As we step out of summer into fall, we can sense changes all around us: dips in temperature, changes in the direction of the sun, length of day, availability of fruits and vegetables. Everything starts to shift and slow down. Nature and a woman’s body are not very different. Both work in cycles, seasons and rhythms. Several physical and emotional health challenges we experience as women today ... Read the Post
Hey Girl, Know Thyself Part 1
This is the first part of a series on the importance of knowing and loving the self. I'll be sharing a bunch of self-exploration and empowerment techniques and tools. Please be warned that this series might drastically change your life so fasten your seat belts and let's get started ;) “When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.” ― Diane Von Furstenberg When news got ... Read the Post
Hey, What’s up with these Crazy Cravings?
Honest confession: I've been bad lately. For the last few weeks I've had little to no desire to cook (which if you know me, is strange because cooking is absolutely one of my favorite things to do as creative self-expression). But that's not all, I've been craving and eating very specific foods: heavy, spicy, warm foods. Thats code for: Indian food. Now with summer around the corner this is a ... Read the Post
Unusual Stress-Busting Ideas: My Article In Complete Wellbeing Magazine
When I began health coaching last year, it was everything I wished for in a profession, and more. I woke up everyday, excited and raring to go, the work never felt like work, and, being a 7 on the enneagram, I was never bored because each new day brought new experiences to share and learn. As I worked with individual clients and noticed the impact on them (and me) I felt guided to share my work ... Read the Post
Do you have Shiny-Happy Skin?
This infographic has been doing the rounds lately and every woman should read it carefully. While we spend a lot of time and money picking foods that are healthy, organic and natural, we don't often give the same attention to bath and beauty products. This would not be a problem if our skin was not a breathing, alive organ that absorbs most of the stuff that's applied on it. In fact our skin is ... Read the Post
Eyes Wide Open: A Look At Iridology
The first alternative practitioner I visited after being diagnosed with fibroids in 2009 was an iridologist. I wasn't sure what that meant but he came highly recommended and I was eager for answers. After an hour-long test, he sat me down and explained some problem areas. Then he recommended some dietary changes, and one, in particular shook my world: he asked me to get off wheat. Now, let me tell ... Read the Post
Movies: The New Medicine
The East has known this for a long time. Ayurveda, Acupuncture and all other Chinese and Tibetan Healing techniques take the body-mind connection into consideration when treating patients. Thus 'Treat the patient, not the disease' has been the core principle in these forms of healing. Western medicine is now catching up with this truth. The New Medicine traces the evolution of the body-mind ... Read the Post