Resources & Reviews

Review: Dr. Frank Lipman’s Be Well Cleanse

by jenny sansouci November 7, 2012
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A few weeks ago I embarked on Dr. Frank Lipman’s Be Well Cleanse. It was a 14-day cleanse that focused on cutting out harmful foods and common irritants, and adding in some extra cleansing nutrients through shakes and supplements. In this post, I wrote about how I was looking forward most to cutting out caffeine, [...]

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Crazy Sexy Kitchen

by jenny sansouci November 2, 2012
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Wheeee! I haven’t been this excited about a cookbook in awhile. I absolutely adore Kris Carr (she’s New York Times best-selling author, wellness activist, cancer thriver, all-around awesome gal and one of my biggest inspirations), and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of Crazy Sexy Kitchen, which came out this week! [...]

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Food Addiction: Retrain Your Brain

by jenny sansouci November 1, 2012
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Did you know that the brain has the same chemical reaction to sugary/fatty foods as it does to cocaine or nicotine? According to Dr. Pam Peeke, author of The Hunger Fix, the chemical reaction happens before you even eat the food — all you have to do is think about it! I just watched a [...]

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My “Turn Your Day Around” Playlist

by jenny sansouci October 30, 2012
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Do you ever wake up and have one of those days where everything feels hard, you feel sluggish, have no motivation, and generally feel “blah” about life? If not, good for you. You don’t need this blog. The rest of you, keep reading. Lately one thing that really helps me feel better is taking a [...]

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GaiamTV: The Netflix of Health

by jenny sansouci October 21, 2012
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If you haven’t heard yet about GaiamTV, get ready for endless hours of awesomeness! It’s my latest obsession. And I do not say this lightly. I love learning new things about nutrition and getting different perspectives on health, spirituality, yoga and all those kinds of fun things. I’ve spent a lot of time online in [...]

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Stepping Into The Flow

by jenny sansouci October 16, 2012
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Recently, at the Yoga Journal Conference in Colorado, I took a class with Desiree Rumbaugh. I’d never taken her class before, but I heard her speak at the Being Yoga Conference at Omega, and I just loved her. Her class at the Yoga Journal Conference was called “Stepping into the Flow” – and little did [...]

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14 Days: Eliminating Caffeine, Sugar, Gluten

by jenny sansouci October 16, 2012
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Today is my 2nd day of eliminating caffeine, sugar and gluten from my diet. More specifically, I’m doing the Be Well by Dr. Frank Lipman cleanse, which I’ll outline in more detail below – but these 3 things (caffeine, sugar and gluten) are the things I’m most interested in experimenting with – kicking them to [...]

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Hay House Ignite Conference

by jenny sansouci October 11, 2012
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It’s always fun and exciting when a big group of inspiration people comes together to share wisdom. That’s exactly what’s happening at the Hay House – I Can Do It Ignite Conference in NYC on November 3rd and 4th. I’m going, and I know it’s going to be super high vibe, my friends!! This is [...]

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The 4 Relationship Rules (from Eric Paskel)

by jenny sansouci October 10, 2012
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Before the Yoga Journal Conference in Colorado last weekend, I signed up for all of my classes in advance. I had planned to take a Jivamukti yoga class on one of the days, but was going back and forth between that class and a class called “Relationship Revelations.” Since I go to Jivamukti all the [...]

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NudeFood

by jenny sansouci October 8, 2012
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One of my favorite things about yoga/nutrition/natural health conferences is finding new great companies and products that are spreading the healthy vibe. Over the weekend at the Yoga Journal Conference in Estes Park, CO, I found a new favorite: NudeFood! NudeFood is a company based in beautiful Boulder, Colorado that makes nutrient-dense food bars and [...]

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NYC Underground Yoga: The Lowline Project

by jenny sansouci October 7, 2012
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This is the kind of thing that makes me fall in love again with New York City. Next Thursday, October 11th 2012, some of my beautiful NYC yogi friends are putting on a really special multi-sensory event that includes some of my favorite things – yoga, music, fresh juice and supporting a great cause. In [...]

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Yoga Journal Conference: Estes Park, CO

by jenny sansouci October 6, 2012
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If you’re into yoga, you’ve probably heard of the magazine Yoga Journal. When I started to get more into yoga and I got that craving to learn more, I found myself picking up Yoga Journal off the shelf. Shortly after that, I was registering for a Yoga Journal conference. That brings me to now- I’m [...]

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Under Armour – What’s Beautiful

by jenny sansouci October 5, 2012
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Last week I teamed up with Under Armour, Glam Media, and a group of other bloggers in NYC for a super awesome event at the Exhale Spa at the Gansevoort. The event was in celebration of Under Armour Women’s “What’s Beautiful” program – they are setting out to redefine the female athlete by encouraging women [...]

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Kaeng Raeng Cleanse Review

by jenny sansouci October 1, 2012
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Oh boy, here we go. Another cleanse review. I’m going to do my very best to write a balanced review of this cleanse, including the pros and cons (totally based on my opinions). I’m no doctor and I’m not here to tell you whether it’s a good cleanse or bad cleanse for you, nor am [...]

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Yogis and Politics

by jenny sansouci September 20, 2012
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Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the Wanderlust in the City yoga event at the Santa Monica pier in Los Angeles, as part of the YogaAid World Challenge. The event was awesome – there were 2 free yoga classes outside – I did both, and ended up with a sweet yoga tank top tan. [...]

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Lightlife Organic Tempeh

by jenny sansouci September 20, 2012
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Partner Post Ok, folks. So, it’s no secret that meat-reduced diets are healthier for both you and the environment. Research has shown that enjoying a meat-free meal (even just once in awhile) can help control diabetes, lower blood pressure, and lower your risk of cancer. It also reduces your carbon footprint and puts less stress [...]

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Spiritual Marketing

by jenny sansouci September 18, 2012
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I have learned countless amazing gems of business wisdom over the years from my friend and mentor, Gabrielle Bernstein. She always seems to put the perfect message out at the perfect time, reach the perfect audience who needs her help, and she lives in a constant flow of abundance because of the way she operates [...]

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Bryan Kest: Gentleness is Powerful

by jenny sansouci September 12, 2012
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A yoga teacher friend of mine recommended that I take a class with Bryan Kest while I’m in LA (Bryan teaches Power Yoga in Santa Monica). My friend seemed pretty enthusiastic about him, so I decided to check it out. When I looked at Bryan’s schedule online, nothing matched up right away so I kind [...]

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