Tag Archive: conscious


The paradox of life coaching is that your coach needs coaching just as much as you do. I learned that a few weeks ago when I took part in Handel Group’s Design Your Life Weekend. It wasn’t something that was expressly stated, rather it was embodied by our head coach Laurie Gerber. She made it perfectly clear that she is an imperfect being and indirectly invited us to accept our own imperfections by being so unapologetically Laurie. There is so much to say about what I learned and how I felt in my 2 day foray into The Handel Method,... Get the full story


Join Meghan Kay and Sophia Peppas on October 24th for a charity ride to support ZIMELE, an organization dedicated to empowering women in the impoverished communities of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. Founded in 2007, Zimele is an organization dedicated to confronting the root causes of poverty by removing the barriers to self-sufficiency for women in the impoverished, and often AIDS-stricken, communities of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.   “To Stand on One’s Own Two Feet”   By providing accessible programs in economics, education, financial management and job skills, Zimele has empowered over 8,000 women to become small-scale entrepreneurs who not only independently... Get the full story


  Girls’ education is critical to growth. Providing girls an education helps break the cycle of poverty, as educated women are less likely to marry early and against their will; less likely to die in childbirth; more likely to have healthy babies; and are more likely to send their children to school. Join Commit to Change on October 21st at Vermillion in working towards creating a new sustainable framework: one in which every girl  has the opportunity to realize her dreams and one in which her children have the opportunity to dream. Enjoy a uniquely curated wellness experience centered on each of... Get the full story


Me ygeia is a Greek word that means “with health” in English. Megia is the marriage of the name Meghan and Sophia and represents the spirit in which they do things. It’s a fun hashtag used by two women who’ve discovered they have a lot in common, and it has a nice ring to it. It’s with health in mind that Meghan Kay and Sophia Peppas do most things. As the Senior Global Communications Manager of Christian Louboutin and a holistic health coach Meghan makes sure that she feeds her physical and spiritual body well. She met Sophia two years... Get the full story


Did you know that in the U.S., 1 in 4 girls will not finish high school, 1 in 5 are victims of childhood sexual abuse and 78% under the age of 17 are unhappy with their bodies? When our friend Amber Tolliver heard these statistics, she decided to do something about it, and deiced to help raise money and awareness for Girls Inc. Girls Inc. is a non profit that aims to diminish these statistics. They provide programming that helps build confidence and fortitude in over 140,00 girls in the US and Canada. From fitness to mentoring, Girls inc focuses on... Get the full story


The month begins with Mercury still in retrograde. If you read my last post, you may recall that in the language of astrology, Mercury refers to mindset, communication and travel. When Mercury appears to move backwards in sky, it suggests an opportunity to review your progress over the past few months. What have you been doing since September 17th to review, retreat, reorganize and reconnect? Are you taking time to slow down and FOCUS before you hit “send”? Have you experienced any technical glitches and/or communication snafus? I can’t help but think of Judson McMillan, who until September 29th was... Get the full story


On Thursday, September 17th, the planet MERCURY turned RETROGRADE. Even if you know nothing about astrology, you may have heard this term before. Often it’s accompanied by curses and groans, and that’s a shame. Yes, all of the flights on American Airlines might be grounded because of a computer glitch. Or the entire country of Finland might be offline because there’s a transportation strike (these actually happened last week). But there’s much good that can be accomplished when the Messenger Planet appears to be retracing its steps. So here’s what MERCURY RETROGRADE is all about and what it may mean... Get the full story


I’m a conscious consumer. So you want to live more consciously. Great! But … where do you start? Well, the options can be a bit overwhelming. You can’t just wake up on Earth Day and “live sustainably” any more than you can wake up and run the New York City Marathon. It takes training, information gathering, practice, and working your way through challenges. But the other big thing about living sustainably is that it comes in a lot of flavors! And some of those flavors actually don’t work well together. For example, do you want to eat locally or organically?... Get the full story

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