Posts by Uma Sanghvi

What patterns do you notice about yourself? Lately, I’ve been noticing how obsessed I can be with making decisions about DOING. It’s an obsession with the idea of “right” action. Like there’s something I’m MEANT to do. Or that Im SUPPOSED to do. I even bring this obsession into my spiritual life (otherwise known as…

Have you ever read The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris? It’s so good. His thesis is that our obsession with happiness is what makes us miserable. It’s an excellent read that I regularly recommend to clients. Here’s why — I can’t tell you how often I notice people attaching to their peak emotions like bliss, joy, peace, etc.…

Question for you: what’s a miracle? In my previous post, I shared with you that every January, I choose a “word of the year” based on what my soul wants to create in the next twelve months of my life. My “word of the year” in 2019 was MIRACLES. In January, I never know exactly…

In the past, the voice of perfectionism in my head played a very prominent role. That voice was judgmental, critical, unrelenting. Striving. Pushing. Resistant. Just thinking about it makes my muscles tense up. I’m holding my breath. My neck strains forward; I’m literally “striving” to be somewhere else. Perfectionism crows, anywhere other than here! Here…

“So I stood up and did a handstand on my Guru’s roof, to celebrate the notion of liberation. I felt the dusty tiles under my hands. I felt my own strength and balance. I felt the easy night breeze on the palms of my bare feet. This kind of thing — a spontaneous handstand–isn’t something…