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    One Size Does NOT Fit All

    I’ve officially opened pre-ordering for my exciting new program, The Cocoon – Empowered Transformation. We are in the process of creating brand new content for a revolutionary health & wellness program, and are currently taking pre-orders with NO obligation and NO money down. This all-new fitness program is designed for those of us with average, bigger, and plus-sized bodies looking to ease into a healthier lifestyle while accommodating and LOVING our specific body types. No shame – because one size does not fit all! Click here more details

  • Friday Feels - healthy - inspiration - life challenge - Miscellaneous - self help

    #Friday Feels

    Healthy! Confident! Brave! Strong! Annnnd a I have this sweet, fat kitty who loves a freshly warmed-up lap!  Bonus! Post-workout selfie with no makeup, a sweet sweaty glow, lumps bumps and curves doing what they do as I keep working hard towards my better-health goals. I’ve released 30 inches overall and a few pounds of fat that were causing me pain, through loving myself and gently moving my body. To be clear: Healthy Comes In All Shapes And Sizes.

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    What Does Healthy Actually Look Like? My Answers May Surprise You

    Blessing #5: I AM HEALTHY & I AM WHOLE. MY BODY IS HEALTHY. MY MIND IS HEALTHY. MY EMOTIONAL SELF IS HEALTHY. I AM WHOLE & COMPLETE. I CHOOSE TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MYSELF EVERY DAY. I CHOOSE TO MOVE MY BODY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, BECAUSE IT FEELS GOOD! I LIKE TO EAT, SO I CHOOSE NOURISHING MEALS THAT SATISFY ME. I ENJOY RESTING AND I GIVE MYSELF PLENTY OF SLEEP. I AM COMPLETELY IN CHARGE OF MY OWN HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE. I AM HEALTHY & I AM WHOLE. ~The Blessings Butterfly On Monday this…

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    #MondayMantra – I am Healthy & Whole!

    Monday Mantra: I Am Healthy & I Am Whole! Pictured here is an incredibly lovely little girl named Caro (Carol). I met her years ago on my first visit to Kenya, when I was doing humanitarian work with Tumaini International. I will be sharing more about her in my next blog post this Wednesday, but for now- I wanted to share her smile and her strength with you. She’s such an inspiring person to be around! <3

  • healthy - Mantras - recipes

    A Little Nourishment

    Mantra: I like to eat, so I choose nourishing meals that satisfy me! Here’s a tasty little something I whipped up in the kitchen that makes a nice light meal or a hearty side dish: Brussels Sprouts & Bacon. It was filling, sweet, crunchy, savory, easy-peasy and super satisfying. I don’t really measure stuff, I just kind of play with it- so the measurements are more guesstimate than fact. I also don’t actually count calories, but if you’re into that then this is pretty low-cal. You can always substitute margarine for the butter and leave out the bacon, if that…

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    A Love Letter to My Body

    Earlier this morning, a lovely meme (Artwork credited to Emily Balivet) popped up in my news feed that made me immediately take notice. It was from a challenge originally posted in the (amazing) Wild Woman Sisterhood‘s Facebook page and it looked like this: I am Intrigued. This idea of loving my body still feels very new and foreign and a tiny bit uncomfortable to me… a.k.a., PERFECT!  And so, here it is. A Love Letter to My Body: Dear Body, I hope this isn’t too weird or uncomfortable for you, but I need to tell you a few things today.…

  • blessings - brain training - healing - Mantras - Meditation, Mantras, & Mindfulness - self help

    The Twelfth Blessing: Beauty

    Blessing #12: I am Truly Beautiful Dorothy Parker famously said, “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.” (Quite) a few years prior, Plato mused that “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.” Is there a woman or a girl on this or any other planet who hasn’t at some point wrestled with the idea that she is, in fact, beautiful? In every age and in every culture, there are evolving and somewhat fickle standards of beauty that women have either tried to achieve or have struggled against. And don’t think that men haven’t been…

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    The Fifth Blessing: Health & Wholeness

    Blessing #5: I am Healthy and I am Whole Are you ready for a radical thought? Living in good health and feeling whole & complete in your own body is absolutely possible, no matter where you are at right now. It’s true! Haven’t you met people who, despite any apparent physical challenges, are quite comfortable and at ease in their body? Men and women who have a seemingly endless supply of positive energy, a magnetic personality, and a commanding presence when they enter a room?  I know I have.  They have incredible, inspiring stories of overcoming physical and/or mental challenges…