Shedding the Weight: Mind, Body and Spirit – Day 4 Fulfillment Holds the Key

Today we learn that there are many kinds of hunger, but only one state of fulfillment. When you give yourself what you really want and need, unhealthy habits, such as overeating, cease to be a problem. We often react to emptiness without thought or reflection – we over work, over eat, binge drink. If we…

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Shedding the Weight: Mind, Body and Spirit – Day 3 Begin with Emotional Balance

We have embarked on our journey to lightness and learned about the process of transforming heaviness to lightness. Today we will begin with our emotions. To shed the weight, we must balance the heavy emotions with the lighter emotions. Emotions are meant to flow freely, to rise and fall without being held. Today we are…

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Shedding the Weight: Mind, Body and Spirit – Day 2 Transforming Heavy to Light

Happy Spring Equinox!  It’s the first day of Spring, when both day and night are both equal and we can start to welcome rebirth and new life again.  The days will slowly get longer and we will enjoy light wee into the evenings.  What a wonderful day to meditate to transform heavy to light. Natural…

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Shedding The Weight: Mind Body & Spirit – Day 1 Finding The Lightness In Your Life

Welcome to this 21-Day Meditation Experience, Shedding the Weight: Mind, Body and Spirit. I’m very excited to be on this adventure to transform all of our heaviness and burdens in life to lightness and fulfillment. And I hope I will have some friends joining me here in support. Your comments and following will be greatly…

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Chicken and Chocolate Sauce Alongside Saffron Rice

It’s Oscar weekend and this year will be the 90th Academy Awards.  In it’s honor, I’m going back to another iconic classic that won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Moon River,” and was also nominated for three other Academy Awards: Best Actress for Hepburn, Best Adapted Screenplay, and…

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Casablanca Movie Night Paired Alongside Shrimp & Mushroom with Spinach Couscous

This month I have selected Casablanca, not only because it is one of the greatest films in history and with the Oscar’s just a month away an Academy Award winning film deserves to be featured, but also because the iconic film is a romantic melodrama that is idyllic for the month of Valentine. Casablanca is…

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New Year’s Eve & Hand Rolled Chocolate Truffles

On the last day of 2017, I may have chosen a cliché of a film to feature, but I thought it would fit the spirit regardless.  “New Year’s Eve” was a 2011 film that we can watch, and look back on that year as well.  I had not realized the exclusive ensemble cast this film…

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Nine Christmas Movies To Cuddle Up With on Winter Solstice

The cold long night on the Winter Solstice is the perfect evening to cuddle up with a few good movies.  Since this month is forever recognized by the spirit of the holidays and Christmas, nostalgic Christmas movies are ideal for late nights.  What better time to watch your favorite Christmas movies than the longest night…

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