Daily Wellness Tip - Hire a coach

Are you feeling stuck personally or professionally and not getting the support you need from friends and family? Consider hiring a coach. Whether it’s wellness, fitness, professional goals or relationship issues there are qualified coaches available to offer an unbiased approach to helping your situation.
Choosing the right coach is critical. Things liked education, [...]

Daily Indulgence - Take time to daydream

When you were a kid you probably spent most of your time daydreaming. As an adult we may daydream, but these days our minds wander to laundry, cooking dinner, picking up the kids, and work.
What if you took just a few minutes a week (or day if you have the time) and let your mind [...]

Updated Exercise Guidelines

The American Heart Association (AHA) has updated exercise guidelines for women. According to the AHA women now need to do a minimum of 60 to 90 minutes of moderate intensity exercise (brisk walking) on MOST and preferably ALL days.
Guidelines were published in the February 20 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association and [...]

Massage Review - Lighten Up Wellness

Back in April I attended the Love, Light and Laughter event sponsored by Aspire Magazine. Although I didn’t have a long time to spend at the event I had enough time to visit some of the vendors and enter my business card in to win a raffle prize. When I saw the number of entries [...]

Creating a more healthful office

The June edition of Cooking Light has some great tips this month. Check out these 5 tips for creating a more healthy work environment. If you have the June 2007 edition of Cooking Light you can find these on page 42.
“An ergonomically correct office can help avoid or prevent muscle aches, fatigue, [...]

Daily Wellness Tip - Environment part II

I can’t help it. The other day I mentioned helping the environment as the daily wellness tip. On that same day I had the pleasure of heading to the beach for a few hours. I was surrounded by people, it was 90 degrees and the beach was packed. Crowds of college [...]

Daily Indulgence - Watch Ellen (DeGeneres)

Yes, this is today’s indulgence. As often as I can I keep the hour of 9am to 10am Monday through Friday free so I can watch Ellen. Why? Simply because no matter what, she makes me laugh, OUT LOUD. That, for me, is a true indulgence.
Whether you have to TIVO the [...]

Hike at Mt. Wachusett 5/27/07

With all the hiking I’ve done over the last 5 years, yesterday I took my first hike to Mt. Wachusett in Princeton, MA, approximately 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours from Boston. This 3000 acre park offers 17 miles of trail hiking. If hiking isn’t your thing you can bike the mountain road [...]

Daily Wellness Tip - Live in the Now

I know, I know, you’ve heard it before, so have I. On a recent trip to Florida I visited with my mother’s cousin Yvonne. She is almost 80 years old. She still drives, lives alone, travels across the country alone to see her children, and she has the most unbelievable attitude about life. [...]

Daily Indulgence - Treat yourself to a pedicure

Men and women can indulge in this (I recently heard a celebrity make up artist say men are allowed to get pedicures…go for it!)
As summer gets closer and closer, open toed shoes are all the rage. Make sure you’re toes are too. Pedicures will not only make your feet look nice, but allowing [...]