Well- being Tips| Nutritionize! » Meditate http://nutritionize.net "food is a drug, eat responsibily" Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:17:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Go slowly http://nutritionize.net/mindfulmonday-slowly/ http://nutritionize.net/mindfulmonday-slowly/#comments Mon, 19 May 2014 05:36:32 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1469   When I was on safari in Tanzania the one animal I was most impressed with was the majestic elephants. Even though they tower over humans with a size of over 4m and weigh 15,000 pounds, these mammals exude love and peace. They moved across the savannah ever so slowly and gracefully, there was no rush. The  little […]

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]]> http://nutritionize.net/mindfulmonday-slowly/feed/ 0 Press Pause (do it now) http://nutritionize.net/press-pause/ http://nutritionize.net/press-pause/#comments Mon, 12 May 2014 20:01:10 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1460 One of my role models is the amazing and brilliant Arianna Huffington founder of the Huffington Post. When I had the opportunity to meet her at Wisdom 2.0 last year (in 2013) I was beyond ecstatic and inspired. When someone from Huff Post reached out to me a few weeks later to ask if I’d […]

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]]> http://nutritionize.net/press-pause/feed/ 0 Mindful Monday http://nutritionize.net/mindful-monday/ http://nutritionize.net/mindful-monday/#comments Mon, 05 May 2014 16:28:30 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1453 Hi everyone! Happy mindful Monday! I love today’s words of wisdom. They say there is no guidebook door the game of life but I find these words do a good job summarizing how to get back our natural state of happiness. Try it out for yourself today and report back.

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]]> http://nutritionize.net/mindful-monday/feed/ 0 Mindful Monday: Wisdom from silence http://nutritionize.net/wisdomfromsilence/ http://nutritionize.net/wisdomfromsilence/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:34:48 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1441   Whoosh… and just like that we are officially in spring. It’s crazy how everything is always changing ALL THE TIME. And when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING. This concept of change is exactly what I spent 3 days pondering at my “refresher” Vipassana course out in beautiful North Fork, California. I put the […]

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]]> http://nutritionize.net/wisdomfromsilence/feed/ 0 Stepping into spring… In silence http://nutritionize.net/stepping-into-spring-in-silence/ http://nutritionize.net/stepping-into-spring-in-silence/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2014 02:31:08 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1434 We’ve sprung forward with our clocks and pollen has officially taken over the air (source: my itchy eyes and scratchy throat). It can only mean one thing… Spring is here! Although seasonal shifts happen slowly over time, today’s equinox marks the first day of spring, and once again we will have equal amounts of daylight […]

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]]> http://nutritionize.net/stepping-into-spring-in-silence/feed/ 0 Mindful Mala Project http://nutritionize.net/mindfulmala/ http://nutritionize.net/mindfulmala/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:03:33 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1311   Mindfulness is finally getting its turn in the spotlight and rightly so, check out this latest Times article. The practice of turning inwards and working out the mind with a few minutes of silence is proving to have profound affects on the mind, body, and emotions. As with many activities, training mind in a […]

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]]> http://nutritionize.net/mindfulmala/feed/ 0 fall is here… get in sync with nature! http://nutritionize.net/fall-ready/ http://nutritionize.net/fall-ready/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 04:57:41 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1282   Did you get caught in the rain this weekend?! I know I did, and it was reminder that fall is in the air. Yes, my friends… Summer has officially come to an end with today (September 22) marking the first day of Fall.We all know what that means… season premiers, football, and pumpkin pie! […]

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]]> http://nutritionize.net/fall-ready/feed/ 2 How to develop a meditation practice – Part 2 http://nutritionize.net/how-to-develop-a-meditation-practice-part-2/ http://nutritionize.net/how-to-develop-a-meditation-practice-part-2/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2013 05:56:56 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1271 To meditate is to have focused attention. There are many paths to obtaining and exercising focused attention ranging from chanting, moving, gazing, visualization, breathing and more. For the purpose of this article we will talk about breath focused meditation but keep in mind that is only one of many methods.

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]]> http://nutritionize.net/meditation-practice-part1/feed/ 1 the power of giving http://nutritionize.net/the-power-of-giving/ http://nutritionize.net/the-power-of-giving/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 05:19:31 +0000 http://nutritionize.net/?p=1189 I recently finished up a year long series of psychology classes at Stanford University with Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist and yoga instructor I have followed and admired for years. I was psyched (no pun intended) to study with Kelly because she has intelligently meshed two philosophies near and dear to my heart: science and […]

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