You can't out-exercise a bad diet, yet I see so many people killing themselves with exercise that is going to "burn calories" and then "reward" themselves with a treat. They are performing the kind of exercise that has high potential for injuries and exercise that cannot be turned into a lifelong habit. This is because [...]
Author: Nicola Garcia
Lover of my life.
Writer. Yogini. Mama. Wife. Happy.
All That I Am
I have a special mantra, given to me by a Yogiraj that I repeat to change myself. To stop habits that are no longer serving. To make me different. To make me more perfect. Better than yesterday. For a while I was ok with it, good with it even. But nothing changed. My habits stayed [...]
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Mirror Mirror
We place so much emphasis on what is outside. How we look, what we are wearing and what the scales say. But we only ever see a reflection of ourselves. If we don't know where to look for it, we often miss our true beauty. I had a conversation with a few women the other [...]
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How To Treat Your Body Better
Our bodies require so very little of us to keep functioning, not compared to what it gives. To keep it running it requires from you: sleep, sunshine, fresh air, a little movement and some nutrition. Our culture forgets to give thanks for what we have been given. We like to take shortcuts, reduce our giving [...]
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Why Your Kids Need Yoga
Kids are already flexible right? They can touch their toes? And aren't they experts at staying in the moment? Why would kids need yoga? And where is yoga going to get them? It's not going to improve their chances of becoming a professional athlete or computer whizz or improve their grades..... so what is the [...]
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Materialism Is Just A Call For Help
We are all just looking for peace. That place where the mind stills and we feel content with who we are and all we have. What I find in meditation can be satisfied for hours, maybe minutes maybe seconds by submitting to our wants. To the calling of the mind to buy this, to buy [...]
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Free Meditation For Children
Would you love your children to meditate - but don't know where to start? Do you think your children would benefit from a practice that takes them into their true selves instead of constantly looking outside themselves for their answers? Are they worried, anxious and stressed out and you don't know why? This New Year [...]
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To Anyone Who Is Missing Sleep
Have you ever missed sleeping so much that you dream about having long stretches of uninterrupted bliss on a pillow? I wake up most days bone tired, despite hitting the mattress about 9ish most nights. Nope I don't get up horrendously early - it's 6:30/7 around here at the moment - I just have a [...]
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What I Know About Boys
Are you raising boys? What do you really know about men that will allow your little boys to become amazing men. We need more education and understanding about why they do the things they do and that can only come from asking them.
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10 Tools To Create Your Dream Life
We can wish, daydream, hustle and do all the creating we like - but have you ever felt like your life is coming up a bit short of, well, dreamy? There's the running around with the kids to do, the lunches to pack, the bedtime routines, the washing, the cleaning, the cooking. Maybe you [...]
