I know, I know! Raw vegan desserts can seem intimidating and crazy, but they don't have to be! I whipped this up using just a few simple ingredients. I often find myself craving sweets but not wanting to deal with the digestive issues that accompany them. This raw vegan banana walnut cheesecake is to die for! It’s very rich and
You've seen it a million times on Pinterest and Instagram. A colorful background with the words "Good Vibes Only" or "High Vibrational Living". What does that even mean? What is a vibe? What is a high vibration? WHY SHOULD I CARE? The word vibe is short for vibration and everything made of energy has a vibration. Quantum Physics is illustrating
Originally featured on EpicSelf.com. Wow! I can’t believe I’m already at the end of my EpicSelf Fellowship experience. It was a whirlwind but I’m so happy with my decision to come. I heard about the fellowship in April via an email since I was on Amber’s subscribed list. I decided I was ready to make a major change in my life.
Originally featured on EpicSelf.com. Coming to the EpicSelf HQ I was excited to try 30 days with a high raw vegan lifestyle. I have chronic IBS and was looking for relief from my symptoms. I’d read about the healing effects of a raw diet and I was eager to give this a try for myself. I mostly stayed away from dairy and
Originally featured on EpicSelf.com. I was brand new to Pilates when I came to EpicSelf HQ. I’d heard about it before but I thought it was just 1990s SoulCycle. I thought it was a popular celebrity fitness trend so I never gave it much thought. When I saw Yoga/Pilates fusion classes were a part of the Epic Living Academy Fellowship
Empowering women is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I decided to start my company, Fierce Clarity, to provide a space for women to connect and empower themselves. It is difficult to be a woman in today’s world. Society tells us how to dress, how to express ourselves, and dictates which behaviors are appropriate. We have
For me, yoga has been integral on my path of self-healing and self-improvement. It took me a while to finally take the leap to do a yoga teacher training but I’m so happy I did. My doctor suggested to me the idea of yoga as stress relief. It was 2014 and I was suffering from chronic IBS among other health issues.
Originally featured on EpicSelf.com. We post a lot about raw vegan food here at EpicSelf. Today was our first day working with the dehydrator and we made some amazing things. I knew this fellowship would be a nutritional restart for me, but I didn’t imagine I’d be raw, vegan & dehydrated. 🙂 Prior to heading to Costa Rica, I ate a
Originally featured on SivanaSpirit.com Self-care as a practice is necessary to recharge while living in this 21st century. Self-care refers to activities and practices that we can engage in on a regular basis to reduce stress and enhance our health and well-being. Each individual’s self-care routine is as unique as a fingerprint since our souls are all nourished in different
Article originally appeared on MindBodyGreen.com Nothing is more grounding, centering, and fulfilling than taking some personal time to recharge and reconnect via yoga. This month marks one year since I graduated from optometry school and embarked on a 30-day yoga retreat and self-discovery program in Bali. I was able to create this magical and transformative yoga retreat while still being