
SoulShine Slim Down!!
Hello, SoulShiners!! Wow, here we are with August fast approaching and summertime in it's full and glorious swing! If you’ve spent this summer staying away from chips and salsa and margs and beer and ice cream, great for you! If you’ve let your healthy habits slip a bit, then maybe it’s time for you to get back on track.
SoulShine Slim Down is back in action! This is the same challenge that we did last September. The entry fee will be $20 with a payout going to 1st, 2nd,

Tend To Your Wellbeing!!
Happy Sunday, everyone!!! Just like we tend to our gardens and our lawns in the summer, we need to tend to our bodies and minds now too! Let today be the day that you nurture your wellbeing. Plant wellness ideas and then spend the rest of your summer watering, feeding, and loving those ideas. By fall, you'll be able to harvest your lovely and strong and delicious bounty! Let the warmth of the sun and the long, hot days continually remind us of how good it is to find a bala

Choose Happiness Now!
I just read a quote that really spoke to me...."Don't try to improve the essence of who you are. Who you are is good enough and whole and beautiful. Now is the time to accept that, and when you accept that, your life definitely improves." I've been on a mission for quite a few years now to be happy. It's not always easy. I lose focus at times and then lose some of my joy. But I really do love my life so much and having a happy resting state is super big time way better t

Care, Clear, and Connect!
Hey Peeps!!! I hope that your weekend has been super awesome! We were able to dance our asses off yesterday at a little live music, which shined up my soul and really got me into the summer groove. I just got a quick HIIT session in and have almost finished my gallon of water for the day. It took a tad bit more motivation than normal though. How do you motivate to get your workout in? It's not always easy. I don't just wake up everyday and feel like moving my body into

Sleepy Glutes?
Hey SoulShiners! Are your glutes on vacation? If your glutes are forgetting what to do and when to do it, then your body really won’t be happy and it will throw off some warning signs.
The glutes are the powerhouse of your body. They extend and rotate your hip, abduct the hip (move away from the midline of your body) and adduct the hip (move toward the midline of your body), tilt your pelvis, and thrust your pelvis. Strong and efficient glutes help you stand from a squatte