Wanna' jump start your cereal in the morning?  Then try this:...

...your favorite cereal topped with your favorite yogurt, dried fruit (I used raisins & dried cranberries, but any dried fruit will work) and a banana.   For free, easy to follow, step-by-step picture book directions, just click the photo above.  For a free, short Mother's Day Breakfast Safe For Kids To Make step-by-step picture ebook, click the photo of the book cover below. 

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Want a breakfast recipe that's no kidding kid-safe to make for Mother's Day - or any day?  This fresh & easy recipe calls for your choice or a combination of blueberries, raspberries & blackberries - small bite sized berries that don't have to be cut with a knife.  Just rinse, pour them in a bowl, top with yogurt, add a spoon of jam and a quick shot of whipped cream, and you're good to go.

For complete picture book directions, just click the photo above.  For a short Mother's Day Breakfast Safe For Kids To...

Just one week to go til Mother's Day.  To help make Mother's Day morning as fun and stress free as possible, I've just posted a short, free Mother's Day Breakfast Safe For Kids To Make picture ebook that you can download by clicking the book cover picture below.

Briefly, here's what...

Have a radio show coming on tonight (Monday, April 26, 8:45pm EDT) on Conversations Live with Cyrus Webb talking about how to make Quick & Easy Pan Cooked Quesadillas.

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By: Linda Mallard, owner TWC

STOTT, BCRPA, MTA

Pilates will help you stand taller, trim your waistline and increase your metabolism.  Metabolism is not only affected by our muscle tissue, but also our flexibility. 

By: Linda Mallard

Owner TWC, Certified Pilates Instructor, Healthy Back Instructor, BCRPA, CMTA

Many people find gardening to be not only relaxing and personally fulfilling, but healing as well. But if back...

 By: Linda Mallard, Owner of the Tsawwassen Wellness Centre

80% of the population experiences back pain.  While there are a multitude of things that can cause back pain, from genetic malformations to injury, a number of studies show that a lack of core strength contributes to pain and stiffness in the lower back.

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I meet with new clients weekly to discuss how our programs can help them achieve their goals.  Once we clearly establish their goals, we then look at how they can go ahead to achieve them.  I often take a two-tiered approach.  One is to create lasting change.  Change is hard enough, that when we put the effort in, we want it to last.  The second is to create results fast enough that clients stay motivated to keep going.

Lasting change comes from working on one thing at a time until it feels easy.  Perhaps it’s drinking more water (ie: drink water instead of pop).  Or, perhaps it’s creating more active movement into your day.  For change to be lasting, taking it one step at a time will create more success for you.

The second part is creating a program that will get you results in a timely manner so you feel motivated enough...

I’m back from holidays.  What a great time.  We went to Peurta Vallarta.  Started at an All-inclusive for 3 days and then off to my friends time-share for a week.  We ate, slept, played and rejuvinated.  One day at the beach, a lady came up to me and commented on what a beautiful family I had.  She noticed how well they were getting along and playing together.  I graciously thanked her, but I was quietly thinking she’d see a whole different side of things at home.  Time away is when you connect as a family.  You...

PRINCIPLES OF LIFE - PART 5 OF 5

This week is part 5 of our series on the principles of life.  They are …. breath, water, nutrition, exercise, life balance (stress managment).  Great health requires attention to each of these elements on a daily basis.

Life balance or stress management is just as important a part of our health as any of the others.  Like so many of you, I work hard, very hard.  Running a business, raising 3 active children, nurturing a healthy marriage and maintaining my health is an incredible balancing act.  Sometimes, the scale tips too far in one direction.  This is life, but as long as you have the systems in place to firstly recognize this and then second, to make sure it doesn’t stay there for too long, you can maintain an overall balance in your life.

I love...