Conscious Choices Wellness

I just graduated a couple of weeks ago from a truly extraordinary year long program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and am now a Certified Holistic Health Coach.  IIN is the cutting-edge leader in holistic nutrition education, and the largest nutrition school in the world.  Through IIN, I studied all the dietary theories from [...]

My life is currently in the midst of several massive transitions.  Luckily, I’m the kind of person who embraces these types of life changes, because to me, they inevitably mean growth, opportunity and possibility.  Obviously there are some changes that happen that blindside us, devastate us or just plain doesn’t feel like an opportunity for [...]

“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.”  ~Jim Rohn Herein lies the answer to why so many people find success to be so elusive!  Most people see success as a great mystery to be solved, and until they find the magic key, the door will [...]

Do you ever wake up at 3am for no reason? I never really thought about this until a friend of mine brought it up.  She asked me: “Have you ever woken up from a deep slumber, looked at the clock showing it’s 3AM and felt agitated or unsettled, yet you have no idea what’s wrong?” [...]

Would you prefer your family’s food recommendations to be based on politics or science? My opinion is that the government has a hard enough time doing government well, so should they really be meddling in science? Hmmm…. Let’s start by taking a look at the role of the USDA, the regulatory agency that dominates nutrition [...]

If you are not familiar with the concept, a “Flash Mob” is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and predetermined act for a brief time, and then quickly disperse. The phenomenon of Flash Mobs has inspired hundreds of people to turn up for good ole fashioned [...]

Woo Hoo!!!! I just wrapped up the last video of my 30 day challenge, and proceeded to turn up the music and do a celebratory dance with my husband and  my 2 year old…..to be honest, I think all 3 of us are happy that it’s over! But I’m also really happy that I took [...]

Do you know how extraordinary you are? Do you know how creative, passionate, energetic, capable and truly inspiring you are? Yes indeed, my friends, you are so incredibly powerful, and at any moment can choose to step in to your full potential! Now, at this point, you’re likely thinking one of two things.  You might [...]

Why is it that there is such a strong stigma around sales? Is it because we conjure up the image of the guy making call after rejected call, or knocking on door after shut door….and we feel the guilt and sadness that arises for these poor suffering souls who endure the life of a salesman? [...]

Did you know that today, January 21st, is considered to be the most depressing day of the year? Well instead of focusing on the doom and gloom, I decided to spread the message of happiness today! So despite it being day 6 of POURING, cold rain here in the bay area, which c’mon, is NOT [...]