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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More “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…
Read More 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…
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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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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,…
Read More 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…
Read More Changing your relationship with food
This Introduction to IFS by Dick Schwartz is clear and on point in describing the sweet transformations that occur every day in my office. Countless parts of us are involved in that relationship, from the critical part that chastises us for eating a donut, or picks at us for not…
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