♣ Is everyone around you sick? Add these herbs to your wellness kit. “The pestilence!” I moaned, overdramatically, to my poor mom. I’m on week three of a ridiculous chest cold, and nervously eyeballing statistics on this season’s flu season. So, I drank a double shot of...
Read More♠ Discover these three powerful keys to step into a purpose-filled, prosperous, and easeful life. ↵ In my practice with my clients, I help them thrive. ↵ I define thriving in a simple way: living your greatest purpose in a way that aligns with prosperity and doing it with ease. ↵ In my experience, most people have...
Read More♠ Explore how one particular enzyme can help you have a happier tomorrow. It is increasingly well-known that your body’s powerful gut microbiome not only aids in digestion but supports other aspects of your health like the immune system, brain, and heart. In fact, microbes are so powerful...
Read More♠ How greening your space, petting your animal bestie, and taking a break to walk can fight Zoom fatigue and improve your work-from-home routine. We can probably all agree that there is nothing normal about the so-called new normal. The World Economic Forum has even proclaimed that “lockdown is the...
Read More♦ An Excerpt From Reflections on a Mountain Lake • • • “What we need to realize is that this sense of meaninglessness does not come from our lives but from the quality of awareness with which we live our lives.” Explore how the simple practice of awareness...
Read More♠ Pick yourself up from an injury and find new ways to move again. I remember laying on the couch, unable to shift my position without excruciating pain. It had been fifteen days of the same: when I had to get up, I would roll to my...
Read More◊ Gut issues increase as you age, but there’s so much you can do to keep it functioning well. Aging is a natural process that gradually stresses your gut function by impacting your colonic, gastric, and esophageal motility—essentially the body’s ability to move food. Impaired digestion often forces you to...
Read More• • • Everyone’s microbiome is slightly different, but for this week’s Healthy Habits, here are some ways to support it in general. ◊ Remember that old song where Judy Garland sings, “Just me and my shadow ...
Read More1. The liver is our detoxifying powerhouse, so give it a break this spring with these liver-loving foods. ⇓ 2. Up your fiber intake with artichokes which will help sweep toxins out of your system. ∴ Artichokes are an excellent source of liver-cleansing fiber. They help sweep out toxins...
Read More♠ Ways to allow for reflection while walking. In the children’s book Wacky Wednesday, Dr. Seuss imagines a world where people are doing very odd things indeed, like driving a car facing backward. That’s how I felt the other day in my neighborhood. I saw one lady pushing...
Read More♠ Age is nothing, but a number. Age is nothing, but a number. No, literally—without knowing someone’s chronological age, science can’t pinpoint how old someone is. What does aging mean to you? Read these 6 stories to embrace graceful aging. ⇓ 5 Ways to Rewire Your Thoughts on the...
Read MoreYou can’t control your stressors, but you can change the way you respond to them. ♦ Looking back on the pressure cooker of stress that used to be my life, it’s easy to see I was in complete denial about the unsustainable path I was on. I...
Read More♣ How can we change the world? What’s needed is a change of attitude, a change of consciousness, and above all a change of heart in humanity. Even in these chaotic and perilous times, there is reason for hope. • • • Humanity finds itself at a major crossroads:...
Read More♠ Utilize one (or all!) of these tips to become healthier day by day. It's no secret that leading a healthy lifestyle is important. Eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep are all essential components of a healthy life. However, you can do many small things that...
Read MoreIs a yawn simply a silent scream for coffee or is it something more? Understand why yawning is a spiritual practice, and how you can include more of it in your daily routine. As a spirituality teacher, I’m often asked what my favorite easy spiritual practice...
Read More♠ “How can you possibly start your day off bright-eyed and bushy-tailed if you don’t get a proper night’s sleep?” Stress is the new smoking. Studies have linked stress to countless health problems including insomnia, inflammation, obesity, Alzheimer’s Disease, anxiety, depression, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders,...
Read More♠ Stuck and disappointed? Affirmations for surrender and trust can help get you through. Have you thought about your thoughts lately? Chances are your thoughts have a mind of their own, and it’s often why we feel so frustrated, stressed, or stuck. Retraining your brain to focus on the...
Read More♠ Cause for optimism: A boom in stunning public parks! City dwellers have long sought refuge in urban parks where nature, albeit somewhat tamed, reigns supreme. A simple walk in the park can do wonders for one’s psyche, not to mention overall health. “Nature holds the key...
Read More♦ According to science, avoiding unhealthy snacking can actually be as easy as decluttering your kitchen. As a young ballerina, I remember poring over famous New York City Ballet dancer Allegra Kent’s The Dancer’s Body Book. It was full of tips and tricks (ranging from reasonable to...
Read More◊ The main reason women hold on to their wedding rings is that they just don’t know what to do with them. There is no clear-cut “process” for overcoming divorce. Sure, there are papers to sign, logistical arrangements to make, finances to figure out. But even when...
Read More◊ Research continues to show the benefits of journaling and writing as a means to self-exploration and healing. “Each of us has the potential for a renaissance, an age defined by a creative, purposeful, and engaged life. It doesn’t matter whether the creative work we choose is...
Read More◊ Achoo! Want to reduce seasonal allergies? Try these methods. Allergy reactions always remind me of a roll call of the Seven Dwarfs: Sneezy, Grumpy? Here. Dopey and Sleepy, if you need to take strong allergy medicine. Doc is here if you need an appointment with the...
Read More↓ Here are five new ways to make peace with your pillow. My husband and I once saw a coffee shop called Insomnia that oddly, closed at 4 p.m. If only it were so easy to knock out for the 60 million Americans who suffer from this...
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Mark Hyman and Mia Lux are trying to make people healthier—body and soul. What happens when a comedian/talk show host/wellness advocate marries a doctor/ nutrition expert/bestselling author? You get a lot of slashes and, according to Mia Lux, a lot of fungi jokes. Mark Hyman and Lux met...
Read More↓ In TCM, the liver creates and the gallbladder implements. The spiritual meaning of pain in the liver and gallbladder relates to a disruption of this synergy. When we feel pain in the body, we instinctually know it’s an indicator that something is wrong. Whether you just...
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