As many of you already know, I have embarked on a health journey to heal my rosacea from the inside out. I am working with a naturopath and took a food intolerance test. Turns out I am massively intolerant to a lot: sugar cane; corn; wheat; oatmeal; rice; barley; dairy; eggs; yeasts; some nuts. I [...]
I love yoga, but I have a character flaw. I am horrible at working to someone else’s schedule. So, attending yoga classes doesn’t work for me. I have learned to not even buy a membership; I will lose my money through non attendance. I have tried yoga videos. Most assume that you already know the [...]
My pursuit of pampering continues with the exploration of sensuality. Sensuality, not sexuality. I might explore pampering through sexuality, but focus people …sensuality. Sensual: arousing or exciting the appetite or senses. It was quite accidental! Hubby and I went out for Date Night and selected a restaurant that was recommended to us. This landed us [...]
Wow! Where did 2012 go? I don’t know about you, but to me it zipped right by. Yet, at that same time I cannot even count all the wonderful things that happened this year and positive changes. I seem to have packed a whole lot in! 2013 is going to be even more awesome! During [...]
I started my Reiki training Monday night. Okay, super cool stuff. It is everything I know, do, and teach rolled up into one nice neat little package. One statement jumped out at me at the very beginning of the evening. Our Reiki Master, Kathy, said First and foremost we are energy Nothing new to me, [...]
Sunday night I attended the Loreena McKennitt concert. I have attended quite a number of concerts in my life, but this time I did something entirely new. I stopped watching the concert and I truly experienced the concert. For the first ten minutes or so, I was watching the concert. I was taking in the [...]
Perimenopause is the period in our life where everything seems to go wrong. This is because our bodies are experiencing a major transformation in hormone production. The main hormones that are involved are the sex hormones, namely estrogen and progesterone, that are produced by our ovaries. They are responsible for fertility, ovulation and regulating our [...]
Holy crumpets, I have had a busy past few weeks! Here’s just some of what I did: Completed a bracelet Created two more bracelets Launched the Touchstone Designs Facebook page Launched the Touchstone Designs website Completed the Silver & Grace Winter Catalog These are all wonderful accomplishments, but do you know what else they are? [...]
Hot flashes is a common complaint among women in perimenopause. While it isn’t life threatening or scary, it can be embarrassing when it occurs during the daytime and annoying when it occurs during the night time (also known as night sweats). Typically, a hot flash attack can last up to 30 minutes and it has [...]
Welcome to my third post in my Eliza Gets Real series.If you are new to this series and would like to start at the beginning here are the first two posts: Eliza Gets Real About Her Health Eliza Gets Real and Gets a Plan In this post, I am going to talk about awareness. At [...]
