Category: Self-care
“Get on the Ball!”
My undergraduate degree was in sculpture from Boston University. We studied the human form with two years of anatomy and my last two years had a proje [...]
Emotional Intelligence is a Great Dining Companion
You’ve probably heard it said, “You are what you eat.” But do you find yourself eating what you are – feeling, that is? The food we eat may be close [...]
Healthy Ever After
I am a firm believer that shift happens, in a lot of ways when we least expect it. At the point when “it” happens we sometimes have the adverse reacti [...]
The Fragility of Life
Over the past several years I have had the opportunity to witness the fragility of our lives. Friends have faced illnesses, unexpected deaths and tra [...]
Get Your “Slinky” Back: Get Rolfed
Remember watching a slinky roll itself down the stairs? It was one continuous metal coil that effortlessly flowed with ease, grace and symmetry, poetr [...]
The Final Resolution
What if the New Year’s resolutions weren’t something that you decided to do once a year. What if it meant a start of a new lifestyle for the rest of y [...]
New Year, New You!
Start your new year by changing some old habits that don’t really contribute to your well-being. Here are some quick tips to make a few easy changes t [...]
Break the Bad Habit Loop: You Can Do It!
I’m sure you have heard people say, “I am on autopilot,” or “I could do it in my sleep.” Quite literally, once something becomes a habit we are automa [...]
The Gift of Self-Care
When it comes to healing and self-care the most effective approach would be prevention, maintaining a proper balance of our physical, spiritual, emoti [...]
Thriving as an Empath: The Art of Self-Care for Sensitive People
Self-care is essential for all empathic people. When you mindfully and lovingly practice it each day, your sensitivities will flourish. The self-care [...]
The Language of Disease
The predominant conventional medical system in the United States has evolved into a system of labels and categories. Diagnosis and treatment is based [...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
Projection is a psychological defense originally identified by Sigmund Freud in which one unconsciously attributes their feelings or impulses onto ano [...]
Name it, Claim it, Tame it: How To Take Personal Responsibility and Respond Without Blame
Just as our body and skin needs to be fed and cared for in a healthy and responsible manner, our mind and soul needs that same attention. This articl [...]
Naturopathic Travel Tips for Summer
Summer is here and we are looking forward to our long awaited vacations. From international travel to a road trip to see Grandma, none of us wants to [...]
Eileen Fisher’s Women Together: Life-Changing Experiences
Eileen Fisher, the clothing designer, is sharing something meaningful for the good of all women; a space for them to connect with each other either on [...]
The Power of Touch
Years ago, when I first moved to Connecticut for work, I did not know anyone in the area. Over the next few weeks, I started feeling stressed, depress [...]
The Rewards of WHY Power Yoga Teacher Training
Life can get crazy at times—work, family, activities—and it can be challenging to carve out 90 minutes a day for a yoga class, never mind a 200-hour t [...]
Monetize Your Mission…Through Marketing Your Solutions
Many holistic practitioners invest heavily into updating their professional credentials. While it’s important to enrich your skill set, this isn’t ne [...]
Reconnect with Nature, Reconnect with Yourself: A Whole-Health Journey in Africa
At times in life we lose track of the expansiveness of the universe. We sit in our cubicles hard at work, and we begin to feel that this is life: thes [...]
Monetize Your Mission
Bottom line: No personal or business standards? Then NO $$$!
It seems like such a simple solution. Raise your standards and voila! – more highly m [...]
The Magic Of Curiosity
When is the last time you did something for the first time? September is the perfect month to get out of your head and into your life. We are creature [...]
Monetize Your Mission
The psychologist Carl Jung believed that universal, mythic characters—archetypes—reside within everyone’s unconscious the world over. As humans evolve [...]
Monetize Your Mission
When I think about my past career in the traditional business world, I have both positive and negative memories. My positive memories are associated [...]
Find Love During the Summer Solstice
People have celebrated the Summer Solstice for thousands of years. As the longest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere), the solstice has been [...]