Right before vacation I traveled down to Morgantown, Wv with my sister. She had an interview and I went because I love Morgantown and really look for any excuse I can to go down there. I went to West Virginia University which is in Motown 🙂 She dropped me off downtown while she went for …
Similarly to my post from last Miracle Monday (about our diagnosis not defining us!), The following is a quote I came across while studying the yamas! “By performing asanas, the sadhaka first gains health, which is not mere existence. It is not a commodity which can be purchased with money. It is an asset to …
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Last week I gave you 4 Do’s and 4 Don’ts for natural sleep remedies. Having a sleep routine can help your body start to relax and get into ‘sleep mode’! There are truly so many things that can affect your sleep. Another one of these things is your diet. Diet can play a huge part …
I’m absolutely LOVING LOVING LOVINNNGGGGG my yoga teacher training. There’s sooooooooo much to learn. Seriously, so much more than I ever thought. While reading about the Yamas, which are universal codes of ethics -much like the 10 commandments, I came across so many quotes that I loved loved loved! Of course, I knew I had to …
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Did you know that every single part of your cells are affected when you sleep? There are different stages of sleep, 4 to be exact, and the REM stage sleep in the most important. If you don’t get REM sleep then your body won’t be able to focus on detoxification and healing of your …
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Do you ever have a conversation that completely changes your day? Or really, your whole week/ year/ life?! Mid-conversation, a boy I’m currently dating stopped me and said. . . “You talk like you were once great, like you had money, a better life, more fun, extravagant things, parties, events, and trips. Sometimes you make …
While I was in Harrisburg, PA for the Arthritis Foundation’s Advocacy Day this year, one of our ‘asks’ revolved around the development of biosimilars. I’d be hard pressed to find an autoimmune patient who doesn’t know what a biologic is, but many of them aren’t as familiar with what a biosimilar is. My first reaction to …
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The following is a blog post that I started as part of a social media blogging summit I had the amazing opportunity to go to this past weekend. The National Psoriasis Foundation and Leo Pharmacy put on a wonderful event for prominent psoriasic disease bloggers. I love being able to get together with my psoFamily! …
Food. We have such a complicated relationship with food, don’t we? I was just talking to a friend the other day about food and how when you’re in chronic pain, or have a chronic illness, you can really turn to the emotional comforts of food. That’s exactly what I did! 2 years ago, I spent …
This is one of the best Ted talks I’ve ever seen. I love her attitude and outlook on life. Do yourself a favor and watch this one. Wishing You A Pain Free Day!