Reading the title of this newsletter you are probably thinking "we live in a first world country, we don't have to worry about parasites unless we travel, right?" As much as I'd love to tell you that is the case, it is not. And for a number of reasons, parasites may be more common than you think.

​Check out the video below with Dr. Sarica and Brittany talking about parasites and heavy metal toxicity, and read on to learn more about how this information may be prevalent to you.

This weeks newsletter will be a short and sweet reminder of the importance of gratitude. 

On the road to happiness, we often fall into the trap of "I'll be happy when [fill in the blank]." Right now you're probably finishing that statement with "when COVID is over and life can return to normal." But the truth is, if we are constantly chasing that rabbit, we will continue to get stuck in the same hole. Happiness doesn't magically come when you have all you could have ever imagined, it comes from being truly grateful for what you already have. Practicing gratitude for what we have, allows us to climb out of that hole and find more joy in our everyday life. 

Speaking of joy and happiness, the video for this week will be guidance through a breath technique called breath of joy. This breath and movement practice should take no more than a few minutes, and is a great thing to add into your morning routine to start your day out on the right foot.

You are what you eat... or rather what you digest and absorb, but many of us don't know exactly what it is we are absorbing each day. And more importantly, we don't always know what we are missing. This week I'd like to shed some light on ways you can find the right nutrition and diet plan for you to help you along your journey to better health. 

To get started, check out the video below with Brittany and Dr. Sarica Cernohous talking about
metabolic balance®, what it is, and ways in which it can benefit you.

Let's be real, nutrition can be overwhelming. Deciding what to eat, how much to eat, when to eat, and then trying to consider and decipher what the vitamin, mineral, fat, fiber, and protein content of what you are consuming daily takes a lot of thought, planning, and research. Quite frankly it can be exhausting and stressful. 

Though I strongly feel that nutrition should be common knowledge (I mean come on, its how we survive) many of us were never taught much about it throughout our lives. And those of us who were taught nutrition in grade school, it was likely the food pyramid of the SAD (standard American diet) which is cringe worthy for those who actually understand nutrition. I mean truthfully, the acronym explains it best: it's just plain sad!

On top of this weak foundation, when we start to do the research, we stumble upon fads, quick fixes, pills, supplements, varying studies with differing opinions, an overwhelming amount of information regarding the "right" diet for human health and optimization. 


Should you go Paleo, Keto, or do a raw food diet? 

Be vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, meatatarian, or maybe fruitatarian?

Go gluten free, low carb, or no carb?

Follow the Atkins Diet  or Weight Watchers?

Count calories?

Choose low fat or no fat?

Eat based on your blood type?

Do intermittent fasting, the master cleanse, or just juice all of your food? 

Eat an apple a day to keep the doctor away?

Or maybe just give it all up and become a breatharian? 


And as if that's not enough questions to ponder and stress about, some of the information and recommendations we find online from "trusted" organizations are often sponsored and funded by large food corporations that have a big influence on what is said since they have something to gain from the information provided. 

​So what resources can we trust and where do we even start? 
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I'm sure you are tired of me (and everyone else) saying that we are living in uncertain times, but this week I would like to focus on ways we can create more certainty in our lives, even when there is none to be found around you.

You most likely have felt to some degree the affects that COVID has had on your life or the lives of those around you, and life as we know it may not ever return to the "normal" we once knew. So now we are all being given a choice. This is a test of our strength, health, creativity, ingenuity, and ability to maintain our mental fortitude while under extreme pressure. So in this test, will you chose to be the victim of circumstance, or will you use this as fuel to change gears, to climb a different type of ladder, and to make a sustainable life for yourself?
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While I can't lay out the direction of your life for you, I can offer some guidance that may help with your success and ability to take control of your life on this new path. Lets start by reducing some stress and bringing in some motivation through a trusted daily routine. To get you started, below is a little bit of movement you can do daily to wake up the mind, body, and soul.

Time to breathe again, in case you needed a reminder. This week I am offering guidance on box breathing and just a bit of information about the benefits of breath retention.

So take a moment to find a comfortable seat or somewhere to lie down, click on the video below, and get your breath on!

​This week I want to give your mind a break from overloading on various health and wellness topics, and  am keeping it short and sweet with a gentle reminder and encouragement to move. 
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In the Stress and Anxiety and Spring into Movement newsletters I mentioned a little bit about the benefits of getting in a enough movement everyday, how it can help us ward off stress, what it does to improve our mental, emotional, and physical health, and what will happen if we don't move enough. I hope that throughout these offerings you have captured just how pertinent movement is for overall health and have been inspired to move more.

Today, my video offering is guidance through a gentle yoga practice. So roll out your mat or find a spot to join me for meditation and movement in this gentle heart and hip opening class.