Melissa Kolbeck wears many hats – “badass ballerina”, group exercise instructor and mom. She’s the founder of Ballet Body Bootcamp and other home fitness programs. You can find her blogging about life, weekly meal plans and fitness at MelissaKolbeck.com. Q1. What is the #1 wellness practice you live by? That thing that you do every day without fail because it… Read More
Fellow IIN grad Elizabeth Stein has a personality so sweet it’s no irony she created a line of baking mixes. But they’re not like the other baking mixes. purely elizabeth baking mixes are are all-natural, vegan, made with high quality ingredients and free of gluten and refined sugar. And the ancient grain granola is so addictive that it has become… Read More
Every morning I comb the wellness blogs and web sites in search of health and happiness tidbits for the day. I always land at The Well Daily, one of my favorite sources for the latest on wellness trends and information. It’s like my daily dose of health and happiness all in one site. In a world where there is so… Read More
I was first acquainted with Kate Northrup two years ago when I saw her speak on a panel. The discussion had turned to spirituality and I remember her confessing that she had decided that checking her email every morning immediately upon waking is a spiritual practice. I chuckled to myself because I, too, fight the urge every morning to go… Read More
After almost 10 years on birth control pills and a serious health scare, I knew the day I stopped taking them I was doing what was right for my body. Suddenly, synthetic hormones didn’t feel like the right choice to me, so I researched more natural means of birth control and chose another method. While the female body is incredibly… Read More
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… Read More
When I first heard of Lissa Rankin‘s virtual integrative medicine resource, Owning Pink, I was immediately drawn to the name because clearly, I’m owning my own pink. But more than that, I have long believed that there is a place in traditional medicine for what we in the field of holistic nutrition practice and preach. When you get lucky enough,… Read More
If you don’t know this woman already, you’re going to want to. Wise, empowered and luminous, Terri Cole is inspiring men and women everywhere to live fearless and free. She is well-known for her signature question that has become one of my own favorite mantras: “If Not You…Who?” “If Not Now…When?” Q1. What is the #1 wellness practice you live… Read More
When I first met Gabrielle Bernstein in 2008, she was speaking about happiness at the New York Junior League. At the time, I had a lot of drama in my life and never considered I could be a happy person. I was going through the motions. I thought to myself then that Gabby was the kind of person I’d like… Read More
