by Laura | Apr 27, 2011 | Cultivate Your Wellness, Life
This past weekend some friends and I went for what turned out to be a somewhat rigorous hike through the Mt. Diablo trails. The incentive was waterfalls and with water (which we ran out of half way through), oranges (thank goodness for a blood sugar spike), and way...
by Laura | Mar 29, 2011 | Life
I think I’ve mentioned this before but I want to take the opportunity again to emphasize the importance of positive energy. It is a truly powerful tool that if used wisely can encourage great things to happen in your life. What does it mean to cultivate positive...
by Laura | Mar 16, 2011 | Food
I picked up this recipe at the Windbell Wellness Center after a great qigong class. Another delicious way to enjoy fennel! Fennel Slaw 3 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp chopped fresh tarragon 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper...
by Laura | Mar 10, 2011 | Life
Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead this Sunday, folks. Yup, it’s daylight savings time, and not the fun one where you gain an hour of sleep. Normally I do enjoy the idea of the days seeming longer with the sun setting later but this year I have bone to...
by Laura | Feb 28, 2011 | Food
I found myself with an overabundance of fennel this week. FarmFresh has been including it in my veggie box and I haven’t known what to do with it. I remember as a kid, fennel being served raw at the end of a meal to help aid digestion but I haven’t been...
by Laura | Feb 18, 2011 | Earth and Air Wellness, Life
Another eventful week for this acupuncturist. Besides the start-up of my new Acupuncture practice at Earth and Air Wellness in Walnut Creek, The All-Star, after 6 years, finally decided to take the plunge and ask me to marry him! (Yay!) Exciting times to say the...
by Laura | Feb 10, 2011 | Cultivate Your Wellness, Earth and Air Wellness
As many of you know, I am now able to walk to work. It is a great and wonderful thing. But like all things in life, it has its drawback. I’m a business owner now and can no longer get by with just my smart-phone. But how to I enjoy my pleasant walk to work with...
by Laura | Feb 3, 2011 | Earth and Air Wellness
Besides putting the finishing touches on the new office decor, Earth and Air Wellness has been spending its days hitting the streets of Walnut Creek, business cards in hand and hope in our hearts that our next patient is just waiting to meet us! It seems like an easy...
by Laura | Feb 1, 2011 | Earth and Air Wellness
Well, we did it! Earth and Air Wellness: Acupuncture and Alternative Medicine of Walnut Creek is open for business. We are conveniently located in the heart of downtown Walnut Creek at 1372 N. Main Street. Open 6 days a week! Call 925-280-6026 for an appointment...
by Laura | Jan 26, 2011 | Earth and Air Wellness
Six days without a post, you know I must be busy. Actually, so much has happened in the last week, it’s hard to believe we got it all done. Since Thursday we got a phone number and an internet connection, transferred the utilities, registered our fictitious...