This is a guest post by Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP and author of The Healthy Apple. She is a Manhattan based Culinary Nutritionist, Personal Chef, Professional Recipe Developer and Food Writer specializing in simple Gluten-Free ‘Clean’ recipes for the home cook. She writes for the Huffington Post, GenConnect and other publications. Her story is intense and inspiring […]
Posted: 08/27/12 8:45 AM
What I Tried: Meditation “Express” Details: Keep Calm & Carry On (CD); Music to Encourage Stress Relief (CD); Just 10 Seconds (App) and Simply Being (App )(99cents!) When: August Where: At home, on a couch, in a car and near a clam bar To Keep or Not to Keep: Yes, I need it. Definitely great […]
Posted: 08/15/12 1:14 AM
What I Tried: Bikram Yoga Class Details: Heat, sweat, 26 poses When: About a month ago Where: Bikram Yoga East 83rd St. NYC (but you can find Bikram classes worldwide) The Back Story: In my never-ending quest to find the perfect exercise that I will stick with (running, tennis, body ballet are […]
Posted: 08/2/12 9:58 AM
“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-three today and we don’t know where the hell she is.”~ Ellen DeGeneres There is a nature preserve and a trail beyond the backyard and past the deer fence of my weekend getaway house. I look out the kitchen window every time […]
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Posted: 04/20/11 11:40 PM
“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.” -Winnie-the-Pooh (and A.A. Milne) I looked up the word commitment the other day. It is defined as the act of committing, the state of begin committed; a pledge or undertaking; applying or engaging oneself. There are many kinds of commitments – for work, family, relationships […]
Posted: 01/26/11 6:28 PM
I was in yoga the other day. I was in full lotus position. My chakras were all aligned. My mind is cleared of all clutter and I’m looking out of my third eye and everything that I’m supposed to be doing. It’s amazing what comes up, when you sit in that silence: “Mama keeps whites […]
Posted: 01/7/11 11:06 AM
I downloaded an App from Apple’s iTunes store this week. Not so different, new or exciting? Well, it wasn’t just any App. It was something that represents a big “to do” for me. And then, I actually did it. What did I do? I went running. And I used a silly little App on my […]
Posted: 09/14/10 12:40 PM
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” – Winnie-the-Pooh Sometimes old friends can be prophetic. Somewhere about the middle of August, I was having dinner with a very good friend visiting from the West Coast. We’ve known each other since […]
Posted: 09/10/10 9:58 AM
Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting so….get on your way! — Dr. Seuss I hate this blog this week. I am not going to lie. It was only Week 6 and I just didn’t or couldn’t seem to do “something big” that would be universally defined as “unique” or adrenaline-inducing or even potentially […]
Posted: 08/9/10 1:47 PM
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