Feeling increased stressed can often lead to coping mechanisms like emotional eating.

This can include binge eating, an increase in snacking between meals or “grazing,” or even under-eating in an attempt to control the things you can control.

Even though we can’t control many of our circumstances right now, we can feel empowered to make positive self-nurturing food choices. Practicing deliberate eating behavior that promotes physical and emotional health is critical right now.

What does emotional or “stress eating” look like?

• Eating comfort food to “feel better”
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I am super-thrilled to introduce you to my new friend, Gurutej, the world-renowned Kundalini expert, teacher, author and so much more! And I’m also excited to share my special interview with her, where she will give you simple practices as you move along with her to help you to de-stress, reboot and re-energize!

When I met Gurutej at a mutual friend’s birthday weekend a few weeks ago, I was blown away by how energized, vibrant, youthful, supple and glowing she was. And I immediately knew that I had to find out more about the secret to…

I’d like to introduce you to Dr. Maggie Ney, an incredible naturopathic doctor at the Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine in Santa Monica, California and one of the members of Dr. Edison de Mello’s awesome team!

She’s also a super-cool, down-to-earth superwoman juggling career, motherhood and an all-around busy life, just like the rest of us.

Dr. Ney is co-director of the Women’s Clinic at Akasha, and specializes in female hormone balancing and healthy aging.

Through her work at Akasha, she addresses the root causes of symptoms like PMS, menstrual…

Happy New Year, and I hope this year is off to an incredible start for you!

As we celebrate the beginning of the new year and this new decade, I have a couple of quick questions for you:

Did you make your New Year’s Resolutions for 2020?  And how are they going so far?

I hope you’re already seeing progress, and things are going well! And if you’re starting to feel a little off track, discouraged, or you’re losing some inspiration, I want to let you know that you’re not alone.

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Happy Thanksgiving week!

I’m writing this in the week when we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. Thanksgiving is a day we set aside to give thanks for the year’s harvest blessings, for the people we love and for the abundance of good in our lives. And it’s always celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.

But gratitude is too important to leave for just one day out of the year!

Let me say I have so very much to be grateful for. My loving marriage to my soul mate of…

With the holidays upon us, now is a great time to plan for a healthy holiday season. And what better way to start than to savor some tasty pumpkin treats as we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States and the holidays around the world!

With a natural squash-like favor (and a sweetness that’s brought out by roasting them), pumpkins pack a powerful punch, both in taste and nutrition! The potassium in pumpkins can have a positive effect on blood pressure and the antioxidants can prevent degenerative damage to the eyes. 

Here are some treats you can…

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to the world-renowned mentor who introduced me to conscious dance – Vinn Arjuna Martí.

When I walked into Arjuna’s studio for the first time, I was about 17 or 18, still in high school, and already an avid dance student. But nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to experience with Arjuna!

The studios where I studied jazz, ballet and modern dance always had everyone looking into a mirror. There was definitely a “right” and “wrong” ways to dance, and a certain body type that all the…

My #1 Secret to Less Tension and More Flexibility!

Are you craving more FUN in your life? To get that “skip in your step” and “sway in your hips” if you’re a woman, or for you guys, that “strut in your stuff”?

That feeling you get when you know you’re on your best game?!

Isn’t it WAAAAAY too easy to overwork, under-rest, and get into a “ho-hum” fitness routine that is ALL work and little fun?

I admit I’m a hard worker, and maybe the best “type-A” person out there. However, I’ve…

Happy month of October!

It’s the traditional pumpkin month, and I’d love to share my favorite morning pick-me-up!

After I tried this at a local shop, I checked Google and found this yummy recipe.

Let me know if you try it out!

This pumpkin pie smoothie bowl tastes like a smoothie version of pumpkin pie filling!

Now you might be wondering, “Frozen smoothie bowl?”

I live in Southern California where the weather is still warm, so feel free to change the frozen recipe to warm items…

Let me introduce you to my integrative medical doctor Dr. Edison de Mello, who has changed my life and my health for the better!

This is the man who taught me my BODY is “my firstborn” and how to shift my thinking about self-care and wellness practices.

This is the man who helped me, after I was misdiagnosed by an orthopedic doctor, for 4 years, finally take bold courageous action, advocate for my body, find the solution, and heal my left knee for good! ~ And now I’m stronger than ever!

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