We hear a lot these days about well-being, becoming who we truly are and realizing our wholeness. While this may sound compelling ("Sure, why not? I'm in!"), how exactly do we begin? Where do we start? And what is the first step? First, I believe we are all whole and complete human beings just as we are. We lack nothing and we are not in need of "fixing".
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Daily habits are the best way to make change happen and by doing something every day for three weeks, it becomes a habit. I invite you to try 21 Days to Eating Mindfully: Your Guide to a Healthy Relationship with Yourself and Food and ease your way into a lifetime of healthy choices and habits.
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A BOOK REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION I have just finished reading, for the second time, The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling by Stephen Cope, who is the director of the Institute for Extraordinary Living at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts. Have you ever asked yourself: "Am I doing the work I am called
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Much is being written on eating mindfully and, for sure, it is a path that brings healthy results that are sustainable and lifetime oriented. It might be helpful to have a one-page guide…a pocket resource that summarizes the principles of mindful eating. A quick glance can remind you of 'what to do next'. Overall, mindful eating is a slower and more aware
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Dear readers: With own my life in the midst of huge change, letting go and embracing the unknown, this timely article 'Let Go of Attachment: You Can Be Happy Even if Things Change' resonated with me strongly. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to share this article with all of you. It seems we are a nation of “graspers” and “keepers” ...
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I am sharing the article "Passing On Body Hatred" with you because one, I think it’s important for every woman to read, and, two: it is my story as well. Being a professional wellness coach and consultant and working with hundreds of women in the area of self-worth, self-esteem and the difference between the two, I have seen lives go unlived because of
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5 Keys to Embracing Mindful Eating The latest research tells us that before we are able to change anything (especially our brain cells) we must first accept ourselves as we are right now and two, give up our stories of not being enough, being unworthy or inadequate. This is nothing short of a radical mind change! Accept myself NOW? Wrinkles and all (or
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What if you don’t “fit in”? Even though I've been busy writing my next book – on living mindfully – allowing time for exercise remains a priority on my to-do list. I like to take a 40-minute break in the mornings and get on my treadmill for a workout. I typically tune in to the TODAY show and I simply must comment on a recent Kathie Lee & Hoda segment
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Today, after numerous calls and attempts at reaching a cousin in Oklahoma City, he answered. Though it's been many years since we've seen each other, we reconnected immediately and talked for an hour as if it'd been only yesterday. Gratefully, he and his wife are safe following the devastating tornado that left so many homeless, wounded or even dead. After
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"Let your beauty manifest itself without talking or calculation. You are silent. It says for you: I am. And comes in meaning thousand fold, comes at long last over everyone." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Have you ever considered turning off the distractions for ten days? I mean, no talking, no books, no TV or music, no phone or Internet - no outside "noise"
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