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Tag Archives: healthy habits
Collaging Your Soul, Part 2
Now I know. Soul Collage© finds its true magic in the experience. Having this experience at Esalen Institute made it that much more magical. Sharing it with my friend longtime friend Michelle closed the circle of perfection. First, you should … Continue reading
Posted in conscious living, creativity, Esalen, friends, healthy living, hiking, Inspiration, Seena Frost, SoulTransformation, spiritual
Tagged Aizenstat, balance, celebration, conscious living, Dreamtending, Esalen Institute, friends, habits of health, health, healthy habits, inspiration, inspire, Mariabruna Sirabella, organic, seena frost, Soulcollage, vegan
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It’s Happening
Bamboo spends it’s first four years barely above ground. It doesn’t look like much is happening. But guess what? It’s happening. In the fifth year, it shoots up 80 to 90 feet in one year. All along the rhizome system … Continue reading
Katie’s Epiphany
I’ve had a number of different professions, and in each of them, I’ve always believed in surrounding myself with others who are doing what I’m doing so that I improve. When I worked in law firm marketing, I discovered the … Continue reading
Are You from the Empty or Full School?
Whether you are a pessimist or an optimist is about the story you tell yourself and how you tell it. Joan Borysenko, PhD says it all boils down to your resilience and how you react to stressful events in your … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, conscious living, Exercise, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration, mental health, mentoring, optimal health, relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged "Laughology, 12 Step Programs, balance, conscious living, depression, diet, Habit of Health, healthy habits, healthy living, Holocaust, inspiration, Joan Borysenko PhD, laughter, Man's Search for Meaning, mental health, optimal health, Optimism, Pessimism, resilience, Viktor Frankl
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Secrets Skinny People Know
I know these secrets because I’ve long studied them. My husband and I have been friends for 31 years, dated for 20, and been married for 16. He has a thin brain. My youngest son is 14. He’s the same … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, Goals, health, healthy living
Tagged diet, diets, Habit of Health, habits of health, healthy habits, healthy living, inspiration, inspire, Mindful, restaurants, weight loss
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Fat Musings
This is me holding a pound of fat. Well, a fat replica actually. I’ve seen this visual before, but actually wrapping my phalanges around this bad boy made me ecstatic that I’m not carrying 85 of these fat clomps on … Continue reading
Weeding in the Rain
For years, my kids thought this was how they came home from the store. Missing parts were normal. And for years, I thought every holiday had to have its coordinating candy (fill in your blank here) to be worth celebrating. … Continue reading
Posted in body image, conscious living, Exercise, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration
Tagged breaking patterns, chocolate bunny ears, conscious living, Eckhart Tolle, emotional eating, gratitude, Habit of Health, habits, habits of health, health, healthy habits, healthy living, in the now, inspiration, Mindful, raining, weeding
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To Weigh or Not to Weigh…
…and what does that have to do with “thinking outside the box,” that sweet spot where the magic happens? The scale’s a funny thing for many of my Take Shape for Life clients (and me!) I’ve noticed a trend lately … Continue reading
Posted in body image, conscious living, diet, health, healthy living, weight maintenance
Tagged health, healthy habits, outside the box, scales, Take Shape for Life, weighing
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Cyntergy: Love it!
I love finding new exercise classes that rock my world. Thanks to a tip from my son’s 14 year old buddy, I’ve found Cyntergy. (Hey, G, if you’re reading this, thanks–both for reading, because that’s a good thing, and for … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, conscious living, dance, Exercise, health, healthy living, Inspiration, movement
Tagged Cyntergy, exercise, group exercise, Hatha Yoga, health, healthy habits, hot yoga, Sun Oaks Tennis Club, yoga
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Our Magic Kingdom
“The earth has music for those who listen.” George Santayana Babe in the woods, Serafina, hears the music. Can you see her soaking up the symphony of the frosted evergreens? One of the best qualities of Northern California where I … Continue reading