One of the main things I hear when people say they are hesitant to start their fitness journey is that they just don’t have the time. With everything they have going on, finding the time to workout just hasn’t been possible or made a priority. With the hectic lives we...
Healthy Comfort Food: My Eggplant Lasagna Recipe
One of my favourite things to do is experiment with food. There are so many ways to transform a recipe with only a few tweaks and changes. I’ve been doing this for years, but it’s become even more of an occurrence since I cut out dairy and gluten. I wanted...
My 3 Pillars to Wellness
I wanted to take a moment today to explain my approach to wellness. For me, I view wellness as 3 main pillars, and when those pillars are in alignment, we achieve our personal 360 degrees to health.The key here is that the building blocks of everyone’s pillars will be different,...
Kick Start to Wellness Workshop
If you've been looking for a way to kick start your wellness journey, the Kick Start to Wellness is the perfect place to start. I've created a workshop that breaks down the fundamentals to beginning your health and wellness journey. The workshop is made up of 3 main components: Workouts-...
My top five tips on how to enjoy a stress- and guilt-free holiday season
I feel like I’ve been anticipating the holidays since November 1. I started to do everything really early this year, including decorate, because let’s be honest, there wasn’t a whole lot else to do! December is usually a full month of celebrations for me. We celebrate both Hanukah and Christmas...
Create warm memories with this easy-to-make Minestrone soup
What I love about food is that it doesn’t just keep us full and healthy, but it also has an interesting way of evoking certain feelings and memories. For example, when I think of minestrone soup, I think of my dad getting us takeout from one of the neighbourhood pizza...
Holiday Gift Guide 3: Give the Gift of Fashionable Fitness
Getting dressed for a workout can be just as much fun as getting dressed for an evening out. Activewear has evolved so much over the years, that getting dressed for a workout is no longer just about functionality, but it can be about fashion. While what you look like when...
Holiday Gift Guide 2: Give the Gift of Fitness
Yes, gyms and fitness studios are closed in most places, but that doesn't mean that fitness has to stop. Thankfully, many places have converted their offerings online so that you can workout from the comfort of your own home. Weather permitting as well, personal trainers are taking their classes outside...
Holiday Gift Guide 1: Give the Gift of Experience
This Holiday season will definitely look a little different than what we're used to, but that absolutely doesn't mean that the Holidays are cancelled! There are many creative ways to keep connected to friends and family during these unprecedented times, including virtual activities. This holiday season, give the gift of...
Immune Boosting Chicken Soup
This Healing chicken soup is an adaptation of my family’s traditional chicken soup recipe. When I first started making it, I followed the family recipe to a T, but realized over time I could tweak it to be even more healthy than the one that had been healing our colds...