If you’ve been following this blog, you know I have an eccentric form of humour. Telling myself that I could become a fitness instructor at age 65 might be the funniest joke yet. Yet, here’s the thing: I already have the support of family, friends, a great group of Essentrics® instructors, and the Essentrics® training team, so I will do this. No joke.
Category: Life
Losing–and Finding–My Passion
I no longer feel like a fraud or an impostor. I am a fitness leader. I am a writer. Sometimes these two passions will come together. I will continue to write about them both with more passion, which I seem to have lost but now have found once more.
A perfectly planned Australian holiday
Take the stress completely out of planning a trip to Australia and let Michela Fantinel help with this “Ultimate Guide to Australia Itineraries” to make this your perfectly planned holiday.
Leaving Australia on a sweet note
Talk about a sweet ending to our trip to Australia. On our penultimate day, we drove for about 90 minutes […]
Being a tourist in my old hometown
I grew up in Toronto, [Ontario, Canada] and in many ways, I still consider it “my old hometown.” So I’m looking forward to being a tourist.
Out in the Miami Sunshine!
We’d had two days of rain so we were more than happy to finally see the sun!…For these two Canadian women escaping the cold and snow in November, this was bliss!
Round and around on the Big Bus Tours
If you want to see what a city is really like and get around its different neighbourhoods, hopping on a bus is a great way to go. When you’re a tourist and don’t have a lot of time, a bus tour can give you a great snapshot of what the city has to offer.
Bigger, Brighter—and Better!
There also seemed to be a more positive energy, which you “yoga people” will understand, but one that’s difficult to put into words. The room seemed brighter too. Maybe it was because of the larger space.
Fighting chronic illness with humour and hope
I try to approach most things in life with a sense of humour and a sense of hope. These are especially important when you live with a chronic illness—or two or three– as I do.
The Joy of Pain
I am not a sadist or a masochist but since reading an article* called “Pain Pain Go Away” I’ve been thinking a lot about pain.
Climbing Korea
Now that we’re into 2011 I thought I’d better get back to writing more about our trip to Korea, which […]
Old Meets New
Of all the things that we saw and did that day: at the palace and walking through the market, it is that first sight of the mountains that remains etched strongly in my mind.
Memories of Korea
My husband Jim and I visited South Korea from September 14 to October 4, 2010. Our visit was a chance […]
A New, Traditional Way of Eating
” i eumsik maewoyo?” meaning “Is this dish spicy?” was a Korean phrase I quickly learned. Much Korean food is […]
What Does Wellness Mean To You?
Wellness is a state of being: having a healthy mind, body and spirit. It’s more than just being free of disease. …Heredity or just bad luck may give us some health challenges to deal with. If we keep wellness as the goal, and we have a range of choices, then meeting those challenges will become easier.
Motherhood and Feminism
Twenty-six years ago feminism and motherhood had an interesting convergence for me….I’ve proudly called myself a feminist for many years. Before we knew the word my mother was a feminist who raised her daughters to believe in the principles of feminism:social, political, and economic equality between women and men.
Choices in Health Care
In my last post, The Best of Both Worlds I referred to the different health practitioners that I’ve been fortunate […]