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What is in a name? Why I renamed my chair Pilates class.

Jul 28, 2017 | Around Town, Fitness

This is the story of the class formally known as Pilates. For the last two years I have been teaching a chair-based Pilates class at Pearl & Pine Residence downtown Burlington. Attendance was ok but it was never as well attended as the yoga class I ran there....

My visit to Cherry Avenue Farms.

Jul 11, 2017 | Around Town, Nutrition

I went cherry picking for the first time in my life this past weekend. Have you been? I did a lot of apple and strawberry picking as a child but never cherry picking. You cannot get any fresher than picking your own produce so off we went to Cherry Avenue...

What the Health. I’m loving all the health documentaries on Netflix Canada lately.

Jul 5, 2017 | Nutrition

Have you check out what’s on Netflix Canada lately? Besides all the binge watching shows. Netflix has added quite a few health-related documentaries. My latest watch is What the Health. I’m only half way through it so I cannot give a complete review on What the...

Are vitamins a waste of money?

May 29, 2017 | Lifestyle, Nutrition

When I was studying to become a holistic nutritionist I decided to work part-time at a vitamin store. You may laugh at this but working at a vitamin store was my dream job. So is teaching yoga and fitness but I was always envious of my sister who’s high school and...

The misconceptions of yoga.

Feb 6, 2017 | yoga

There are so many rumours and misconceptions of yoga. This one is the biggest. If I had a dollar for every time I heard the following (I would own my own private island in the Caribbean): Yoga isn’t for me because I’m not flexible. Other common misconceptions of...

What is holistic nutrition and why it will be the last diet you’ll ever follow. Promise!

Jan 30, 2017 | Nutrition

I’m going to make a bold statement here: following a holistic nutrition diet will be the last diet you’ll ever follow. Not sure what holistic nutrition is? Simply put it is focusing on real food. It’s viewing food as fuel rather than mindless eating. It’s eating...

New to exercise? What to expect in your first class.

Jan 25, 2017 | Fitness

We all have good intentions. Whether we are new to exercise or wanting to attend our first class, starting something new is daunting. It’s human nature to stay with what’s simple and easy: the routine you already have. Do you know what I often say at the beginning...