by Karen Steiner | Dec 25, 2022 | Blog
It was a mellow Christmas at our house this year. Bitterly cold and windy outside, we were happy to hunker down inside and enjoy a quiet day by ourselves. On a whim after I’d washed up the dinner dishes I decided to make us some hot cocoa. The result was a rich,...
by Karen Steiner | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog
Walking this Camino Called Life Eight years ago I boldly announced to my friends on Facebook that I intended to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. Why in the world would I want to follow an ancient pilgrim’s road 500 miles across Northern Spain to end up at a...
by Karen Steiner | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog
Disrupt Your Brain’s Autopilot with Mindful Eating Wlive most of our lives on autopilot. Do any of us really pay attention? How many times have you opened the refrigerator door and had no memory of what you wanted? I bet you blamed it on a “Senior moment.” It’s...
by Karen Steiner | Mar 13, 2022 | Blog
I Have No Willpower How many times have you said to yourself, “I’m weak” or “I have no willpower” just before indulging in something that’s not too good for you? It’s something I hear from people all the time. Yes, I can fall into that trap too. Yesterday my husband...
by Karen Steiner | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog
You Snooze, You Lose – Literally Sleep can assist weight loss. Losing weight and keeping it off involves instituting a whole lot of little habits that you do on a consistent basis. Getting enough sleep is one of those habits. But getting enough sleep involves...
by Karen Steiner | Feb 14, 2022 | Blog
I Went Out Into the Morning and Sang – or Maybe I Ate a Hot Fudge Sundae I Worried by Mary Oliver I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not how shall I correct it? Was I...