Author name: Claudia de Llano

The Balance Between Empathy and Boundaries Can you truly take care of someone else’s feelings? You can be an ally, a supporter, a listener, and a friend—but you can’t feel for them, manage their emotions, or walk their journey for them. That’s something each person must do for themselves. As someone who deeply cares about […]

On Women, Adult Friendships and Truth Loving Laurie Mucha From one writer to another I wanted to take some time to pen an article in Laurie Mucha’s name, a fierce mother, entrepreneur, world traveller and all around rock star of a human being.  It seems not too long ago we were prancing through the backstreets

Dear Time, the chimes that ring in the gust of your winds have been  loud and shaking. I wonder at the lessons of your voice that have brought us here into presence?

You are the yang to my yin!
He said, she said, Love is in the air! Today we are seeing books about love emerge and Jay Shetty reigns supreme king

The Awakened Journey to Meeting Yoga Master Mark Whitwell And becoming a friend to The Heart of Yoga It was a whirlwind trek to Ubud, Bali with my family in tow, cheering my mission on to meet Mark Whitwell, a true mirror of the yogic teachings of the T. Krishnamacharya and T.K.V. Desikachar lineage, which

LOVE IS OUR DESTINY And other lessons for 2023 The amount of strength our consciousness must gather in these times to stay awake through the reality that has and is transpiring is overwhelming. It’s heavy, and as such, I can feel my own defence mechanisms rise into denial.  I know this to be true by

If you ask someone for advice about something you want to achieve and their first response is about the limitations, challenges and obstacles that may come up, you are looking in the wrong place. Move on! Looking to others for validation, opinions and their personal experiences is not only normal it’s a wonderful way of

When was the last time you asked yourself if you are truly allowing yourself to feel all of your emotions?  Feeling your feelings isn’t a question about simply noticing your feelings, but one about allowing them to flow all the way through you like a tidal wave raking the sands out of the bottom of

Meditate, chant, read, journal, do yoga, get Reiki, go to a sound bath, heal, heal, heal!!! How can we quiet our minds in the midst of what seems to be a global regression of all humanity? There is so much unrest in the world at this time.  There is loss and grief of monumental proportion

Asking for what you want is inevitably wrapped in a blanket of courage and self-worth.  The assertion of our needs involves clear boundaries, clear communication, trust that our needs will be met and the heart to pursue our deepest desires unapologetically. This includes asking of ourselves, for ourselves and others. Yet, when it comes to