Overnight Oats

Overnight Oatmeal takes 1 minute to prepare before bed at night but saves so much precious time in the morning.  This breakfast can be easily customized to fit food preferences and get everyone ready for a big day ahead. Overnight Oats Makes 1 serving Ingredients: 1 cup almond milk (coconut or cows milk) 1/2 oats […]

Three Favorites From “The Mastery of Love”

“The Mastery of Love” by Don Miguel Ruiz is a beautiful book that shares Toltec wisdom on the art of building relationships.  There are innumerable points to share, but three major “aha” moments for me were: Happiness comes from inside The author shares a story about a man and a woman who both agreed that […]

Hummus Wraps

Need a quick lunch or dinner?  Need a no-cook menu?  These wraps are the perfect solution.  They are totally customizable and perfect for an on-the-go meal. Hummus Wraps VEGGIE: Serves 2 Ingredients: 2 large whole grain shells 2 Tbsp. hummus 1/4 cup corn (fresh, canned or thawed from frozen) 1/4 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans) cucumber […]

Shrimp and Tomatoes

Mediterranean flavors come together in this simple and delicious shrimp and tomatoes recipe.   This meal will please a crowd – so double the recipe if entertaining. Shrimp and Tomatoes Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 large tomatoes, stems removed and cut into eighths 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 Tbsp. minced garlic 1/2 tsp. sea or pink […]

Mint Green Smoothie

Looking for a green smoothie that tastes more like ice cream than spinach?  Our mint green smoothie will give you a boost of energy with nutrient-packed ingredients and tons of yummy flavor. Mint Green Smoothie Ingredients: 8 ounces almond milk 1 avocado, peeled and pitted 1 banana 1 tbsp honey 1 tsp peppermint or mint […]

Death by Squats

squats and lunges

Today’s workout is just like it sounds. We’re going to go until the legs have nothing left. Here we go. Death by Squats Death by air squat.  In the first minute, perform 5 air squats.  At the start of every minute, add one air squat to the set.  The workout ends when you can no […]

Three Reasons to Stop Dieting

In the age of every fad diet imaginable, it is tempting to try just about all of them. However, the pitfalls of dieting make the standard diet regimen (restriction, calorie counting, and/or major food choice shifts) less than ideal for making long term change. The challenges of dieting are plentiful but these three are serious […]

Love is an Action

“Let us not love in word or speech but in deed and truth” 1 John 3:18 It’s the timeless adage that actions speak louder than words. Certainly we want our words to reflect truth, but how we act will leave a stronger impression. There is probably no place where this is truer than in our […]

Head-to-Toe

Head-to-toe strength is critical to living this life fully with vigor, energy, and capacity. We can build that strength with functional movements. It doesn’t take long so let’s get going! Head-to-Toe Part 1: 10 minutes with as many rounds as possible of: 30 sit-ups 20 air-squats 10 push-ups Part 2: 4 minutes: 20 second side […]

Release Fear

Fear is a basic human emotion that prevents us from doing dangerous or harmful things – like shaking hands with a grizzly bear.   Fear also disguises itself as anger, anxiety, jealousy, and a bunch of other lousy emotions. Since none of these feel great, we tend to avoid fear and its friends at all […]