I LOVE spring!  Out with the desire to hibernate, curl up by the cozy fire, and eat comfort food, in with birds chirping, flowers blooming, and open windows.  Now's the perfect time to sweep the cobwebs out of your cold weather diet with a dose of fresh veggies - garden fresh asparagus is coming!  With the longer days and warmer temps, it's easier to find some time (and desire) to get outside for some sweaty play and ramp up your Vitamin D levels. Here's to spring skiing, a s

Power Pose Hello to all of you SoulShiners! Every single day I see people on their cell phones walking, sitting, and standing with their heads bent forward. I find it super hard to restrain myself from walking over to their bodies and realigning them. Text neck is a real thing that we have to consider and combat. Stand tall, sit tall, and walk tall, with shoulder blades pulled into your ribcage and tucked down, chest aimed up and out, ears away from your shoulders, and th

The best day to start is today! Are your excuses keeping you inside of your comfort zone? That zone is a limited place, one where you can't grow beyond the limitations. Your dreams can be obtained and accomplished or they can remain what they are - fantasies you have about a better future. Release the fear, take the chance, and go from "one day" to "day one". It's your decision. Love, Jode xo SoulShine Schedule for this week - please sign up for your virtual classes and if yo

Several times a week I have conversations with clients about metabolism, how to speed it up, what can slow it down, and ways to boost it. There are some things that we can’t control when we talk about metabolism though...age, sex, and genes. When we get older, our metabolism tends to slow down because we naturally lose muscle, 5% each decade after 40, in fact. Men, who naturally have a higher ratio of muscle to fat, tend to burn up what they eat faster than women. Genes p