For many months of the pandemic, one of the biggest mysteries I faced was how to livestream a yoga class from an almost empty, echoey hot room. I mean, I knew others could, but I personally didn’t know how. Something to do with a wireless microphone and a Zoom meeting and even perhaps an ice…
3 Tiny Words to Eliminate to become a powerful, confident leader
Imagine emailing your staff and getting the immediate result you wanted. Picture holding a meeting where your ideas are respected and your words are understood. Envision yourself saying exactly what you mean with no fluff, holding intelligent, considerate conversations, and resting assured that you speak, write, type, and text exactly what you mean. What an…
I’m a yoga teacher who’s gained weight during quarantine…
Back in the spring just a few weeks into quarantine, I heard “the COVID-19” as a way to explain weight gain during the pandemic. After all, everyone was home, everyone was baking bread, and gyms and yoga studios were all closed. And oh yeah, we’re living through an actual global pandemic, each day more stressful…
10 Business Paradigm Shifts that Lead to Growth & Freedom
Last week, my small business Hometown Sweat turned 10-years-old. 10!!! In all honesty, running on passion was my original strategy. I didn’t know a thing about marketing, sales made my skin crawl, and an advertising budget never grazed my business plan. I went ALL IN with my Field of Dreams philosophy… “if I build it,…
My Yoga Students are like Red Sox fans … the best in the world
I’m writing this for my fellow Bostonians and Massachusetts residents, or really anyone who has a soft spot for our little Commonwealth. This past Monday, Massachusetts gyms, fitness centers, and yoga studios received the green light to open their doors after being closed and quarantined for nearly four months. Despite strict regulations on class sizes…