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The journey to the wedding day may be a winding one. I’m happy to share some tips and tricks along the way. I continually offer ways to strengthen your relationship, and provide additional resources & tools. Scroll on down, and click on a post that interests you. The comments are always open, and I would love to know what you think!
ZEN WEDDINGS: 5 Tips to Ease Wedding Stress
According to a recent survey, 40% of couples said wedding planning was “extremely stressful. And this is for a day that's supposed to be full of JOY. Well, I’d love to help you ease that wedding stress! Here are 5 things you can start doing TODAY, to be a Zen Bride or Zen Groom.
Wedding Affirmations to Keep You Calm
I hear over and over again from brides and grooms that wedding planning can be stressful or overwhelming. Using affirmations is certainly one way to counterbalance that negativity and remind yourselves what the heck you are doing it all for.
Finding Calm Before You Walk Down the Aisle
You can be the calmest groom or bride, but as soon as you’re ready to walk down the aisle, there's a good chance that your nerves will start to take over. You can release the anxiety and start your walk with confidence by using some of these quick tips.
How to be a Zen Bride or Groom
The wedding planning process may be an emotional rollercoaster. Therefore it’s even more important to be a Zen Bride or Groom. Finding calm to better handle the ups and down you may experience. Here’s now you can become the queen or king of calm in five easy steps.
How to be a Zen Bride: PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
Are you ready for the day AFTER your wedding? The wedding is special, but it's only one day. Marriage is hopefully for life. So I invite you to take a pause from planning to prepare for your marriage. I promise that if you know what’s important to you both and feel empowered as a team, you will find Zen and ease as you plan your Big Day.
You’re Engaged! Now what?
Your partner asked a very important question - and you said YES! Once the initial excitement wears off, and you’ve dabbed your tears of joy, it may be unclear what to do next. I guide couples from the “Yes” to the “I Do,” so I suggest you get on the same page with your partner as you prepare for marriage!
Zen Weddings: Limiting Opinions
Planning a wedding can be both exciting and overwhelming. It will also teach you many important lessons - how to host a major event, who in your life has your back, and the need to limit opinions. The second you share that you’re engaged, there’s a good chance friends and family will offer their thoughts, whether you want to hear it or not.
Zen Weddings: ENVISION YOUR WEDDING DAY
When I meet with brides & grooms to talk about their wedding ceremony, I ask them to describe their wedding day. While it’s super helpful for me, it’s even more powerful for my couples. It truly allows them to create the full day they want.
Wedding Yoga: BACHELORETTE PARTIES
If you’re more into crow pose than clubbing, how about a gathering with your gals for yoga and a cocktail party to follow? The new bachelorette party trend will leave you feeling refreshed, connected, and maybe even a little more flexible.
Zen Weddings: CREATE BOUNDARIES
Wedding planning is a period of heightened stress and potential overwhelm. Then you bring in desires, opinions and decision maker friends and family members and the stress level goes up. You want to have a Zen wedding? It actually all comes down to one single word: BOUNDARIES.
What is the ZEN BRIDE WORKSHOP?
Early in my pre-marital practice, one my brides shared some issues and emotions out of scope of the curriculum. I attempted to address her waves of emotions and conflicted thoughts around her change of identity with her fiancé present. However, I soon realized that it was not about him, and I needed to work with her individually. Welcome to THE ZEN BRIDE.
Wedding Yoga: Pranayama or Yogic Breath (part 1)
Yogic Breathing is the foundation of our yoga practice. I talk about deep breathing or meditating to find Zen and relaxation, especially as you plan your wedding. However, I rarely take a deep dive into pranayama.
Zen Weddings: PRIORITIZE SELF CARE
Wedding planning isn’t just time-consuming—at times it can feel downright overwhelming. Self-care is an extremely important component of daily life, that many often forget. However, prioritizing “me time” can bring a sense of Zen to the wedding planning process.
Bring ZEN to Your Wedding: Create a Budget
When we talk FINANCES in premarital counseling, we quickly get to the idea of budgeting. Even if you do not track your income and expenses in your daily life, I highly encourage it in wedding planning. And who knows, you may like it and add it to your routine!
WEDDING YOGA: Ways to Open Your Sacral Chakra
The second chakra governs the power of partnerships, how we begin to relate to others outside the family dynamic, the creative exploration of life and relationships, sensuality, and discovering the power of choice. While the tips are geared towards couples, you can certainly look at these from a personal place. Where do you need to play with creativity and sensuality?
5 Ways to Bring Zen to Your Wedding: BEFORE THE CEREMONY
Weddings can be stressful. As a wedding officiant, I often find that couples get nervous about 30 minutes before the ceremony starts. Everything starts to feel very "real" for brides and grooms. Here are 5 things I recommend to ease your nerves before your ceremony.
WEDDING YOGA: Poses for the Solar Plexus
Solo wedding yoga sessions for the Bride or the Groom focus on the 3rd Chakra - our center of clarity, self-confidence & self-assurance. As the rite of passage of marriage brings up questions of identity, we will meditate and play with poses that focus on our solar plexus.
How to be a Zen Bride: GET PHYSICAL
Wedding planning tends to bring on overwhelm and frustration. We all know that you and your mate should be celebrating your union, however there are lots of moving pieces to planning a wedding. It’s super important to take a mental break and GET PHYSICAL.
How to Be a Zen Bride: BREATHE
Wedding planning is stressful to most engaged couples. You’ve never done anything like it before, and there is an expectation of perfection. Many couples split the duties of planning. However, sometimes I see the bride taking on more of the responsibilities based on skill set or desire. Therefore, additional stress usually falls on the bride. You want to know how to be a Zen Bride? BREATHE.
Why Practice Yoga Before Your Wedding
It’s such an honor to be part of a couple’s Big Day and one of my favorite ways start the morning is with a wedding yoga practice! I believe that your day is all about connecting – connecting to your future partner and your family and friends.