Could you use a wellness staycation?

Reflections on my at-home wellness retreat + tips on setting up your own I’m back! After a nice extended break, I’m excited to return to this space. Aside from taking off a chunk of time for the holiday festivities, I’ve also spent most of the month of January buckling down and finishing up my coaching program. I am now officially a certified life coach! Feels great (and still a bit odd!) to say that. Many people have been asking me what I plan to do now with my certification. My goal with doing this training was never to become a full-on …

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Happy Holidays! + a little R&R break

From my heart to yours, wishing you a most magical + restful holiday season and happy new year! I’m currently on holiday break from The Wellness Explorer until the end of January but I cannot WAIT to return with lots more fab posts for you! 🙂 In the meantime, stay connected by jumping on my wellness newsletter list below. It’s free, it’s totally heart-centered, and it truly contains some of my best, most personal writing that I don’t put on the blog. Dive in lovely, I’d be stoked to have you ♥ Happy 2016 and I’ll see you back here soon! …

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Some thoughts on masculine/feminine energy + travel pics from Prague

I’ve been hanging out in my masculine for too long. That’s the realisation I came to when traveling through Europe last week. All the telltale signs of being in the thick of it were there: short, shallow breaths, tension in my chest, in my throat, in my abdomen. Being ‘in the head’ and in my thoughts to the point where my intuition sadly took the backseat. I’ve been tossing around the idea of delving more into this “masculine/feminine energy” topic for a while now but have held back, in part because the scope is so huge. This is also a bit …

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Wellness coaching giveaway!

The Wellness Explorer turns 2, plus a Giveaway!

My blog baby is a whole 2 years old. Where did the time go? And to celebrate, I’ve got an amazing giveaway set up for you! Reflecting on this wild and crazy blogger journey, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who has followed The Wellness Explorer for the past 2 years. Nothing warms my heart more than receiving a comment or email from a reader saying how inspired they were by one of my posts or newsletters. Connecting with you each week is one of my VERY favourite things to do and I truly …

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The struggle with saying no

The struggle with saying NO

Recently life has been — how shall we say? — delightfully FULL these past few weeks, keeping me well out of the blogosphere. So much happening around these parts and one thing I’ve been aware of lately is just how often I’ve had to say NO to things. Fun invites out with friends, dinners, get-togethers, classes, outings. I’m still (eagerly) waiting to do my annual fall rock-climbing trip up in the mountains before it gets too cold… if I could just find a free day to block it in! 🙂 Saying no isn’t something I have much of an issue with …

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gluten-free apple pancake

Amazing german apple pancake! (gluten-free)

When apple pie and pancakes come together… Every once in a while you eat something that jives so utterly and perfectly with the mood you’re in. With each bite, it feels as though the food stars have aligned, there is no other place you should be, there is no other food that your body could possibly desire instead. Eating this pancake, I had one of those moments. My goodness is this tasty… Despite making an entire skillet, I ate the majority of it in one sitting.. oops! What I LOVE so much about this pancake is how healthy and nourishing it …

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