Several people have asked me to share a little about how to eat in such a way that is Nutritious AND Delicious, and that doesn’t mean breaking the bank or spending all day in the kitchen.  So, I’ve decided to share with you something we are eating in my house every Friday.  (*Warning* I must also tell you that I have a very full life as a homeschooling single mama and a business owner, so due to LIFE it is conceivable that there may be some Fridays that this doesn’t go as planned — LOL!) Since eating healthy, real food is super important to me, and I also consider myself to be a “foodie” ( I LOVE delicious, world cuisine)….I’ve decided to call it “Real Foodie Fridays.” I hope you find these posts beneficial, and that they inspire you to incorporate healthier eating habits in your weekly routine.

Here’s this week’s favorite, and the coolest thing about this recipe (other that the amazing flavor and probiotic abundance) is that it’s completely customizable!

Like many dishes in my house, this one came about by accident, but I can’t take complete credit for it, since it’s my take on something that’s been around for a long time called a “Buddha Bowl.” I had soaked a pot of chick peas Sunday night and cooked them Monday morning for the purpose of making hummus wraps on a different day, but because I put off making a labor-intensive recipe that I had planned to make, I found myself with nothing for lunch!

Ahhhh! Quick! What’s in the fridge? You know the feeling, right? When you’re pushed for time and you have no idea what you’re going to put on the table?!  This was my solution: I cooked a pot of brown rice, heated up the chick peas, took the miso paste and my homemade sauerkraut out of the fridge, and cut open an avocado. DONE! Seriously. You absolutely have time for that! You may say “I don’t like chick peas”,  “my husband won’t eat sauerkraut”, or “what the bleep is miso?”, but that’s the beauty of a Buddha Bowl! Here’s the basic break down — a grain, a source of protein, veggies, and something fermented.

To be a little more specific, these are the guidelines I use:

1. Veggies – Extra points for something living like sprouts.  Other delicious options might be roasted beets, fresh avocado, tomatoes, carrots, sautéed zucchini, or broccoli. What’s your favorite?
2. Greens – I didn’t meet that requirement with this version, but I usually do. You can simply throw a handful of spinach, arugula, or romaine if you’re in a time crunch, or if you have time sauté some kale, beet greens, collards, chard, etc.
3. Something fermented – Miso (a fermented soy paste that is oh-so-delightfully rich and delicious!) of any kind, homemade sauerkraut (or a store-bought one that is REAL sauerkraut, not the kind most Americans use — Bubbies is a good brand, if you don’t have any homemade), kimchi (traditional Japanese sauerkraut – spicy!), or any other fermented veggie concoctions you might make/find.  Fermented foods are super beneficial for your intestinal flora (better digestion = better health), and are the original condiment! (If you are new to this idea, google it. Do a little research, and then start slowly. They are delicious, but might be an acquired taste.)
4. Protein – I usually use different types of beans (garbanzo, pinto, kidney, adzuki, mung, or whatever you have on hand. (Canned beans are quick and easy, but if you can manage to plan ahead enough to soak and cook dried beans, they have more nutrition. Do what works best for you!)
5. A grain -Some that I tend to use are rice (short-grain brown is my standard favorite), quinoa, millet, or whatever I have a left-over pot of in the fridge!

Here’s all of the ingredients that went into this week’s version…

And here’s a closer look at my latest batch of homemade sauerkraut.  This one consists of green and red cabbage, a little carrot, lots of fresh ginger, and Himalayan sea salt. SOOOO GOOD!

I hope to do a post on how to make sauerkraut in the future, but it’s super simple, so if you google it I’m sure you can find some excellent tutorials!

I hope you have fun with this easy, delicious, economical, and super nutritious recipe. If you’re looking to budget better, this is a great one to add to your weekly meal plan, because let’s face it — beans and rice are cheaper than meat, and the American diet is full of way too much meat anyway.

Happy Tastebuds & Happy Digesting!!!

P.S. Please comment below if you have questions! And I’d be delighted if you would share this post! ❤

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I’ve had some amazing results with the work that I do, but I still feel like many people don’t really know what a coach is and why they would want to hire one. Keep reading…

First off, I am open to working with anyone, but my mission with the work that I do is specifically for Women. I believe that the culture in our current society has done women a gigantic disservice, and that many of us are struggling in our adult lives to live the meaningful lives we envisioned for ourselves. We have become disconnected from ourselves as women, and often times from our source of inner wisdom and knowing. We say “yes” when we mean “no”, and in the same turn deny/sabotage ourselves when we should be saying “YES!” Also, the vast majority of people don’t grow up being made aware of the very tools that would help us navigate the struggle from where we are to where we want to be. That’s where I come in.

I am a woman, mother, mystic, artist. I believe that the path we have before us is a sacred journey.  I coach women to live a wholistically healthy, thriving life of freedom, passion, and joy, aligned with their deepest truth and power.  I want women to know that they are worthy and powerful, and that they CAN live the life they want to live.

I want YOU to know that YOU have a choice!

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Today I caught myself.  This morning I woke up, and I chose a better way than the day before.  I’m celebrating, because I’m evolving. I’m aware of the choices I made yesterday that aren’t serving me, and I’m choosing to do my best today — to love and accept myself, even though I’ve made these bad choices. It’s taken me a LONG time to get here (Deep Breath), and today it feels good.  I used to always (and let’s get real —  I sometimes still do!) beat myself up emotionally over my mistakes.

In my experience, there are two main ways to deal with failures.  One is to see them from the bigger prospective, acknowledging our mistakes as opportunities for learning, and doing better (I don’t know about you, but this awesome option wasn’t one I was introduced to early in life), and the other is to choose shame and self-punishment.

I’m not proud to say that the latter has been my historical go-to for times when I feel disappointed in myself. I say I’m not proud, because at some point in my adult life I realized that this response takes me further away from where I want to be.  Specifically, this choice keeps me where I am, and even spirals me further down into the darkness.

Here’s an example…Let’s say you have a good habit going of eating super healthy, not snacking between meals, and you’re feeling really good about that. Then, one day you wake up feeling a little down, melancholy, or just not feeling very motivated.  Maybe that morning you choose not to make your green smoothie, you have coffee instead of tea, and you have several cookies between breakfast and lunch.  Then to top it off, the house is a mess, and you’re so occupied with scheduling and planning for work that you neglect the kids that morning and their response to your lack of attention is to act like rabid monkeys, destroying their bedroom in the process of fighting one another incessantly, which leads to you losing it, yelling, and saying things you wished you hadn’t.

I’m painting a picture of one of “those days” (or weeks, or years) where you see yourself stuck in a pattern of making choices that you are NOT proud of.  Have you been there? Your scenario could be completely different — it could be anything that sets you off. In these times, my reaction (to my reactions, ironically — how convoluted is that?) has often been to BLAME and SHAME myself, which only perpetuates the behaviors in myself that I don’t want. Sure it’s good to feel a certain amount of guilt if you hurt someone, but *SHAME* is in a whole different ball park. Shame is keeping it your own dirty little secret, staying in a negative mindset about it, and even punishing yourself.

Here’s some ways that I’ve punished myself — continuing the behaviors that are causing me misery (and driving the nail deeper), denying myself of the good behaviors like self-care practices (eating well, exercising, relaxation…), ignoring life, choosing distraction over self-reflection, etc. Interesting, right?

I’m 41 and I’m just beginning to learn how to have a good relationship with my Self.  I’m learning that I respond better, and bounce back much more quickly, when I’m GENTLE with myself.  Imagine that! Are you wondering what “being gentle with yourself” looks like?  Well, instead of a week of cookie-eating and Netflix-bingeing, it means that when I see my actions are out of integrity with my intention of how I want to be, I call myself out of the “snowball effect” I’ve created (without judging), and into the silence.  I take some deep breaths and get quiet and look at my behavior, knowing that my desire to get past this pattern is dependent upon whether I can ACCEPT myself, pick myself up, be with the really awful feelings that are there for me.  Be with this discomfort with my melancholy that led to the shame, that led to emotional eating, that led to anger, that led to yelling, that led to more shame, and then self-loathing, which got me to the mindset that I don’t deserve help, or love, or self-care. Heavy stuff.  By being with these feelings and paying attention to body sensations that accompany them, I give myself the opportunity to DIGEST all of it, to empathize with my own experience.  To recognize that my tender heart is hurting, and to be right there for my sad/hurt/angry/disappointed/numb Self in a space of unconditional love. This is how we shift emotions. They aren’t meant to be stored in our bodies, or ignored.

Emotions are meant to bring awareness to something we need to acknowledge and deal with, so that they can move on and out of us.

This is NOT easy work, mind you. This is some of the hardest work we can do — re-patterning our brains as adults. After-all, 80% of the brain structures are formed by age 2, so we are talking about literally RE-WIRING. But the alternative is having a life you don’t want, because your body and mind continue to be poisoned by all of the unprocessed emotions that are making your life harder and your outlook more grim and jaded.  So…my vote is for personal growth.  What about you? If you’d like to share, please post any thoughts, or questions below.  I would love to hear about your experiences with your own inner evolution!

Want more? This Thursday (1/26) JOIN ME at 3:00pm Mountain Time on my Facebook page. I will be doing a Facebook Live video talking more about this mind/body work and leading a guided meditation to bring awareness to the inner landscape of our emotions, and the physical sensations that can serve as a map to uncovering and shifting our habitual patterns.

STILL want MORE?

If my words wake up something within you and you feel called to work with me one-on-one, please contact me to set up a consult. I coach women to live a wholistically healthy, thriving life of freedom, passion, and joy, aligned with their deepest truth and power. I want everyone to know that they are worthy and powerful, and that they CAN live the life they want to live. I want YOU to know YOU have a choice!

Sitting in Silence has become a regular practice for me and I am so grateful. Why is the pull to distract always more enticing than the quiet reflection that’s necessary? Have you noticed that? When we get knocked off balance by unexpected and uncomfortable situations the EASIEST thing to do is usually to fall back on the coping mechanisms from our past — emotional eating, binging on Netflix, alcohol, blaming others (the list goes on) — all things that take the attention off our Self and put it somewhere else. This is never where healing occurs. The answers lie in the dark. In the silence. In the discomfort itself. In the Great Mystery. All we have to do is turn around and face what we’ve turned away from. Seeing, listening, acknowledging, STAYING. This is where the healing begins. 
Do you need help navigating a life change, challenging situation, or making the necessary changes to propel yourself in the direction you know you want to go? I want to help you. 

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