You know the feeling you feel in every cell of your body right as the lights go down and your favorite band walks out onto the stage? Everyone is buzzing with anticipation and you feel like you’re going to jump out of your skin because you’re so excited about what’s about to happen? It’s the best feeling…
Author: taraleigh
Where’s your happy place?
My happy place is wherever the live music is. Each day I try to infuse a little of the awesome I feel at shows into my morning so I can start the day off on the right foot. I do some epic morning rituals so I can get to my happy place every day. Before I…
I extinguished my awesome
Most days I feel like this… But some days I feel like this… In the past I thought of rest as time wasted. I felt as though every moment of every day should be filled and if it wasn’t I felt unaccomplished and lazy. This kind of judgement I put on myself had me feeling like…
What would the world be like without Phish?
Everyone was put on this earth to shine their lovelights, but for some reason so many of us allow our lights to be dimmed for one reason or another. It’s so much easier to place blame on someone for dimming your lovelight instead of taking responsibility for it. “It’s my boss’s fault. I get in…
2014 was the year I got chased by a tiger
My theme in my yoga class for 2014 was to try to feel good in even the most uncomfortable positions. Whether I was in a crazy arm balance, all twisted up or in painful pigeon pose I surrendered to the pain and found a way to feel good. When you can teach yourself how to…
I set the gearshift for my soul by going upside down
This morning I set the gearshift for the high gear of my soul while upside down, with jazz hands and a little air guitar.
Help! I’m being chased by an ax murderer
Happy 2015! This year it’s ALL happening. Whatever happened in the past is the past. You didn’t make any mistakes although you might have figured out 10,000 ways that didn’t work. It’s all a part of igniting your awesome and living your best most amazing life. If you don’t like the direction your life is going,…
We’ve got a simple smoothie cause we’ve got a band
The Simple Smoothie We’ve got a simple smoothie cause we’ve got a band. And we’ve got simple smoothies in the band. This smoothie is easy like Sunday morning, delicious and full of a lot of goodness. Ingredients: 1 cup fresh or frozen spinach, kale, chard or a combination of all three 1 cup milk (hemp, almond,…
How to Reclaim Your Awesome in a Wild World
Life can be very demanding and overwhelming. Sometimes it feels like we have little to no control over the situations we’re in and it can feel like we’re drowning. If we don’t check in with ourselves about the stress we’re putting on ourselves, it will take a toll on everything in our lives and we lose…
4 Easy Ways to Live in a State of Gratitude Everyday Damn Day
There is research that I’m too busy expressing gratitude to look up and verify for you, that says grateful people are generally happy people. When you are living in a state of gratitude you will feel more optimistic about life. Your glass will feel full and stuffed with sparkles, good times and magic. I want…
