A guide to gauge your well-being and ensure a continued path to success How do you personally define health and wellbeing? How do you gauge when you have it? Are there daily routines that you participate in that are non-negotiable to ensure you are caring for yourself in this…
I almost worked in insurance. The unknown is scary. When push comes to shove, it can be so nerve-racking to take risk that we play it safe, inadvertently sacrificing our own happiness. I almost chickened out and worked in insurance, which, if you know me, is probably not a…
Ten years ago, at age 33, I was given what I like to think of now as a wake-up call. It announced itself instantly. I was lifting my toddler out of the bath and, ‘boom’! Something snapped. I couldn’t move. And I was terrified. Severe back pain stopped me…
When pertaining to your health, the word ‘challenge’ is often used to describe a goal to push and strive for. Our society rewards overworking, overtraining, and ‘crushing’ our goals. While this can be motivating and even essential for hitting some targets, we can sometimes benefit from viewing ‘challenge’ differently….
Do you have a tendency to sabotage your health and fitness efforts with ‘rewards’ for good behaviour? Here’s how to find out: You make it to the gym, have a good run on the treadmill, and treat yourself to a double scoop ice cream cone afterward. You cut out…
By: Leigh Graham Last year I took the opportunity to go on a ten-day silent meditation retreat at the Ontario Vipassana Centre, in which approximately 100 other men and women and I sat silently (and still!) for 10 hours a day, eyes closed, meditating. We ate together and bunked together, and…
Upon reflection on your last year, what did 2017 represent for you? 2017 was one of courage for me. The best part about it is that this time I got to choose to be brave; it was not a requirement due to my circumstances. After spending five years reestablishing…
Do you want to find out just how strong and fit you can be?? I have the joy and thrill of teaching a new exercise class that I just adore…. Inferno Hot Pilates. After so many years of training and group instruction, this is a fun new passion of mine….
Tell us a little about you. I have been retired now for over three years following a 45 year military and business career (my last position was working at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan) and am about to turn 70 (where did the time go?). To make matters worse, my…
As I sit more often in quiet contemplation after a busy holiday season, I find myself attuned to simple but amazing moments in which gratitude washes over me. ‘I have so much to be thankful for!’ I suddenly realize. ‘In this moment, all is well.’ That’s something to be grateful for….
