Blog Tour Report Week 1!
Available Now at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Booksellers Everywhere! Hi all! I’m deeply immersed in my first ever blog tour for MURDER STRIKES A POSE. Check out the progress so far, and please...
View ArticleBlog Tour Report: Week 2!
Hi all! Today is week two of what feels like my whirlwind blog tour. Please check out the reviews, articles, and deep dark secrets of yours truly! I promise you’ll learn things about me that my...
View ArticleBlog Tour Report: Final Week and a Great Big Thank You
Today marks the final stop on the Murder Strikes a Pose book launch blog tour, and the last three stops were special. Check them out, and please visit and support the people who have supported me!...
View ArticleIs Happiness a Choice?
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama XIV I had a tough week last week. Not terrible, certainly not tragic. It was simply a week filled with snippets of...
View ArticleDoes Meditation Inhibit Creativity?
A student sent me an interesting article from the New York Times recently about the benefits—and costs—of meditation. The article discussed several meditation studies. In the first, Amishi Jha, the...
View ArticleAnnouncing A KILLER RETREAT!
Hi all! I’m absolutely delighted to announce the cover and publication date of my second Downward Dog Mystery, A KILLER RETREAT. The book is in the final stages of editing now, and my publisher has...
View ArticleA Yoga Teacher by Any Other Name….
Long before the first book in my Downward Dog Mystery series arrived at your local bookstore, my mother received a personal laser-printed copy of Murder Strikes a Pose. Of course she told me she liked...
View ArticleLiving and Writing your Passion
Welcome to Sparkle Abbey, two of my favorite people and a couple of mighty fine authors, to boot! I’ve seen them at several mystery conferences over the past year, and needless to say, I was thrilled...
View ArticleDo You Practice Hatha Yoga?
I recently sat next to a very kind gentleman on an airplane for a six-hour flight back to Seattle from Malice Domestic (a mystery fan convention.). I don’t think he knew I was a yoga teacher,...
View ArticleTime off, Blog Tours, and the Uniqueness of Viniyoga
As many of you know, I’m on a five-week-long sabbatical from teaching yoga. This isn’t a vacation—it’s a chance to devote myself to my writing. You see, writing a book (or books!) is only the first...
View ArticleYoga Studios Fact and Fiction
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been invited to blog on the fourth Monday of every month at Inkspot, the blog for authors of my publisher, Midnight Ink. Whole Life Yoga blog posts on those dates...
View ArticleYoga for Imperfect Bodies
I’ve spent the weekend answering press questions for the release of my next book, A Killer Retreat. Most of them were about writing, but one seemed particularly relevant to my yoga blog readers....
View ArticleCan Yoga Really Be Murder?
Photo Courtesy of Christopher Brown Hi all! Once a month I’ll be blogging on Ink Spot–the blog for the writers of Midnight Ink–and cross posting here. This week, I’m blogging about my thoughts about...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Saying Goodbye
September was a tough month for me, on many levels. My dog’s health started to fail; my own wasn’t that much better. We had a minor flood at the studio, and my husband managed to bring home every...
View ArticleIt’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature!
If you look closely, there might be a hidden message on this shirt! Today’s my day to blog on Ink Spot–the blog for the writers of Midnight Ink. This week, I’m writing about a wonderful experience I...
View ArticleFiction, Gratitude and Real Change
Today is my blog day at Inkspot, the blog for the authors of Midnight Ink. In today’s article, I discuss gratitude, “seeing” the homeless, and Real Change....
View ArticleHeart Felt Thanks
In just over a month, my second yoga and dog-related mystery, A Killer Retreat, will finally be released and out in the world. Until I became a writer, I ignored the acknowledgements and dedications...
View ArticleFinding Contentment in Uncertainty
In honor of the approaching publication of A Killer Retreat on January 8, the next three blog posts will be devoted to yoga teachings and practices mentioned in the book. Enjoy! In a few weeks I’ll...
View ArticleYoga Mysteries, Imperfect Sleuths, and Book Launches!
Rene de los Santos waiting patiently for his copy of A Killer Retreat at Whole Life Yoga Happy holidays, yogis! Today is my blogging day on Inkspot., the blog for the authors of Midnight Ink. As the...
View ArticleA Killer Retreat Book Launch Week 1: So far, so great!
Fiona had to wait so long for the book launch that she outgrew her shirt! It’s been a fun and exciting book launch, and we’re just getting started. Here’s a summary of some of the highlights so far:...
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