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It's that time again. That time when it becomes clear I've fallen so far from a healthy lifestyle that something drastic needs to be done. That time when I can't deny my I don't fit into my pants any longer and need to re-commit to a healthy diet.
My first yoga class was probably over ten years ago when I was living in Boston and went to an "women only" gym. The gym offered so many great classes I found myself exercising outside of my normal treadmill and weights routine. I was immediately smitten with the practice and from that point on have enjoyed various types of yoga.
Most parents feel anxiety and guilt when suspicions that a child has learning disabilities become cause for psycho-educational and academic assessments. The message is that there’s something wrong with their child ; therefore, “it must be my fault”. By the time of a diagnosis, the guilt hampers a parent's ability take in information, to ask the right questions.
Whether you are stuck in a sugar slump or looking to give your internal organs a tune up, dietary cleanses can help jump start healthier routines. If you are considering a cleanse, you face a myriad of choices—from juice cleanses, to all vegetable diets, to kidney and liver detox.
It’s ironic. We spend the first few years of our children’s lives eagerly encouraging them to walk and talk, and then the next 16 years or so trying to get them to sit down and shut up. Anyone who has spent any length of time in the company of children will identify with this wry, yet amusing take on parenthood.
Want to achieve a stronger core, increase range of motion, have better posture, and toned muscles? Pilates is the ticket! You did your homework to find a studio and book your initial private consultation. Now what can you expect during your first Pilates experience?
Recently, I made a visit to my local police department to get my fingerprints taken for my L.C.S.W. (Licensed Clinical Social Work) licensure in the state of California. While observing each of my fingerprints coming up on the screen....I could not help but stand in amazement.
Yoga has become mainstream in the US. Yesterday as I drove down a main street in Asheville, NC, I passed a pedestrian walking along with a big smile on her face, and a yoga mat on her back. I love living in Asheville :)
In 2009 the British comedian Eddy Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days, touring the UK – running 26 miles a day. He did this with 5 days preparation in advance! People thought the 47 year old international stand up star nuts, but he did it. In a BBC TV documentary it seemed the worst part of the adventure wasn’t having to get up and do it again every day, but the 10 minute ice baths he took every evening to recover his muscles for the next day.
In the course of my career as a Private Chef, I’ve been no stranger to hearing laundry lists of dietary woes. I’ve come across many frustrated people who believe they have made healthy eating and lifestyle changes, only to find they still struggle to lose weight. I sympathize with their confusion.