Have you ever considered your body to be a compass? Constantly recalibrating to your own optimal true north? I didn’t fully understand the body and the way it communicates until I got sick. It was only after being sick with a chronic illness that I began to appreciate the body’s …
Easy, healthy recipe alert! Coconut Mung Bean Soup Mung beans – potassium, magnesium, folate, fiber and b6. Rich in essential amino acids. Easily digestible. Praised in Ayurveda for being tri-dosha – they jive will all constitutions especially when prepared with warming spices like ginger, cumin and coriander. Sweet potatoes – did you …
I heard this line recently and it resonated so deeply. In my own healing journey over the past 5 years, I’ve found this profound and lasting connection to wellness. Without my chronic condition from which I had to find healing on my own through various modalities and lifestyle changes, I …
Aloe – one of nature’s most prized plants for its healing capabilities. I discovered the amazing benefit of this plant when I was badly sunburned back in Puerto Rico. My grandmother blended up this thick aloe concoction that literally saved me from going to the emergency room that night. Fast …
For many months, I felt like I had a golf ball stuck in my throat. I couldn’t sit in a quiet room without the side eye from onlookers while I cleared my throat and coughed. The throat pain drove me to the doctor so many times only to be told …
Sometimes it feels like healing or being healed will never come. Sometimes it feels like two steps forward and one step back. Somedays I’m convinced I’ve healed my gut issues only to be followed by a day of stomach pain and acid reflux. So what gives? What does “healed” or …
Stress really does affect our ability to function. It can be all consuming, choking and suffocating. When we are healing, it can be like tire spikes on the road, completely derailing our progress ~ in some cases, setting you back a few steps. A wise teacher once said, “When it’s …
I would say this journey really started 2 years ago. I was 1 year postpartum with my first child. 37 years old. A new job, a new mom, newly married, new home, and a healthy baby. My husband and I live in beautiful southern Oregon surrounded by mountains and wildlife. …