Mindful Living
Mindful Eating: Slow Down & Savor Your Meals
How to Fully Experience Your Meals Have you ever noticed that when you are thinking about or writing on a topic, you start to see thoughts and comments about that topic everywhere? They were probably always there, but now you are ready to receive the teachings out there. I was asked to be on a…
Read More🌿 Culinary Compassion, Delivered
Mindful meals for a patient near Moffitt Cancer Center This week I had the privilege of cooking for a couple staying at a hotel near Moffitt Cancer Center. My client had recently undergone a bone marrow transplant, is continuing cancer treatments, and is also managing diabetes. My role was to prepare meals that met the…
Read MoreChair Massage, Kevlar Vests, and Compassion at School
Today I had the honor of providing chair massages at a local elementary school as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. Our educators face mounting challenges every year, and it was deeply rewarding to offer a few moments of care and relief to those who give so much of themselves. One unexpected guest who took a…
Read MoreWhere Calm Meets Nourishment
The Pause That Supports Digestion A few months ago I was having a text exchange with my daughter who reminded me — “Mom, do your rest-and-digest and don’t-eat-when-stressed thing…” Clearly, I was stressed. The fact of the matter is we shouldn’t eat when we are stressed — even stress eating. And it’s especially true if,…
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