Welcome to Michelle Garcia Yoga! I’ve been working on revamping my website and updating it to have a new look which of course takes time (which I don’t seem ...

Have you ever been in a bad mood and someone cheery and smiley tells you “everything will be okay”? Am I the only one that sometimes wants to scream at this ...

If there’s one thing I can hope for is that I learn to take more responsibility for my choices. I’m not perfect and am invariably learning how to move throug...

If you could take all the thoughts you have in one day and have them replayed for you, what would you hear? Do you talk down to yourself? Do you talk down to...

Change is inevitable, we’ve probably all heard that phrase. Yet when faced with adversity, we put up a fight. So this is why we resist change. I know people w...

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”  Buddha Forgiveness is one of those tricky things that can eat away at us...

In July 2012, I retired from the police department. I couldn’t walk out the door fast enough! I was eager to say goodbye to police work, and start my next ad...

When I made the decision that I was going to move to San Francisco there was some serious soul searching I had to go through. I had to weigh the pros and con...

In the past month, I’ve had to examine the topic of, “Teaching people how to treat you.” I’ve had to look at what I’m letting into my life, and how I’m allow...

Negativity is not only a sneaky habit that can slowly penetrate our lives and wreak havoc on our happiness, but we tend to let it stay a little longer than i...

Driving in Northern California has tested my patience more than a few times.  Going the short distance to Costco in the middle of the day on a Tuesday should...

How many of us spend too much time worrying about what others think of us? Do you seek approval from your parents? Your spouse? What happens when they don’t ...

Recently I saw a video where there was a chalkboard on a street in New York City, and it said, “What’s your biggest regret?” People were looking at the chalk...

Do you ever find yourself comparing what someone else has, to what you have? A nicer car? Bigger house? Designer clothes? Do you need to find a little more h...

Learning to set an Intention is vitally important in all areas of life. What are you trying to accomplish? What are your goals? Where are you trying to go? I...

What happens when a life transition isn’t your choosing? Transitions in life are always a bit scary because they usually come with a high level of uncertaint...

I’m saying it right here and now, “Life is not just rainbows and butterflies.” Life will sometimes kick you in the head and forces us to figure out how pick ...

Are you making your life harder than it has to be? Remember when we thought life was easy and carefree? Before the worries of a job, money, mortgage, spouse,...

Fear is a very powerful emotion.  It can at times be overwhelming.  We can have a fear of the future, feeling afraid of getting sick or becoming old. Conside...

We all have them – failures – big or small, we have all experienced them. Some were life changing and you consider them huge failures in your life, maybe you...