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How to be Successful in the New Year
“I started out with goals and ended up with a whole new life.” That’s what my coaching client Stephanie exuberantly told me this week, but she wasn’t always so pleased with the progress we were making together. Several times over …
Choose the Bad Stuff to Get Happy
It’s easy to choose the good stuff in your life, but what about the crappy stuff? Today I invite you to consider that choosing the crappy stuff is your ticket to happiness. If you’ve coached with me in any capacity, …
Stop Setting Yourself Up to Fail
When is this someday that you keep talking about? I hear it all the time. “Someday I’ll have enough money to do that program and then I’ll be more confident.” Or “My goal is to one day have the skills …
It’s Time to Be Responsible for Your Greatness
You take responsibility for your mistakes, but not for your greatness. Is taking responsibility for your greatness scarier than owning up to your mistakes? I hear a lot of my coaching clients be really hard on themselves, while I rarely …
My Best Diet Advice
You want to eat healthy and lose some weight, but you’re tired of the different diets you’ve tried that aren’t working for you. Here’s my best diet advice: Eat a big lunch. According to Ayurveda and chronobiology, your digestion is …
How to Shake Off Your Chronic Stress
Your heart pounds, your skin is flushed and your chest is tight. You’re facing a threat, and your sympathetic nervous system, aka your fight or flight response to stress, is in high gear. It’s time to fight, flee or freeze. …
How to Eat Healthy (for real)
You may think that you’re diet is healthy because you eat a variety of foods, but what if the foods you eat aren’t as healthy as you thought? That’s the realization that I had when I first started studying Ayurveda, …
The 6 Most Important Habits for Fall Health
Have you ever wondered why you’re more susceptible to getting sick during fall season? According to Ayurveda, variability, especially in the weather is the biggest culprit. Not only can the ups and downs in temperature negatively impact your body, but …
How to Make a Healthy Transition to Fall Season
Have you ever wondered why you have a higher tendency to get sick during fall season? Or maybe you dread the season that brings higher levels of anxiety, digestive distress, cold hands and feet, and dry, rough skin. If you …
Whitewater Kayaking: How to Balance on Edge
Do you find yourself flipping a lot when you don’t want to? Or maybe you’re trying to surf and stern squirt, but can’t quite seem to get the edge that you need for success. When you can effectively balance on …