Maria’s Sunday Paper: What Breaks Your Heart?

The other day, I had the chance to speak with Architect of Change Dr. Tererai Trent about her new book, “The Awakened Woman.” In addition to being an author, Tererai is an internationally renowned scholar and humanitarian whose voice and incredible life story have inspired millions, my...

How to Integrate Mind-Body-Spirit to Create the Life You Want to Live

Welcome back and congratulations on your Health Reboot! This week is all about the New You and will integrate the previous weeks of mind, body and spirit. If you haven’t yet visited these articles, please click here first. The New You Did you know that you have the capacity to create ...

How to Make Your Mind Work For You

Welcome to your Personal Health Reboot! Firstly, congratulations on choosing to be here. Making the time to learn and understand all about your body, mind, and spirit - and how to care for and support each part - is a wonderful first step to a healthier, happier, more balanced YOU! For th...

Maria’s Sunday Paper: Finding the Light in the Cracks

This week, I found myself really trying to find the light in the cracks. That’s not always an easy thing to do, especially if you focus your attention on the blame game coming out of Washington right now with regards to the government shutdown. I mean, really? Who cares? Just fix it. ...

How One Woman is Turning a Decaying Neighborhood Into an Urban Oasis

Shamayim ‘Shu’ Harris wanted to make a difference in her once-thriving Highland Park, Michigan community. A mother, community activist and former school administrator, Mama Shu–as she is affectionately called by friends and family–was inspired to take action after the tragic hit-and...

How to Discover Your Own Unique Spiritual Path

Welcome back and congratulations on reaching stage 3 of your Health Reboot! This week we will be looking at your spirit, what it means to reconnect with this part of yourself, and how to be guided by your intuition and spirit. When we talk about health, talking about the mind and the body is...

Why It’s Important to Understand What People Really Think of You

If internal self-awareness means gaining insight by looking inward, external self-awareness means turning our gaze outward to understand how we are seen. And no matter how hard we try, we simply cannot do this on our own. We live in a world where people usually don’t tell us the truth a...

Maria’s Sunday Paper: Try Starting Your Day Like This…

Here we are in a new year, with the promise of a new day. New days. New years. Earlier this week, my dear friend Oprah Winfrey delivered a powerful speech about a new day being on the horizon. I love that imagery, I love her, and I love that truth. I, for one, believe ...

How to Stop Internal Mental Abuse

What is the difference between a healthy push and self-imposed mental abuse? Have you ever heard someone say, You really shouldn't be so hard on yourself? For many of us, our inner dialogue can be incredibly cruel, harsh, and relentless. We mentally abuse ourselves thinking that is wha...

How Just a Little More Movement Can Change Your Life

It’s 2018, and according to public polling, topping the resolution list for most is the same thing: get more exercise! I’ve been teaching movement for over twenty years, and one thing I’ve learned is that adherence to exercise programs is often thwarted by how we feel when we’re...