Fuel Your Inner Drive
The state of flourishing through fitness, food and body image. Our thoughts, examples and advice for creating a healthier body and lifestyle.
There are thousands of different types of Qigong. My familiarity is with Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ), created by Minneapolis resident, Chunyi Lin. After reading his book, “Born a Healer,” I was drawn to learn more, practice regularly and have started my own practice group to engage and share with others this wonderful healing modality. What [...]
What comes to mind when you think of a healthy body? Toned muscles, a strong heart, clear skin, shiny hair…the things we can see are what comes to mind first. A big piece of being healthy includes a healthy soul, or spirit, or whatever you like to call it. If we ignore this part of [...]
Greens are good for you! I’m sure you have heard that before, right? They are a great source of Vitamin K, A, C, Calcium, Fiber and Iron. Talk about a power house! My goal is to convince you they are not only healthy, but delicious too! I’ve been asked many times how to make greens [...]
I’ve been looking for a relaxing hobby – something to get me away from my computer, so when I saw an ad online for a week-long class in Akumal, Mexico, in January, I leapt at the chance. Although going on a trip for a week with a group of strangers gave me a few moments [...]
Coconut is all the rage these days isn’t it? Coconut water, coconut milk, coconut ice cream… I love all things coconut, always have. However when I was pregnant this past summer, I craved coconut like crazy. Seriously I ate it every single day for a couple of months! Other than the shredded stuff in a [...]
If you’re like me, you find yourself in something like a rut from time to time. Often these ruts stem from too steady a routine or too long a winter. However, I think my recent rut is the long-term result of too stubborn an outlook. I know I haven’t reached the “I’m too old to [...]
The other day when I was done talking loudly [yelling] about something… [Hmmm. I can't remember what? Maybe it was finding that pile of homework my son never handed in, stuffed in his backpack? Wait no, I think it was when my daughter wouldn't stop "playing" that d*%n recorder? (Let’s not call it music. It’s [...]
