I’ve been getting back into vinyassa yoga recently. Most of the time I do yoga exercise sculpt classes with weights, but recently I’ve needed some deep extending and some main stress relief. The mind-body connection that yoga exercise brings me can be often times my favorite part of the course; I’m more self-aware, compassionate, and thoughtful with each class. I’ve also noticed that my stress diminishes.

Last week my instructor was discussing how you have to be brave to be remembered as your true self. How you have to exceed what you think you’re with the capacity of if you wish to make something happen. Take a opportunity on something or somebody. This last weekend I made a big batch ofRead more

Chewy flourless cookies made out of homemade pecan butter, oatmeal and chocolate chips for a distinctive treat that tastes such as a bite of pecan pie. No flour or butter found in this easy formula!

I spent Memorial Day weekend in New Mexico with my Grandparents. They live 20 minutes south of Albuquerque in Los Lunas even though there isn’t much to do, I cherish spending time together. I’m thinking about sharing a few special thoughts and information regarding my trip inside a post shortly. I think I gained severalRead more

Keep in mind the ever-popular Sprinkles cupcake era of 2010; when Cupcake Wars was the best show on TV and premium cupcake shops were popping up at every corner? Cupcakes had been adored by the tiny ones for birthday celebrations but also by the Grandmothers who adored pairing them with a cup of coffee for breakfast.

During that time frame I learned that ordinary cupcake flavors more often than not disappointed me. ONCE I went to local cupcake shops, I stuck to the classica: chocolates with chocolates frosting and sprinkles, strawberry, reddish velvet, vanilla birthday cake, etc. These were never magical enough for me personally to want to return for another.Read more

If you follow me on Instagram , you might have seen my yoga tweets lately (#akyogachallenge). I’m dropping deeply in love with my practice and it feels definitely incredible.

Right now what’s funny is that I’m the type of person who NEEDS strength from a workout. Generally kickboxing and working tend to become my favorites because I really like the ‘high’, uplifting feeling that originates from those cardio endorphins. What’s unusual is the fact that I’ve found which i get the same feeling fromRead more

It was my Mom’s birthday last week and unfortunately I couldn’t be with her. Living apart from your mom seems to obtain harder the old you obtain. Lucky for me, I’m going to visit her next month!

To make up for dropped time, I plan on making her this stir fry and a fresh cherry pie (her beloved!). I could just imagine Mother licking the dish clean; she enjoys peanut sauce. Yep, getting peanut butter fan is a family trait. Aside from Dad, who really didn’t like anything peanut butter. LIKE WHAT?Read more

Tony and We are getting prepared to move into our new apartment in a few days. I cannot believe it’s currently here! We’re actually excited because not only is the kitchen larger, but we’ll likewise have a second bedroom which i plan on changing into an office/guest bedroom.

I have to admit that people haven’t started packaging yet. In fact I’m actually in Boston and Vermont for the next few days visiting Sarah. So needless to say, we’ll do everything last second and consume every very last thing in the refrigerator. That’s why this granola will really can be found in handy onRead more

Pepper Jack Stuffed Turkey Zucchini Meats Loaf with Awesome Sauce

HEALTHY LOW CARBOHYDRATE Turkey Zucchini Meats Loaf stuffed with pepper jack and topped with the most delicious sauce EVER! Zucchini, zucchini, ZUCCHINI. It’s taking over my life. I’m uncertain I mind so much, but I could tell you that I’m getting fed up with shredding the zucchini. I’ve some more to use up but afterRead more

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies with Salted Day Caramel

Ohhhh hiiii. It’s been a whirlwind previous few weeks due to moving. Personally i think terrible because I haven’t had the opportunity to give your blog and writing the think it’s great most certainly deserves. For now, there’s cookies though. And cookies are usually the answer when you do not even know the actual questionRead more

I hopped within a airline flight at 4am Thursday night morning to Denver for a meeting, left that evening to take a flight to Kansas Town so I could speak at ChoppedCon , then finally flew home Friday afternoon. Hence why I missed my weekend favorites. But here we are, just a little delayed.

Anyway, The majority of you probably understand that we moved into our first house just over yesterday. (It has been a CRAZY week.) Prior to the move we made an effort to get rid of most of our home furniture; it helped immensely. However now I’m tasked with filling up our fresh place with allRead more

Raise your hand if you’ve ever endured a cookie for breakfast. Now increase your hand if it had been an epic buttery chocolates chip cookie, or fundamentally anything leftover from vacation or party festivities.

Yep, that’s what We idea. We’ve all been there. Sometimes leftover chocolates chip cookies sitting on the counter-top are just too good to avoid at 8am. Personally i think you. But endure! I’ve got a fantastic recipe for you personally today that’s healthy, free of processed sugars, is usually naturally vegan AND gluten free ofRead more