On Monday, we will have a guided tea meditation for Mindful Eating and Cooking Magic. The ritual of tea involves everything from preparing the tea to finishing it and cleaning up. I think tea is one of the best choices to practice mindful eating and naturally sitting with calmness. You can use any kind of…
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The Fast Metabolism Diet: 7 Day Meal Plan Book Review & Give Away
I was given the opportunity to review The Fast Metabolism Diet: 7 Day Meal Plan by Jesse Morgan. Jesse Morgan has brilliantly put together 21 healthy recipes that coincide with Haylie Pomroy’s Fast Metabolism Diet. Haylie Pomroy’s Fast Metabolism Diet is a 28-day program that takes you through the same three phases each week. Jesse…
Top Women Chefs for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year and was originally called International Working Women’s Day. It’s celebrated in different regions with the focus being on respect, appreciation, and love towards women for their economic, political, and social achievements. Today in honor of International Women’s Day, I’m celebrating brilliant women who have made…
Mindful Baking: Chocolate Sour Cream Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Topping
We are kick starting the first episode of Mindful Cooking & Eating Magic with Mindful Baking. Baking in itself can be a therapeutic experience when you allow yourself sensory experience possibiites… touch…tase..smell… that release feel-good endorhins. Baking Mindfully creates space in the mind and calmness. In this episode you will be guided through baking Chocolate Sour Cream…
Mindful Eating & Cooking Magic
In my last post I hinted at a new project. With my resolution towards wellness, I realize that this year I have been concentrating quite a bit on mindfulness and its marriage with food. The art of mindfulness can transform our food abundant, diet obsessed culture – and renew our sense of pleasure, appreciation, and…
A Fork & A Flick Friday: Brooklyn – An Irish Immigrant Story & Irish Coffee
Today is the first Friday in March, which means it’s time for A Fork & A Flick Friday. It’s when once a month I sit back and enjoy a movie and allow myself to be fully immersed in it with an inspired dish. This month I was a bit torn with Oscar Sunday having just…
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: #7 The Law of Dharma
We have arrived at the 7th Spiritual Law of Success, which is The Law of Dharma and also known as The Law of Purpose in Life. It essentially states that everything has a purpose for being. People have purpose in life and we all have unique gifts to give to others. That also means each…
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! An Ode from Children & Adults Alike
When I was in high school we had a physics project to build a real boat out of butcher paper and wood that would actually float in water. We were given extra credit for coming up with a theme and dressing up the boat as well as ourselves. Somehow our amateur physics skills resulted in…