It’s been almost 2 weeks since we saw the Joni Mitchell concert at The Gorge Amphitheatre and I’m still floating. We knew we were in for something special. We couldn’t have known how special. And to think I almost didn’t buy the tickets. It was a soggy, grey November afternoon on the ferry home, and
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I’m keen on straight forward, healthy, and when possible less expensive options for snacks and meals. This recipe ticks all the boxes. Oats pack a punch of slow-digesting, low-GI* carbs guaranteed to keep you full for hours. And for the cost of a package of 20 oat cakes, you could make a couple hundred of
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My closet and I recently had a heart to heart chat. My clothes did most of the talking and let me know in no uncertain terms that a few habits picked up over the last few years have not been doing me any favours. I was trying on outfits with a friend for an upcoming
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Many of us are stuck on the one-hour-or-nothing principle for our workouts. It is the go-to, best seller for fitness scheduling. Which is all fine and well when you have lots of time, your motivation is high (think January resolutions) and barriers are low. But as soon as regular life creeps in and other priorities
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It feels a bit surreal to be applying for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for Positively Fit, my Bowen Island business of 25 years with 17 years in its present location on Senior Rd. My TUP application will be introduced to Mayor and Council Monday night, January 9. We are not renovating or expanding or
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Labour Day weekend will always remind me of our last few days on Bowen Island as children before returning full time to city life. It was that emotional frenzy between lamenting the end of summer colliding with the joyful adrenaline I felt to start a new school year. I didn’t want to go, but I
Read moreRecently, a single theme keeps prodding me to look up, pay attention and take note: resilience. That elusive balance between softness and strength, resilience is knowing when to let go, when to hang on and learning to navigate the landscape between those extremes all while keeping it together. As a fitness professional, a big part
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If you’ve ever been caught in a riptide you’ll know what I mean when I say it’s all about going sideways. As you feel the tide sucking you out into oblivion, all you want to do is swim directly back to shore. Why wouldn’t you do the most logical, instinctual thing and take the direct
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Ok, maybe not 50, but here’s some strategies to get your good health habit train out of the station. As you read through, remember all the other parts of your life that are in full swing and not suffering from inertia like your role at work, or your parenting or your studies. If taking care
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It’s a time in my life that’s hard to forget, but every year when October rolls around I am reminded to remember breast cancer. With each passing year, my memory of that time shifts and sloughs away like a changing shoreline. What remains clearly defined are the foundations that just happened to be fully formed
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Just in case you think health and wellness professionals have it all together all the time with their selfcare, I’m here to tell you that we can get it wrong too. I recently described to my zoomed group strength class the pitfalls I’ve experienced balancing my health and wellness over the course of the pandemic.
Read moreI grew up learning to embrace the outdoors regardless of the weather. I was reminded of this recently reading an article exploring the Scandinavian’s concept of cozy, or “koeslig”. Rather than dreading the cold short days, I understand Scandinavians look forward to the change of season as an opportunity to bundle up for winter play,
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