning. I like to affectionately call him “Uncle Deepak.” His voice is smooth like Bill Withers and sometimes it induces me to fall back asleep. In the meditation, he prompted me to look around the room and notice five new things. All I … Continue reading
Have you ever been labeled “different” or “creative”? I’m talking about scenarios when those words are used as a back-handed compliment with a negative connotation. A few years ago, I started a new job. I was sitting in the office kitchen with a copy of Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.” My supervisor asked me, “Why are you reading … Continue reading
“So did you get a facial in New York? Your face looks brighter,” Jacob remarked as we drank our hipster beers in a gastro-bar in Cuatro Grados Norte. I had to drink a good quality beer and relax while I integrated myself back to Guate City. “No. I’m just so happy and filled with love … Continue reading
Calling All My Book Club Badasses out there! I am out to create an ONLINE + INTERNATIONAL community of like-minded people to join our Summer 2016 Book Club for the Badass. I want people who are craving to incorporate creativity in their lives and who want to learn how to nourish their souls. I am … Continue reading
Q+A with the fabulous Steph Cantu I recently had the opportunity to interview Stephanie Cantu. She’s a fireball of energy and enthusiasm, and she has attended EVERY Art Yoga Play Workshop in Houston. She was kind enough to share her insights on creativity, mindfulness and yoga with me this past week. Happy reading! To join in the fun, … Continue reading
I’m returning to Houston to lead our next class, “Pop-Up Yoga: Chocolate, Flow + Soul,” on Saturday, May 7th. I’m partnering with my fellow talented yogi & friend Carlos Villa who will be assisting me in our slow, vinyasa-style yoga class & organizing a soulful playlist for the flow. We will be ending the yoga class in a mindful, chocolate meditation and … Continue reading
Travel is an important component to the creative process and to my mental well-being. I have tried to fight off this element of whimsy, tomfoolery, and daydreaming for long periods of time. One example that comes to mind was when my boyfriend and I had the chance to travel with our friends to New Zealand during Christmas 2014. We declined to join. … Continue reading
Discovering Your Happy Place in Houston It’s interesting the responses that people give me when I tell them I come from Houston. One woman looked at me and said, “Oh, wow. You’re so stylish and creative. I thought you were from somewhere cool like California or New York.” Well, I’m here to set the record … Continue reading
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