Welcome,
I am posting this post feeling a very different person from my last one.
I have been able to achieve one of my goals that I had been seeking for quite a while. August 6th I left my full time job to persue my life's purpose on a full time basis! Yeah... There have definitely been times when I thought this was never happen. Yet here I am 3 months on from that wonderful decision. Admittingly I have had to tweak a few things in my life as time has passed to get to where I wanted to be. There were times I felt as though I had taken a few wrong turns along the way but as I look at things now everything was & has evolved perfectly.
Those moments & tough decisions I chose to make over the last 12 months so were so worth the sleepless nights because now I am happier than I have been in such a long time. It's interesting to observe ourselves when thing aren't going how you want them to, or how we think they should be happening. In all honesty I didn't realise the effect stress was having on my life. My health suffered & now all of that is changing so I shall let you know my progress.
I am working part time for another business man which I am immensely enjoying. He has a couple of minor health issues which is great for me as I will be able to help him move through those quite quickly.
He is open to experiencing raw foods, juices & smoothies so again I am in my element.
During the other days I am able to concentrate on my other passions. gee the list just always seems to be growing! I will be a lot more pro-active with my website http://www.thewholesomefoodcoach.com.au/ & making regular updates. I haven't been in contact with those on my database for a while so I also intend to change that as well. And also continuing on with more ideas & products for clients.
I have started my long awaited project of writing my first book. It is about the adventures of life in the kitchen from a female perspective. So check out a sneak preview of it through my blog.
http://thechefinheels.blogspot.com/
Until next time.
Stay safe.
Bon Apetit
Julie-Ann
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Easter 2010
Welcome,
Wow I knew it had been a while since I had blogged but didn't realise it had been this long!
My how time flys when you are having fun... :)
January I have moved again & this time into a more permanent place to live which is fantastic. I love the location as it is really central & I am still surrounded by nature even though it is in the city. I have to admit it is great to be settled again.
We've just launched a new site which subscribes you to my new free healthy recipes so check it out here for a copy of another free ebook. http://www.getfreehealthyrecipes.com/
I'd love to hear how you find the new site. Slightly different from The Wholesome Food Coach as it is more focussed on family meals which is what most of my subscribers were asking for.
I watched Julie & Julia finally on the weekend & what a great movie. Still not quite sure how Julie had the time to get everything done! My work load is similar & I have certainly struggled juggling everything over the last 6 months. Well it did come across Julie was obsessed with Julia & you would have to be as well as letting everything else go.
It did remind me of how much I still want to live in France for a couple of years! That desire is still there after 20 years.. ahh.. Does anyone have any suggestions of how I could do this sooner than later?
I also have a new blog site where I make new recipes & post them 3 times a week. These recipes are mine as I am an intuitive Chef so find writing the recipes down quite laborious! I'll put the new blog address on my next post.
Have a wonderful week.
Bon Apetit
J-A
Julie-Ann
Wow I knew it had been a while since I had blogged but didn't realise it had been this long!
My how time flys when you are having fun... :)
January I have moved again & this time into a more permanent place to live which is fantastic. I love the location as it is really central & I am still surrounded by nature even though it is in the city. I have to admit it is great to be settled again.
We've just launched a new site which subscribes you to my new free healthy recipes so check it out here for a copy of another free ebook. http://www.getfreehealthyrecipes.com/
I'd love to hear how you find the new site. Slightly different from The Wholesome Food Coach as it is more focussed on family meals which is what most of my subscribers were asking for.
I watched Julie & Julia finally on the weekend & what a great movie. Still not quite sure how Julie had the time to get everything done! My work load is similar & I have certainly struggled juggling everything over the last 6 months. Well it did come across Julie was obsessed with Julia & you would have to be as well as letting everything else go.
It did remind me of how much I still want to live in France for a couple of years! That desire is still there after 20 years.. ahh.. Does anyone have any suggestions of how I could do this sooner than later?
I also have a new blog site where I make new recipes & post them 3 times a week. These recipes are mine as I am an intuitive Chef so find writing the recipes down quite laborious! I'll put the new blog address on my next post.
Have a wonderful week.
Bon Apetit
J-A
Julie-Ann
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Gratitude for the Lessons of 2009
Welcome,
This post I am reflecting on the highs & lows of 2009.
What a year of total transformation it has been. I have learnt many, many things which I see as wonderful gifts now.
The year started so well with my ticking of so, so many things from my intended list of achievements. Absolutely everything was going so well & smoothly for the first 6 months. Then in the end of May things started to change.
If I back track back to March I become very sick with a flu that was going around. I was ill in bed for 10 days & it really took a good month for me to get over it. I have not been that sick for at least 10 years.. it was at this point I knew things were about to change dramatically in my world. 3 months later & right on cue they did!
The end of May I had to move out of where I was living at the time with only 3 weeks notice. I had been there for over 8 years which has been the longest I have ever lived anywhere, even as a child. Just weeks before I found out I was moving I had just bought a flat full of beautiful new furniture. I took my time to select each piece & was so excited with it all. Interestingly enough when I really looked at all this new furniture it didn't suit this particular apartment. Suffice to say the last piece arrived the day before my move! So it was a matter of packing everything up & putting it all into storage.
I took this opportunity to sail in unchartered waters for a little while & was happy to be transient until the end of this year. And that has certainly been the case as I am about to move again next weekend. In January I will be making my living arrangements with a permanent place to live.
What has been fascinating about this whole experience is I just went with the flow of everything. I haven't stressed too much about the external instability that was going on & really surprised myself at how calm I remained considering the circumstances. Not only did I have to find somewhere for me to live but I had also acquired myself a cat in April of this year! And I was getting The Wholesome Food Coach off the ground at the same time.
As each house sitting gig ended another one fell into my lap & incredibly commenced the day I had to leave the previous one. So I had pure examples of harnessing faith & trust. I could still operate my business from my laptop so I wasn't hugely inconvenienced moving around.
At the same time business was getting busier & busier with lots of Media interviews & interest for The Wholesome Food Coach so it really wasn't the best time to be moving all over the city. Or was it?
I must admit I had wanted things to be shaken up a bit & I had asked for change in 2009 & I certainly got it. As there have certainly been a few challenging moments through out this whole time but in saying that it has given me the time to really get clear on how I want to shape my life. I was living in complete faith persuing my dream. Not always an easy place to be but I am so glad I did.
My health even started to go hay wire which I am not used to happening. My weight increased, my wrist went & I couldn't even pick up a cup of coffee, my lower back was in pain & then my knee went. I could hardly walk there for a while. As I sat back & reflected I just had to rest. My body wouldn't physically let me move so there wasn't any other choice but to stay still & listen to my inner thoughts! I felt so out of sync in every aspect of my life & my finances definitely reflected all of this just to add more pressure!
Through out some of the personal challanges that were taking place it allowed me to revamp & practice what I am preaching in my business. There were times I was looking at my diet & all I was eating was crap & of course feeling awful because of it. I couldn't exercise because my body was in pain. Then I experimented. When I felt my worse I upped my intake of greens & kept a religious ritual of having my Green Smoothie every single morning with a tsp of Spirilina. At the time it didn't feel as though it was doing me any good but it really was. As my body was 'breaking' down so to speak I went to the Dr & had some blood tests just to make sure nothing serious was manifesting in my body. And as it turns out everything came back incredibly healthy & in the high healthy range. My Chiro did some kinesiology checks on my physical state & I was absolutely fine. All of this turmoil was about me releasing stored & old toxic emotions. Wow I got such a shock at how old negative & toxic emotions manifest in our bodies. Of course I have heard & read about it but when you experience it yourself it is all different somehow.
Now I have to say I am so grateful that all of this happened to me this year because I have learnt so, so much. I have been humbled in many ways because of what has happened & I have also been able to learn so much more about how our bodies work & the importance of healthy eating, exercise what foods to avoid & what foods to eat more of in times of turmoil. And to have a strong support network around you during these times is really crucial in many, many ways.
It has also meant some reshaping for The Wholesome Food Coach & the direction I intend to take for 2010. Now I have clarity in moving forward not only because of my experiences but because of the experiences so many of my clients have been through & what their needs are.
2010 is going to be a magical year for not only myself but for othes as well.
Remember to be kind to yourself, eat as healthily as you can, exercise regularly & keep the faith as everything is as it is meant to be.
With love, warmth & radiance
Julie-Ann
This post I am reflecting on the highs & lows of 2009.
What a year of total transformation it has been. I have learnt many, many things which I see as wonderful gifts now.
The year started so well with my ticking of so, so many things from my intended list of achievements. Absolutely everything was going so well & smoothly for the first 6 months. Then in the end of May things started to change.
If I back track back to March I become very sick with a flu that was going around. I was ill in bed for 10 days & it really took a good month for me to get over it. I have not been that sick for at least 10 years.. it was at this point I knew things were about to change dramatically in my world. 3 months later & right on cue they did!
The end of May I had to move out of where I was living at the time with only 3 weeks notice. I had been there for over 8 years which has been the longest I have ever lived anywhere, even as a child. Just weeks before I found out I was moving I had just bought a flat full of beautiful new furniture. I took my time to select each piece & was so excited with it all. Interestingly enough when I really looked at all this new furniture it didn't suit this particular apartment. Suffice to say the last piece arrived the day before my move! So it was a matter of packing everything up & putting it all into storage.
I took this opportunity to sail in unchartered waters for a little while & was happy to be transient until the end of this year. And that has certainly been the case as I am about to move again next weekend. In January I will be making my living arrangements with a permanent place to live.
What has been fascinating about this whole experience is I just went with the flow of everything. I haven't stressed too much about the external instability that was going on & really surprised myself at how calm I remained considering the circumstances. Not only did I have to find somewhere for me to live but I had also acquired myself a cat in April of this year! And I was getting The Wholesome Food Coach off the ground at the same time.
As each house sitting gig ended another one fell into my lap & incredibly commenced the day I had to leave the previous one. So I had pure examples of harnessing faith & trust. I could still operate my business from my laptop so I wasn't hugely inconvenienced moving around.
At the same time business was getting busier & busier with lots of Media interviews & interest for The Wholesome Food Coach so it really wasn't the best time to be moving all over the city. Or was it?
I must admit I had wanted things to be shaken up a bit & I had asked for change in 2009 & I certainly got it. As there have certainly been a few challenging moments through out this whole time but in saying that it has given me the time to really get clear on how I want to shape my life. I was living in complete faith persuing my dream. Not always an easy place to be but I am so glad I did.
My health even started to go hay wire which I am not used to happening. My weight increased, my wrist went & I couldn't even pick up a cup of coffee, my lower back was in pain & then my knee went. I could hardly walk there for a while. As I sat back & reflected I just had to rest. My body wouldn't physically let me move so there wasn't any other choice but to stay still & listen to my inner thoughts! I felt so out of sync in every aspect of my life & my finances definitely reflected all of this just to add more pressure!
Through out some of the personal challanges that were taking place it allowed me to revamp & practice what I am preaching in my business. There were times I was looking at my diet & all I was eating was crap & of course feeling awful because of it. I couldn't exercise because my body was in pain. Then I experimented. When I felt my worse I upped my intake of greens & kept a religious ritual of having my Green Smoothie every single morning with a tsp of Spirilina. At the time it didn't feel as though it was doing me any good but it really was. As my body was 'breaking' down so to speak I went to the Dr & had some blood tests just to make sure nothing serious was manifesting in my body. And as it turns out everything came back incredibly healthy & in the high healthy range. My Chiro did some kinesiology checks on my physical state & I was absolutely fine. All of this turmoil was about me releasing stored & old toxic emotions. Wow I got such a shock at how old negative & toxic emotions manifest in our bodies. Of course I have heard & read about it but when you experience it yourself it is all different somehow.
Now I have to say I am so grateful that all of this happened to me this year because I have learnt so, so much. I have been humbled in many ways because of what has happened & I have also been able to learn so much more about how our bodies work & the importance of healthy eating, exercise what foods to avoid & what foods to eat more of in times of turmoil. And to have a strong support network around you during these times is really crucial in many, many ways.
It has also meant some reshaping for The Wholesome Food Coach & the direction I intend to take for 2010. Now I have clarity in moving forward not only because of my experiences but because of the experiences so many of my clients have been through & what their needs are.
2010 is going to be a magical year for not only myself but for othes as well.
Remember to be kind to yourself, eat as healthily as you can, exercise regularly & keep the faith as everything is as it is meant to be.
With love, warmth & radiance
Julie-Ann
Saturday, November 14, 2009
The New Business Growth Surge
Welcome,
Wow it really has been a while since my last post!
Time can really fly sometimes without you even realising it.
So much has happened since that last post & most of which has been awesome.
The Wholesome Food Coach has been featured in quite a few magazines over the last few months which has been very exciting. Not all of the articles are on my site yet but I am hoping they will be shortly. I was featured in Woman's Day, Raw Living & Women's Network Australia, all printed magazines. It is always nice to see articles in print as well as online.
So with that exposure I have been inundated & very busy keeping up with everything & everyone. I've met so many amazing & inspiring people along the way as well some who have become new clients & others who are wonderful new colleauges & friends.
I've also become certified as an NLP Practitioner & in January I am going to complete my NLP Master Practitioner Training. I'm really looking forward to it as it is going to allow me to offer you so much more in our Coaching Sessions. I love working one on one with clients & to see their confidence & repertoire grow so quickly in such a short time frame is truly magical. So in 2010 there will be extra magic added!
In 2010 I will be adding new Coaching Programs which include one on one as well as Group Coaching options. It is always so rewarding see new bonds & synergy formed within these groups. In September 2010 I will be collaborating with a colleauge to run a beautiful Retreat where it will be 5 days of amazing & healthy food. I will be keeping an eye on the food served & creating the menus myself to make sure you are eating like a King or Queen! There will be activities like yoga, hiking, swimming, a day spa & free time so you can really unwind. We will include cooking & raw food demonstrations as well as suggestions on how best to nourish yourself & your family through nutrition.
The first Telephone Group Coaching Circle is going to kick off in February with my "21 Days to Wholesome Transformation". I will be posting more details soon on my website & through my ezine.
2010 is already shaping up to be a very exciting year for The Wholesome Food Coach & I am so looking forward to helping & seeing many of you transform your lives in ways you never thought possible.
Until next time take care & stay healthy.
With love, warmth & radiance
J-A xo
Julie-Ann Booth
Wow it really has been a while since my last post!
Time can really fly sometimes without you even realising it.
So much has happened since that last post & most of which has been awesome.
The Wholesome Food Coach has been featured in quite a few magazines over the last few months which has been very exciting. Not all of the articles are on my site yet but I am hoping they will be shortly. I was featured in Woman's Day, Raw Living & Women's Network Australia, all printed magazines. It is always nice to see articles in print as well as online.
So with that exposure I have been inundated & very busy keeping up with everything & everyone. I've met so many amazing & inspiring people along the way as well some who have become new clients & others who are wonderful new colleauges & friends.
I've also become certified as an NLP Practitioner & in January I am going to complete my NLP Master Practitioner Training. I'm really looking forward to it as it is going to allow me to offer you so much more in our Coaching Sessions. I love working one on one with clients & to see their confidence & repertoire grow so quickly in such a short time frame is truly magical. So in 2010 there will be extra magic added!
In 2010 I will be adding new Coaching Programs which include one on one as well as Group Coaching options. It is always so rewarding see new bonds & synergy formed within these groups. In September 2010 I will be collaborating with a colleauge to run a beautiful Retreat where it will be 5 days of amazing & healthy food. I will be keeping an eye on the food served & creating the menus myself to make sure you are eating like a King or Queen! There will be activities like yoga, hiking, swimming, a day spa & free time so you can really unwind. We will include cooking & raw food demonstrations as well as suggestions on how best to nourish yourself & your family through nutrition.
The first Telephone Group Coaching Circle is going to kick off in February with my "21 Days to Wholesome Transformation". I will be posting more details soon on my website & through my ezine.
2010 is already shaping up to be a very exciting year for The Wholesome Food Coach & I am so looking forward to helping & seeing many of you transform your lives in ways you never thought possible.
Until next time take care & stay healthy.
With love, warmth & radiance
J-A xo
Julie-Ann Booth
Monday, August 31, 2009
Spring is here..
Welcome,
It is the beginning of Spring today & the end of hibernation in the Southern Hemisphere!
It seems for many people Winter is a time for introspection & reflection. It is a great time to reasses & decide what it is that you want for Summer & the New Year.. a time to make plans quietly as you catch up on much needed rest at the same time.
I use the Winter months to do all of the above. I usually stay pretty quiet in anticipation for what is ahead. How about you? How do you usually handle your winter?
Do you catch up or are you a keen skier & spend as much time on the slopes as you can?
Now that it is Spring & the days are gradually becoming longer & warmer it is always so much easier to eat lightly. I've been experimenting with Raw Foods off & on for just on a year now & I've realised the best option for me is making the most of both worlds. During winter it wasn't as healthy for me to eat all raw. My body craved & needed some warming foods as well. When you are making changes to your diet it is best to do so intuitively because you will soon feel what is right & what is not. You just won't feel 100% within yourself & that was me.
Yes there are definitely many benefits of eating an all raw food diet but you do need to be careful at the same time because it isn't something that suits everyone.
Work was still very busy last week & the pressure was still on so my embarking in the 7 days of Raw Food just didn't work for me. I tried but it just wasn't that easy. Funnily enough I did want to wait until today in the beginning being the first day of Spring & as it turns out I have decided to start again this moring. I like to plan for these things properly so that is what I have done for this week.
I found this great little recipe to help you boost cleansing your colon for first thing in the morning. We need to cleanse the sludge from our colon so any healthy eating plan can work effectively.
Try this to get things going!
Lemon & Cayenne Drink
2 tbls fresh lemon juice
1 pinch cayenne pepper (helps to melt away fat!)
1 cup warm water
Then all you need to do is drink!
Here's to releasing that winter sludge....
Have a fabulous week.
J-A xo
It is the beginning of Spring today & the end of hibernation in the Southern Hemisphere!
It seems for many people Winter is a time for introspection & reflection. It is a great time to reasses & decide what it is that you want for Summer & the New Year.. a time to make plans quietly as you catch up on much needed rest at the same time.
I use the Winter months to do all of the above. I usually stay pretty quiet in anticipation for what is ahead. How about you? How do you usually handle your winter?
Do you catch up or are you a keen skier & spend as much time on the slopes as you can?
Now that it is Spring & the days are gradually becoming longer & warmer it is always so much easier to eat lightly. I've been experimenting with Raw Foods off & on for just on a year now & I've realised the best option for me is making the most of both worlds. During winter it wasn't as healthy for me to eat all raw. My body craved & needed some warming foods as well. When you are making changes to your diet it is best to do so intuitively because you will soon feel what is right & what is not. You just won't feel 100% within yourself & that was me.
Yes there are definitely many benefits of eating an all raw food diet but you do need to be careful at the same time because it isn't something that suits everyone.
Work was still very busy last week & the pressure was still on so my embarking in the 7 days of Raw Food just didn't work for me. I tried but it just wasn't that easy. Funnily enough I did want to wait until today in the beginning being the first day of Spring & as it turns out I have decided to start again this moring. I like to plan for these things properly so that is what I have done for this week.
I found this great little recipe to help you boost cleansing your colon for first thing in the morning. We need to cleanse the sludge from our colon so any healthy eating plan can work effectively.
Try this to get things going!
Lemon & Cayenne Drink
2 tbls fresh lemon juice
1 pinch cayenne pepper (helps to melt away fat!)
1 cup warm water
Then all you need to do is drink!
Here's to releasing that winter sludge....
Have a fabulous week.
With love, warmth & radiance
J-A xo
Sunday, August 23, 2009
The Smell of Spring in the Air...
Welcome,
What a wonderfully exciting time it has been over the last 14 days really.
The Wholesome Food Coach business is moving to a new level & I am really excited about it too. I've been doing my best in keeping up to date with your emails so if I fall behind a little please be patient. I will get back to you asap & please keep sending them as it lovely to be able to meet you.
As of tomorrow I have decided to do my 21 day raw program. I haven't been as diligent with my eating habits as I would have like to & have felt all over the place a bit emotionally because of it. I was so busy & feeling quite stressed I found myself going into default eating? Have you ever been able to relate to that? We are strange creatures at times, sometimes fighting ourselves & doing the opposite to what really makes us glow & feel so good at times. Or maybe this is just me? Sometimes it takes a few repeated lessons to learn what I need to learn & a foggy head certainly doesn't help! Anyway, now it is time for me to get things back in order & have an internal spring clean. The thing is I feel so amazing when I devote my meals to a balanced raw & living foods diet that I wonder why & what on earth happened to make me go off track?
I've set some more pretty big goals with the launching of new products over the next few months & the best way I know to be able to get everything done is to keep my body as clean internally & externally as possible. Not only that, eating raw foods certainly keeps your brain ticking with absolute clarity & you are filled with new creative ideas which is what I am looking forward to most.
I will write a little about how these next 7 days go as there are always up & down moments when you leave out those sabotaging foods. When clearing out toxins they are not only the toxins from your body but also from your emotions. I've written a 21 day program that will be run as a teleseminar so this is my last minute check by retesting what I have written which includes journalling to make sure I am able to give you the best I can possibly give you.
A great perk of my occupation I literally get to taste test first!
This weekend has been total bliss here in Sydney & yes once again I am fortunate enough to be able to pop over to the beach. Spring is definitely here as it is so warm & tonight I can smell the divine smell of flowers from the garden wafting in through the window. Especially jasmine. Gardens everywhere are now becoming full flowers & they just look so beautiful when out walking.
Soon it will be time to dry out some rose petals, crush them & then put them into a delicious summer drink. And even make a rose petal sorbet. yummm.. I'll post these recipes closer to Summer in my ezine.
If you want to sign up to my ezine as well as receive a FREE copy of my Wholesome Juices & Smoothies ebook then I would love to have you part of our community. In the ezine you will receive nutritional info on a chosen seasonal food with it's health benefits & a recipe so you can use the that ingredient straight away. You will also get a heads up on new products & special offers. If you haven't signed up yet you can do so here: http://www.thewholesomefoodcoach.com.au/
Until next week I hope you all have a very juicy week & stay healthy.
With love, warmth & radiance
J-A xo
What a wonderfully exciting time it has been over the last 14 days really.
The Wholesome Food Coach business is moving to a new level & I am really excited about it too. I've been doing my best in keeping up to date with your emails so if I fall behind a little please be patient. I will get back to you asap & please keep sending them as it lovely to be able to meet you.
As of tomorrow I have decided to do my 21 day raw program. I haven't been as diligent with my eating habits as I would have like to & have felt all over the place a bit emotionally because of it. I was so busy & feeling quite stressed I found myself going into default eating? Have you ever been able to relate to that? We are strange creatures at times, sometimes fighting ourselves & doing the opposite to what really makes us glow & feel so good at times. Or maybe this is just me? Sometimes it takes a few repeated lessons to learn what I need to learn & a foggy head certainly doesn't help! Anyway, now it is time for me to get things back in order & have an internal spring clean. The thing is I feel so amazing when I devote my meals to a balanced raw & living foods diet that I wonder why & what on earth happened to make me go off track?
I've set some more pretty big goals with the launching of new products over the next few months & the best way I know to be able to get everything done is to keep my body as clean internally & externally as possible. Not only that, eating raw foods certainly keeps your brain ticking with absolute clarity & you are filled with new creative ideas which is what I am looking forward to most.
I will write a little about how these next 7 days go as there are always up & down moments when you leave out those sabotaging foods. When clearing out toxins they are not only the toxins from your body but also from your emotions. I've written a 21 day program that will be run as a teleseminar so this is my last minute check by retesting what I have written which includes journalling to make sure I am able to give you the best I can possibly give you.
A great perk of my occupation I literally get to taste test first!
This weekend has been total bliss here in Sydney & yes once again I am fortunate enough to be able to pop over to the beach. Spring is definitely here as it is so warm & tonight I can smell the divine smell of flowers from the garden wafting in through the window. Especially jasmine. Gardens everywhere are now becoming full flowers & they just look so beautiful when out walking.
Soon it will be time to dry out some rose petals, crush them & then put them into a delicious summer drink. And even make a rose petal sorbet. yummm.. I'll post these recipes closer to Summer in my ezine.
If you want to sign up to my ezine as well as receive a FREE copy of my Wholesome Juices & Smoothies ebook then I would love to have you part of our community. In the ezine you will receive nutritional info on a chosen seasonal food with it's health benefits & a recipe so you can use the that ingredient straight away. You will also get a heads up on new products & special offers. If you haven't signed up yet you can do so here: http://www.thewholesomefoodcoach.com.au/
Until next week I hope you all have a very juicy week & stay healthy.
With love, warmth & radiance
J-A xo
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Managing Stress
Welcome,
How time flys yet again!
Wow we are into the middle of August already!
So now the adventures of The Wholesome Food Coach continue & this time in French's Forest. For those of you who don't know Sydney, this is on Sydney's Northern Beaches so I am only a 10minute drive to Dee Why & Curl Curl Beaches.. ahhh...
Today has been the most divine day so naturally some much needed R & R was had by walking along the beach for a couple of hours & really taking in that beautiful fresh ocean air.
What an extraordinary year this has been & in so many ways!
This year's focus as you would be aware is about building The Wholesome Food Coach. I absolutely love working on it creating new ideas, recipes & products to make your life easier in the kitchen. It has invoked that inner passion I had inadvertently put away for a little while & feels so amazing to have let the genie out of the bag & taste it again!
In saying that I have had to really watch my stress management lately as I have been working so hard on focussing on my 'goal's that I have let other things go so my health was starting to suffer. So this weekend has been about honouring other aspects of my life to keep the energy of passion alive.
I've been looking around the city lately & listening to many people & they sound as though they are suffering similar things. So many people seem to be so stressed these days. Is this happening to you? Are you feeling some niggling feelings that something isn't quite that is a pure product of stress?
Are you busy trying to achieve various things in your life that some areas have become out of balance? Or are you simply trying to cope with keeping your job & head above water? The effects of the stock market appear to be really affecting people on all sorts of levels & mostly their health even more so now.
I encourage you to take a deep breath & step back for a moment. Usually you can sense things are getting a bit hectic so instead of exercising you put it off until tomorrow but then the next day comes & you don't have time then either. Exercise is such a good way to keep those stress levels down. Although it may not be exercise for you it maybe doing something with a loved one or finding the time for a day in nature, massage or finishing that favourite book you have been meaning to do.
If you are feeling stressed at the moment here are some simple tips that can help you if you need some nurturing & a little stress management.
How time flys yet again!
Wow we are into the middle of August already!
So now the adventures of The Wholesome Food Coach continue & this time in French's Forest. For those of you who don't know Sydney, this is on Sydney's Northern Beaches so I am only a 10minute drive to Dee Why & Curl Curl Beaches.. ahhh...
Today has been the most divine day so naturally some much needed R & R was had by walking along the beach for a couple of hours & really taking in that beautiful fresh ocean air.
What an extraordinary year this has been & in so many ways!
This year's focus as you would be aware is about building The Wholesome Food Coach. I absolutely love working on it creating new ideas, recipes & products to make your life easier in the kitchen. It has invoked that inner passion I had inadvertently put away for a little while & feels so amazing to have let the genie out of the bag & taste it again!
In saying that I have had to really watch my stress management lately as I have been working so hard on focussing on my 'goal's that I have let other things go so my health was starting to suffer. So this weekend has been about honouring other aspects of my life to keep the energy of passion alive.
I've been looking around the city lately & listening to many people & they sound as though they are suffering similar things. So many people seem to be so stressed these days. Is this happening to you? Are you feeling some niggling feelings that something isn't quite that is a pure product of stress?
Are you busy trying to achieve various things in your life that some areas have become out of balance? Or are you simply trying to cope with keeping your job & head above water? The effects of the stock market appear to be really affecting people on all sorts of levels & mostly their health even more so now.
I encourage you to take a deep breath & step back for a moment. Usually you can sense things are getting a bit hectic so instead of exercising you put it off until tomorrow but then the next day comes & you don't have time then either. Exercise is such a good way to keep those stress levels down. Although it may not be exercise for you it maybe doing something with a loved one or finding the time for a day in nature, massage or finishing that favourite book you have been meaning to do.
If you are feeling stressed at the moment here are some simple tips that can help you if you need some nurturing & a little stress management.
- spend 10mins each day doing some deep breathing & finding that quiet place within you
- soak in a bath with your favourite oils & candles
- go for a 5 - 10min walk or longer during lunch time at work if you are feeling overwhelmed to clear your head
- spend some time in nature
- have some play time with your children or pets being as silly as they are & have a good laugh
- include more raw greens into your diet as they have a calming effect on you
You can start with any one of these or maybe you have your own suggestions that you can email me so I can share with everyone else.
I hope these tips are able to help manage any stress that you maybe feeling & just remember prevention is better than cure & be kind to yourself.
Remember to smell the roses.
Until next week have a wonderful week & stay safe.
With love, warmth & radiance
J-A xo
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