Bake the World a Better Place

by | Jan 29, 2021 | Food, Life

I had the pleasure of chatting with NYC native, Toni-Ann Gardiner, who is using the pandemic as an opportunity to create, enhance her skills, and give back to the community that she loves…by baking pies! Before the pandemic Toni-Ann was already working on her...

Creating Your Space

by | Jan 19, 2021 | Cultivate Your Wellness

I was in my acupuncture clinic treating patients today when a man walked in to check the HVAC system. The building is old and there have been issues with the system for years. He needed access to a room where a patient was resting so he had to wait a few minutes. We...

Here I am

by | Jan 17, 2021 | Cultivate Your Wellness

I just finished The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin. So, here I am. Practicing the creative work. It feels so awkward to start…again. But why? Mostly because, I think, I’m afraid that you will really see me. I’m cautious to express...

Checking In

by | Jul 22, 2019 | Earth and Air Wellness, Mental Health

Here I am! Half way through the summer break and believe me, I have taken no breaks. With both girls home with me on my days off, I have had little time to devote to all of my practices, and writing seems to take last place is the order of my weekly goals. But that...

Lost in My Mind

by | Jun 6, 2019 | Cultivate Your Wellness, Mental Health, Relationships

We can’t escape it, the dialogue of the mind; the chatter. It’ll always be there. Learning to address it in loving and positive ways is how we grow. “You made me feel this way.” We have all heard it. We have all said it. We were going about our...

A Plan of Action for Optimising My Time

by | May 16, 2019 | Cultivate Your Wellness, Life

While there was a time, not all that long ago, when I often found myself bored or wishing minutes away, I now find myself longing for more hours in a day. How can I possibly complete my many daily tasks? And where can I dedicate time to nurturing myself? I recently...

Practicing Mindfulness

by | May 2, 2019 | Family, Parenting

Parenting is hard. Really hard. Like, how the heck did I get myself into this mess, TWICE, hard. But I’m in it deep and have no choice but to be the best parent I can be to these two little girls, all the while nurturing myself and my company and my marriage....

Being at Home on the Mat

by | Apr 24, 2019 | Health, Yoga

This year marks 20 years of my yoga practice! 20 years! Sounds fantastic, right? I should be a pro yogi! Well, the fact is, I’m just like many people who come and go with their practices. I’ve spent hours on my mat, then not touched it for a year....

welcome back

by | Apr 20, 2019 | Cultivate Your Wellness

Phew. I’m back! Did you miss me? I bet you thought the blog was gone for good. I did. I had fully accepted that my writing days on Cultivate Your Wellness were over. I even considered selling the URL, which my husband wisely convinced me to keep for the last 6...