I completed 500 yoga classes last week. I’ve never really kept track of how many hours I’ve spent practicing yoga on my own. I know 500 is certainly a conservative count, but I didn’t even realize I had reached that number until I was told by the team at my favorite yoga studio. People often assume I’ve been doing yoga for years, but the truth is, it’s only been a little over two. I didn’t even work out before (I mean… I could barely do a single push-up!) I used to joke that

Emotional mastery isn’t about never feeling the waves. It’s about learning how to surf them without letting them drown your spirit. You don’t master your emotions by suppressing them or pretending they don’t exist. You master them by meeting  them. By becoming deeply aware of how they rise in your body, how they color your thoughts, and what stories they’re trying to tell you. The more in touch you are with your emotions, the wiser you’ll become. Not by avoiding them, but by

Your soul is never caged. It might feel like it sometimes, but that feeling is an illusion—it’s the beliefs you’ve been holding onto that make you think you’re trapped. Nothing can cage a soul. Nothing. The world might place expectations on you. People might tell you who you should be, what you should want, how you should live. You might carry stories from your past that say you’re not enough, that you’re too much, that you don’t deserve to follow your deepest desires. But yo

I wasn’t scared.  Not because it wasn’t scary, but because I didn’t yet know what to fear. When I was a child, I didn’t realize how...

Dear Class of 2025, Who would’ve thought a girl who failed math and ranked second to last in her high school class in Vietnam would one...

Not everyone will celebrate your light. Some may try to dim it—not because of who you are, but because of what your presence reflects back to them. Your wholeness, your confidence, your peace… can all become mirrors to what they have yet to meet within themselves. But when others try to bring you down, it’s not your job to shrink. It’s your invitation to rise—with deeper grace, firmer boundaries, and wiser inner knowing. Because not every attack deserves a battle. Not every r

Our core values are not defined by some nice words that sell ourselves to the world—they are our spine , internal compass , even spiritual protection in times of crisis. In a world full of uncertainty, opinions, external expectations, and constant comparison, it’s easy to get carried away by the noise around us. But our values remind us what’s true. They bring us back to ourselves, and to the confidence within that was never truly lost. When we define our core values, we’re

Your energy isn’t limited. It’s sacred. It doesn’t run out because you’re weak or not enough. It runs low when you’re surrounded by misaligned or low-vibration energy, whether from people, spaces, or even your own thoughts. There’s no physical border that can stop the spread of energy, yet everything we surround ourselves with in the physical world carries energy and has the power to influence ours, for better or worse. Everything carries a frequency, and energy expresses its

Life has a way of placing mirrors in front of us—sometimes in the form of discomfort, sometimes in the form of pain. The things that trigger us, frustrate us, or break us aren’t just obstacles. They’re opportunities: to pause, to look within, and to ask “What is this here to teach me?” Not everything is fair, and not everything should have happened the way it did—but everything can still be used to grow. That’s the point. That’s where the shift happens. That’s when transmutat

Today marks the five-year anniversary of Bloom in Crisis, and I’ve got to admit: after all this time, I’m still working on understanding...

I hear you. Close your eyes. Project yourself onto your mind screen. Take a deep breath. Tune in. Observe yourself, and listen to your heartbeat. Is it racing to catch up with your mind? You see, this person needs you. Even when you feel like shutting everything out, don’t shut yourself out. Even when you feel like you don’t want to care about anything anymore, please care for yourself. You need to be strong—not just for others, but for you. Give yourself an abundance of love

I used to fear ballads, for they stirred emotions too deep in me. I used to fear dramas, for I had no reign over my tears. You know,...

Thank you for all the unexpected lessons and invaluable guidance. For being tough yet incredibly patient. For giving me opportunities to step out of my comfort zone. For awakening parts of myself I didn’t know existed and expanding my consciousness in ways I couldn’t have imagined. Thank you for cheering me on as I transformed my relationship with myself. For bringing out the courage in me through your gentle nudges. For not stopping me from giving but teaching me how to give

Isn’t this the everyday dilemma we all face? Your mind thinks it’s too risky; your heart feels caged. Your mind says it knows what’s best in the long run; your heart insists it has to be now. Your mind tells you to walk away; your heart begs you to stay. Life is full of decisions: which major to choose, what career to pursue, who to marry, when to quit, how to respond—the list goes on and on. When the mind is bound by logic and the heart tangled in feelings, the soul transcen

- How would you describe New York versus LA? - I think LA creates the dreams you want to dream, while New York is where you make those...

- So, tell me your top three pieces of advice you'd give to others right now. - Wow… Are we doing some kind of rapid-fire question...

- How old are you? - How old do you think I am? - You must be a few years older than me... so I’m guessing you were born in 2000? - Haha! You’re very sweet. So, I noticed you were reading. - Ahhh… yes. I want to be successful, so this book caught my interest. - I see. What does being successful mean to you? - I want to make lots of money and get rich quickly. - Interesting. Any reason it’s top of mind for you right now? - I want to make money fast so I can retire my mom… She’

What if they were right when they said you’d never make it? What if you start believing it? What if you’re right that you don’t have what it takes? What if you fail again, and again, and again? What if you’re just wasting your time? What if everything you’ve built up to this point amounts to nothing in the end? But what if these questions are just illusions—that they’re mere projections of the idea in your head that “making it” means reaching a fixed destination? Getting stuc

It’s frustrating, isn’t it? We hear ‘let go’ all the time, but ironically, that phrase can be misleading, leaving us feeling stuck because we’re not sure how to let go of the energy we carry.  But what if it’s not really about trying to let go at all? What we often forget is that energy isn’t an object. It’s not something we can simply throw away or turn off like a light switch. Energy doesn’t just disappear—it shifts. It transforms and can be transformed. Think of energy lik

When I was little, I used to be so flexible that when I did a backbend, my feet could easily touch my nose. I was always the appointed ‘model’ for the class. I thought I’d become a dancer when I grew up (don’t get me wrong, I thought I’d become many other things too 😬)—it’s natural to imagine continuing something when you’re good at it. But that thought didn’t last long. I had to quit and focus on school when I entered third grade. Twenty years later, I never practiced again

“I met New York. She was far beyond what I could have imagined. Well, at first, she seemed a little all over the place, but she was ‘it’!...

Dear Class of 2024, Instead of a commencement speech, I have a story to share with you. Two years ago, I found myself stuck in a place of profound discontentment, trying to break free from old patterns and desperately yearning to see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, the tunnel seemed so dark and long that I started to question my own optimism, which is rare for someone who tends to look on the bright side of things, like me. I longed for a light. I longed

(and yes... I'm aware I had a typo here but I decided to keep this post as is because while I desire perfection, I choose to go with my...

🧧 As we wrap up the Year of the Rabbit (or Year of the Cat in Vietnam), we asked our members from the Asian community to share the most...