Friday, May 15, 2026

I turned 50 this week. WOW.

Hi, Subscriber First Name,

I'm 50. Four jobs lost in the last six years, days that are genuinely hard—and I still feel pretty dang good. I'm convinced that's a choice, not a personality trait. Here's what I'm choosing, and why.

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Come practice with me.

Wednesday nights at Lighthouse Yoga Center (Brightwood, D.C.)
6:30p ET | Vinyasa Flow | 60 minutes
7:45p ET | Restorative | 75 minutes

A heads up—tomorrow (Saturday, May 16, 1:30–3p ET), I'm assisting my teacher of 17 years, Chrissy Carter, at Bright Bear Yoga. After 17 years as her student, I get to hold space alongside her. If you can make it, come.

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I wrote in the reflection this week that our brains are wired for worst-case scenario catastrophizing. And sometimes worst case does happen. It’s a practice to slow down into a different gear, to work against this natural wiring.

Meet the private Restorative class. I had the pleasure of teaching one this week to a beautiful human searching to find themselves again. This experience was too tender for a group room. This practice met them where they were, built specifically for them, with all of the props and space required.

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Food for thought.

The breath also helps downshift as we might need. And it helps tell our body that we’re not, in fact, in any risk—that we’ve got this.

Visit the Pranayama Practice to learn more about eight different practices for balancing, focusing, calming and restoring—plus two energizing ones for those times when we need to upshift!

Coaching doors are open.

I had my first coaching session this week since becoming certified. The topic? Accountability. Which, it turns out, is what most of us need, myself included—someone to help remind us what we chose and how we’re choosing to honor that.

If you've been thinking about coaching, or you know someone who has—I'm offering a $50 referral bonus. Refer a friend who commits to a coaching engagement, and I'll send you $50. Simple as that.

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A breath before you go.

How are you spending your days? This is how you’re spending your life. The only one you get. How might you spend it differently?

with love ✨, CATHERINE

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