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Food Never Says...

Food is my best friend. Food is something I can always count on. Food never says no. When I used to go to overeater’s anonymous meetings I remember hearing comments like these all the time. And I still do, whenever I begin a group someone always refers to the way that food has been like a reliable friend, an anchor in their lives. Read more

Xtreme Self Care

Last week I attended the Journeydance Teacher Training Module 2 at Kripalu. In this week full of extreme self-expression, dance, creativity, depth and play, I also ended up with a welcome lesson in extreme self-care. On my third day there, my left knee and ankle were hurting, and I had an enormous headache. Read more

All You Need is a Quickie

This morning after the Daily Call I was thinking about how good it feels sometimes to just vent! That all it takes to shift sometimes are just a few minutes to cry, to be pissed, to express our feelings, to be able to laugh at ourselves, to love ourselves again, and move on to the next thing. Read more

Justified Desserts

Do you know how big of a brat you are? Check it out. Most wouldn’t like to admit it, but there is a freedom on the other side of calling that spade a spade, like no other!
 
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Dear Food, I Forgive You.

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."  Paul Boese Read more

A Sustainable Approach

My boyfriend Sam who is a sensuality life coach (www.livinginpassion.net) has recently coined the term sustainable relating. I love that. I consider it a worthwhile alternative to putting relationships on frozen and permanent settings. Read more

On Being Grounded

It feels like everyone I speak to who is involved in any kind of wellness practice lately is talking about one thing this season, that is, how to stay grounded. Most parts of a free-spirited nature will resist anything to do with being grounded. I mean, that’s the term people use to refer to planes that can’t take off, or what happens when you break curfew as a teen! Read more

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