As a 52 year old woman, I have had a lifelong struggle to love and accept my body. As a child, my weight fluctuated through growth spurts, as everyone’s does. One summer at camp when I was about 7 or 8, a counselor frequently poked my belly and call me the Pillsbury Dough Girl. She
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We all lie to ourselves. If you think you never lie to yourself, you are lying to yourself. The problem is, we don’t always know that we are lying. Sometimes we don’t do it intentionally, these lies are based on beliefs that we actually think are true. I’m too much. I’m not good enough (smart
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Self-Reflection can be both challenging and painful, but on the other side of that discomfort is growth. Knowing your personal story, as well as the stories you are telling yourself, can help you move forward with more clarity and understanding about who you are and what motivates you in life. There are many tools for
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Aging is not always kind to the human body. Muscle loss, or Sarcopenia, can happen at a rate of 3-8% after the age of 30, and is even higher after age 60. What you do with your body will affect whether this loss is faster or slower over time. Strength training is well known as
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For any active adult or athlete, no matter how old or how many years you’ve been doing a sport or activity, cross-training will build your longevity in your sport. Many sports, like tennis and golf, are one sided, where you either swing in one direction or dominate with one side. Other sports, like running and
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So far we’ve discussed self-care relating to moving your body, sleep, meditation (post from 11/7, part 1), hydration, nourishing foods, and self-compassion (post from 11/14, part 2). This week is Thanksgiving (in the United States) which can be overwhelming for many people. Visiting family, travel, an overabundance of food, and other things can really increase
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Last week I gave you 3 self-care strategies to make the holiday season a bit less stressful. If you haven’t read it yet, click here! Here are 3 more ways to feel your best when your to-do list overwhelms you. 1. Water Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are approaching Winter. Right now it’s supposed
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The holiday season is coming. You can hear it on the radio, you can see it in the stores. There are so many different holidays that people celebrate between November and January, and one thing they all have in common is families getting together. This can be a joyful or dreadful experience, depending on your
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Pain is sadly a part of life, but it doesn’t have to be something that brings you down. Pain can be an opportunity to practice self-compassion. In an earlier post about listening to your body, I discussed how the body communicates all sorts of things to us through sensation; pain is one of the ways
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My yoga journey began in 1995 when I was 23 (you can do the math to figure out my current age if you like). Not only am I am different person than I was then but I have learned many life lessons along the way. Here are just a few that I have learned from
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