Marissa Vicario

Movin’ Out … and Forward

There comes a time in every girl’s life when she has to bid adieu to her single-girl abode and start a new chapter in the castle of coupledom. For this reason, November has been a bittersweet month for me. This past weekend, I said goodbye to what my boyfriend affectionately refers to as my “boudoir,”Apartment 2H, and hello to my… Read More

The Dangers of Soy: The Soy Controversy

As a long-time vegetarian-turned pescatarian, I’ve always relied on soy as a source of protein. I also like it to add some variety to my diet. When I was a teenager and into twenties, I loved spy-based veggie burgers and other imitation meat products. When I stopped drinking milk, I turned to soy milk. It seems every version of an… Read More

Hugs From London

A couple of months ago, I attended a yoga class at Jivamukti where each instructor begins class with a story or devotion. That night, the instructor told the class about her experience seeing Amma just a few weeks earlier. I had never heard of Amma but I listened intently as she spoke of her intense spiritual awakening from a simple… Read More

Sweet Sensation: FREE Teleclass to Survive Your Holiday Sugar Cravings

Kiss Your Sugar Cravings Goodbye! FREE Teleclass Tuesday, November 3, 7-8 p.m. Location: The Comfort of Your Home Cost: Free Do you have unbearable cravings for sugar that intensify during the holidays? This year, make it through the holidays one dessert at a time! In this free teleclass you will deconstruct your sugar cravings to learn their cause and receive… Read More

Outside the Tissue Box

If your office is anything like mine, everyone is sick and you are praying that you won’t be next to catch the latest ‘bug’ going around. When the weather turns cool and damp, it seems as if everyone surrenders to the common cold or something worse. Viruses and bacteria thrive in cool, moist environments so when weather conditions change… you… Read More

30 Lessons I Learned by 30

Tomorrow I proudly turn 31! Entering your thirties seems like a rite of passage. The reality of doing so is shaped by your perception. Now, I can proudly share 30 lessons I learned by 30, but that wasn’t always the case.  Like most, I spent the later half of my twenties in fear of my thirties and the first six… Read More

Rock the Boat

Feeling Summer draw to a close and the onset of Fall, I spent the weekend before last on my friends’ boats. They only have a few weeks left before they retire the boats for the Winter and with a sunny forecast, we wanted to take advantage of the weather and their last days on the water. On Friday evening, we… Read More

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Hot Water Challenge Results: Week Two

After two full weeks of sipping hot water (see my progress from Hot Water Challenge Week One), I’m happy to report that it is now my drink of choice! I explained hot water benefits in Ayurveda in my first post of the series. Now, read on for my hot water challenge results. Overall, my feeling of well-being has improved. It’s… Read More

The Curse of a Craving

I am prone to cravings. In fact, I think I have craved almost everything at some point in my life from meat to broccoli to chocolate cake. I used to give into my cravings every time especially those for sugar, which have always been strongest. The food industry sets us up for daily cravings. I’m thinking in particular of the… Read More