The January Goal and Intention Setting Retreat was a special day for all involved.As much as I would love to be able to I would never be able to explain everything that was experienced. You had to be there to feel the full effect of doing a mindful...

There are unlimited moments that we can identify as ‘‘new beginnings’’, such as a new day, month, year or, as we are fast approaching, a new decade. I will go even deeper to state that we can bring those increments down to the simplest form such as each...

Words can change our lives! Words are not just tools for communication. Words have the power to uplift, hurt, unite, divide, bless, curse, empower, transform and so much more. The words that we choose and the stories that we tell ourselves matter more than most of us...

What?  Some of you are thinking: why would I even need to say this.... "yuck! I would never do that". If that is the case then just keep on keeping on! If you are someone who struggles with urge incontinence; that annoying sensation that you always need to pee even...

Here is a fun 60 second preview of what you can do to keep your feet healthy and mobile. I will be speaking to this topic on the TV show Nat en Parle on Rogers Cable 23 tomorrow evening between 8 and 9pm ( May 22nd). You can watch it live or check it out...

Gah... Anyone else feeling sluggish and, well... pretty much depressed right about now? I have to admit that February is always brutal for me. The lack of daylight for for months, the cold weather and the fact that I have underlying grief associated with my dad's...

Did you just suddenly become very uncomfortable? If so, you’re not alone. We’re going to turn that around this week. The month of February, often associated with being the month of LOVE, is just around the corner and Valentine is coming soon, let's  focus on a little...

We use our core constantly through the day. Without our core we would not be able to stand upright, lift, lower push or pull things. We basically would not be able to move. We need a certain amount of intra-abdominal pressure, or core pressure, to keep your spine safe...

The Power of intentions Have you heard the story of the three bricklayers? It goes something like this: Three bricklayers were working side by side when a passerby asked them what they were doing. The first bricklayer gruffly replied: ‘’I’m laying bricks.’’ The second...

Do you recall your failures more than you recall your successes? If I asked you to list 100 successes or accomplishments in 2018 would you be able to, without doubting the value of each of the things that you list? Are you stuck in that common, but not good,...

Looking back on 2018, can you recall any goals that you may have brought to the starting line, committed to for a while, then for some reason or another those goals fizzled away or fell by the wayside? I want you to think of something that you started and perhaps did...

Tibetan monks have a ritual in which they strip naked in the freezing temperatures of a Himalayan cave, wrap themselves in wet sheets and proceed to dry them when their bodies liberate prodigious amounts of heat during a meditation practice called Tumo Yoga. The monk...

I have signed up for the 2019 Thought Reader program with Lisa Larter when I was at the recent Money, Mindset and Marketing Event (#MMMEvent). For years, I used to read an empowering book a month. I got out of the habit for all the reasons that one falls out of a...

I just spent 2 intensive days expanding my knowledge about the body and how I can better guide my clients to optimal, functional health. I invited the amazing Trista Zinn, founder of Coreset Fitness in Toronto, to facilitate a 2 day certification course at my studio...

There is so much fun to be had when on the Rogers Cable TV show Nat en Parle with Natalie Kahale! I was the last guest at approx minute 40 for 2 segments. I have to admit that each of the guests shared incredibly powerful messages. I don't recall a more fun and...

I just spent 2 intense days at this year’s Money, Mindset and Marketing event #MMMEvent hosted by a top notch business coach by the name of Lisa Larter. Talk about a powerful few days. There are so many things that I would love to share with you right now but I am...

Now THERE is a topic to bring up! Anyone else other than me struggling with giving into cravings or bad habits? Just as I have been struggling with a few of my own cravings and bad habits (having to cut out my absolute most favorite hot beverage; green tea latté...

Anyone else’s mom on Facebook? Well I found out this morning that my mom must be! Today, September 1st is/would have been my mom’s 88th birthday. Sadly, cancer took her away from us in 1980. So, how can she be on Facebook? The 1st posts that I saw as I opened Facebook...

`’Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage...

Have you ever gone out of town for a few days and returned home to find your houseplants a little droopy and sad? (Or if you are like me, you TOTALLY forgot to water them?) All it takes is a little water…. and literally within minutes, they’re like brand new plants!...

Every day this week, let’s get outside for AT LEAST 20 MINUTES EVERY DAY to load up on some fresh air and enjoy the outdoors! Let’s slip on those boots and go for a 20-minute walk, snowshoe… Walking is so good for you; mind, body, and spirit! It’s a great way to boost...

Why do we struggle with change? There is one side of us that craves change and there is this other side of us that freezes or is terrified when we want to start something or we start and we don’t finish OR we get really enthusiastic but we don’t actually ever start....

THERE ARE ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT IN 2017 -- WHERE DID THE YEAR GO? Anyone else wanting to slide into 2018 feeling fresh, open and ready to receive? Have you started to plan for 2018? Before you get your pen and paper out, to start planning all that you want to do and...

I had a chance to have a really special conversation with a relative that I just met last year. I thought that my eldest cousin was the leader of our clan. I was wrong! My father’s cousin Allyson Leduc, who will turn 100 this fall, is our actual ‘’elder’’. I guess...