Becoming a Modern Mystic: Blending the Everyday and What’s Possible

When I was in the third grade, a little boy I really liked told me he loved me. I was on cloud nine for two days. Then, just before the...

Have you ever felt that there's a part of you yearning to break free, embrace all you are, and live a fuller and more purposeful life?...

I recently read an interview with award-winning writers Alice Walker and Colm Tóibín in the New York Times. It grabbed my heart when I...

Immediately after my father passed, I started waking up in the mornings in the midst of intense anxiety attacks. I’d wake UP and...

Last fall, I did something I never thought I’d do… I invited a woman I had never met to fly to town to spend a day and night at my house....

An archive of all press for The Inner Fitness Project and Founder and CEO, Tina Lifford.

Always put yourself first. Many people in the personal development field indicate that putting yourself first is not selfish. I agree....

Today, I’d like for you to consider the parable of The Wishing Tree. As a poor man walks through the woods, he reflects on his many...

One of the most charged subjects across the U.S. is deciding what children and young adults should be taught about Black history....

Damar Hamlin is now at home watching his team, The Bills, play on TV. However, on the evening of January 2, 2023, on Monday Night...

Stop making resolutions and start asking questions

Through the lens of inner fitness, a look at the Pareto Principle in operation: 20% of our emotional past drives 80% of our current disquiet

I have taken a stab at identifying a universal top 10 list of things all human beings must learn to accept. Note: I don't usually use...

- “OMG, all this INNER FITNESS talk is annoying.” -“Your thoughts create. Get to know your Self. Your past impacts who you are.” -“Could...

At a barbeque recently, I was introduced as an Inner Fitness Trainer to a single mother in her 30’s. The young mother all but sucked her...

Have you ever had something literally feel like a slap in the face, aha moment? Well, that happened to me this past week. I’ve been part...

Has this ever happened to you: An old unwanted thought or fear pops into your mind and manipulates your thinking and mood? The...

Spring is in the air: birds are chirping the news of their return, baby squirrels are wrestling in the grass and scurrying up trees, and...

Have you ever learned a life-changing lesson the hard way? Mine started 18 years ago when I walked away from a career in Environmental...