Real-life wellness. No extremes.
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Real-life wellness.
No extremes.
No overwhelm.

Honest conversations about strength, metabolism, hormones, mindset, and sustainable health — so you can feel strong, calm, and confident in your body again.

foam roller

Foam Rolling: why & how

Today we’re wrapping up the Baby Steps To Balanced Living series with another easy habit to add into your 2014 routine…foam rolling. You may have seen them at the gym and wondered what they are, or, you may already have a love affair with this simple prop like I do. First off, let’s talk about

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28 days of pilates

28 Days of (free!) Pilates

  EDITORS NOTE: 28 Days of Pilates is now complete. To participate in my brand new FREE Pilates challenge, please click here to sign up for 21 Days of Pilates. Why not celebrate the month of love by doing something to help you love your body more? Here are the details… WHO: you + me

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skinny dip society blog tour

On kindness, punishment and paper bags…

On a sunny afternoon at Westmont College I strolled into my favorite class, surrounded by my best friends and slid into my seat. It was a day just like any other day…breezy, beautiful and for the most part carefree. This particular professor was known for his unique, inspiring and sometimes intimidating teaching style. On this

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saurkraut

Benefits of Fermented Foods

Happy Monday, Beauties! I hope you’re enjoying these Baby Steps To Balanced Living as much as I am. It’s been a great reminder for me to focus on the little things I can do to improve my health each day. It’s so easy to get lazy! I’m back in the routine of warm lemon water

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healthy spine exercise

Daily Exercises For A Healthy Spine

For those of you just joining in, we’re taking Baby Steps to Balanced Living here on the blog this month. We’ve covered baby step #1 (warm lemon water in the morning) and #2 (dry skin brushing) and now we’re on to baby step #3… Daily Exercises For a Healthy Spine If you haven’t read Return

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dry skin brush

Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing

A few weeks ago I posted a photo on Facebook & Instagram of my dry brush routine. I received a lot of questions via comments, email and even texts from friends on how to get started so I figured a post was in order. Baby Step To Balanced Living #2: dry skin brushing. I love

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cancer surviver

WTF Is Cancer?

“When I was diagnosed with cancer, I decided right away that if I was going to have to have a tumor, I was going to do something with it.” Allison W. Gryphon has been a Pilates devotee for 5 years, but the workout became an even more important part of her life in when she

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Nellie Magazine

Hi Beauties, I hope you’re having a great (healthy) weekend! I just wanted to pop in to share a new project that I’m excited to be a part of this year…Nellie Magazine. What is Nellie? Nellie Magazine is a guide to shining brightly in the everyday. It will cover style & living, health & wellness,

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Dairy And Soy Protein Intolerance While Breastfeeding

In past Motherhood Monday posts, I’ve mentioned that I am on a strict diet due to my little one’s dairy and soy protein intolerance while breastfeeding. A handful of people have sent me questions so I thought I’d share more about how I knew Blake had food sensitivities and what I’ve done to help the situation.

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2013 Year In Review

Are we really approaching the end of the year?! I know it’s cliche, but I can’t believe how fast the past few months have gone by. Here we are, approaching holiday season and the start of a New Year. It snuck up on me, but I’m ready for it. At the end of every year

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