blogs | Dionne C. Monsanto

Oops! Who thought spelling would be this hard?

Hey there! Me again… I made a big oops in my last email. You already know I'm speaking at The Story Collider on Monday July 24th at 8pm...

My life is an earthquake in progress

Hear me out. You might be tired of hearing about the San Andreas fault, but you’ll like this. As I said, hear me out. I know a lot of...

Dude! We are totally riding these waves!

So there's this theory about how the continents were formed, right? Pangea, earthquakes and parts of the planet shifting. I think I...

OMG!! Where do I start??!

I saw a rat in my house!!! It's July. I am kind of in denial that we are in the 7th month of the year! Anyhoo, as a black woman I have to...

I think your nails are upside down

Okay, that might seem ridiculous but so is my life. This past weekend was celebrating three deceased individuals. My girlfriend who died...

Resending: Gratitude and Gifts from your Fire Island Yoga Teacher

Hey there to my new friends and familiars! Can you believe it has been 8 days since we saw each other?!! We thoroughly enjoyed the cabin,...

You make a difference

I've been pondering a lot about impact. Big topics like... How much time do you spend trying not to judge yourself on what you haven’t...

Gratitude and Gifts from your Fire Island Yoga Teacher

Hey there to my new friends and familiars! Can you believe it has been 8 days since we saw each other?!! We thoroughly enjoyed the cabin,...

Standing over the San Andreas Fault

This is not who I am. Right? How is this my life? Who am I? This is NOT going according to plan. Oftentimes, my clients are grieving and...

Oh my God, I walked all night!

So it's June… another month with all the feels. My deceased grandfather's birthday is June 1st. Two of my cousins died on June 2nd. My...

"Challenge accepted!" said the Universe 🙄

So... is it just me, or does this happen to you too? The Universe is consistently listening to our statements and I am persistently...

Rest. Restore. Rejuvenate. RETREAT!!!

Not like run away and retreat, like woosah retreat! And what an amazing time I've had for mental health month! I poured into others and I...

Mmmm Growth, Sweet and Delicious

I love pomegranate seeds but they are just so darn expensive! In March, a friend gave me a whole pomegranate when she visited. I was not...

My book launches on Tues, 3/8! Thanks for your support!

Thank you for being a YES! Thank you for saying, “I’M IN!” Thank you in advance for your support in promoting my book, 101 Ways to Live...

Something BIG is Coming!

Something big is coming for all of youu… and you can be part of it. I am so so so very excited. I can barely sit still. Seriously. (I...

ART AND ACCOUNTABILITY

The Spear of Accountability; A conversation about healing through Art Being black in America is its own level of trauma. Every trauma is...

WHAT CLASSES WILL YOU TAKE THIS WEEK?

Now that seems like a simple question, but it requires forethought and planning. Those two things can be often a challenge for people....

READY? SET? GO!

Oh happy day! I'm going into this week READY! How about you? I had a great weekend! It was not great because everything was good. It was...

PLAY IS A NECESSITY!

"Play is NOT a luxury. Play is a necessity." -Kay Redfield Jamison Let's play yoga! REGISTER NOW! linktr.ee/dionnecmonsanto #yin #nidra...

FLEXIBILITY

Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change. -Buddha Life is good, but life is in a...