Last night, I played hide and seek and Backgammon. And to my surprise, I won both games. One win could be attributed to my natural knack of squeezing into tight corners, but the other was a mixture of luck & mindset training.
Photo from a girl’s trip to Big Bend National Park in 2017.
There’s nothing quite like catching up with your girlfriends. It’s an irreplaceable community that is very special to the female spirit. Is this because there’s an “ancient gene” associated with female mammals?
Some musings and an ode to my girlfriends.
I’ve been using the Waking Up app for meditation for almost a year now, and I have really enjoyed being a student of the Waking Up Course and have learned a lot about the mind, meditation, ego, and how to better control my emotions.
Photo taken by Yona Shaw
We are living in some tremendously uncertain times, where all our routines and habits have been thrown by the wayside.
Developing stronger “delight muscles” would enable us to walk through these turbulent times with grace and ease.
This magical exercise (her words, not mine) was first given to her by one of her most influential mentors, Milton Glaser, one of the most celebrated graphic designers of our time. Over the course of a couple years, she modified the exercise and now gives it to her students as an essay prompt titled, “Your Ten-Year Plan for a Remarkable Life.”
It is a way for your higher self to communicate that there is a need that is not being met in your life. And it’s probably connected to one of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
In this post I outline some of the benefits of coffee and bust some popular coffee myths. Have you ever wondering if coffee is dehydrating you? Click here to find out more.
Photo by Nadine Primeau on Unsplash
Fiber is an essential component to a healthy diet, yet most Americans don’t reach their daily recommended intake. In this post I talk about the benefits of fiber, the difference between insoluble and soluble fiber, and an example of what to eat to reach your daily need.
Your gut bacteria, aka microbiome, needs to eat everyday. Preferably three times a day.
But the typical American Diet- high in bread, saturated fat, meat and sugar - leaves no scraps for our poor little microbiome to eat.
The quality of our relationships determine the quality of our life. This blog post outlines a tool that we should all have in our tool belt to deal with the inevitable conflict that arises with our loved ones.