by Marian Blum | Sep 19, 2022 | coaching, self development
Sammy was my much beloved companion for 17 years. He was a small mixed breed dog who was so beautiful, he stopped traffic. (It’s true! But that’s another story.) In my dream last night, I’m at an outdoor gathering in a small neighborhood park with Sammy on a leash....
by Marian Blum | Dec 10, 2021 | coaching, exercise, movement, self development
It’s real. It happens when we eat more calories than we burn. It may be just a small surplus, but it can add up over a long period of time. Our body is smart. It stores the extra calories as fat in adipose tissue for times of scarcity. But scarcity rarely comes in...
by Marian Blum | Jul 7, 2021 | eating, nutrition, self development
Break up with perfection. Turn towards balance, a gentler love. I will always love perfection, but I have to break up with it every day, in every way. What drew me to Chinese Medicine was balance: we come from nature and return to it. I find more balance when I dance...
by Marian Blum | Dec 7, 2020 | coaching, self development
Around the winter solstice is the darkest time of the year. It’s a natural time to savor resting and sleeping. It’s also a wonderful time for self-reflection. I like to ask myself questions like: What do I crave more than pie? How do I feed my soul? What really...
by Marian Blum | Nov 4, 2020 | coaching, mindfulness, self development
. . . this morning so I started to cry when I heard about the election. It was more uncertainty than I’d hoped for. At first I tried to work anyway. Not happening. Then I headed to the kitchen. Lucky me I realized food wouldn’t solve this. I turned back to...
by Marian Blum | Jul 26, 2020 | mindfulness, self development
Tara Brach offers a treasure trove of guidance for mindfulness and self-compassion. In her recent podcast she quotes one of her teachers: “The Mind creates the abyss. And the Heart crosses it.” My mind concocts a fear-based and blame-based separation between me and...
