healthy nervous system

How To Live Longer with Less Sickness. PART 1: Stop Scaring Yourself!

2020-12-03T16:29:00-08:00January 11th, 2017|Nervous System Health|

I love learning. Last week I shared a success with you. A participant in one of my programs who improved her blood chemistry, decreased pain by 90% and reduced inflammation...all by focusing on one thing: reducing the over-activation of the autonomic nervous system. I want to dive further [...]

Anger As Medicine: How to Cure Self-Sabotaging Behaviours

2024-04-16T17:24:11-07:00August 23rd, 2016|Uncategorized|

“People diagnosed with cancer or autoimmune disease, with chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia, or with potentially debilitating neurological conditions, are often enjoined to relax, to think positively, to lower their stress levels. All that is good advice, but impossible to carry out if one of the major sources is [...]

Lessons from a mama monkey (the silent epidemic that’s not being talked about)

2020-12-23T12:05:12-08:00March 7th, 2016|Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Video|

. I can't wait to share this new vlog with you. I filmed this while in the Philippines and it’s something very dear to my heart. Plus, there’s some bittersweetness attached to the message + education within. Head over to watch the beauty of natural child rearing, and learn a [...]

We are Not Hardwired (Tim Ferriss, This is For You!)

2022-06-16T12:36:45-07:00February 26th, 2016|Breakthrough Burnout, Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency|

. I seem to butt heads with people when it comes to this topic: Nature versus Nurture. But thankfully, this debate is no more. We now know that both nature and nurture play a part in our ultimate health, with nurture these days being the MOST important factor for health, [...]

Take the red pill

2020-12-03T16:45:22-08:00January 7th, 2016|Nervous System Health|

. Do you remember this little piece from the film The Matrix? “You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe, whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit [...]

Why getting grounded has nothing to do with your roots (plus, a new’ish guide for ya)

2022-07-20T10:49:06-07:00December 20th, 2015|Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency|

C’mon, I know you’ve heard it before: Dig those roots into the ground. Ground yourself. Get grounded, etc. It’s common lingo, especially in the yoga and mindfulness world. And, while I have nothing against yoga and mindfulness (some of my best friends and colleagues are full fledged yogini’s), [...]

She almost quit 1/2 way through (but here’s what happened instead)

2022-07-20T10:47:14-07:00November 5th, 2015|Breakthrough Burnout, Group Classes, Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency|

OK, so... I reeeeally want you to meet Heather! She was (no joke) the first person to sign up and say "YES" to the last session of SmartBody SmartMind, my 12-week nervous system rewire program, back in May. And I have NO DOUBT (cross my heart and hope to [...]

Why Waking Up the Tiger is Essential to Break-Free from Feeling Trapped

2021-05-25T11:51:34-07:00June 8th, 2015|Breakthrough Burnout, Nervous System Resiliency, Video|

. I received this question from a member of our community: What does waking the tiger actually mean? "Waking up the tiger" means waking up our fight-flight survival energy impulses. In this video, I explain to you where the term came from and why it's important to your nervous system [...]