My Blog
Lifestyle as Medicine is my passion. Here I will share with you some health topics and inspiration.
An Introduction to Meditation and Mindfulness
“The core invitation of mindfulness is for you to befriend yourself. That means recognizing and inhabiting your own intrinsic wholeness and beauty in the only moment any of us ever has—namely this one.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn The mind produces thoughts. That’s what it does! And those thoughts are seductive and can…
What are you going to commit to?
A great question. What am I going to commit to at this time to further my evolution into who I want to become? I am grateful for having recently been given the time and sacred space to give this consideration. As part of an ongoing commitment to my own well-being,…
The Benefit of the Coaching Relationship
A coach is an expert in the process of change and uses specific skills to direct clients, with kindness and empathy, through the process. Creating new healthy habits is not easy. Any change can be unsettling, even if it is a change we desire. For most of us, just deciding…
An Introduction to the Medicine of Lifestyle
“Lifestyle Medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches, such as plant-predominant dietary lifestyle, regular physical activity, adequate sleep, stress management, avoiding use of risky substances and pursuing other non-drug modalities to treat, reverse and prevent chronic disease.” – American College of Lifestyle Medicine Evidence-based denotes an approach that…
Surprise Yourself…
I find that any day I get outside and run is a good day. Regardless of the weather outside or inside my mind, once I get moving I can’t help but feel good. It may be a beautiful fall day or the sky may be spitting sleet. I may run…