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20 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Say Hello to Awareness

This is a guest post by Andrea Downes, a graduate of Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I’ve spent the past couple of days trying to figure out what to write for this blog. There were so many topics in my head, it became a chore to choose one. Then, by seeming divine intervention, I was led [...]

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17 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

WEGOHealth.com’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge #HAWMC

In an effort to get all these ideas and opinions out of my head (only to make rooms for new ones. Yes, roomS) and offer consistent and relevant content to this blog, I’ve signed up for WEGO Health’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge. I’ve never really considered myself to be a Health Activist, but lately, [...]

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16 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

This Weekend: I Can Do It. Ignite! Conference (Live Stream Available)

Couldn’t make it to San Jose this weekend for Hay House’s I Can Do It! IGNITE conference? No problem! You can now attend the conference LIVE, right from the comfort of home. The conference, which features Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Cheryl Richardson, Doreen Virtue and IIN Grad Latham Thomas offers a fast-paced format that features 20-minute keynotes from trendsetting speakers [...]

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31 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

How badly do you want to L.O.V.E.?

About ten years ago, I was overweight, miserable, and unsure of my place in the world. I shouldn’t have been, considering that I was doing what I wanted to do (photo major), I was well liked, and I had a series of really cool jobs (ad agency, jazz club, museum, Broadway theater, to name a [...]

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18 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

San Jose, CA: I Can Do It IGNITE! March 17-18

Hay House, Inc.

Join Hay House for the information-packed I Can Do It! IGNITE conference as Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Cheryl Richardson, and Doreen Virtue share the stage with Hay House’s new cutting-edge authors, speakers, and documentary filmmakers. The I Can Do It! IGNITE conference is a brand-new, fast-paced format that features 20-minute keynotes from trendsetting speakers who will IGNITE your passion [...]

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12 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Calling All Aspiring Leaders, Changemakers, Alchemists, and Superheroes: It’s Your Time Now

The World is Waiting for You.   What are You Waiting For?   From now until March 24th (My birthday), I’m inviting you to sign up to work with me in person and via Skype to actualize your goals this year on a pay-what-you-can basis. YOU: Want to quit your job and work for yourself, [...]

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05 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Breathe to Live

Register for Breathe on Purpose with Melissa Danielle (NYC) in New York, NY  on Eventbrite

Notice your breathing right now.  Are you holding your breath? Breathing is vital to our health and well-being, but most of us spend our days in shallow breathing or with our breath in suspension.  Conscious breathing, whether we do it on purpose in yoga, meditation, or just becoming aware of our breathing throughout the day, [...]

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01 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Shifting Into a New Gear

2011 was some year for me. Not the most amazing year, I’ll admit, but it certainly was a year of success, growth, and actualization. I did a few BIG things (Social Media Week, LEAD NY, Milwaukee), made a couple of DRAMATIC changes (decluttered my living space, ended my five-year relationship), and spent the last six [...]

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12 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Gone, Baby Gone

Yesterday marked a MAJOR accomplishment for me: In just two weeks, I cleared out stacks and stacks of papers, magazines, and books that have been weighing me down for years. This is a milestone, considering that I gave myself six weeks to get all of this paper out (I hope to be done with the [...]

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07 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Upcoming: Awkward Socials and Breathing on Purpose via @Meetup (NYC)

Beginning this weekend and on the continuing the second weekend of each month , I’ll be teaming up with NYC-based Therapist Marcos A. Quinones to help people who have trouble navigating social experiences, live with anxiety, or experience other mood disorders for monthly meet and greets. Each month, attendees can come check out the space [...]

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02 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Brooklyn: Free School Yoga (Classes by Donation)

A few good yogini friends of mine are launching by-donation yoga classes in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Check out the details: Dear Friends, Come experiment with us.  We love Brooklyn, its vibrancy, its diversity, and we want to honor that by creating a yoga studio that reflects the Brooklyn community it serves.  We are starting with [...]

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28 November 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Health Coaching, Take Two

It’s been several years since I graduated from Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) and so much has changed about the program and health coaching since then. The biggest change at IIN is that in-person sessions have been phased out in exchange for location independent self-study (Hello, customized iPad 2!). I really love the idea of [...]

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21 November 2011 ~ 0 Comments

It’s a Minimalist Christmas! How to Give (what matters) This Holiday Season

Since I don’t do any cooking or party planning for Thanksgiving, I thought it would be a great idea to get a head start on my Christmas New Year’s Regimen (notice I didn’t say Resolution) by doing the very thing I’m not known for: Planning. I’ve been making lists, which include outlining my ‘Must’ list [...]

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28 July 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Blog Posts Restored!

I had this grand plan of writing a single blog post every day for a year from my birthday on, and then I upgraded WordPress and lost 8 weeks of daily blog posts. To say that I was upset was putting it lightly. The experience really did let the air out of my tires. For [...]

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03 May 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Hemp History Week

It’s Hemp History Week! And no, I’m not a 420 aficionado. I do, however, like the many uses hemp offers – oil, food, textiles, paper – to name a very small few (there are over 25,000 recorded potential uses for hemp). I think hemp should be legal in the US (again). New economy/1 million+ new [...]

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24 April 2011 ~ 1 Comment

Just Shoot Me

I was having dinner with an old friend the other day and damn near fell off the stool as she shared her recent dating experience with me. Her date, an early thirtysomething who neglected to mention he was married*, disclosed that he didn’t read (a few pages in and he’s bored or tired; what’s a [...]

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15 March 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Melissa’s March Madness

This just might be the best birthday month I’ve had in a long while. There are so many things going on right now that I’m just bursting at the seams. Check it out! What’s a new career as a Health Coach worth to you? $500 or an iPad 2? It’s your choice when you enroll [...]

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13 March 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Getting Ready for the New Year

About eight years ago, I stopped recognizing January 1st as the New Year. I was a year into being a serious Kundalini yogini when I decided to take advantage of the center’s Universal Kabbalah courses. I started by reading Lifting the Veil, a book that offers a very practical take on spirituality and personal power [...]

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10 February 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Calling All Aspiring Health Coaches: Could a $1,000 Scholarship Change Your Life?

I love when I can empower others to transform their relationship with food, relationships, sex, and whatever else they’ve been struggling with. Here’s your chance to help others and join me in promoting good food and health in your community. Two lucky and amazing people will have the chance to score a $1,000 Scholarship to [...]

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03 February 2011 ~ 1 Comment

Sucks to be back

A couple of weeks ago I attended the NOFA-NY winter conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. I had a great time getting to meet farmers and industry folk, and I am looking forward to maintaining the connections I made. I love traveling, although lately it seems I’m doing less and less of that and I hope [...]

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