We all say to ourselves: I will exercise tomorrow. I’m gonna go for a run and do it everyday this week. I will join the gym. I will walk to work. But saying these things are easier said than done. Obviously! There are always the easiest excuses to make: I’m too tired. I’m too lazy. I don’t have enough time during the day. I have too many things to do already. I don’t have the funds to join a gym or buy workout gear.
I like to eat as healthy as possible. I definitely feel better when I’m sticking to a healthy regime that covers all nutritional bases, however, sometimes I just NEED that dessert. I crave that something sweet after savoury.
Having worked with Miranda Kerr for over 10 years, I can truly say that Miranda's passion for yoga will stay with her for life. Yoga is a far deeper experience than physical exercise, and that's why it's a journey that can be seen as a life long commitment. Life is full of surprises and new adventures, and hopefully - with an open heart and attitude - you can see all of those possibilities unfold before your very own eyes. Sometimes we're just asleep, or simply not ready to see it. It's all to be found in your own good time. We all have mentors, people we can hold up as an example to aspire to - I credit my teacher, Eileen Hall, for all of her guidance, dedication and great sense of humor, empowering my yoga practice with her strength yet also infusing it with light-hearted appreciation. Yoga teaches you to live life in the present moment, to cherish all that you have, and be grateful for all that you are.
I’d like to briefly contemplate the deeper, holistic connection that we as humans have with the bacteria within us. One of the most important and beautiful steps you will take on your journey to ultimate health is when you realise the oneness of your entire body; being the systems, the organs, the glands, the mind etc.
You’re out with your fella and a gorgeous woman walks by, he almost breaks his neck from following her with his eyes. Experienced this before? Well, before you get angry and accuse him of being unfaithful or an outright pervert, you might want to take a peek at the motivator behind his ‘wandering eyes’.
She’s running and crying at the same time. For some reason that’s how she likes to do it. The tears are coming fast and hard. It was a single thought that triggered them. The family motto that’s haunting her – you can always do better.
I started my health journey when I was 17 and a senior in high school. I wanted a change and needed to believe that I could actually do it by myself, for myself. I have been overweight for as long as I can remember and had been yo-yo dieting from about when I was 13 until march 1st, 2011 (about 3 months before graduating high school). I was at my heaviest (about 200lbs - which is a huge no-no for a 5’1 girl) and felt so uncomfortable in my own skin.
The first year I ever heard about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) was 2007. It was around the time that all of the recalls on spinach were happening, and I decided to make an effort to eat a more local diet. Unfortunately, I was too late to join a CSA that year, and instead relied on farmers' markets that were about 30-40 minutes from my house. Not exactly convenient, but I knew I was making the right choice for my family at that time.
When I was first asked by my friend Paula if I wanted to go to hot yoga I was a little concerned that she had gone mad. Why would anyone want to spend 90 minutes in a room heated above 40 degrees Celsius (105 Fahrenheit) with 40% humidity? Although I was pretty sure I didn’t want to make hot yoga a huge part of my exercise schedule I decided to go with my friend to try it out.
There are many traditional and new age birthing practices that woman are considering today from calm-birth/hypno-birth, which encourages you to remember your body is an amazing birthing machine, to adding traditional birthing herbs to support your body through the birthing process.
Stop it. Yes you. You know what I’m talking about. Stop the mental bashing that goes on inside your head. Stop hating yourself. Listening to that voice in your head that tells you you’re undeserving and that doubts everything you accomplish and dream of.
These yummy oat pancakes are super fluffy, ridiculously low-cal, gluten and dairy free, and optionally vegan. They make a great base for lots of different toppings and add-ins and I love to make them for a filling and delicious weekend breakfast.
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