Here’s the scary truth… We are exposed to toxic, harmful chemicals literally all around us. They are in the products used to clean, cook, launder, clothe, bathe, sleep, and sit on. Everything you put on and in your body then gets into your bloodstream and plays a role in how your body functions. The problem…
Intention Setting: Journal Prompts & Meditation for Reflection
As we’re rounding the bend on the first full month of the year, I’ve put together some tools I use each month when setting my intentions. I like to set intentions each month because it helps bring to life what I’ve envisioned for the year. Focusing a month (sometimes week or day!) at a time…
Recipe Round-Up: Dinners for the Next Week!
You’ve probably heard me say before that I used to be a huge meat eater back in the day. What you might not know is that I also used to hate cooking. If it didn’t come in a blue and yellow box, I wasn’t making it. The trick to getting me out of take out…
How to Manifest Your Best Year Yet!
This time of year is the most popular for reflection and goal setting. It’s easy to get caught up in all you think you need to change about yourself, but please know how wonderful you are just the way you are! When thinking of what you want to come out of the next year, make…
Mindful Media Pt 3: Positively Filling Your Time
Whether it’s social media, books, or tv, media is something we consume when we are bored. In Mindful Media part three, I share some sources of media that can positively fill your time! News Not only do we look at different types of media for entertainment but also for information. It’s hard to keep…
Mindful Media Pt 2: Accounts to Follow
In Mindful Media Pt 1, I shared all my favorite tips to curb your phone usage (who else has been loving Apple’s latest update?!), but there are so many awesome ways to use your phone, like getting loads of inspiration. In this installment of Mindful Media, I am excited to share with you my favorite…
Mindful Media Pt 1: Phone Usage
I’m so excited for this three-part series because bringing more mindfulness into how I approach the screens and (social) media is something I have been working on for a while. I’ve compiled by best tips & tricks to cover screen usage, sources of inspiration, and utilizing other medias. Enjoy part one! Our phones –…
Natural Deodorant: What You Should Know Before Making the Switch
When I first launched the blog, I promised to write a post about deodorant because of how important I believe it is to make the switch! I transitioned from antiperspirant deodorant a handful of years ago, and I will be the first to admit that it isn’t necessarily easy or quick. But it’s so important…
4 Simple Rules to Keep Life Balanced
Approaching the happiest time of my life, I will admit, things became a little chaotic. In the course of less than two months, I graduated from yoga teacher training and started teaching, got married, went on a honeymoon, and got a new position at work. I have been very grateful for all these blessings and…
10 Daily Nonnegotiables
Routines are key for me keeping on track with my healthy lifestyle. While I have an easy going nature, the structure of feel-good habits keep me grounded each day, and when I don’t make time for them, I feel unbalanced. My morning and evening routines have become nearly identical, which bookends my days so wonderfully!…