Happy Meets Healthy

If I have learned anything in my years of health coaching and studying nutrition & the psychology around food, it’s that a healthy relationship with food comes in MANY forms, but at its foundation it’s:

✨personal
✨diverse
✨joyous
✨mindful/conscious
✨guiltless
✨enriching
✨freeing
✨life changing

Now are you ready to be triggered? 🙃

In order to claim your personal power & cultivate a sustainable & healthy relationship with food, you must be willing to dive in & look at:

👀 the assumptions you hold around food & what “fuels you”.
👀 the societal expectations that hold you back.
👀 your fears of real change & how you self-sabotage.
👀 your daily habits in all areas of your life.
👀 your past traumas & how they relate to food.
👀your ego or the mental blocks you carry around what you “know to be true” about your body & food.

😳 Are you uncomfortable yet? GOOD! That’s the first step. 🦸🏼‍♀️

Although WHAT you eat is extremely important, there’s also the HOW, WHY, and WHO:

➡️HOW (in the physical process of eating)
➡️WHY (in the emotional process of eating)
➡️WHO (in the mental process of eating)

What’s been your journey like to a healthy relationship with food? 🥦

Curious to learn more? Message me! 💌

Is there ever a moment when you’re not reaching for something? Reaching for a goal, reaching for the next step, the next promotion, reaching for fame, success, or reaching for the finish line. 🚴🏼Or how about waiting for something... something to happen, someone to take action, the right time? ⏰

Is there any moment that you can think of recently when you were just being? No expectations. No reaching. No waiting. No action-taking. Just being. 🤔

As a society of “doers”, “seekers”, “creators”, “finders”, and “action-takers”, we feel a sense of guilt when just “being” comes up as even a simply thought, let alone the “doing” of the “being”, right? 🥺

“Being” can be harder than any action you might take in 1 day. Why? Because “being” lacks distraction - “being” lacks judgement - “being” lacks stress - “being” lacks a specific purpose - “being” sheds walls - “being” is vulnerable. Take out everything around you - your phone, your job, your coffee, your home, your people, your money, your goals. It’s just you that you must face & “be” with. 😳

Whether that sounds difficult or easy for you, today, try it. Breath in to what comes up for you & get to know the most foundational part of your without your labels, your goals, your to-do list and your schedule. “Be” - damnit. 🙃

📍 The SPACE.

🥜Peanut Butter Banana Granola🍌

I make a big batch of this twice a month to keep in the pantry to add to smoothie bowls, chia pudding, banana nice-cream, or by itself! Such a great staple food! 😋

🥥 I N G R E D I E N T S 🥥 (makes a lot)

🍌 2 ripe bananas
🍌 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (unsweetened)
🍌 1/3 cup tahini
🍌 1/4 cup coconut oil
🍌 1/4 cup honey (or pure maple syrup or agave)
🍌 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍌 4 cups rolled oats
🍌 1/2 cup raisins
🍌 1/2 cup slivered almonds (or nut of choice)
🍌 1/2 cup cacao nibs
🍌 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut shreds
🍌 3 tsp cinnamon

📖 D I R E C T I O N S 📖

👉🏼Preheat oven time 350F & line baking sheet.
👉🏼In a food processor or blender, blend all wet ingredients together. It should be pretty sticky.
👉🏼In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients together.
👉🏼Add the blended wet ingredients to the dry ingredients & mix thoroughly.
👉🏼Spread evenly onto baking sheet & place into oven for 30-40 minutes TOTAL, stirring granola every 10 minutes (IMPORTANT!). After the 2nd stir, add a drizzle of peanut butter, honey, or cinnamon on top if you wish to adjust the flavor. 40 minutes gives the granola a crispy edge. If you like a softer feel, go for 30 minutes.
👉🏼Stores in pantry for who knows how long because we eat it within 2 weeks! 🤤

Come get on your mat with me! Tomorrow, April 20th, for an all-levels Instagram Live yoga flow! 🤸🏼‍♀️

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PHOTO: The SPACE. 📸