Wellness
Off to a Good Start
How do you start your day? Do you wake up refreshed from a good night’s sleep? Do you stay in bed until the last possible minute and then get up in a rush to get yourself (and everyone else) out Read more…
Wellness
Unplug!
Today’s world is a digital world, a world powered by technology. Use of personal home computers, once a far-off dream, is now commonplace. Much of life is now conducted online via the Internet. Your computer crashing can have a huge Read more…
Fitness
Fruit For All Seasons
Fruits are a delicious basic when it comes to healthy eating – with nutrients vital for health, energy, disease prevention and longevity. Here in Colorado, fall is when peaches are at their peak. Apples, too, are at their best this Read more…
Wellness
What About You?
Do you know that two-thirds of our health status is determined by the choices we make? This is according to a study published in 2006 by the Institute of Medicine, entitled: Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Read more…
Fitness
Do Your Yoga
The practice of yoga delivers significant physical benefits, but that is really only the beginning. Yoga is about much more than the physical poses, or asanas. Asana, done properly, is definitely a mind-body experience. Keeping the body healthy supports both Read more…
Wellness
Get Strong
Fran Tadra’s workouts emphasize careful planning to help her clients achieve success in reaching fitness goals. Included in every workout are elements of resistance training, core conditioning, functional training and flexibility. Variety and technique variations are incorporated to keep programs Read more…
Wellness
Discovering Your Strengths to Achieve Your Goals
Do you use your innate strengths and talents to achieve your aims? Do you even know what they are? Most people don’t! All of us have gifts – special abilities and assets that we were either born with or have Read more…
Wellness
Meditation for Your Life
The idea of balance – family, work and life – is a popular topic these days. Most of us have families, jobs, friends and community activities we’re involved in. Some of us have experienced additional pressures due to the economy, Read more…
Wellness
Enjoy Your Travels!
We just got back from a fabulous trip – first to Vancouver, Canada (my new favorite city) and then on a wonderful cruise to the Inside Passage in Alaska. I’ve had many friends who have vacationed in Alaska and just Read more…
Wellness
Live a Full Life – Become a Lifelong Learner
There are many benefits to learning throughout the course of one’s life. Research studies have shown that keeping your brain engaged not only improves functioning and memory, but can also help to stave off both mental and physical ailments. It Read more…