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My university classes are in full swing, and I have even less time than usual to do those things that keep my body, mind and spirit healthy. Luckily, the health and fitness classes I teach are a constant reminder to me to practice what I preach.

I’ve been traveling a lot over the past few months, and it has certainly been an adventure! As some of you may know, I spent the past 2 years living in Germany. And my family and I decided to wrap up our time here with a big European tour.

So just how “balanced” are you? For most of us, this is probably a loaded question!

We sure do love our gadgets! They’ve transformed our lives and created an incredible fast paced interconnected world. But they’re also changing our bodies — and not for the better.

If you’re like most people, you don’t think very much about your digestive health until you have an “issue”. It usually takes some kind of “back up” in the system — or perhaps the exact opposite (what fun!) — to make us pay attention to the cause and effect relationship that led to our current …

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I was teaching a class at my local studio last week, where I met a woman who specializes in “Equestrian Yoga”. Yeah, you read that right — yoga for people who ride horses!

Want to get the most out of your yoga practice or workout? Then pay attention! No, that wasn’t me going all “school teacher” on you. I meant it in the most literal sense.

Did you know that you take a breath about 15 times each minute and over 21,000 times a day? You probably don’t even think about breathing unless you’re out of breath, choking, or have asthma. But breathing lets you burn oxygen and glucose, ultimately producing the energy that’s responsible for fueling your muscle contractions, mental …

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So, you just found out that you have high blood pressure. Now what? Consider yourself lucky!

Did you know that approximately 35% of all New Year’s resolutions are broken by the end of January? So, how are YOU doing as April draws near? I hope you’re still going strong with your resolutions. If not, you’re definitely not alone. But it doesn’t matter if you have a lot of company if you’re …

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