Articles, Mindfulness, Nutrition
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Hippocrates Even thousands of years ago, our ancestors used food to heal their ailments. As conventional medicine progressed, we started to rely on these “potions” to fix us. Currently, most people have a full pharmacy in their medicine cabinets. We’re so quick to take a pill whenever we feel any aches...
Articles, Mindfulness
Before we are fully ready to change something, it seems pointless. The sacrifice of taking time make this change always seems too overwhelming. For example, we say “I’d really love to start being more active.” Although, our hectic lives take over, the year passes and we still haven’t made a change. If we’re lucky though, there...
Articles, Mindfulness, Yoga
In addition to my post a few days ago, I’m still intrigued with how many parallels there are between teaching yoga to children and adults. Here’s a quote that I found interesting today: “In order to relax the group, get them to imagine blowing away nasty things by cupping hands and taking a long exhalation. This can be very...
Articles, Mindfulness, Yoga
I’m away for the weekend at a yoga training conference. I’ll be learning about teaching simple yoga practices to children through the art of play, music and fun. It focuses on introducing children to the general aspects of yoga, specifically the importance of the breath and movement. I was just looking over the manual before...
Articles, Mindfulness
Everywhere we look, there are products that promise to make us look younger and reverse the aging process. Botox, fillers, plastic surgery, creams, lotions, potions…the list goes on. What if it was possible to age well naturally? Well, you guessed it – it is! To live beyond 100 years old is not unreasonable if we take care of ourselves regarding diet,...
Articles, Mindfulness
I can’t remember where I heard this but someone once asked “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” It seems like a strange question at first, but when you really think about it, it’s a question that can lead to a lot of self discovery. We’re all in the rat...
Articles, Mindfulness
I think everyone loves the idea of going out on a date. Regardless of whether it’s a first date or a night out with your partner of 50 years, it’s always great to indulge. It gets us out of our regular routine and most of all, it feels good. I love the topic of renewal and there are many...
Articles, Mindfulness
So much of our life is about our attitude. Our attitude affects our behaviours and our actions. Rather than relying on our good intentions, the emphasis is on the doing. How many times have you set out to change something or start a new activity but then it fades away eventually? We place so much...
