A Path to Self

A part of my week is taking long, brisk walks in nature – to be honest, sometimes it’s neighborhood streets with yards filled with bushes and perennials. My favorite walk is this one in the picture, on the path our town created that flows alongside the Charles River. Now, it’s…

July 1, 2019

Exercise, General Health and Wellbeing

Forest bathing, Nature walk

Listening to a Tara Brach podcast on my morning walk, she tells a story about road construction, that annoyance each of us has experienced that brings up feelings of frustration and thoughts of being late to work or picking up our child on time. The first construction worker directing traffic…

June 15, 2019

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Mindful eating meditation

My dear friend and fellow yoga teacher and executive coach, Linda Malcomb, has created an inspirational website loaded with meditations to help us belong in our bodies and the world we live in with the families we have chosen. I’m linking here to a meditation she will lead you through…

May 1, 2019

Body positive, Body positivity, Eating disorder, Guest Post, Meditation, Self love

Level up to Hyper-Local

Times a’changing and folks are keener on eating local than ever before. Did you know that the food you eat travels close to 2,000 miles to get to you? And, that vegetables and fruits are nutrient powerhouses – when freshly harvested, the nutrients are locked in – but when they go…

March 17, 2019

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Community Supported Agriculture, Farmer's market, Local farms, Produce

“Dry January”

Not drinking in the new year following excessively imbibing throughout the holidays can be feel like an accomplishment to some and scary and unattainable to others. “Dry January” has come to be known as the time of year when folks volunteer to become clearer, sober and refreshed in a way…

January 12, 2019

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Guide to eating during the holidays

Oh, the end-of-year holidays can wreak havoc on your diet and meal plans. Your mind may be beset with thoughts of how to cope with the different foods that will be offered. Is there rumination about how can you truly delight in the foods that are comforting and close to…

November 12, 2018

Mindful Eating, Portions

Candy temptations, Christmas, Gravy, Pecan pie, Pumpkin pie, Stuffing, Thanksgiving, Turkey and dressing

Gift of creativity – Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is a highlight of creativity for me. My table that glows and beckons and invites gets better year after year, all based on a magazine article I tuck away in its special place lest its inspiration be lost. This design takes all year as I contemplate the settings and…

November 9, 2018

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Thanksgiving table

Harvest apples in fall for a very good reason!

We’re in transition that ends hot and humid summer to pass into the crisp, cool, and dry weather of fall. Early autumn falls from mid-September to late October and invites us to dine upon fresh, late-summer harvested fruits – notably apples! Fresh apples are abundant and at their peak taste and freshness now. Eaten in…

October 19, 2018

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Poop shoot shut down?

That’s a brazen title but constipation is brazen. Right? It shows up bold and in your face as if saying, “Uh uh, now what you gonna do?” Amidst the cramping, feeling as if there’s still more to go but worried about straining as that could lead to bleeding, or hemorrhoids,…

October 17, 2018

Fruit, Gastrointestinal, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Nutrition

Constipation, Fissures, Hemorrhoids

Fall detox? Or not and say you did.

I confess. I am not a die-hard cleanser. It’s one of those absolutes I just know. I’ve had my day with them and finally gave in to the wise voice inside that said a cayenne-peppered lemonade with maple syrup for days on end (aka Master Cleanse) is not for me. I am a…

October 12, 2018

Ayurveda, Nutrition

Clean foods, Cleanse, Detoxing foods