Leaving a Legacy

Earlier this month, my dear friend Geri Kate invited me to come with her to the annual CHOC Cherishes Children’s Gala at the Monarch Beach Resort, which hosted almost 1,000 of the community’s most prominent residents. I was thrilled to go, not only to support my friend and her family, but also to see the [...]

#HaveHeartDoWell

My friend Gail Cayetano, Partner and Co-Founder of the conscious jewelry line Cayetano Legacy Collection, is a superwoman. I do not exaggerate. Three weeks after giving birth to her second baby, she was moving and shaking as one of the founders and co-creators of The Heart Series Conference, which took place in LA this past [...]

Bala Shala Baby Yoga

Ever since my baby was 15 months old, we have been faithfully doing baby yoga classes at Bala Shala in Laguna Beach. Along with swim and soccer, it is one of my son’s favorite activities. Staci Bina, founder and owner, is incredible. Not only is she quite the strong and skillful yogini, she is a natural [...]

Podcast Party

Lately, I have been on a podcast binge. It started when I accidentally stumbled upon SoulFeed sometime early last year. It coincided so well with my meditation practice and I think both those guys (Alex and Shannon) are great. They have fantastic insight and their interviews with mindfulness and wellness experts such as Deepak Chopra, [...]

We Have No Choice in Who We Are

nouglyduckling: I recently had a very interesting conversation with my boyfriend regarding personalities… anyone’s personality, really. He correctly brought up that despite the fact certain people may get on your last nerve, you kind of have to overlook it because no one has a choice in who they are. In fact, chances are, the reason [...]

Year of the Rooster

Although Filipinos don’t celebrate this New Year, it is still fun to have another reason to celebrate January 28th. Luckily for us, we’re Disneyland passholders and Disney has been doing a wonderful celebration with a whole bunch of activities at California Adventure starting January 20th and ending February 5th for the New Year. I’ve attached [...]