This blog was originally sent to my exclusive insider’s a few months ago. It’s deeply personal and yet, universal in the struggles and resulting strategies and life changing shifts I experienced as a result of the events that happened (which I’ll fully outline below). This is the first time I’ve shared a email to my…
Growing up, I used to collect change from around the house and walk to the local candy store. I would buy all of my favorite candy. I used to put it under my pillow in my bed so I could eat it all the time. I would fill up on candy and junk food, so…
Where are you putting your energy everyday? If I were to take a snapshot of your thoughts for the day – what would it look like? We are what we repeatedly do, Aristotle once wrote. The same goes for our thoughts: we are what we repeatedly think and our lives look the way we…
Last week I was trolling through Instagram (yes, it happens to all of us..) and unfollowing accounts that promote ideas of health and fitness that no longer resonate with me. Why? I’m tired of seeing articles and photos that claim to be “the solution you’ve been looking for” in terms of nutrition and fitness.…
A FitPro’s Take on Inflammation and What To Do About It Action Steps and Recipe Included! Inflammation. We hear that word all the time. Inflammation from foods we eat, and inflammation from injury or exercise. Chronic inflammation in the body, according to Dr. Gary Kaplan, the Founder and Doctor of the Kaplan…
“…Like it or not, we live like we fish and we fish like we live…” Who you are on and off the water is who you are in “real” life. You can’t be a stressed out- over worked spaz in “real” life and expect to be any different once you hit the water. And vice…
When my mother died, I couldn’t think. And that lasted, and is still lasting, for days and a week at a time now. what happened as a result amazed me. All the yoga classes I’d taken had given me that presence, that full hearted feeling, but I rarely carried that with me 24/7, it got…
When is the last time you felt completely out of your comfort zone? When is the last time you broke free of your daily routine? When is the last time you ventured far from everything you know and immersed yourself in something other than what you know? Live today, and everyday, that way. All we…
“In our moments of most intense joy, we realize how vulnerable we are.” Brene Brown
Pack your shopping cart full of greens this weekend and blend up this super smoothie. This recipe features Chai seeds which deliver a powerful punch of antioxidants and protein. What you need 2 cups organic kale 10 ounces almond milk / coconut water / liquid of choice Handful of fresh mint leaves 2 tbsp Chia…