As a Wellness Coach and fitness enthusiast, I’ve observed extreme behavior when it comes to fitness routines: Guys coming to the gym twice a day, seven days a week, exercising one muscle group per visit; Gals monopolizing a Stairmaster for literally hours; Guys and gals doing a rigorous gym workout and then heading outdoors to […]

We all have an innate desire to seek happiness and fulfillment. But how we define these nebulous terms and go about our quest for the good life can vary dramatically among us. Many of us follow the path of materialism to the very end, perfectly exemplified by the maxim, He who dies with the most […]

My first epiphany with Mindfulness happened in Italy.  I had just arrived into Rome, the Eternal City, by train from Florence and went for a walk in the bustling streets to stretch my legs.  While strolling through the busy piazzas and narrow alleys, I had my iPod on and could hear the faint buzz of […]

Where ever you are in life at this stage, whatever situation you may be in, whether good or bad, it is helpful to lean back and see the forest for the trees. There will be ups and downs, ebbs and flows, happy times and challenging times – all is virtually guaranteed within the human existence. […]

The overarching theme of all my writings is the extraordinary connection between Mind, Body and Soul. They are the three pillars of life and inextricably linked for overall wellbeing and happiness: challenge the Mind, exercise the Body and nourish the Soul. Sounds simple yet it is so easy to be out of balance, just ask […]

Perhaps we should amend the famous cliche by adding the following: The only thing certain in life is death and taxes…and stress!  None of us can escape stress – it is, quite simply, omnipresent and ubiquitous in our busy lives today like a toxic element that floats in the air that we all breathe.  The […]

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or a gazelle – when […]

The statistics seem contradictory, a total paradox. After all, these are the very best of times, right? We are living longer and modern medicine is discovering the cure for so many diseases; we surround ourselves with every imaginable toy in our supersized homes; we can Google any topic, Skype anyone anywhere for free or stream […]

It has been proven we can hold as many as six thoughts in our conscious simultaneously. We are not typically in this state of clarity (or chaos!) but rather more often holding several random thoughts and emotions in our mind without particular focus or specific detail, yet all within our field of awareness. We can […]

Life is not easy without inner peace. But so many of us have it backwards as we try to change our external world in the hope of creating a peaceful life.  The reality is that when we find peace inside ourselves, the external world matters far less. We tell ourselves: if I can just get […]