July 27th 2014 was one of the most challenging, frightening and rewarding days of my life. I had invited these complex emotions to enrich the travel experience and explore the limitations within, physically and mentally. I was thirsty for growth and self-development and was building a reciprocal relationship with my adventurer boyfriend, Shannon, who loved to find new challenges for us! The sunrise and energy from the top of an active volcano left me breathless, and it was mo

Challenges- The word by definition is stimulating, exciting, thought provoking. You push outside of your comfort zone and it’s hard. Forced face to face with the raw, realness of who you are and what you are truly capable of, many retreat, finding comfort in the known, the predictable. Why? It’s our ego, our mind, expressing through emotions what we need, want, desire, a certain thing or way to be. Push past this and you find yourself in the unknown, unfamiliar. This is wher

Given it was Valentine’s day yesterday and there is a whole lotta love and devotion, not to mention chocolate, and cut flowers (you know they die when you cut them right?!Buy a plant instead) going around on socials, and in stores, I thought what better time than to look at ways we can cultivate a little self-love. What is self-love? Not the narcissistic, egotistical characteristics. The nurturing and kindness that we often neglect to reflect in. Self-love is being compassion

Happy New Year!! Welcome to 2019 - the year of taking control of your life, making better choices to live healthier and happier! We all start the New Year with some sort of belief or false confidence that the welcoming in of a new day will bring magical changes our shitty habits. All well intended, the overzealous commitment to completely overhauling diet, exercise and lifestyle will not happen overnight! Good News is it will happen if you have deep rooted desire, intention a

*Disclaimer- I took this title from Dr Michael Greger's book - How Not To Die which is an incredibly insightful book about common diseases and how these can be prevented through plant based Nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices. If you have read it and want to live well, read it. Dr Greger is the founder of Nutritionfacts.org * Such a title is a little dramatic however, the truth of it is we are all dying. My thoughts journalled this week is a pragmatic approach about how

Throughout the world, many countries have seen the value in spending time in nature to improve health, happiness and bring about a sense of calm. In the over stimulated technological society of today, it is imperative that we create a balance in our everyday lives or risk ailing health conditions, many of which can easily be avoided with a little time in nature in conjunction with a balanced diet. A holistic approach Japan, one of the most densely populated countries in the w

Verb:digest; 3rd person present: digests; past tense: digested; past participle: digested; gerund or present participle: digestingdʌɪˈdʒɛst,dɪˈdʒɛst/ 1.break down (food) in the alimentary canal into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body. Synonyms:break down, dissolve, assimilate, absorb, take in, take up 2. understand or assimilate (information) by a period of reflection. Synonyms:assimilate, absorb, take in, understand, comprehend, grasp, master, learn, famili