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Daily Affirmation: I Am Capable May 27, 2023

Breathe in. Breathe out.
Repeat after me, "I am capable."
Please repeat it as often as you need.
You are capable of so much more than you even realize, and that's the truth, you just have to believe it like I do.
See you tomorrow :)
Cheers to your good health,
Meg

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Technique Tuesday - Forward Lunges May 23, 2023

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Let’s continue the Technique Tuesday series where we look at Lunges. These are great movements to help mobility, strength and balance, but they've gotten a bit of a bad rap due to some misinformation about how the ...

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Technique Tuesday - Reverse Lunges May 16, 2023

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Let’s keep going in our Technique Tuesday series where we look at Lunges. These are great movements to help mobility, strength and balance, but they've gotten a bit of a bad rap due to some misinformation about how...

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Building Self-Worth: Strategies for Confidence and Self-Care May 08, 2023

There was a fantastic quote a while ago on Instagram, and I can't for the life of me remember her name, but I believe she is a Black businesswoman (if you know her, please let me know so I can appropriately credit her).

She said something to the effect of, "2022 taught me to stop aspiring to sit at...

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Technique Tuesday - Narrow Squat Apr 11, 2023

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Let’s continue the Technique Tuesday series with a look at squats. Love them or hate them, they are a FANTASTIC way to not only strengthen the legs and glutes, but can also add a bit of cardio as they use the largest...

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Choose to Live - Monday Motivation Apr 10, 2023

Happy Monday!

How often have you heard, or even said yourself, "I would die for my family"? (If not family, maybe insert "child", or "spouse", or even "cat".)

When it comes to our loved ones, many of us say that we would die for them. But the reality is, dying is easy - we only do it once. What's ...

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5 Biggest Meditation Myths - Explained Mar 30, 2023

So you have heard about how amazing meditation can be for your health, and you've probably also heard quite a few rumours or myths surrounding meditation that might have made you wonder - what's with that?

Here, we go into the 5 biggest myths we see here from our students at HealthGirl, and talk ab...

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Can You Be Present? Mar 27, 2023

Happy Monday! Welcome to a new week, full of things that will draw your attention, telling you, "LOOK OVER HERE! PAY ATTENTION TO ME!"

Before this week, day, hour, minute gets completely away from you, can we take a moment to step back, take a deep breath, and allow a bit of presence into your day?...

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5 QUICK Myths Surrounding Meditation Mar 22, 2023

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Meditation.

That very word brings up a whole host of thoughts, doesn't it? Maybe you think it's just sitting still, or it's making your mind super quiet, and you think there is no way you could ever do it...

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Technique Tuesday - Warrior 3, Part 3 Mar 21, 2023

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Let’s continue our Technique Tuesday series with a new variation of last week's posture, Warrior 3, also called Airplane or Virabhadrasana 3.

This is a series of videos where each video shows different modifications...

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Self Care Saturday - A Week Of Simple Pleasures Mar 18, 2023

Self care Saturday was a little late in posting, but not late in the doing. Remember that self care isn’t a luxury, and doesn’t have to be anything grandiose or expensive. 

This week I tried a new recipe, did some foam rolling, snuggles, walked and played with my puppy, did my own nails, did moveme...

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That Time I Almost Had a Breakdown in the Grocery Store, and This Thing Saved My Bacon Mar 17, 2023

I have anxiety. You know it, I know it, most people who come to the blog or my classes know it. Grocery stores in particular are hard for me, and cause very serious anxiety attacks.

One day I was trying to shop, and hubby had asked for ham (I know I said bacon in the title but this is easier), and ...

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