Sit at the computer most of the day? It’s important to stretch your wrists and prevent repetitive motion injuries such as carpel tunnel syndrome. On your coffee break, rest room break or while waiting for a page to load, do some stretches. Here are my favorites: * Face your palm up on one hand, pull […]

Did you know that your quad muscles are the largest fat burning muscles in your body? Make the most of your 2 minute electric toothbrush time and do a wallsquat. You’ll feel the burn and you’ll be adding 4 minutes (or 6 if you’re a 3x a day brusher) to strength training.

Via Yahoo News/Brett Michael Dykes One of the most closely guarded trade secrets in the history of commerce may be a secret no more: the radio show “This American Life” thinks it has found the exact recipe for the world’s most popular soft drink in a 1979 newspaper article. According to the show’s host, Ira […]

Why I gave up facebook and got a life.

via elephant journal Well, if you did it, you probably really did it. All you can do now is repair the damage.  Hangovers happen when your liver is overloaded and can’t keep up with removing toxins and chemicals. Alcohol = Toxins + chemicals Hangovers = alcohol + overburdened liver – water I can’t help you […]

This is from fellow blogger Leonard Chu. I absolutely love it!  Great message. xo You Decide Whether To Feel Fear or To Experience Excitement The mind is a wonderful thing. It is through the conscious mind that the same experience for one person may be gut-wrenchingly fearsome, and for another, an absolutely exhilarating thrill. Physiologically-speaking, […]

Cut 1/2 an inch off the ends of your veggies or herbs and stick in a glass filled with water and place inside your refrigerator. Once inside, the cool temperature combines with the water and keeps veggies firm; even re-livens limp ones. This is a great way to keep kale, asparagus, herbs, celery, and carrots […]

This is my dog. I found her in an alley chained up and being abused down in the Bahama’s 4 years ago. Look at her face. Can you see the trust in that face? Can you see her innocence and the pure love coming out of those eyes? Regardless of her early hard times; she […]

There is a voice inside me stirring, getting louder, and I’m unable to edit anymore. Do you hear it too?  That place inside your heart that wants to speak up and say; that’s bullshit, I don’t believe you, or on the flip side; I think you’re amazing. Perhaps that voice is inquiring; I’m feeling nervous are […]

This arrived in my world today, a few weeks after writing Twisted Compassion. It really resonated with me.  Give me 4 minutes, I promise you won’t be disappointed. xo

Home Depot is leaning more and more towards the green side of things and I’m one of a few bloggers that was chosen to write my experience with a few of their products.  I hope you’ll support them and send the message that green is the way to go! It seems in light of our […]

I’ve been watching the birds leave Colorado now that fall’s in full force. Winter winds are approaching and they’re high tailing it south for the winter. Just last Spring they arrived it seemed overnight; hungry and tired from their long journeys. As of late, I’ve been filling my feeders and bird baths, and I’ve been […]

So, you may not have time to take off to the mountains, forest or beach for a long mt. bike ride during the week, but there are many ways you can sneak in some exercise without a lot of time! One of the easiest ways to move during your work day is to walk. Remember […]

I’ve been wasting a lot of energy these last few days wondering about a situation that involves someone in my life. I’ve gone back and forth in my head night after night, day after day playing two opposite scenarios back and forth!   I’ve even begun to stress a bit playing out the less desirable […]

A large bag of nails Wisdom teaching: There was a little boy with large anger issues. He rampaged about his life angry at the world, believing it meant him harm. His father observing this gave his son a bag of large nails and told him that every time he felt anger he should hammer a […]

Have you tried to plan a party lately? You send the e-vites, wait for the RSVPs to come in a hopefully timely manner, and then buy your food and drink according to those guest numbers. ( Imagine the sound of a needle being pulled across a vinyl record here)…..Nope!  Not anymore.  Guest often fail to […]

Whether you’re gluten intolerant, have a wheat allergy, or are just trying to cut out wheat, here is a wonderful chocolate chip cookie recipe that’s made with almond flour! Personally, I believe the problem with wheat is this: it sits in silos for months going rancid! Mouse droppings, mold and rancidity are surely toxic to […]

As fall surrounds us and winter approaches, it’s time to think ahead and store a little herbal medicine in your pantry. This tea protects with the naturally antiseptic properties of thyme, ginger and throat soothing sage.  Sage is quite miraculous when it comes to soothing a sore throat and stopping a cough. I make this […]

I’ve been talking about the benefits of whole foods with many of my clients and the topic of juicing seems to be a hot one lately. This is an incredible article.  Seems beet juice is the secret weapon of performance athletes! From the Huffington Post by Maria Cheng AP British middle distance runner Colin McCourt […]

There is no place called “Away.” It doesn’t exist.  Throw something away and it ends up in a landfill or floating around the ocean.  I recently read there is a giant mass of floating garbage twice the size of Texas in the Ocean.  Think about that for a moment.  It’s huge.  10 million miles of […]

How nice to know that I have your attention now! I recently rented the movie Sex in the City part 2 with a good friend. The movie wasn’t just about fashion and fabulous shoes, it was about the power of friendship, love, and truth.  There was of course sexy themes and jokes, bantering amongst women, […]

As fall hits the Rocky Mountains in Colorado where I live, my thoughts turn to cooking again. On Saturday I went apple picking with some friends and while our intent was to press cider, I snatched up a few apples to cook with over the next few days.  Seems I got a bit over my […]

Good night sweet summer. thank you for the gifts you gave us and thank you for the warm sunshine on our shoulders. Hello dear autumn, thank you for the harvest of blessings we have in our lives and please help us to prepare our hearts and bodies for the upcoming dark months. P.S. Unless of […]

Tea tree oil is my catch all, go to oil of choice for so many reasons. I never leave home without a bottle in my purse or car, and wouldn’t dream of traveling abroad sans my tea tree oil.  My favorite brand is Desert Essence Please remember to buy from a reputable source that is […]

While we all love our mothers and fathers, I thought this was spot on! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR MOTHER unless she is who you want to be.  You do not have to be your mother’s mother, or your mother’s mother’s mother, or even your grandmother’s mother on your father’s side. You may […]

There is a teaching in yoga called “Satya”which translates as commitment to truth. There is another teaching called “Asteya” that translates into non-stealing. Stealing is subtle.  In the past I’ve considered stealing to be taking something from someone that I hadn’t paid for, and like you; I wouldn’t dream of doing something so silly as […]

Did you know that most ancient cultures viewed spices as valuable medicine? At one time, black pepper was worth more than gold!  Some rumors claim that Christopher Columbus was actually in search of pepper when he braved the cold ocean waters in search of the New World. While traveling in Indonesia years ago, I was […]

If you listen to the news these days, you’ll see reporters almost gleefully reporting tragedies nightly. Often times the news is erroneous and almost all of the time, it’s negative.  Even other venues would like us to believe that the world has turned into a terrible mess.   Listen to evangelicals and they will tell you […]

I once knew a nutritionist who had a McDonald’s burger and fries sitting on her book shelf for 5 years. That was 2 years ago.  It never broke down in the normal way food decomposes.  To this day it looks just the same as it did 2 years ago.   I wonder what that means […]

  99% of who we’ve become by the time we’re 35 years old sits in the subconscious part of our brain and controls all of our actions. This is why making real change can be so hard!  Science has shown that it takes 21 days to create a new habit.  Yet to make a permanent […]

I missed Saturday night’s donation yoga class for a family that’s still awaiting their daughter’s return from a solo trip in Nepal last spring. Aubrey Sacco’s family ran out of funds to continue their search, and our small but mighty community came together to raise more. I missed this particular class due to a twisted […]