Summertime. In Chinese terms it's the most yang time of the year, the time of greatest expansion. As any hot yoga practitioner will tell you, the heat expands us, it allows us to stretch. In the summer that warmth nurtures growth as evidenced by the seasonal abundance at every farmer's market and farm stand. Read more
I recently saw an article about the death of a well known proponent of the Mediterranean Diet. I thought it interesting the way our media immediately responded by questioning the validity of his eating style. Part of me wondered how long it would take before a new study would come out claiming that olive oil is really bad for you and we should all stop eating it or risk a similar fate! Read more
At a recent workshop, a participant was sharing her difficulty with potato chips. Coming from a perspective that refuses to vilify any food, I asked what was bad about eating the chips. Why did she feel badly about it? Upon reflection she admitted that it wasn’t about whether or not she should eat potato chips but what she was avoiding by eating the chips. Read more
About a year ago I attended a conference on the treatment of people with eating disorders. One of the presenters introduced an interesting perspective about the relationship between the way people relate to their food and the way they relate to boundaries and their personal needs and desires, as expressed by how much they say yes and no in their lives. Read more
Inspired by the most recent 'practice of the month' I’ve been thinking about parenting. I’m specifically thinking about the re-parenting we all must inevitably do as we grow up. We like to blame our parents for everything we don't like about ourselves and our lives. Read more
It’s been a while since my last blog post and it feels so good to be back. I dropped off when Sarah led us all through the amazing Sugar Challenge which was well worth the challenge to rediscover how much better I feel without sugar in my system, making the choice so clear. Read more
Last month I committed to a Two Week Sugar Challenge. I cut all white sugar and desserts out during that time. It wasn't a diet really, but rather a challenge - a chance to challenge an old habit and learn a little something in the process. This challenge was inspired by two observations I had made previously:
1. I feel kind of cruddy when I eat sugar in quantity. Read more
