Blog Topic: Weight
Compassion Makes Us Happier
A study by Lara Aknin and colleagues at the University of British Columbia shows that even in children as young as two, giving treats to others increases the givers’ happiness more than receiving treats themselves. Even more surprisingly, the fact that giving makes us...
Meditation for Compassionate Weight Loss
We live in a 'boot camp' kind of world. Most of us have been taught to motivate ourselves with striving, pushing, ignoring feelings and using negative self-talk. There is another way. A more compassionate way - that research shows has positive health, fitness and...
Breaking the Fast
Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and the crotchety – best preacher that...
Body Compassion: Head to Toe Appreciation
This visualization helps you cultivate the skill of appreciating your body from head to toe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKKfhQI-uVY
Body Compassion: Is Your Body Image is a Problem?
The short video below asks you to consider these 8 simple questions to help you consider whether body image is interfering with your health and happiness. Distress Test Do you avoid wearing bathing suits and revealing clothing? Do you hate looking at photos of...
Afternoon of Life
After I turned 50, I became more aware of the preciousness of life. That there was a time limit on my existence in this little life as I know it and there was less time now, than more. I looked around at my beautiful friends who are also moving into the afternoons of...
Super Simple GF Banana Pancake
My cousin Diana in Australia shared this recipe with me. Mash one banana with 2 eggs. Add a touch of cinnamon and a tablespoon of chia or flax. Spread on a heated pan and cook both sides. It won't take long. Top with a scoop of probiotic yogurt and some berries....
Body Compassion: Seeing Yourself as You Really Are
There is a kind, gentle way to change bad body image and eating behaviours. Seeing yourself as you really are without the negative comparisons or self-criticism, makes it easier to eat better, feel better and look better. Sit tall, breathe deeply and put your...
In These Arms, A Song for All Beings
SweatLodge
I was blessed to participate in a sweat lodge ceremony yesterday with close friends. The cool earth was covered with fresh cedar boughs. The steaming hot rocks in the centre brought the sun's energy into the dark room. We started with a round of prayers to our...