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Happy happy new year: Exploring my intentions and goals for 2015
Hello gorgeous souls! Welcome to 2015. Iv’e got a really good feeling about this one, its going to be an incredible year. So far the energy for me this year has been of completion, rejuvenation and exploration. I haven’t made a single resolution, because this year I will make change whenever I feel necessary, I’m going to resolve to never make a resolution again, because resolutions are made to be broken. Instead, i’m setting intention filled goals and stepping back to look at the areas of my life where i’m not happy or am feeling unsettled. Therefore, 2015 has started with a bang, iv’e moved jobs, planned a holiday, enjoyed…
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Let’s talk about fear, stress and anxiety
A topic that has been on the front of my mind pretty much everyday for the past few months is fear. The reason for this is due to a huge amount of upheaval and change in my life, and my brain is feeling it. I’m not ok, I have had panic attacks, trouble sleeping, and instead of being my usual confident, positive self, iv’e been a negative ball of anxious energy. I know that when I live my life in fear of what is coming next I forget about the present. I miss that opportunity to laugh with someone, I miss the gorgeous sunrise, and I miss the everyday miracle of…
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Live below the line: $2 a day
Hi Lovelies! I will be embarking on “Live below the line” next week, and I wanted to share with you a bit about it, and why i’m doing it. Basically live below the line is an initiative to increase awareness of poverty, and how it affects food choices for the poor. Its also a personal journey to discover what it is like to live on the poverty line. The challenge is to live on $2 a day for food for 5 days. Iv’e taken quite a bit of time to prepare for this, and it’s going to be tough!I am personally doing it to experience what food choices are like…
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10 inspirational women
Today in the health and wellness industry, there are so many incredible and inspiration women. These women have motivated and inspired me to be on the path I am today, and without knowing it, every one of them have had a huge impact on my life, and the way I view myself. I’m not one to be inspired by celebrities, instead I am inspired by strong, intelligent, and brilliant women. In no particular order, here are the 10 women I am most inspired by: Jess Ainscough (aka: The Wellness Warrior): Jess Ainscough was one of the first wellness blogs I started reading when I began my journey a few years ago.…
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Stuff I heart #2
I hope everyone had an amazing Easter weekend, full of rest, relaxation, treats, family and love <3 I know lots of people are still on holiday until next week, but I’m back in action this week, and I’m ready for the remainder of the Uni semester as well as filling the blog with yummy recipes and nutrition posts. So here is my (slightly) overdue stuff I heart post: 1. The Paleo diet and Claire Yates cookbook “Optimal health the Paleo way” I picked up this book from work after months of swooning over it, and I spend Friday morning reading the entire first half, which is full of some fantastic nutrition information.…
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Hello happy!
Today is the United Nations International day of Happiness. The day was launched in 2012, and was developed because of the recognition that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal. Everyone wants to be happy, and the 3 components of global happiness were defined as social, economic and environmental well-being. I think thats a pretty cool day to celebrate, and i’m going to spend the day doing all the things that make me happy! 1. Preparing good, healthy food with love, and sharing it with the people around me. 2. Cuddling my fur babies 3. Doing yoga and being mindful and present 4. Educating people about their health…
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The one word that can kill your groove
I read an article this morning on mind body green, and it really resonated with me. It was all about one word. And how that word can turn the best intentions of self love into an spiral of anxiety. Its a word I find myself using all the time. Its a word full of expectation of myself imposed on myself by the external environment. Should. Iv’e realized that I have been having some major breakdowns in my want to live a healthy life. Everyday I find myself thinking: I should exercise more I should do more study I should blog more I should feel happier today I should eat healthier…
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Presence
I have something to confess. My blog writing has been coming from a place of fear and I have not been present with you. That’s right, and I feel you all have a right to know. I went along to the wellness warrior tour with Jess Ainsough last night, and it was beautiful, incredible and such a magical and inspiring evening. But one of the themes was presence. For me, I have done a little bit of self development, and often the main theme is being present. What does that even mean? Well I discovered the meaning while I was in the middle of the New Zealand bush a few…
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My relationship with food
This one is a very personal story, and one that I have not shared with many other souls. The reason I have not really shared it, is because I am ashamed of how my brain deals with food. And the fact I am still dealing with his today. This is my story of how I battled with Anorexia and Bulimia. When I was younger, I was thin. Not abnormally thin, but defiantly on the lower spectrum for girls my age. I had pride in my body weight. I loved the fact I could go into any store and find something that fitted. However, I was prone to jealously, and compared…
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Gratitude
How many of us actually say thank you? When do we stop and consciously show gratitude not only towards one another, but towards our lives? Occasionally we say thank you to the person who held the door open for us, but only out of common courtesy. Lots of research has been done into happiness, and the theme that keeps popping up is people who make a conscious effort to acknowledge and express gratitude. For these people practicing gratitude would be the same as saying a prayer, or meditating. So with that I am going into the new month with an open heart and mind, with my theme being gratitude. Far…
