Health / Body / Movement

A bit over a year ago (August 2023), I heard Jill Miller speak on a podcast about pain. She sparked my interest, so I delved deeper. has developed a range of self-care tools to massage parts of the body. Many years ago when I was a professional athlete, I used a variety of different tools…

Recently a few people have asked for a few of my favourite snack recipes. So to make it simple, I have created a few videos to show you. Also, if you like smoothies, I have a few of my faves here. Some of My Favourite Snack Recipes 1. My Açai Bowl This is my simple…

A number of people have been asking me about my favourite smoothie recipes lately, so I thought I would create a post here to keep them together as I have shared a few on social media lately. Some of My Favourite Smoothie Recipes… Following are some of my favourite smoothie recipes. More will be added…

It Is Only When We Have the Courage… One of my favourite quotes from the I-Ching is – “It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are, without any self-deception or illusion, that a light will develop out of events, by which the path to success may be recognized.”…

When I was growing up as a professional athlete, proprioception was something I trained. However it wasn’t really consciously. As life has evolved, I have come to realise the importance of proprioception, which is why I wanted to share more about it today on the journal. Definitions of Proprioception Proprioception is derived from the Latin…

As the years have gone on, I have become more and more fascinated with the human body and how it works. Subsequently today, I wanted to share about embodiment. Definitions of Embodiment There are many definitions of embodiment, including – What Does Embodiment Mean to You? After reading the above definitions, what does embodiment mean…

The past few days I have had a number of conversations about food, diets and body acceptance. These conversations inspired me to add the following 20 quotes to start to inspire you to make peace with food and your body on the journal 🙂 20 Quotes to Inspire You to Start to Make Peace With Food and Your…

There is no question that moving your body and exercise is beneficial for many health issues, including managing stress to preventing chronic diseases. So why is it, so many people are not moving their bodies? Is it time to reconnect to the joy of movement? What is Movement or Physical Activity? According to the World Health Organisation,…

This morning I went to the fracture clinic and it could be up to another 6 weeks until my fractured toe is healed. Needless to say, I needed to remain very present as the doctor gave me the news, so I didn’t go in to resistance. On the x-ray, I could see where the bone is…