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How Stress Impacts Digestion: The Power of the Brain-Gut Connection + VIDEO {Mind-Body Medicine}

The digestive tract is particularly vulnerable to stress via the brain-gut connection. Use these strategies to improve digestion by managing stress. Have you ever “choked under pressure” or felt your “stomach in knots” when faced with a difficult decision? Is so, you are familiar with the powerful ways in which stress can influence digestion. Subscribe […]

A Meditation to Open Your Heart to Self-Compassion + VIDEO {Whole Cure Wellness Wednesday}

    All healing traditions recognize the crucial role of the heart in sustaining life and energizing the body. You cannot survive long without a properly functioning heart. And you cannot live your most fulfilling life without opening your heart to connection with yourself and others. To give of yourself requires patience, compassion, and kindness. Living […]

2016 Year in Review Simple Pure Whole Favorites + VIDEO {Vegan Gluten-Free Recipes, Stress Management, Healthy Products}

2016 was a jam-packed year for Simple | Pure | Whole Wellness, with the launch of a new YouTube channel to bring you even more healthy lifestyle and allergy-friendly gluten-free vegan food content, wonderful participants who joined together online for powerful life-transforming group coaching programs,  done-for-you and editorial support for fantastic health professional projects, the […]

A Thanksgiving Gratitude Ritual: Bring Meaning to the Season, Reconnect with True Hunger and Savor the Moment+ VIDEO {Whole Cure Wellness Wednesdays}

A Thanksgiving gratitude ritual to cultivate appreciation during the holiday and all year round! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more healthy recipes, lifestyle tips and more! Thanksgiving is a time of gatherings with loved ones when you may reflect on all that you have–the people, places, events and opportunities for which you are thankful. Thanksgiving […]

Do We Need To Suffer? Mindfulness Exercises to Cope with Chronic Pain {The Whole Cure Wellness Wednesday}

Reduce suffering with mindfulness for chronic pain. Free yourself from pain with these strategies and breathing exercises. Millions of people deal with chronic pain and other distress on a daily basis. Acute pain is an important reaction. It alerts us to harm and drives us to move away from danger. But when the brain is chronically activated to […]

5 Inspirational Quotes to Motivate Your Summer {Whole Cure Wellness Wednesday}

Use these inspirational quotes to motivate your summer, inspire growth and prompt self-reflection! What inspires you? A close friend who you admire, seeing strength in someone who has overcome adversity, sitting in the beauty of nature or reading your own journal entries can all provide insight and inspiration. Similarly, motivating inspirational quotes can make us […]

The Whole Cure Wellness Wednesdays: Powerful Stress Management Strategies for a More Meaningful Life and a BONUS Meditation Gift

Beat overwhelm & constant stress with these stress management strategies & habits for building a centered, meaningful life where stress does not take over! Today’s The Whole Cure Wellness Wednesday post celebrates April as Stress Awareness Month! Stress plays such a pivotal role in our health, happiness and lives, impacting our bodies, minds and spirits […]