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March 19th, 2012

Celebrate your life (now!). Don’t wait til you’re dead.

The last few weeks, maybe even months I’ve been in a bit of a fog. I receive Healing Touch every week and I admitted to the practitioner that I felt like my life was a never-ending to do list. No joy, no excitement, no zest or zeal. Wake up each morning like a shot gun [...]
October 3rd, 2011

Enthusiam ROCKS!: 5 Reasons to be More Enthusiastic

Did you know that the leaves of a lemon tree make a yummy herbal tea? This weekend I went to an herbal medicine class taught by Darren Huckle. The best part about the class was Darren’s attitude. His enthusiasm about plants and the earth and taking care of our bodies is contagious. He is so [...]
August 18th, 2011

5 Ways to Live from Love Rather than Fear

I had an epiphany a while ago. I realized that many of my motivations for doing things were based on fear. Fear of losing something, fear that I wasn’t good enough, fear I didn’t have enough time, or that I wasn’t strong enough, efficient enough, smart enough, pretty enough, young enough, and the list goes [...]
May 17th, 2011

5 Questions to Ask your Health or Wellness Practitioner

Last week I took a class on Chi Nei Tsang (abdominal/organ massage) from the esteemed Master, Mantak Chia. He said something that really made an impression on me: As a practitioner, you are not working with clients or patients. You are working with students. Each person you see is someone you can teach so that [...]
September 7th, 2010

Improve Your Mood in 5 Minutes or Less

Want to feel good right now? Grab a piece of paper and scribble these words at the top:                                                                   I love it when I*… and for the next 5 minutes scribble down anything that comes to mind. Here’s what I just wrote: I love it when I feel healthy and strong I love it when I [...]
August 23rd, 2010

My Secret to Falling in Love

I learned an important lesson a few years ago. I was living with someone I cared very deeply for. However, I was in a rut and always down on myself. I treated him badly. I treated myself even worse. My inner critic was relentless. After struggling for quite some time I decided to move out [...]