Wellness
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A Dinner Success!
There are few dinners in our household that please everyone. My three children span the spectrum of culinary preferences. My 11 year-old won’t tolerate chili or anything cumin-scented, but my 8 year-old is a big fan. However, this same eight year-old is not a taker when it comes to casseroles or sauces. And don’t get me started on my extremely finicky four year-old…how he is such a robust little man is a mystery to me. So when I happen to make a dinner that everyone eats with gusto, well I just have to share! I feel it’s my duty as a fellow mom. We’re all in this together, right?…
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Reflections: Dropping the Stones
On a soul level there is an inner reckoning that takes place during the holidays. Regardless of whether or not we honor the process, the season grants a pause of contemplation in which we take stock. Specific to this is a measure of our year’s gains, and too a more sullen depth awareness of losses or sacrifices that may have been at stake. We quietly account, if we take the pause to consider within. This is part of the human rhythm which inter-webs us all, and natural as the flux of the seasons or regularity of the here-then-gone-again moon. This year’s reflection seemed to have repeated expression, or in other words, a…
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Creative Budget-Friendly Party Planning Tips
Huge extravaganzas, blockbuster affaires, five-star entertaining…who has the energy or disposable income these days to plan over-the-top parties anymore? And, really, it’s just not necessary if what you care about is bringing friends and family together to celebrate or mark a special occasion. As someone who has done her fair share of events for work and pleasure, my most successful endeavors come from summoning up a little creative MOJO, some DIY spirit, and keeping it simple. Pick an Un-Themed Theme Rather than pick something standard or choose the latest, popular character theme, try to brainstorm a bit about the guests of honor and the people who will be attending. Think…
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The Health Benefits of Yoga
After the birth of my daughter I took up yoga to help with getting back in shape and to reduce my stress levels. No one really tells you how hard it can be at times raising a child and I found some real peace of mind in my yoga classes. Yoga is one of the oldest known health practices in the world and studies have shown that it helps with reducing stress, lowers blood pressure, regulates the heart rate and even slows down the aging process! Yoga is a subset of Ayurvedic medicine and is a system of psychophysical exercises designed to integrate the physical, mental and spiritual energies…
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How to Keep Your New Years Resolutions
Have you ever made a new years resolution before and then failed to keep it? Relax! You’re not alone. Getting caught up in the champagne bubbles and excitement of a new year is easy. Sticking to your brand new resolutions is much, much harder. It is estimated that nearly 80% of people break their new years resolutions, and 20% do so in the first week! So what can we do to buck the trend and make our new year resolutions stick? Well, you can start by making the right kind of resolutions. Try not to make blanket statements, or have an all-or-nothing approach. If you say, “I’m cutting…
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Natural Remedies for the Common Cold
Steps to take to speed your recovery of the common cold Nearly half of Americans who will catch a cold this year. Hey, it happens! But there are steps to help cut the length of the cold and minimize your symptoms. Keeping your immune system healthy is imperative to avoiding an excessive number of colds and/or the flu in any given year. If you find yourself catching more than one or two colds a year or it lasts longer than the normal three or four days, this could imply that your immune system is in a weakened state. The importance of keeping a strong immune system is key in…