While today is Mother’s Day, I prefer to focus instead on the fact that it is finally spring. You see, my mother has been in a nursing home for the past 20 years, and now has advanced dementia to the point where she doesn’t recognize me anymore. She is also in hospice care, showing the [...]
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Two Great New Fitness and Pilates DVDs from Boston-based Pilates Pilates teacher, Lisa Johnson Social media has been one of the most effective Pilates networking tools I have ever used. In the past I joined professional collectives, forums, and training organizations to meet other trainers, and none brought me as many solid, practical, and talented [...]
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I don’t take a lot of supplements beyond a basic multi-vitamin (since I do believe that we get less nutrients out of our food that is either grown in depleted soil or has been fed nutritionally-deficient plants), some calcium, and Adapten-All, and adrenal support herbal blend. But I do take fish oil supplements and niacin [...]
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Our Bodies Need Water to Function Sometimes it is hard to picture ourselves as the intricate biological machines that we are. Similar to any machine, we run on electricity (our nervous system) and, like any electrical system, we need water to run prope…
As an educated, junk food eating consumer, you must have this book. Andrea Domsky and Randy Boyer, founders of NaturallySavvy.com, have outdone themselves with their handy reference book, Unjunk Your Junk Food. Seriously, I was not expecting to love th…
My February 18 Favorite Things I received some fabulous products for review this month, and I can’t wait to tell you about them! 1. Essence of Vali Essential Oils I like to consider myself somewhat of an essential oil snob. My first aromatherapy experiences were with Young Living Oils, then I continued with Bach essences, [...]
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Thank You Tracy Anderson! Those of you who know me, and who have read the unflattering things I have written about Tracy Anderson, must be seriously wondering whether I have lost my sh*t. Why in the world would I be thanking Tracy Anderson? Surely not for her focus on training women to be “teeny-tiny”. [...]
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Shooting Is Cathartic and Fun – Who Knew? A little while ago I received a message from the folks at Vimbly.com via the contact page on this very blog, offering me $25 towards any booking off their site. Vimbly is a New York City activity booking website, where you can find discounts on interesting classes, [...]
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Abundance Change Me Prayer From my friend Tosha Silver, author of Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead She posted this on Facebook this morning, and I am compelled to share it with you. It is simply beautiful and is something that we c…
Try Lipo Lotion Free Even I, a professional fitness and pilates teacher, wish there was any easier way to lose weight and tone up. And I bet that you think I am going tell you to run out and buy tons of lipo lotion, because that does the trick. Alas, I…
If you teach Pilates or Fitness and teach Golfers you must buy this manual! Learn more about the game, swing faults, and golf-specific Pilates exercises.
