Dear friends, Season’s Greetings! The holiday season is upon us. This year flew. Stores are filled with glitzy decorations and an abundance of gifts to purchase. From makeup to kitchen gadgets,clothes, cars, jewelry and shoes, the signs of shopping for the holiday season are everywhere! The overstimulation due to increased traffic, loud sounds, bright lights…
With summer heat upon us , meditation is great practice to cool the mind of it’s agitations, desires, would be’s and could be’s. To become present with ‘what is’ is meditation. No strain, no pain, no effort just simply allowing the mind to become empty of it’s content simply by sitting and being with ‘what…
Yes, new name, fresh look, new groove to my weekly blog. Welcome. Whether it’s returning to dance, beginning yoga or perhaps revisiting an unfinished painting project or simply focusing on self-care, getting your groove back is unique to you. The word “groove” means a “channel” or to enter into an established routine or habit. Sound groovy?…
Dear friends, When you think of Spring don’t you think of cleaning out your space, your home, garden, office, closet, basement and attic? But do you think about cleaning out your mind of frustrating emotions, relationships that are causing you to feel angry, agitated or unappreciated, and negative patterns that show up again and again?…
Dear friends, Many grains are now off the list with people going gluten free. Harry Balzer of the NPD Group states that at least if not more than 1/3 of Americans are trying to avoid gluten if not more. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/03/09/173840841/gluten-goodbye-one-third-of-americans-say-theyre-trying-to-shun-it So with that said, oatmeal, barley, rye, wheat, ( tabouleh), matzoh, Kamut, are out the…
Does the thought of detoxing frighten you? Maybe frighten is not the best word but the thought of food deprivation can be an unpleasant one.There are definitely a few legitimate reasons if you experience some resistance. First, it may be hard to detox when you are working or feeding children. Or the thought of being hungry…