Posts by Rani Glick
Planting A Garden To Relieve Stress
It’s spring! The trees, grass and flowers are in full bloom! The bursts of colour, new fragrances in the air, the sounds of birds chirping, and the longer days activates the senses and energizes the body becoming active and feeling alive! Naturally, we begin to feel more relaxed and let go of stressors that confine…
Read MoreHow many tons of food will pass through your body in a lifetime?
Typically, we eat three times a day, plus snacks How much do you think that generates? It’s estimated to be 70 tons of food in a lifetime! That’s about the size of a whale or Tyrannisaurus Rex! Completely digesting the average meal, from the time the food enters the body until the waste leaves,…
Read MoreHey Moms! Feed yourself with loving kindness (+ recipes)
To all moms of children born and to be, moms to nieces, nephews, to parents, to pets, and friends. It’s our day to relish in the millions of things we do, juggle, organize, plan and celebrate! I invite you to feed yourself some loving kindness other than cake or a glass of wine. Your heart,…
Read MoreCan Your Brain Find Happiness Without Sugar + MBSR Begins May 19th
Start your mndfulness practice with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program begins Thursday, May 19th and runs to July 8th from 4 to 6 pm. I have four spaces left at $87!!! Find out about the course sessions and practice here The program promotes positive health behaviors, psychological and emotional resilience, and supporting the health of…
Read MoreStart Your Personal Mindfulness Practice With The MBSR Program
Mindfulness have been part of my daily practice for a decade. In the past year, I have been training in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) method and have delivered the full program in the community. I invite you to join me for an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) practice from May 19 to July 7th…
Read MoreShifting from Mindless Eating to Mindful Awareness
Excerpt from an article by Lynn Rossy, THE PRACTICE OF MINDFUL EATING: IT’S MORE THAN JUST ABOUT FOOD! Mindless eating is what the majority of us do everyday —a state familiar to anybody who eats, says Lynn Rossy, author of The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution. Some examples of mindless eating are when watching TV, eating while…
Read MoreAh, Spring Thaw, The Pain of Allergies!
It’s officially spring and the delightful signs of Lily of the Valley, crocuses and other spring flowers are poking through gardens after the top layers of permafrost are melting from the winter freeze. Thus begins the spread of allergens from decay, mold and pollen blooms with hay fever symptoms. Sneezing, coughing, eyes tearing, extreme cold…
Read More5 Ways To Nourish Your Gut-Brain Connection
In the past decade, we’ve seen extraordinary developments in neuroplasticity and its resilience to the brain. The brain can rewire itself or modify its connections by rerouting signals along a different pathway from damaged areas that can easily correct itself. Only two decades ago the medical view was that the brain was fixed. While groundbreaking,…
Read MoreWho is The Boss of Me?
Do you wonder what is going on in the body when we feel an urge to react when things don’t go our way, are hurt, or angry? Who are the first responders ? The thoughts in our mind or the physical sensations in the body? I always thought “what the mind believes the body follows!”…
Read MoreUnravelling the Vitamin D story
Since the pandemic, Vitamin D has been elevated to a new status. There is so much information out there about vitamin D -the different types, what other supplements to take with it and dosage? Like everything else about supplements, it can be confusing. If you are one of those people living with a chronic illness,…
Read MoreAre food and love connected? Let me count the ways…
How many of you love food? I do! It reaches into my soul with comfort, colours, smells and tastes that are rich and enjoyable. It’s a social time to spend with family and friends. Especially, the preparation of food is magical from selecting quality ingredients, cutting, chopping, mixing, cooking to presenting it on the table!…
Read MoreHow do you approach food with hunger, emotion, or your senses
It’s a simple question that perhaps you’ve never asked yourself but has likely affected your attitude and behaviour towards food and your health. If you have been a constant dieter or watch the trends around what not to eat, it’s a rollercoaster of information that the multi billion dollar diet and food industry have brainwashed…
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