The holiday season is upon us, a time of joy and merriment; invitations to festivities; friends and family—and, if you’re anything like me, obligations, expectations and maybe even a little dread. It is so important to take good care of yourself and honor your energy at this time of year, especially if you are a …
Plant-Based Recipe Inspiration from Around the World
Are you looking for some plant-based recipe inspiration? One of my passions is to show others that eating a plant-based diet is not just good for your health, for animals, and for the planet, but it also tastes good–especially when the recipes come from around the world, like the ones below from Cuba, India, Turkey, …
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Yoga Poses for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Do you start to feel depressed, moody, or in a bit of a ‘funk’ around this time of year? If so, you’re not alone. For many people, Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD–a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons–starts in the fall and continues into the winter months. Since the days are getting …
Highlights of Our 2022 Yoga + Self-Care Weekend
Beautiful weather, fall colors, peaceful surroundings, bald eagle sightings, a bonfire under the stars, daily yoga, good food and lovely company. These were the highlights of my annual Yoga + Self-Care Weekend this year. And to think it almost didn’t happen because my husband got COVID! Close readers of my blog will remember a recent …
4 Steps To Cultivating Healthy Habits That Last
Are you enthusiastic about cultivating healthy habits at first, only to find that your eagerness wanes over time? One of the class themes in my upcoming 7 Weeks of Wellness ‘Live+Virtual’ online yoga course is how our yoga practice can help us to transform our habits, or Samskaras–challenging the ones that aren’t serving us, and …
3 Takeaways From My Recent Trips to the Hospital
You may have noticed that I have not written any blog posts or been on social media much lately. That’s because I had some more important issues to deal with, as you may have guessed from the picture above. My husband is currently in the second week of a flukey illness, two days of which …
Why Self-Care Is An Absolute Must During Perimenopause
The final topic in my 5-part series of lifestyle changes I recommend making to help you sail through perimenopause a little bit easier is arguably the most important: Self-Care. The more time I’ve spent reflecting over the past few years, the more I firmly believe that the root cause of so many of our issues …
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The 4 Most Important Things You Can Do To Help Mitigate Climate Change
By now I think we can all agree that climate change is real. We see evidence of it throughout the world on a daily basis: extreme heat waves, wildfires, droughts, floods, unpredictable weather and more. It can be rather depressing to let the gravity of it all sink in, and I think many of us …
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Simple Strategies to Improve Your Sleep During (Peri)menopause
Insomnia is one of the biggest complaints women tend to have during (peri)menopause. (I know it has been for me!) During this transition a drop in your progesterone and estrogen levels can cause symptoms like hot flashes and heart palpitations, which cause you to sleep poorly. Not to mention the fact that perimenopause tends to …
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Yoga for HSPs: Advice from an HSP Yoga Teacher
If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person, yoga can be a wonderful way to calm your overstimulated nervous system. However, not all yoga classes are created equally in this regard. If you’re anything like me, you’ve walked away from a yoga class or two feeling exhausted and ‘jangly-nerved.’ (I’m looking at you, super-hot studios crammed wall-to-wall …