I don’t often align myself with products but this is one that I just had to share! Some of you may already know years ago, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I can still recall what it felt like to have my life change overnight… I went from an Executive Director of a non-profit organization, running marathons, rock climbing, hiking […]
With the new year it’s a perfect time to focus on your health regimen, including healthy detoxification support. And detoxification is the perfect tool to ensure you are optimizing your health. Many people turn to detox drinks to help them achieve their cleansing goals. Studies have found that natural ingredients are especially beneficial for aiding the body’s natural detoxification process. […]
We all know Vitamin D is important for healthy bones, but did you know it can also have a positive effect on your brain function? Recent research has shown that higher levels of Vitamin D in brain tissue are associated with better cognitive function. While Vitamin D is naturally found in some foods, many of us are deficient due to […]
Each of our lives will be touched by what are called the winds of the world. Moments of praise and blame, success and failure, pleasure and pain, gain and loss are woven into every human life. In the light of approval and praise, we glow; in the light of disapproval and blame, we find ourselves ashamed and withering. Understandably we […]
I recently went back to my journal from early 2016, when I began my meditation practice, hoping to gain some understanding of my internal life during those first periods of daily sits. Unfortunately, my journal entries offer zero context. They skip from dread and doldrum to endless notes on the Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and page upon page of […]
How accurate are body fat percentage calculators? Reasonably accurate, generally speaking. But an online body fat calculator isn’t the MOST accurate way to determine your body fat percentage. There are many different methods you can use to calculate body fat percentage. Here are the most common body fat measurement methods, in order from most accurate to least accurate. 1. DEXA […]
The Dalai Lama has released a new short video sharing a message of oneness. The three-minute video, titled “The Art of Hope,” was produced in collaboration with the London-based Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts (CIRCA). Watch the video here. The video debuted on January 11, broadcast “across a global network of screens in London, Los Angeles, Berlin, and Melbourne.” […]
When we practice, we are often faced with a very wayward and uncooperative mind. Though we have intentions to be present and attend wholeheartedly, we find, time and time again, those intentions and our attention are hijacked and sabotaged by passing thoughts, plans, ruminations, and memories. Too often we meet the habit of fragmentation both in our lives and in […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. These easy Chicken Stuffed Peppers with White Beans are a great way to use up leftover chicken breasts for dinner! Chicken Stuffed Peppers with White Beans Stuffed Peppers are a favorite in my house! Some of my most popular are these Turkey Stuffed Peppers and Sante Fe Turkey Stuffed Peppers. […]
It began in the 1980s with the heart-rate monitor. For the first time, an individual could observe changes in a vital sign as they happened. And they could do it on their own, whenever or wherever they chose, for any reason that made sense to them. Four decades later, we have rings, watches, scales, and phones that track, measure, and […]
