Marissa Vicario

i love me

Last night I attended the launch party for Be Well with Arielle’s new line of JeWellry. Today I’m rockin’ my brand new i love me ring. I don’t know if it’s Arielle’s eye for design and creativity, knowledge of holistic health and wellness or sparkling radiance (inside and out) that make these pieces must-haves but once adorned in her designs,… Read More

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

Fall Veggie Bake

If you enjopyed my tips for seasonal eating and are looking for a quick and delicious recipe to put them into practice, look no further. Last night I realized I had some lovely and colorful root vegetables left over from my last CSA share: beets, brussel sprouts, potatoes, garlic and carrots. So I diced them up, threw them in a… Read More

Smoothie Wednesday

I’ve been traveling overseas for the past week and feeling pretty yucky as a result. Not only has the time difference thrown me off but my regular eating habits have become lax. I woke up this morning ready to get back into my routine and craving my usual morning smoothie. Panic-stricken that I had no ingredients in the house, I… 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

The S Factor Experience

Since February I have been working with life coach and motivational speaker, Gabrielle Bernstein (https://www.herfuture.com/). When I had the chance to hear her lecture at Sheila Kelly’s S Factor (https://www.sfactor.com/) last weekend, I couldn’t wait. I knew I would be great on the pole. On the day of class, I dressed in cute, comfy workout attire — leggings and a… Read More