Your Body Isn’t a Mystery Anymore
Stop Guessing What Your Body Needs Your Body Isn’t a Mystery Anymore Trial and error is over – just a plan made for you. Running kept me fit. More than that, it kept me sane. I’ve been a distance runner my whole adult life, and for decades it seemed like exactly what my body needed. […]
Your Soul Knows
Reconnecting to Your Purpose You can feel it. The ground beneath you is shifting. Like tectonic plates deep beneath the ocean, you can’t see the movement — but you feel the tremor of it in everything. It’s unsettling. It’s supposed to be. We’re living in extraordinary times that are calling us to transform. So how […]
Why So Many of Us Are Holding Our Breath Right Now
I was standing in yoga class, feeling completely at peace, when an ambulance siren shattered the silence. Friday morning in yoga class, we stood in a simple posture – feet planted on the ground, arms slightly out to our sides, hands forward, hearts open. It’s a strong and receptive pose. And in the softly […]
Elul and Healing Our Divine Selves
“I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me” The month before the Jewish high holidays in Hebrew is called Elul and it is an acronym for “ani v’dodi v’dodi li” which translates to “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” It is a reference to our relationship with God which is like a lover […]
Forgiving Yourself
Once I saw the sky filled with falling stars Bumped my head in the dark and it left a scar Held on too tight before I let it go Then forgave myself for what I didn’t know “Before and After” Carrie Newcomer, Recording Artist One of the most painful places we can inhabit in our […]
Maximizing Menopause
We are very fortunate to live in a time when menopausal age is considered midlife. We live longer. We live better. And while that is a tremendous blessing, it also comes with some challenges. In midlife, we experience significant changes in most areas of life: physical, emotional and spiritual. Our families are growing up and moving to […]
Appearances or True Health
What do you value more? Are you motivated more by how you look or how you feel? Are you driven by how others perceive you or by your own self-perception? Is it more important to you to fit in or be accepted for who you are? Do you feel like you’re playing a role or […]
Self-Medicating or Coping?
First things first. Welcome back! It’s been a minute. Sometimes life (and writing a book) get in the way of one of the things I love the most…connecting with YOU through these newsletters! I’d love to hear how you’re doing. In the meantime, let’s jump right in! Are you self-medicating or coping? If there is […]
Fun Fall Recipes: Vanilla Bean Sweet Potatoes
The anti-carb movement has given this super food a bad wrap. Sweet potatoes are a nutritious and delicious way to fill that comfort food craving we all get in the fall as the days get shorter and cooler. The original version of this recipe by Food & Wine calls for heavy cream and butter. I […]
Tribe Kitchen: Slow-Cooked Beef Burgundy Stew
Nothing says fall cuisine like slow cooker stews with hearty fall vegetables. Slow cookers are fantastic for busy families and can be used to make soups, vegetarian chilis, bone-in chicken dishes, meat stews, you name it. Time is your friend with this method of cooking. Throw high-quality raw ingredients in the morning and let time […]