This post is the fifth part of a six-part series including: The 5 Components to Anti-Aging Exercising the ‘Tude 5 Ways to Keep Your Body Young Food is Medicine So Don’t be Lenient with Convenience 3 Simple Ways to Reduce … Continue reading →
Twelve years ago, I was diagnosed with dysplasia in the colon which, in my case, meant that my colon was bleeding. It was Christmas night of 2005, and I awakened from a nighttime nap to sharp stomach pains. The first … Continue reading →
This post is the fourth part of a six-part series including: The 5 Components to Anti-Aging Exercising the ‘Tude 5 Ways to Keep Your Body Young Food is Medicine So Don’t be Lenient with Convenience 3 Simple Ways to Reduce … Continue reading →
I was 10 years old and couldn’t catch my breath. I tried to gulp air into my lungs, but I couldn’t get enough air into my lungs. I was scared. I wanted to keep up with all the other kids, … Continue reading →
Surprise, surprise! When I asked my clients and friends what they feel ages them, the majority of the 175 folks that replied said it was stress. Yikes! That’s a pretty unified answer. But what exactly is stress? What does it … Continue reading →
This post is the final part of a six-part series including: The 5 Components to Anti-Aging Exercising the ‘Tude 5 Ways to Keep Your Body Young Food is Medicine So Don’t be Lenient with Convenience 3 Simple Ways to Reduce … Continue reading →
This post is the third part of a six-part series including: The 5 Components to Anti-Aging Exercising the ‘Tude 5 Ways to Keep Your Body Young Food is Medicine So Don’t be Lenient with Convenience 3 Simple Ways to Reduce … Continue reading →
This post is the second part of a six-part series including: The 5 Components to Anti-Aging Exercising the ‘Tude 5 Ways to Keep Your Body Young Food is Medicine So Don’t be Lenient with Convenience 3 Simple Ways to Reduce … Continue reading →
This post is the first part of a six-part series including: The 5 Components to Anti-Aging Exercising the ‘Tude 5 Ways to Keep Your Body Young Food is Medicine So Don’t be Lenient with Convenience 3 Simple Ways to Reduce … Continue reading →
The sun (or Father Sun as I know it) has gotten a bad rap about aging your skin. From the dark sunglasses to the SPF 50 sunscreen full of toxins, people today will do whatever it takes to protect themselves … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →I love ancient healing modalities and the results that my friends & family, clients and I get from receiving this kind of healing. Yet, I have been a practitioner of almost 18 years of this work, one thing that I … Continue reading →
Many who follow me on social media see me post about my daily oil pulling morning ritual. Many of my holistic friends know exactly what I’m talking about, and some don’t. I remember when I first learned about it from … Continue reading →
You may be wondering what mildew spores have to do with self-care. Well, let me tell you that they have a lot to do with self-care—even more than the awful smell mildew creates. But sometimes you can’t smell mildew because it … Continue reading →
By my guest blogger and holistic colleague, Jill Cohn, DC Today I’d like to give you a helpful self-care tool, one that you can use every day, all day long, wherever you need to. I want to teach you to … Continue reading →
The five elements of self care for your day-to-day 1. Follow Your Passion 2. Take Care of Your Physical Body on a Regular Basis 3. Study and Listen to What Inspires you 4. Contemplate Daily 5. Be the Warrior Goddess … Continue reading →
Happy Earth Day! Today is the day that we honor Pachamama with all she does to nourish us and hold us. She brings an abundance of nutrients through the plant spirits to help sustain us and keep us healthy. She bounds … Continue reading →
People, this is the Wood time of the year! We might feel the need to be moving fast, wanting to set goals…oh, and blurting out anger or frustration without really feeling what’s going on deep inside. One of the things … Continue reading →
As I start out 2013, I decided to draw one of my Goddess Oracle Cards from my favorite deck by Doreen Virtue, PhD. If you know me well, you would understand the card that I drew…YES, it was Pele! Pele is … Continue reading →
As we end 2012, I have succumbed to a deeper story that I didn’t realize existed until I looked profoundly at the story of why I am the Self-Care Queen. Earlier this month, I attended an event, Your Ecstatic Wealth … Continue reading →
Autumn is about letting go, just as the leaves let go of the branches of the trees as they prepare for the bareness of winter. In Chinese medicine, the metal element is associated with Autumn. There’s no mistake that the two … Continue reading →
Turmeric is a wonderful spice that is used in a lot of Asian cooking, specifically East Indian. It has many important healing properties. Curcumin is the primary ingredient (where the yellow coloring comes from), which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities … Continue reading →
Self-Care starts with how you think and feel. Every outcome starts with a thought. One of my favorite quotes is by Ralph Waldo Emerson- “ A man is what he thinks about all day long.” What thoughts do you harbor? … Continue reading →
As life goes on daily, you are bombarded by different energies. Those energies accumulate over time. Sometimes, you are not aware when you are hit by an entity. Yes, I said it an ENTITY. An entity, is a spirit that … Continue reading →
Many of you have been following me on facebook and know that I recently traveled to the Andes in South America. Since I was going to a developing country – Peru I decided to take some aid with me to … Continue reading →
Last week, I was able to help my friend go into labor who was already over two weeks overdue with her pregnancy. She really wanted to have a home birth. Being the healing artist that I am, I went to … Continue reading →
I eat amaranth for breakfast almost every morning. It is a great nutty gluten-free grain (it’s really a seed from Peru) that dissolves what we describe in Chinese Medicine as dampness in the body. Dampness can look like excess mucous … Continue reading →
I recall many years ago, when I first started this work, I suffered from severe allergies- nose running profusely that I would want to stuff tissue in my nostrils just to stop it already, my eyes would itch really bad … Continue reading →
As I write this, I journey back to all the times of mothering my daughters…the birthing process, their early years of development – the excitement and joy of watching them grow and develop as they smiled back at me, cooed, … Continue reading →
As I write this, I race to finish before it’s too late to get a good night’s rest. In Chinese Medicine, we have something that we call the body clock. So there are ideal times for us to get to … Continue reading →
What is the HUN? Yesterday, I touched briefly on the HUN energy of the FIVE Spirits according to Chinese Shamanism. HUN, the ethereal soul is LIVER Yin. It is about finding your livelihood. … Continue reading →
Here in the Bay Area, the weather is heating up; it was whopping 90 degrees as I drove down the stretch of the 680 corridor SOUTH bound yesterday. Anyhow, what I am saying is that it almost feels like SUMMER. … Continue reading →
I continue to talk about the Wood Element as the Spring Season wraps up here in the San Francisco Bay Area. As I mentioned in previous blog posts, the archetypes associated with the Wood Element are Pioneer, Warrior, and Visionary. … Continue reading →
Last night, I fed my soul by attending a lecture by the renowned spiritual teacher and author, Marianne Williamson at Stanford University. One of the questions that came up from the audience is “How do we forgive?” As I listened … Continue reading →
Yesterday, I spoke about the WOOD element archetype and how wood may show up in your body disharmonized. I hinted a little bit about the emotions, but what I didn’t tell you directly is that the reason no wanted to … Continue reading →
As we are in the midst of the Spring Season, most of us are showing our wood element that lives inside each and everyone of us. For some of us, it may appear strong and others it may not be … Continue reading →
It’s true opposites attract! They actually fit together like a puzzle. That’s exactly the case with the Yin/Yang symbol. Yin represents that female quiet subtle energy and Yang represents that masculine, in your face active energy. We all have both … Continue reading →
I self-reflect on life and all it has to offer. I recall whenever I am leaving a family member or a friend especially after a visit with a trip…the goodbye time can be difficult for me. I am reminded of … Continue reading →
Well, I just had to come back to the water element again. I wanted to address this issue of how much water we need daily. First of all, our bodies are made up of about 70% or more of water. … Continue reading →
Everyday you live your life conscious and many things unconsciously; the choice can be yours if you want to live it more consciously. Today, it was brought to my attention from an astrology/intuitive reading that I needed to step up … Continue reading →
Last Sunday, I spent the day at a Clearing and Blessing Spaces class in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. This class was quite a hands-on class that our own lab was an actual Spa and Salon. … Continue reading →
While much of America is busy bustling around to get everyone jumpstarting with their New Year’s Goals and resolutions, I am basking in the flow of the water element. Something that I never used to do, because I was just … Continue reading →
The holidays are over, and you’re probably in carbohydrate hell. I say this because you’ve probably eaten the rum cakes, the fruit cakes, the cookies, the mashed potatoes, and now you might be sporting a muffin top on your pants. … Continue reading →
I must admit that I took the basis of this recipe from Rose Cole, a wellness coach, but I modified it to my tasting and I used coconut milk since my daughter is allergic to almonds. However, I have made … Continue reading →
As I look in retrospect of the week, I have failed to keep up with my blog. If I told you half of the things going on in my life, you would understand. More pressing is that I had sudden … Continue reading →
Oils themselves are extracted and are not considered a whole food. They are not recommended for daily use unless you are taking them medicinally. Suggested maximum oil consumption in a day: If you feel that you could release some weight … Continue reading →
In Chinese Medicine, we say that if your digestive system is optimal, then you have a good chance of surviving any dis-ease that comes your way. Our bodies are always performing biochemical reactions. The Digestive system in particular likes to … Continue reading →
I want you to know that you can still have vibrant energy despite the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. One of the energetic pin downs can be seasonal weight gain. Weight Gain can make you feel sluggish and … Continue reading →
Sudden changes in weather conditions can throw your immune system in a downward tailspin…that’s why it’s a great time to employ Chinese Medicine to help you ward off any invasions on the Wei Chi ( protective chi). You can do … Continue reading →
