Primary Foods
E is for Enjoy {En*Joy}
This post is part of the Sunday Series The ABCs of Getting Well Grounded E is for Enjoy {En*Joy} If you read my last post about Perfectionism, you know I’ve been struggling with what E should stand for in this ABCs series. {And yes, every time I admit this to myself or see it in writing, ...
B is for Breathe
This post is part of the new Sunday Series The ABCs of Getting Well Grounded You probably saw this one coming. If so, that’s because you’ve heard already that how we breathe is very important. People sometimes find it funny when they’re told how to breathe or even reminded to breathe in the first place. I ...
A is for Acceptance (also: Ace, Ankle, & Ah-portunity)
This post is part of the new Sunday Series The ABCs of Getting Well Grounded Sometime last month, I conceived the idea of a series for the blog. I thought it would be nice, for me and for you, to begin these regular meditations — something we can both count on. I decided to work my ...
Healthy Aging (not "Anti-Aging")
Healthy Aging Rx: Relax. Spend some time with your feet in a tide pool? Today is my 35th post on this blog and I am 35 years old, and in my stream of consciousness that got me thinking about healthy aging. It seems like everywhere you turn these days there’s some product or diet that promises ...
Happy Birthday, Keeley!
Keeley hiking Mt. Cabot (just shy of 7 yrs old) We’ll get back to some straight-up nutrition talk shortly, but I hope you’ll indulge me this moment today to meditate some more on another non-food aspect of life that nourishes us and supports our good health. Keeley is my now 7-year-old dog, and today is her ...
Midnight Canning: Blackberry Jam and Apple-Mint Jelly
Friday night I went to my good friend Sadie’s house to hang out and do some canning. We had grand plans to make blackberry jam, apple-mint jelly, pesto, and I think there was something else (clearly we never got that far). Let me start by saying that my friend Sadie is absolutely amazing! She has ...
Guilt and Negative Self-Talk Do Way More Harm Than a Bagel!
Yep, me again. Two posts in one day. A dangerous precedent, I know, but I really wanted to share my experience with CRAVINGS from earlier today. I think it’s important to post the challenging moments alongside the seemingly effortless (HA!) healthy successes. So, here goes. In the interest of full disclosure (because we all deviate ...
Free Hugs for Graduation!
You may have already seen this video: Free Hugs in Sondrio, Italy, or one of the other Free Hugs video clips. They’ve been circulating and they are really wonderful. I don’t even want to say that much about it. Just see for yourself. Trust me — it’s good stuff! What? You’ve already seen it? Go ahead and ...
Ahimsa
Ahimsa. All week long that word has been inhabiting my thoughts. Ahimsa. But what does it mean? Yoga is much more than the collection of poses, stretches, and exercises that we practice when we go to a yoga class. About 2,000 years ago in India, Patanjali codified many of the existing yoga practices into a ...
How Will You Celebrate the Summer Solstice?
A Solstice Meditation for Transformation. Good Morning! Today is the Summer Solstice – the beginning of summer, the longest daylight of the year, the beginning of a season of active energy, growth, and maturation. We are coming off of spring, which is a time of intentions and ideas, of cleansing and clearing out the clutter. Whether you ...
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