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Category: Inspiration

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Tomato and Avocado Salad A quick to prep salad with 5 ingredients or less! Ingredients 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes (halved) 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 Avocado (sliced) Few Leaves of Watercress, Arugula, or Basil Pinch of Salt and Black Pepper (*optional) Directions Toss the halved cherry tomatoes with the…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Blueberry + Mint Lemonade Labor Day has past, but the summer heat continues – especially if you live on the West Coast! Wherever you live, enjoy this refreshing elixir to quench your thirst! Special thank you to wellness expert and senior Peloton instructor, Emma Lovewell for sharing this recipe! Ingredients  1…

  • Mindful Monday

    How do we become better listeners – and talkers? Practice Metacognition.  Read this recent article from “Ten Percent Happier” to learn how… When was the last time you had a thoroughly satisfying conversation?  A conversation where you felt really in sync with the other person—where you thought they really got you. And maybe they even…

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  • Monday Motivation

    Embrace failure. Learn from mistakes. “… Our wholeness – even our wholeheartedness – actually depends on the integration of all of our experiences including the falls.” — Brené Brown

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Do you feel like a cool, refreshing sweet treat? Try a Summer Sorbet! Cherry-Chardonnay Sorbet Ingredients 2 heaping cups Frozen Cherries 1 heaping cup Frozen Pineapple Chunks 1/2 cup Chardonnay Wine (*may substitute with wine of choice) Directions Add the frozen fruit into a high-powered blender. Add the wine. Puree until…

  • Motivation Monday

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Cast Iron Peach Crisp A crunchy, sweet-salty summer treat! And, for those who follow a Peloton favorite, Emma Lovewell, peaches or nectarines? Ingredients For the Topping: 1/3 cup Flour 1/3 cup Rolled Oats (traditional) 1/3 cup Brown Sugar Pinch of Salt 1 stick Butter (cubed and chilled) For the Fruit…

  • Monday Motivation

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Fiesta Bowl It’s Summer in a bowl! Ingredients 2 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 1 large White Onion (1/2 diced and 1/2 thinly sliced) 1 Garlic Clove (minced) A pinch Dried Oregano 1 15-ounce can Black Beans (no salt added) 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt 1 cup Cabbage (shredded) 1/2 cup White…