Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Poached Pears {Recipe}

Earlier this week I arrived to an acupuncture session with a nagging, dry cough. It ended up being the onset of the flu, but at the time, I didn't know it. My acupunturist suggested a few remedies, including poached pears, which in Chinese Medicine, nourish the lungs. Something about poached pears sounded so good to me, but I knew most recipes use sugar, honey, wine or some combination of the … [Read more...]

Holiday Gifting Guide: Gifts for the Health and Fitness Lover

I have to admit, I haven't started much holiday shopping yet. I've picked up a few items here and there  but mostly I've been browsing online which led me to pulling together these holiday gifts for the health and fitness lover. I've always been a "one for them, one for me" kind of gifter meaning that I would buy a gift for someone and the same thing for myself, but since I've adopted my … [Read more...]

Notes from the Weekend: NY Knicks and A Little Christmas

It seems as if the weekends are going just as quickly as they're coming these days. While I had grandiose plans to decorate for the holidays and finish all our Christmas shopping, that didn't happen. Instead, we got a few decorations up, checked out the newly refurbished Beekman Hotel and had brunch with out of town friends. One of the things I'm working on with my meditation practice is learning … [Read more...]

Holiday Gifting Guide: Healthy Gift Sets

    When it comes to gift-giving, I love giving (and receiving) gift sets. I may be the odd one out here, but I think they're curated and packaged thoughtfully and presentably and it gives the receiver an opportunity to discover products from a brand the gift-giver loves. So today I'm rounding up a few of my favorite healthy gift sets into a holiday gift guide.  There's a little … [Read more...]

PopSugar Must-Have Box: Holiday Cheer

It's that time of month again, when I dig into the PopSugar Must-Have Box to reveal what kind of surprises are inside. I feel like the holiday season always breezes by so fast, so this year, I'm going to do my best to savor it and be more present. I'm currently on a 21-day meditation streak which is helping. We're also planning on braving the crowds to check out some holiday light displays this … [Read more...]

Food FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and How to Handle It

At no other time of the year does food FOMO, the fear of missing out around food, show up more voraciously than it does around the Holiday Season. In fact, this was recently a topic of conversation with one of my health coaching clients who is working on changing her relationship with food. Whether you're tempted by the trays of office treats that seem to show up every day without fail, the … [Read more...]

Notes from the Weekend: Thanksgiving

Wow! I'm super-late posting this week's notes, because ... Thanksgiving.  David and I spent the holiday in Louisville, Ky. with my family. I mentioned in last week's notes that I had been there the week prior to do some workshops and events. I then transitioned into family mode for the holiday.  We started Thanksgiving Day with a Turkey Trot in Louisville's downtown Waterfront Park … [Read more...]

4 Healthy Thanksgiving Sides

Every year we spend Thanksgiving at my mom and dad's house in Louisville, Ky. and every year I come equipped with recipes for healthy Thanksgiving sides. This year, I arrived a full 10 days before Thanksgiving thinking it would give me plenty of time for me to plan my contribution of healthy Thanksgiving sides. Yet, here I am two days before Thanksgiving without a plan. Last week, I was in over … [Read more...]

Notes from the Weekend: Recording My Audiobook

I've been spending the past week in my hometown, Louisville, Ky. The week was busy with career day at my alma mater, a Shake Your Sugar Habit workshop at a local barre studio and my detox with food cooking class. When the weekend came, all I wanted to do was relax, but there was one more item of business on my list: recording my audiobook.  I wanted my book recorded in my own voice to make … [Read more...]