Blog — kacey janeen

Dad’s Passing... And Patching Together a Life of Love

A month after my dad's passing, a wood shop 8,000 miles away transports me back to sawdust-covered memories, and what it means to build a life.

EvokeKacey JaneenJanuary 31, 2023Comment

Tiny Miracles (in a Year That's Been Full Of Them)

In the throes of 2021, a bottle-fed bunny (“Squish”) shows me the power of surrender… and endless tiny miracles that wait on the other side.

EvokeKacey JaneenApril 15, 2021Comment

The Power of Coming Home

Dreams about my childhood home cause me to return to the oak-studded property, and investigate the simple things that once brought me endless joy.

EvokeKacey JaneenMarch 2, 2021Comment

Prepare Like a Pro for Wanderlust Squaw Valley

Here’s how to prep your body and mind for the adventure that is Wanderlust Squaw Valley.

EvokeKacey JaneenJune 20, 2019Wanderlust, Client WorkComment

Where it All Began with Schuyler Grant

Take a peek behind the curtain as I interview Wanderlust co-founder and National Director of Yoga Schuyler Grant. (Photo cred Wesley Tingey)

EvokeKacey JaneenJune 6, 2019Wanderlust, Client WorkComment

Meditation for Newbies

Rosie Acosta teaches that the key to a successful meditation practice is one we all possess… Really. (Photo by Ann Savchenko)

EvokeKacey JaneenMarch 6, 2019Client Work, WanderlustComment

Why I'm Addicted to Wanderlust

I caught up with a Wanderlust veteran who shares the reason behind her festival addiction. (Hint: it’s so much more than yoga.)

EvokeKacey JaneenOctober 24, 2018Client Work, WanderlustComment

Join the [Coconut] Cult

A Los Osos-based probiotic yogurt company creates quite a stir across the US. (Photo by Alisa Anton)

EvokeKacey JaneenOctober 15, 2018Client Work, Editorial, PrintComment

Letting Go to Live Your Best Life

As a serial quitter, I learn it’s okay to let go. In fact, it can be in service of our best life.

EvokeKacey JaneenOctober 10, 2018Comment

An Independent Seat

What a wild-eyed mare taught a young girl about trust, partnership and independence. Oh, and that girl was me.

EvokeKacey JaneenSeptember 26, 2018Comment

Time For Yourself: Why Restoring Isn’t Selfish

Mary Beth LaRue – Wanderlust presenter, Rock Your Bliss co-founder and foster mom – shares with me the secret of happy productivity: Slow. Down.

EvokeKacey JaneenSeptember 17, 2018Client Work, WanderlustComment

Why I Write (And It's Not What You Think)

During college, writing was replaced with all-nighters, scientific papers and an eating disorder. I had forgotten what it was like to surrender between the lines.

EvokeKacey JaneenJune 12, 2018Comment

Your Future Self is Smart; It’s Time to Take Her Advice

Dip into your distant self – and pull out all of her great wisdom.

EvokeKacey JaneenJune 5, 2018DarlingMagazine, Editorial, Client WorkComment

Permission to Be Bored

As kids, boredom inspired us, shaped us, provided stories worth retelling… and gave us a few battle scars along the way. Let’s get back to boredom.

EvokeKacey JaneenApril 30, 2018Comment

This Is What Is

It must have always been like this, though now I am awake to the incessant swish of thoughts and the broken-record stories.

EvokeKacey JaneenApril 2, 2018Comment

A Mixed Tape for the Open Road

We don’t realize we’ve been cramping our own style until green lights and smooth sailing suddenly juxtapose resistance and friction.

EvokeKacey JaneenMarch 12, 2018 Comment

Bite-Sized Pieces of Imperfection

Let’s show up before we’re ready, without looking at that backspace button, and get our magic into the world before our inner-editor caps our wand.

EvokeKacey JaneenMarch 5, 2018 Comment

One Plus One Equals Getting Sh*t Done

When you hesitate and look over your shoulder, your accountability buddy is standing there motioning, Go ahead, you got this!

EvokeKacey JaneenFebruary 19, 2018 Comment