One of my greatest pleasures is to meet women entrepreneurs and learn about their personal journey that manifested an idea into a business. Kristine Deer’s story starts with a change in career that challenged her sense of self and steered her onto a road of self discovery. And on that path she found the gift of presence through yoga which changed the direction of her life. Kristine’s passion transformed into a desire to share her love for yoga and fashion around the world

Centering Thought Storytelling is a powerful teaching tool. The more honest and vulnerable the storyteller, the more powerful the message. ------------------------------- I didn't realize how much of my life I had to share, (and how messy it was) until we were in the parent program at Hyde School. I didn't understand the amazingly positive impact it could have on my children until then. The key, though, is telling it with humility and without lecturing. Honestly, I feel th

Centering Thought Life doesn’t always go the way you planned. ----------------------------- I know it’s a cliche, but it’s true. Life doesn’t always go the way you planned. Nowhere is that more true than in parenting. For us the road twisted and turned in ways we could not have anticipated: infertility, adoption, learning differences, health concerns, tumultuous teen years and more. In addition to the love and joy, there was fear, sadness and disappointment. There was fam