I did my Transcendental Mediation Training in 2016. It was the method that finally worked for me after trying many other approaches. I would try to ‘empty my mind’ or sit in a Lotus (not happening – I have runner’s legs that don’t go in those directions), get annoyed and decide to go on […]
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Take anti oxidants? Or just don’t create oxidation in the first place! It is estimated that one-third of Americans take some sort of antioxidant supplement (1). The word gets tossed around without perhaps really understanding what it really means, other than some vague idea that they are a healthy thing to include in your diet, […]
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In 2000, Bangladesh was quoted as having suffered the largest mass poisoning of a population in history according to the World Health Organization Bulletin. This is due to the contamination of groundwater—the main source of drinking water—with naturally occurring inorganic arsenic (1) While this example may well be one of the most egregious of heavy […]
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A client recently shared that since we began working together, not only has she felt better physically, she also feels like an overall happier person. Not surprisingly, having lost twelve pounds and having better sleep after making some fundamental changes to how she was eating and moving, she was bound to feel better! But it […]
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Trauma. It’s a word we’ve all heard and an experience many have had. I consider myself fortunate in that I’ve never had any sort of trauma, at least none deep enough that I can remember. Happy childhood, a loving mom, dad and brother, no incidents or accidents to speak of. It wasn’t until weeks after […]
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Do you sauna? Do you contrast? If you’re like me and you enjoy geeking out on some of the most popular bio hacks, chances are strong that you’ve been adding in some infrared sauna time and possibly even some cold plunge into your weekly regime. While some of the other trending hacks might cause you […]
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Dark chocolate or chocolate sorbet: an honest treat, one that your body will actually realize is a food. Which is far more than can be said for far too many other items that are no longer really food these days. “I’ve been eating so clean; I deserve a treat!”, I overhead the other day at […]
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It was January 10, 2025 Three days after the fire….. We woke up for the third morning of what would end up being nearly 6 weeks in hotels. Another blessing amidst the darkness was how easy it was to be completely in the moment. While relearning to be ‘in the now’ is something that I, […]
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(Our home of 16 years, shown a few days after the fire burned it to ashes.) As we drove down to Temescal, looking straight ahead at the beach, it looked like clear blue skies. To our right, not too far off in the distance, smoke and flames seemed only minutes from engulfing Pali High (it […]
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(I took this picture at the beginning of our evacuation) On Monday, January 6, 2025, I woke up feeling really sad. I didn’t know why; nothing in particular had happened, but I just felt the weight of the world on my shoulders. I meditated and still felt the same. I walked Yves to school as […]
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