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Intuitive Eating Workshop

  INTUITIVE EATING WORKSHOP 3 -WEEK SERIES Ever heard of Intuitive eating? Curiosity peaked? It’s sounds all the buzz right now and with good reason. There seems to be every diet on the market, but what if we have gotten away from the way of eating that best suits our needs individually for our happiness and health… our own inner…
December 7, 2017
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Christmas Coconut Snowballs

Aloha on the brain, as it most often is at Christmas time for me. Perhaps it's my upcoming trip, Vancouver winters or my affinity for coconut. But these plant based power treats are really hitting the spirit of aloha in me. This creation was the adaptaion of a larger recipe of a coconut cream pie, and when one lovely retreater…
October 25, 2017
Food

Cauliflower hot wings

Ok guys, so it's almost like cauliflower wings are the new gateway to healthy comfort food. Winged, riced, mashed, they are everywhere. And although this vegetable may lack in colour...it  makes up for it with a heavy nutritional punch. Enter the cauliflower hot wing. We've seen it, maybe tried it, but I just wanted to play with it a little…
October 4, 2017
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why eating “good” is not the solution

Eating "good" or eating "bad" or even "better" is not is what is making us skinny, fat or whatever other adjective we choose to describe ourselves as. In fact it is just another way for us to put the name tag of perfectionism on our plate. Yes, there always is a food pun. The truth is that these barometers of…
September 28, 2017
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Under pressure : meal prep, instagram, and what she’s eating

  Change :// the way we stress about our prep. Ok, so the thing is, sometimes healthy trends...well ya, you guessed it, they become really UNhealthy. I am a big believer of meal prep, planning, scheduling and to do lists of all sorts. It is that kind of thinking that helps me feel grounding in knowing what my day is…
September 22, 2017
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WHAT to say to someone with an Eating Disorder

    In the first part of a series on WHAT TO? I am going to examine and sift through the often challenging areas to navigate of communication around Eating Disorders. This field is my area of expertise and one that I would love to bring more communication, demystification and realization around. The truth is heavy, I realize that seems…
August 16, 2017
Movement

are we overtraining ourselves away from our goals?

  Ever wonder why when you go on vacation, enjoy yourself and you come back and feel like your bod is looking good? Well apparently this is the case for a lot of people. You know why? A little thing called rest days. You trained and trained yourself into the ground just to make it into that bikini and then…
June 19, 2017
Food

Nutella and Greens +

I love creating a challenge for myself, and it's no surprise that getting getting people to eat more nutrient dense greens food, regardless of their palette, is high on my list. It ain't easy being green..but it is so worth it. My target for todays purposes:  could be anyone from kids, picky eaters, to kids at heart. But if I…
June 16, 2017
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Body talks at Bodhi

A few months ago I was holding circle with the lovely people at Bodhi Yoga Studios for a Body Image and Disordered Eating Talk that brought me to these words. I have years scribbled down on paper, computer, and book...but it has been for many more since I have written poem. Something that morning of, drew me to these words…
April 14, 2017
Food

Spring Dandelion Salad

I've said it before and I'll say it again, seasonal eating is one of the best ways not only get to get in tune with the earth, but give your body exactly what it needs during this time. Which for a lot of us means a bit of cleaning... Going into spring, we are thinking of starting fresh and cleaning…
April 12, 2017