Last week I talked about the Art of Relaxation. This has become a real “hot topic” for me lately, as I struggle to manage the stress in my life with all that is going on. Last week I was commissioned to write an article for a magazine that I’m involved with about this very topic, and so I thought I’d share the results here with you on my...

Ahhh. There’s something wonderful about taking time off. My family and I just returned from an AMAZING trip to Mexico. We booked a beautiful all-inclusive resort in Puerto Aventuras on the Southern Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. We had a week there and decided ahead of time to book activities every second day, and then have a day of relaxation in...

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!  We’re heading out to my mom and dad’s  for Turkey and the fixin’s later today.  Woohoo! And, looking at the  chart below (which – in spite of how drastic it looks is only .3lb weight gain! – but still….SO frustrating!) I’m glad I’m going this afternoon.  Many of my...

Breathing is something we take for granted. We’ve been doing it since we were born, and if you watch a baby breathe, you’ll see perfect breathing in action. However, bad habits – like sitting at desks, slouching in our armchairs in front of the TV, and lack of exercise – have changed our habits so that our breathing is shallow and...

Yesterday was one of those days where there was MUCH more stress than was healthy.  A big project for our family business was due, and a lot of things were going wrong – and had been for quite a while with this particular project.  I started the day at 6:00am and pushed through until 4:00pm in a high-focus, ultra-concentration mode. However, as urgent as the...