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    The Shocking Trend on Balanced Healthy Living on Inspire Transformation.

    06/01/2017 - By 

    I was having a conversation with one of my favourite health coaches ever, Naomi Teeter, and the word “balance” came up. Why are we all so obsessed with it?? Naomi has a very healthy view of what balance is and she is so down to earth about it that the conversation got me thinking, WTF is balance? So I started to write and a rambling stream of thought came out….as this….   Balance is trendy. All the self-help gurus tell us we have to focus on balanced healthy living.   But WTF is Balance????   If you looked at my…

  • An Alternative Exercise Mix

    24/09/2014 - By 

    I started doing exercise and running after a month long break. Between running days I lift weights on our weight bench in the basement. I definitely prefer the weight lifting days! I do cardio to round it out, of course. I always dread my cardio days but after it is all done I feel so much better, and it ends up being really fun. Most of the fun comes from the app I picked to get myself up to 5K- Zombies RUN! When I say I use an app that lets me run from zombies, people say “how cute” or…

  • Community Gardens / Community Shared Agriculture

    Community Shared Agriculture and a Salsa Recipe

    04/09/2014 - By 

    I love our Community Shared Agriculture farm. We picked Eagle Creek Farms which is close to Calgary, AB, and is run by Farmer John and his family. They deliver the veggies and herbs weekly to a nearby farmer’s market. I don’t have a garden or a yard and a potted plant garden on my balcony can only yield so much. I don’t often get to the farmer’s markets so supporting a local farm and getting veggies once a week from them is a dream! I’ve made so many things. Here I used the cilantro to make salsa, cucumbers to make pickles,…