Have you ever downed an entire package of chips, crackers, or cookies? Ate pizza or cake until you felt sick? Drank more coffee or wine than your body wanted? Have you ever worked out well past the point of “healthy” and brought yourself to the brink of destruction? Do you remember how you were [...]
"Meeting yourself where you are’ is a dance between complacency and perfectionism, coupled with trusting that you are stronger than you think you are." ~Sarah Plummer (This article was originally published on Zenspiration HERE) I am a yoga skeptic, turned yoga student, turned yoga teacher. It’s been quite the evolution from my “it’s not [...]
Today it's time to (re)share the LOVE BURGER recipe!! :) and I've got two reasons for retrieving this favorite from the Semper Sarah archives: 1. Two weeks ago, my husband, Pete, and I took a trip to Ohio. We lived in this charming Midwest state a couple of years ago, and were thrilled to return recently [...]
It's already the end of September (yikes!). Things are beginning to cool down, but I want to cover three "hot" wellness topics with you that can help you feel your very best: Alkalinizing Juicing (photo from justjuice.org) Inflammation reduction First, you need to know the difference between acid and alkaline forming foods, because alkalinizing our bodies is a helpful [...]
When your body is in fight or flight mode (sympathetic nervous system), it cannot rest and digest (parasympathetic nervous system). As nice as "sympathetic" sounds, that's not the mode you want to be in when you're eating. But don't just take my word for it. If you feel like you're hearing this whole "slow down [...]
Serve yourself like a queen or king to curb cravings. When you inhale a bag of potato chips, or scarf down a pint of ice cream, lets be serious, you don't really know what you're doing. You zone out. You catch yourself with the freezer door open or your hand at the bottom of a [...]
"You can only make choices; you can't make your outcomes." ~ Sarah Plummer Tuesday, 3 June 2014, I had the honor of speaking at Urban Campfire Spring Edition: Denver. It was an emotional and powerful night. Two speakers went before me, and I followed their lead of sharing from the heart without notes, and [...]
Getting my weight under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way. -Oprah Winfrey You can’t turn on the TV, drive down the road or go to a party without being confronted with America’s hottest obsession: weight. Diets are a billion-dollar industry; companies spend millions [...]
The past several days have been joyfully FULL. Thursday night, I lead a workshop in Denver at the Freyja Project for CRAVEfuel (Stylish Women Entrepreneurs) about Fueling Your Creative Rampage. I opened with pranayama, shared part of my story of my journey to wellness, provided nutrition and lifestyle tips and techniques, then closed out with a lovely vibration-raising [...]
When you think about healthy eating, salads and green vegetables usually come to mind. But how about adding a little more variety to your plan? Root vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, and turnips, are a rich source of nutritious complex carbohydrates. Instead of upsetting blood sugar levels like refined sweet foods do, they help [...]
