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A letter to my eating disorder
A letter to my eating disorder

Five years into recovery, this is a letter to my eating disorder.

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Body Image, Energy + HealingCara McDonaldJanuary 28, 2015popular, body image, my story, Eating disorder
{Recipe} Zoodles with garlic tomato cream sauce

Oh em gee, the vegetable spiralizer is life-changing. Also, this creamy pasta sauce has a sneaky substitute for heavy cream that lightens it up without sacrificing yumminess. 

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Living WellCara McDonaldJanuary 26, 2015spiralizer, pasta, recipe
In defense of bellies
In defense of bellies

Do you wish you had a flat stomach? Here are reasons you should love you belly, as is, right now.

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Body Image, Inspiration, Living WellCara McDonaldJanuary 15, 2015body image, Solar plexus chakra
Real talk: This yoga teacher is off balance

This blog is called Balance in the ‘Burbs. And yet I’m off-balance. Go figure. Perhaps that's not a confession you want to hear from a yoga teacher, but for better or for worse, we're humans too. 

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Cara McDonaldJanuary 6, 2015balance, my story
Common phrases you say that are about chakras

Think chakras are a bunch of hippie hoo-ha? These common phrases say otherwise.

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YogaCara McDonaldDecember 30, 2014pranic system, chakras
Why I don't make New Year's resolutions

A case against New Year's resolutions (and what I do instead).

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Cara McDonaldDecember 26, 2014holiday, New Year, goals, intentions
[12 Mindful Days] Day 12: Silent Night

The last 12 Mindful Days challenge is to go outside and look up. Consider these thoughts as you gaze into the vastness of the sky.

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Living WellCara McDonaldDecember 20, 201412mindfuldays, mindfulness, sky
[12 Mindful Days] Day 11: It's Christmas ... Why Do You Care?

There’s more to Christmas than to-do lists — a fact that’s easily forgotten. Today's challenge is to remember what Christmas means to you.

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Living WellCara McDonaldDecember 19, 201412mindfuldays, challenge, Christmas
[12 Mindful Days] Day 10: Breathe

Today's exercise involves one minute and a pair of lungs. That's it. 

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Living WellCara McDonaldDecember 18, 201412mindfuldays, mindfulness, breath, prana
[12 Mindful Days] Day 9: Put a Bow On It

Use what may seem like a chore — wrapping a gift — as a mindfulness exercise. BONUS: This also turns into a gratitude practice. 

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Living WellCara McDonaldDecember 17, 201412mindfuldays, mindfulness, challenge, Christmas
[12 Mindful Days] Day 8: Yuletide Yoga

Sometimes we go through our yoga poses — asana — without mindfulness. We’re thinking about our to-do list we need to tackle after our practice. Or we skipped our practice all together because we simply “don’t have time.”

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Yoga, Living WellCara McDonaldDecember 16, 201412mindfuldays, mindfulness, yoga, challenge
[12 Mindful Days] Day 7: Practice When Things are Less-than-Merry

We set high expectations, as if there’s a certain way things “should” be. Because it’s “tradition,” because it’s what your Mom did or maybe because you saw it on Pinterest. And then things go wrong.

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Living WellCara McDonaldDecember 15, 2014mindfulness, stress, 12mindfuldays, challenge
[12 Mindful Days] Day 6: Talk to the Salesperson

When you're checking out at the store, do you really pay attention to the sales clerk? Or are you playing on your phone or watching your tab add up? 

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Living WellCara McDonaldDecember 13, 201412mindfuldays, mindfulness
The Chocolate Meditation
The Chocolate Meditation

Today's challenge: Play this short chocolate meditation as you enjoy a treat today.

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Living WellCara McDonaldDecember 12, 2014chocolate, meditation, mindfulness, 12mindfuldays, mindful eating
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