Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Spring Cleansing Tips

Spring represents new beginnings and as the season blossoms, it’s important to prepare the body, mind and spirit to remove the waste it has accumulated during the Winter months. You may have noticed cravings for lighter, greener foods, a sudden urge to re-organize your refrigerator or unexplained motivation to purge your closets. I’ve enlisted some expert guest bloggers to help me explore all of … [Read more...]

Get the Junk OUT!

Spring represents new beginnings and as the season blossoms, it’s important to prepare the body, mind and spirit to remove the waste it has accumulated during the Winter months. You may have noticed cravings for lighter, greener foods, a sudden urge to re-organize your refrigerator or unexplained motivation to purge your closets. I’ve enlisted some expert guest bloggers to help me explore all of … [Read more...]

Freshen Your Home in 4 Steps

Spring represents new beginnings and as the season blossoms, it's important to prepare the body, mind and spirit to remove the waste it has accumulated during the Winter months. You may have noticed cravings for lighter, greener foods, a sudden urge to re-organize your refrigerator or unexplained motivation to purge your closets. I've enlisted some expert guest bloggers to help me explore all of … [Read more...]

Five For Friday: Chef Ann Cooper, The Renegade Lunch Lady

Chef Ann Cooper is a woman after my own heart because she is on the front lines making progress in an area of wellness I am so passionate about. The Renegade Lunch Lady is voting with her very own knife to change the way we feed our children in schools. Need I say more? Q1. What is the #1 wellness practice you live by? That thing that you do every day without fail because it revs you up from the … [Read more...]

Healthy Hot Spot: Le Pain Quotidien

New Yorkers love their brunch, but truth be told, it often leaves me feeling tired and groggy. But the organic, vegan-friendly menu at Le Pain Quotidien has the opposite effect. On any given weekend, David and I can be found at the Tribeca location enjoying breakfast after our morning workout. With locations in more than 15 countries and 27 restaurants in NYC alone, the food is always consistent. … [Read more...]

Spring Skiing In Whistler and What I Ate

I love to ski but have never liked being cold so if I had to choose a time to do it, now is the best time of year. Both of us in need of a vacation, David and I planned a long one that would start with skiing and end at the beach (we couldn't skip the beach). We headed to Vancouver for Easter weekend and spent a day there before making the trip up to Whistler. With the time change in our favor, … [Read more...]

How Well Do You Rise?

Today was our first day skiing in Whistler. We had perfect weather and gorgeous views. I'm an intermediate skier and don't usually like to fall. But today, despite the scenery and the nice temperatures, my confidence was shaky. Fear took over. I fell a few times. My first instinct was to go to a place of negativity, get mad at myself for not being a "perfect skier" and quit for the day. But … [Read more...]

A Little R&R and Finding Your Katniss Everdeen {Thoughts on The Hunger Games}

Greetings from British Columbia! I'm on a much needed holiday and looking forward to enjoying some snow and spring skiing in Whistler and then a little sun and sand in Florida! As fate would have it, I came down with a nasty cold before we left so the vacation is off to a bit of a low key start (i.e. room service, a long nap and an early bedtime). But, the rest is just what I needed since I feel … [Read more...]