In Ayurveda, space (akasha) is the first element. Nothing new can arrive until there is room for it to land. Manifesting the life you want is often less about adding and more about subtracting: checking in on what truly feeds your vision versus what quietly drains it, and learning to say no to anything that does not support your goals. I share my own biggest no, leaving a job I loved to make room for the life I was building, and how the space you clear becomes your capacity.

We’re taught to build our lives through accumulation — more goals, more commitments, more noise. But clarity doesn’t live in clutter. It lives in space. Space in the calendar. Space in the body. Space in the nervous system. When we create space, we return to presence. And when we return to presence, we begin to hear what truly matters.

Welcome to Down Dog Sedona, where the vibrant energy of Sedona's red rock formations meets the tranquility of yoga.

This past week I was invited to lead Brownie Troop 80792 through yoga so they could earn their yoga badge. The troop, some 13 girls...