As a child and a teenager, I wasn’t very keen on cooking. I thought of myself as “above” that in some way. I excelled at math and science and planned to have an important job and leave the cooking to other people. Truthfully, I never felt drawn to the homemaking arts at all, and I considered myself to be not very good at them. I lived in my head and had little time for wiping down counters, unloading dishwashers, or helping get dinner on the table. It all seemed unimportant and uninspiring. It’s funny how much things have changed for me. Though I did graduate with a…
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Self Care for Menstrual Cramp Pain
Did you know that tight points in your muscles (trigger points) could be the cause of your menstrual cramp pain? Today, I’m giving you my best self care techniques to help you be free of pain during your periods! These techniques give me relief almost immediately and a few times working on them can even last through several cycles! I’d love to hear from you if you try it. Did you find it easy to find the points? Did you notice a difference? Note: There’s one correction on the video. When I go to the floor, the first step is to warm up the whole abdominal area. Then, I work the abdominal…
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Celebrate {Come Back to Center Day 5/5}
This is the fifth and final day of our 5 Day Instagram Challenge! If you haven’t already, you can join the challenge by following us on Instagram or by joining the Sweet Water Sisterhood Facebook group. Today your challenge is to CELEBRATE! Celebrating reminds us of all that we have to be grateful for. It shifts our brains into a mode of appreciation instead of critically assessing what is wrong with our lives or what we need to work on. Do This First Before you decide what to celebrate and how to celebrate it, I want you to take a few minutes to make a list of things you are thankful for. Set a…
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Move {Come Back to Center Day4/5}
This is the fourth day of our 5 Day Instagram Challenge! If you haven’t already, you can join the challenge by following us on Instagram or by joining the Sweet Water Sisterhood Facebook group. Today your challenge is to MOVE!
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Connect {Come Back to Center Day 3/5}
This is the third day of our 5 Day Instagram Challenge! If you haven’t already, you can join the challenge by following us on Instagram or by joining the Sweet Water Sisterhood Facebook group. Today your challenge is to CONNECT with some one you love who encourages, comforts, or energizes you.
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Create {Come Back to Center Day 2/5}
This is the second day of our 5 Day Instagram Challenge! If you haven’t already, you can join the challenge by following us on Instagram or by joining the Sweet Water Sisterhood Facebook group. Today your challenge is to CREATE something.
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Breathe {Come Back to Center Day1/5}
This is the first day of our 5 Day Instagram Challenge! If you haven’t already, you can join the challenge by following us on Instagram or by joining the Sweet Water Sisterhood Facebook group. Today, your challenge is take 5- 30 minutes to breathe.
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Come Back to Center: A 5 Day Instagram Challenge
I’m excited to announce that the FIRST EVER Sweet Water Offering Instagram Challenge starts tomorrow – Monday, February 27th! This challenge is for YOU, if you…
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Are You a Coffee Drinker?
by Katie Palmer, Certified Herbalist and FDN-P Do you find yourself stumbling around, glaring at everyone, and murmuring words of frustration at the sun until you’ve had your first cup of coffee? Are you the type of person that constantly repeats the phrase, “Sorry, I haven’t had my coffee yet”? If so, this may be a sign of adrenal dysfunction.
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Books that Have Been Good for My Mental Health Lately
I love to read. And – an odd little secret about me – I love to read out loud. I started reading my textbooks and literature out loud in middle and high school, when my baby sister (10 years younger) would happily sit and listen. I soon realized I remembered everything so much better when I read out loud and that it was way more fun than just zipping through it in my head.