Being mindful of what you eat, think and say around food during the holidays may be challenging as old behaviors and triggers rear their ugly heads around family/social rituals. Maneuvering holiday gatherings without binge eating requires finesse. There are so many people on the planet without food or infrastructure, is it too much to ask…
The holiday season brings to mind scenes of feasts, festivities, singing and celebrating. Imagine rituals and relatives, the peaceful glow of candles in the windows of a cozy home, capped with snow under twinkling stars. You get the picture. While some of us are blessed with a fun and festive holiday season, many of us…
How often have you felt deeply empowered and motivated to make a big change in your life? And how often have you actually followed through on making that change? Did that effort last? Or did you fall short of your goal and feel like giving up? If you are anything like me you might be…
When it comes to changing your habits and improving your health, you’re probably not lacking knowledge. You know what to do to become healthy, vibrant, and strong. However, knowing and doing are two different things. I teach my coaching clients how to listen to their own wisdom, life experience, and knowledge. We put knowledge into…
Recently I was shopping for a gift for my niece. From milk bottles to sippy cups, toys to synthetic clothes, I was horrified to see how much plastic was hidden in products for infants. Plastic is hiding in everything. Think about how much plastic we may be using every day. Look around and you will…
We have been taught to look outside of us for health answers. We are supposed to go see a trained professional, get a test, a pill, a treatment from someone educated and up on the latest scientific studies and breakthroughs. They know how to help us. We take our aches and pains with the best…
In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Carly Banks sits down with Chantel Alcaraz, a yoga health coach in training, to talk about her experience with Body Thrive. Chantel started traveling at the age of 22. For 12 years, she explored the world. Life was good, but yet, something was amiss. She eventually realized that with all…
In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Carly Banks and Carolyn Lang discuss their experiences with Body Thrive. Carly went through her first round of Body Thrive while working two jobs and raising two young children. Six months later, she had lost 35 pounds and was keeping it off. She felt better in her body and was…
I’ve worked with my physiotherapist for years. One of the things I appreciate about her is that she not only looks after my physical body- she also let me know when I need to make shift in perspective. The first time this happened was when she told me that I likely had developed central sensitization…
In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with Yoga Health Coach Colleen Hieber about the prerequisite to Yoga Health Coaching: Body Thrive. Body Thrive is the prerequisite to Yoga Health Coaching, and it is the model we learn to coach. Prior to Body Thrive, Colleen was overwhelmed – teaching a lot…