Being raised in a traditional Filipino household, white rice was one of our staple foods. It was common for 2/3 or more of my plate to be filled with rice during meals. In fact, it was a shocker to me when I first found out that not everyone owns a rice cooker. As a child, I [...]
Ah-mazing Sweet Potato Brownies
My best friend from Toronto emailed me a sweet potato brownie recipe that she recently tried baking and absolutely loved. I gave it a try earlier this week, and OMG, yummmy! For those who are following a Paleo diet, I’m sure you’ll appreciate this recipe. I modified the original recipe just a tad bit to [...]
FEEL It! Developing Emotional Resilience
Now that I’m a mom, I must say that Karina is proving to be my greatest life lesson. However, as uncomfy as my new mama challenges can be, I’ve been consciously choosing to view them as golden opportunities to further evolve and show up as the best version of myself for my daughter. As of [...]
Self-Love & Peaceful Weight Loss
My new Amerisleep mattress is calling me. However, as much as I love my sleep, I couldn’t resist getting back on the computer to share this fabulous blog entry that I came across this evening. It’s from a photographer named Teresa, and it’s titled “So you’re feeling too fat to be photographed…”. CLICK HERE. I loved [...]
Amerisleep “Healthy” Mattress Review
It’s official. We have a brand spankin’ new mattress! Our two major issues with our old one: 1. Breathability sucks (causes our body to overheat), and 2. Like most mattresses, it’s packed with toxic chemicals. When my hubs started researching new mattresses, it was a non-negotiable for me that we upgrade to a healthier, toxic-free [...]
Our morning dance ritual
Just wanted to share a fun activity that I’ve been doing with Karina every morning. It’s actually a self-care ritual that I used to engage in, prior to getting pregnant. It’s pretty simple. Dance your butt off to your favorite tunes! It’s a great way to start the day off on a fun and relaxing [...]
How’s your diet working for you?
It’s January, the classic time to make a resolution to lose weight. Do you do this every January? Does it work for you? If so, wonderful! Then you are doing what’s right for you. However, if you are like 97% of the population who continually regain the weight lost on a diet and find yourself back on another [...]
The Gift of Curiosity
Have you ever noticed that when we overeat, we tend to go on autopilot? Once we’ve “let ourselves go” and made the decision to have the sixth cookie, the fourth handful of chips or the second slice of cake, we tend to zone out and eat without truly tasting. We keep crunching and munching without paying much attention [...]
Karla’s Energy Muse Interview about Pregnancy Journey!
As my beloved clients know, I’m an Energy Muse jewelry junkie. I’m so honored that they decided to interview me about my pregnancy journey. Check it out HERE!
A New Approach to Thanksgiving Eating
Thanksgiving is coming and that usually means wonderful food and lots of it. What happens when you think about all that food? Does it make you happy in anticipation of all the yummy tastes and smells or does it make you stressed in anticipation of overeating and calories? Overeating is a common theme at Thanksgiving [...]
