Detoxing is an ancient ritual. The biggest and most important civilizations of the ancient world have all had rituals that included periods of fasting and detoxifying to heal, rest or for spiritual reasons. The digestive process is an incredible taxing one, taking up to 75% of the total energy your body uses in a single day. So giving yourself some time away from digesting heavy meals can help your body use that extra energy to heal, replenish, boost your metabolism and detoxify. (more…) read more →
Reality check: all of us are aging. From the time we are born, we are going toward death.
How does this make you feel? How do you feel about aging in general?
As I have discussed before, much of our thoughts and beliefs evolve from our family. Growing old is no exception to the downloaded blueprint. (more…) read more →
I admit it. I wasn’t always happy. Before I moved to Barcelona 2 ½ years ago, I would wake up every morning knowing I was living a life that wasn’t meant for me. But instead of taking a deeper look inside to figure out why, I buried all my feelings and went into autopilot mode. It was easier than dealing with it. And I went on living this way for close to 3 years.
And then something started happening. Almost daily, I would wake up in the middle of the night. My mind was racing. “What are you doing living in a city you don’t like? Why aren’t going out on the weekends and having fun? Is this the person you want to marry? What happened to all your dreams of travel?” All the feelings I was suppressing for years started to come up. I even started to feel sad, and ever worse jealous, every time I saw someone’s travel, or “happy-couple” pictures on facebook, or if one of my friends moved to a new city they loved. This was when I knew I could no longer ignore or hide what was really going on. I had to make some changes. I was afraid to, but more afraid of what would happen if I didn’t.
Like yummy health in a bowl! Make a big batch of this bad boy then freeze porportions for perfect weeknight dinners all throughout the winter. The carrots are wonderfully sweet yet grounding, and the ginger adds some nice warming heat and powerful immunity properties. A cozy bowl of this bright soup warms up even the coldest winter nights. (more…) read more →
All of us inevitably go through tough times where things just aren’t going right at work, business, home, or life in general and, for some, it can take a toll on our self-confidence. A stressed out or negative mind won’t work as effectively to find a solution as a calm, positive mind. The next time you get a little too hard on yourself or just don’t feel as confident, take the following steps:
1. Check in with your body. It’s incredible the amount of tension that builds up from thinking self-limiting thoughts. Take your attention away from your doubts for a moment and take three deep breaths, inhaling for a count of four and exhaling for a count of four. (more…) read more →