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5 Simple Steps to Success

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Back in June, I wrote about the importance of meeting myself with acceptance when I just can’t seem to complete the numerous tasks on my to-do list.  Now that September is upon us and the days are beginning to shorten, I’m finding myself pulled toward a need to accomplish.  Rather than allowing my mind to run away into a sea [...]

Summer’s Self Soothers

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This summer has flown by at record speed and I can not believe we are only three weeks away from September.  Looking back, my summer has consisted of what I like to call “Mom-otony”, which is the oftentimes tedious routine many mothers with small children face:  early morning wake-ups, meal preparation, playtime, endless cleaning, errands, naps, laundry, more meal preparation, [...]

Welcome Dr. Thalia
to the Eat Life Whole Team

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As a “weekend” fitness boot camp trainer in San Francisco, I meet quite a bit of active, busy people who are doing phenomenal things in this world. From directors of non-profits, to students doing cancer research, they are all committed to feeling strong, energetic, and ready to take on anything that comes their way. (This in fact is the exact [...]

Personal Time: The Whys, Hows and Whats

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On July 31st, it will have been two years since I stepped out of my career as an online marketer.  Thinking back, my life then was NUTS.  I was working for a tech media start-up, my hours were long, my mood was terrible, it had been months since I stopped exercising and I had become downright unpleasant to be around. [...]

Cultivating Acceptance

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You should floss every night.  You should exercise more.  You should eat healthier food.  You should see more of your friends.  You should have a cleaner house.  You should cook more meals.  You should be making more money.  You should be working harder.  You should spend less time on Facebook.  You should be returning more phone calls/emails.  You should be [...]

Music to Relax the Mind

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One of the many things I love about teaching yoga is creating a playlist that matches the class I am preparing to teach.  Yoga classes start out mellow as students focus their attention inward.  The heat in the room slowly builds as we create more challenging shapes with our bodies.  There is usually a “peak pose” –always the most demanding [...]

6 Tips for Staying Hydrated

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We all know that we need water to survive. But exactly how much we need to THRIVE has been a hot topic of debate for some years now. Eight glasses a day? Seventy-five ounces? 3.0 liters for men and 2.2 for women? When it comes to staying hydrated, maybe there isn’t a “one size fits all” solution. Each day, our [...]

4 Quick Steps to Feeling
More Relaxed and Centered

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There are certain activities that result in making us feel more relaxed, centered, and grounded.  For example, receiving a deep tissue massage, taking a nap, going for a run or a bike ride, getting a pedicure, or taking a restorative yoga class.  But in today’s fast-paced world, it’s difficult for many of us to find time for self-care, despite it’s [...]

Welcome Rachel & Reboot Yoga to the Eat Life Whole Team

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Every so often, we are all lucky enough to stumble across the perfect partnership – a pairing that makes so much sense, we’d be crazy to let it pass by. We found that with Rachel & Reboot Yoga. I actually know Rachel from way back when – the old days when both of us were deep into the world of [...]

Dealing with Anger:
5 Little Tricks Worth Trying

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For every minute that you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. – Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride these last couple weeks.  Challenges on the work front, two fabulous kids that are ALL about testing boundaries.  So when I was flipping though the most recent issue of Whole Living (May 2012, pg. 2), their [...]