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When my diet and digestion are consistent, my travel adventures are so much more fun. On the go and away from home, I notice restaurant portion sizes seem to grow into enormous full plate helpings. Cheese is in everything on the menu. And to add to all that, I fear coming across as ‘high-maintenance’ like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally (just before she performed the fake orgasm in the restaurant). Healthy eating and...

Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, there is the least amount of daylight.  I live in Western Australia in the Southern Hemisphere and winter solstice occurs here around June 20-22. From early June a distant foghorn starts to sound in my mind. Initially I don't listen to it, I only hear the pressing daily demands of my life. But I have a mind trained by Ayurveda, so the foghorn of seasonal change...

The idea of a cleanse, detox or diet is not a new one. I have tried many different types of diets and cleanses. For years I spent time being obsessed with numbers in Weight Watchers, then I followed the Atkins diet greedily to the letter. After that I did some pretty strict liver cleanses - all in an attempt to follow my (mostly ignored) inner guidance to feel better in my body. It’s an attractive...

Values are our compass that help us stay true to our goals and to ourselves. There was a movie called The Candidate about a man who grew up as the son of a politician. His family valued achievement, fame, and success in the eyes of the world. Instead of following the path of his father, the son played by Robert Redford, became an idealistic environmentalist who valued truth and honesty. He was not interested in...

Change is a normal part of life; we all respond, ignore and react every minute of every day. Structured habit change for wellness is different. Drive and prioritize your daily routine from a clear why. Time for some truth telling. What motivates you to change? Strong motivation will help you build a plan to succeed. Why became really important when I began to architect habit change for my health.  I needed to dig into my motivation...

Tune in and learn how to: Make time to do the things that really “light you up” Get into a state of flow where you can use your unique talents to boost your business Prioritize and use the 80/20 rule for time management to learn where to direct your focus Give yourself permission to take time when you’re in a funk—progress will still happen! [embed width="800"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEf-5IVOMxY&feature=youtu.be[/embed]   In this episode I rap with Dana Skoglund about: Tips on the...