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Chocolate MACAroons!

Recently I was browsing a favourite blog of mine and came across a recipe for Mexican Chocolate Macaroons. The original recipe turned out great, but I thought I’d add a couple health-boosting ingredients to my next batch.

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Friendly Fats!

In past decades there’s been a lot of hype about Oils and Fats and how they’re NOT good for you… well.. guess what, Fat is your Friend!

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Mastering Mindfulness in Athletic Training

Three years ago, I returned to Banff, AB, from Melaque, Mexico after completing my Yoga Teacher Training with SOYA.

I was keen to share everything I had learned, but was also about to start my training for Ironman Canada. I was in conflict with how pushing myself through training could possibly be related to a practice of mindfulness.

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Move It: Treadmill Training

Faster! That’s the first word my body screams when I think about treadmill training. Since it’s minus 30 in Toronto right now, 2 of my 3 runs this week have been on the treadmill (and the last one is TBD).

I imagine there’s a few more of you spinning your wheels right now, so here’s my favourite interval workout to keep you entertained:

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Golden Stars and Glowing Goals for 2014

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals” – Henry David Thoreau.

Goal setting has always been important to me and this year, inspired by Thoreau, I took some time to reflect on the bigger picture of what I’ve become over the past 10 years. 

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