Why do you choose caffeinated beverages? For the energy? For the taste? Do you consume energy drinks? What would your life be like without your daily caffeine breaks? This week, I invite you to go caffeine free. This is an opportunity to give your adrenals and your kidneys a break from the yo-yoing effects of [...]
This exercise has nothing to do with fighting climate change or Big Oil, and everything to do with our relationship with our ecology – body, environment, nature. Aside from the convenience factor, drivers understand that there’s a certain amount of protection, security, and comfort to having a car. Sure, there are associated costs and occasional [...]
I’m not going to go into how much water you need to be drinking for proper hydration, but I will say that most of us are not properly hydrated on a daily basis – we don’t drink enough unadulterated liquid (coffee, soft drinks, etc) and we don’t eat enough raw fruits and vegetables. Water is [...]
For some of us, life was expansive and limitless when we were young. As we get older and responsibilities take over, it becomes more difficult to make time for what matters and we forget how to be open, fearless, and free. This week, I’d like you to record an oral history of someone who’s at [...]
This is an exercise in mindfulness and being present. For many of us, eating has become a chore, something we do to satisfy the pangs of hunger. We’ve forgotten that eating nourishes us beyond hunger and nutrients, and that good food can and should be eaten with reverence and pleasure. This week, choose one meal [...]
Have you ever thought about the things-you-must-do-before-you-die? Perhaps you’ve always wanted to study Mandarin or take fencing classes. Or maybe there’s a trip to a far off land or the land of your grandparent’s birth you’re dreaming about. Whatever it is, what’s stopping you from making it happen? A few months ago, I created a [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I have a sugar addiction. I default to honey and maple syrup because I can get them locally and ethically, but I still use white sugar for the occasional pancake breakfast or baked treat. I have to pay really close attention to what’s missing in my primary food [...]
How did you do lunch today? Did you make it yourself or buy it? Do you know where your food comes from? Working in food, I always ask people to tell me where their food comes from. Almost always, it’s never from the source – farms. All raw ingredients start on a farm (hopefully) before [...]
At this very moment, you’re holding your breath. Exhale. Most of us don’t realize we’re holding our breath until someone points it out or when we become frustrated or angry. Thank goodness that our body can function without our conscious effort, otherwise, most of us would be dead! How often do you go through your [...]
Have you ever given serious thought to who and where you’ll be, two, five or ten years from now? What will you look like, where will you live, work, and play? Who are the people that will be in your life and what kinds of experiences will you have had at that point? What would [...]
One of the questions I’m always asking myself is, Am I here to fulfill a purpose or am I here to just take up space? I’d really like to believe that I’m here to do more than just take up space, so much of my adult life has been about gaining clarity about my Truth [...]
Have you ever witnessed someone having a heart attack, choking, or an accident? Did you know what to do, beyond calling 911? Were you able to provide assistance or did you stand there powerless until help came? The first person to respond in an emergency situation will be the person who is right there as [...]
Yesterday I was visiting with my father who happened to be watching an episode of Divorce Court where a wife was frustrated with her husband’s lack of financial and emotional contributions to the family and to their relationship. She felt that he just wanted to lay up and live off of her while he pursued a [...]
If there never seems to be enough time to get things done, then perhaps it’s time to rethink your approach to accomplishing them. And if multi-tasking only leaves you with a never ending list of open-ended projects and tasks, then it’s time to let go of the belief that you know how to juggle, and [...]
When was the last time you made purposeful eye contact with someone you didn’t know, smiled, and wished them a good day? We’re all connected socially, but disconnected in our interpersonal communications. We’re comfortable sharing the intimate, the profound, and the who-really-cares-what-you’re-doing-now moments of our lives online, but actual, face-to-face interaction? Hmm, when [...]
There’s something to be said about the hours between 3:30am and 6:30am. The Yogis call it the Amrit Vela, or, the “ambrosial period”. It’s a place that offers you a quiet stillness you may see for the next 15 hours, so it’s a perfect time to create the space for lies ahead. Here are 10 [...]
When’s the last time you got physically intimate that also didn’t involve or result in a sexual experience? Nonsexual physical contact is the most underused and underutilized tool for expressing intimacy, mindfulness, love, self-care, and self-love. Massage has multiple benefits, some of which include: eases muscle pain increases joint flexibility lessens anxiety and depression improves [...]
In my Shaolin Kung Fu class, my Sifu was always asking us, “Do You Know Who You Are?” Usually, we were in the midst of some grueling circuit exercise, pushing our limits, and our threshold of pain. He always answered the question for us: “Not as well as you think you do.” He was impelling [...]
As adults, we have a tendency to think of ourselves as more experienced, more worldly, and certainly, much wiser than our half-pint counterparts. But the world is changing rapidly, at a pace few adults have been able to keep up with, and we can no longer afford to be willfully resistant (and ignorant) to this [...]
How much do you really need to live a happy, healthy, successful life? For some people, brand-new, shiny, sparkly things are an external (albeit superficial) measure of success. Stuff makes them feel important and admired envied. Stuff lets everyone know they have arrived. For others, surrounding themselves with lots of stuff keeps them from having [...]
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