HeyMonicaB

Oh boy, oh boy! I created a REALLY FUN 18-page guide for summer! In my passionate quest to heal people through Ayurveda, I decided to create a fun guide to staying healthy during each season. From that intention, Seasonal Bloom was born! As you may already know Ayurveda, the seasons correlate with the energies that [...]

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HeyMonicaB.com turns two today! How fun. Any guesses on what the first post was about (no cheating by going to the archives)? Come on guess!! OK I’ll tell you. It was GHEE! haha! I think there are even non-working links on that page. What a rookie. All I wanted to do two years ago is [...]

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A few years back I dabbled in improv. I took classes, was in a troupe and even taught improv for a corporate sales meeting in Vegas (gawd that was fun). One of the foundations of improv is, “Yes, and…” So, when one of your fellow improvisers gives you an idea or a thought, you confirm [...]

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Every day new cells are created. Every day we have the option to renew our bodies and minds. Bad habits & wrong choices become our cells & our physical bodies. One new choice, one deep breath, one kind gesture, one big hug will begin to change our cells, slowly creating a whole new you. You [...]

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Sometimes I find myself not really doing all I want to be doing or know that I am capable of doing. Then come in the echoing comments from school teachers, “She doesn’t work to her full potential…” Beh. Do you find the same thing? Ok maybe not the school teacher thing, but maybe you are [...]

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Hey! Anyone out there know who Kimberly Wilson is? If not, you will really dig all the great things she does. She is an entrepreneur, yogini, author (Hip Tranquil Chick and Tranqulista), non-profit owner, AND eco-designer! Whew! She has a beautiful yoga studio (studio. 3 floors!) in Washington DC that she has nourished and watched [...]

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I would never call myself “zen.” In fact, I’m pretty far from it (ask anyone who knows me). BUT! I do have a tool of sanity that I use quite often. I practice a lot and I’m getting better at it. It saves me from filling with anxiety or hanging onto stabbing pains of grief. [...]

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(I wrote this around Feb. 1st, but the computer I was on was super slow. Posting it now that I am back :) Friends! I’ve returned from an amazing, AH-MAZE-ing trip. I wanted to share a very special part of it with you. Last week we went to the Asha Jyothi Handicapped Wellfare Society which [...]

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Happy New Year! And Happy NEW Decade! So, have you come up with a resolution yet? I always go back and forth on whether or not I like resolutions. I feel like we should be mindful of our health every day all year long, so why only focus only at the beginning of each year? [...]

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About a month ago, my boyfriend and I decided to foster a dog. In September she was 8 months old, had a badly broken leg (hit by a car) and was scheduled to be put down at the shelter. I saw an email with her name and photo, freaked out and worked with a rescue [...]

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First! Stress is the number one killer. Did you know that? Second! I love my violin. LOVE it (first and second don’t relate yet, but gimme a second). But when I play I tend to clench EVerything. My jaw, my shoulders, my wrist, my fingers, my hand – everything is usually tense- and really hurts! [...]

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How much you actually listen when someone talks to you? I mean really listen. Like listening without thinking about what you are going to say next, or without thinking about a similar experience you had, or without handing over your advice. I’m sure you’ve been in a situation where there were 3 people talking at [...]

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I have been thinking a lot about “stuff.” Like material stuff. Especially recently since the economy sucks and most of us have lost money in some way or another. And the most recent fires in LA causing people (even celebrities) to have to leave their homes. And what I realize is: And that’s it. Celebrity [...]

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Has anyone else ever felt nailed to the floor by anxiety? Almost like you can’t move. Right? At least for me that’s true. I always tell people when they feel anxious or stuck is “Do something, just do anything. Even if it’s small. It will move you forward and things will become clear.” I am [...]

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Dude, are you feeling funky and depressed? You’re not alone, it gets to the best of us. There are a few things you can do. You can stay in it until it works itself out or you can move yourself through it. Sometimes some self reflection on, “What is the funk all about?” helps and [...]

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Think about someone you know who has a great attitude. And I mean great. They are always helpful, positive, encouraging, uplifting, hardworking, full of love and laughter. You probably can’t help but admire them because how no matter what happens, they are always a joy to be with. And you might say, “I wish I [...]

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Hey there speedy, what’s the rush? I ask myself this question all the time. And it doesn’t always slow me down, but sometimes it does. I went to a very cool yoga workshop today, taught by Kimberly Wilson (she’s one of my hero-ladies) about finding your creativity and how creativity goes hand in hand with [...]

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