Blog
On the blog you will find articles and posts about my personal musings on the topics of food, eating and body image as well as my take on how we can live a more mindful, wholehearted and fully nourished life!
Words from My Heart
This blog post will contain some words from my heart, as well as lots of swirling thoughts captured in print. Whilst I have been working on putting together a post...
Being At War With Our Bodies – Why the intentional pursuit of weight loss is a form of oppression
This is not an easy blog post to write. In fact, even though I have a clear idea of what I want to write here, it doesn’t come all that easy. Maybe because I know that...
The importance of giving yourself full permission to eat (ALL foods)
Without moral judgment… I’ve been grappling with the headline for this particular blog post because part of what I also want to touch on is this; “To give yourself full...
Is it all about getting to those goals?
Goals. Ambitions. Achievements. Intentions. Actions. Merits. A couple of different conversations and observations over the past few weeks or so sparked my inspiration...
Marrying Nutrition with Intuition
We live in an era where so many people cook less, eat in a hurry and yet often are more preoccupied with the effect the food they eat have on their health than...
My Sugar Story
“Don’t be ashamed of telling your story. It may inspire others” – Unknown With that in mind, I will tell you mine… Once upon a time there was a little girl with...
Food as Self care
What does self care through food and eating look like? This was the question I proposed at our latest Nutrition & Mindfulness Retreat. The overarching theme have...
Cultivating Body Awareness
For the Senses “May the touch of your skin Register the beauty Of the otherness That surrounds you. May your listening be attuned To the deeper silence Where...
How to develop an attitude of gratitude
The definition of attitude is “a way of thinking”, “a frame of mind” or “a view point”. All too often “having an attitude” is said implying that it is something...
When judgement gets in the way of change
I’ve been pondering all week, what to write about next. As I wass doing some research into the relationship between stress and digestion for our 1 day retreat this past...
Feeding the Hungry Ghost – Cravings & Desires
Have you ever heard the saying “feeding the Hungry Ghost”? In Buddhism these creatures are depicted as having large empty bellies but with thin necks so they...
Life Lessons Learnt from Hiking
Why is it that sometimes we need to repeat the same learnings over and over? Last week, I started the week with all guns blazing, lots of enthusiasm and energy...
What speed are you living at?
“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live” - Lin Youtang Twice this week I had reminders of...
Food + Love
Food + Love. I was recently reminded of the healing power of having a meal made and shared with love. You know, the truly nourishing experience that it is, when you...
Less as More
Do you ever feel like your life is spinning out of control? Or like you are suffering with sensory overload? I sure do. Sometimes more often than I would care to admit,...
The SPIRIT
We are at the final Aspect on our rainbow journey of the 7 Systems of Health! This is the SPIRIT Aspect. I can't remember when I figured out that I was 'spiritual'....
Mindful Eating vs Intuitive Eating
I really wanted to explore the topic(s) of Mindful Eating vs. Intuitive Eating. And this is by no means and exhaustive blog post about it either... Albeit still a bit...
The INSIGHT
We travel upwards and on to the sixth System of Health - INSIGHT. Welcome to the place where your intuition, imagination, dreams and visions live! This is the system...