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Racing to the Altar; Stop Now!

30 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Friendships, Happiness, Liberation, Living in the Moment, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Runner, Stress Strategies, Travel, Yoga

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Amanda would say, “You’re just like, Bethenny!” when we’d watch the Real Housewives of NY and the spin off shows, Bethenny’s Getting Married? and Bethenny Ever After. She was referring to my ambitious, neurotic, bossy older sister ways. I love Bethenny Frankel and felt I could most relate to her being single in my 30s. “Well, I hope, I’m not walking down the aisle pregnant getting married at 40,” I told her. Not that there’s anything terrible about that, rather I didn’t want my fate of everything coming together for me all at the same time to be so late when that was 7 years away.

What the heck was I supposed to do with myself in the mean time until my husband showed up? My partner of love and encouragement [Continue Reading...]

Manifesting Your Presence of Greatness!

31 Monday Mar 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Career, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Friendships, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Respect and Honor, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Yoga

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Johnston Canyon in Alberta, Canada - 8/2013

Ever try to call in what you desired to only have it disappear from your life, right before you had a chance to really experience all the magnificence of that moment, relationship, or opportunity? It feels so incomplete, so wrong, so unfair, so awful, and so heartbreaking. And you just miss it and would do about anything to get it back. This definitely happens. Many of us have been there. I’ve definitely been there on numerous occasions –with relationships, job opportunities, a dream finally about to be realized, then I lose it and I’m devastated.

Really the key here is to know: Just as you could bring forth or manifest what you want, at the same time you can manifest failure or disappointment shortly thereafter. How so? With internal blocks, like [Continue Reading...]

Everywhere I go…

29 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Career, College, Determination, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Friendships, Goal Setting, Hay House Authors, Healthy Lifestyle, High School Students, Hiking, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, role models, Speaker, Travel, Workplace

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Sarina on the Masaya Volcano Sunset Hike in Nicaragua
GAdventures Volcano Trail Tour 1/2013

Everywhere I go I simply find myself speaking and teaching about green juice and my mostly vegan lifestyle. At work meetings, at social events/gatherings, while on trips, at my wellness chiro’s office, at the gym, after races, and at high schools!

While on my trip to Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala), I had green juice or carrot juice 4 times during my 18 day trip! I was thrilled to discover it while at Pure Natural Health & Fitness Center in Granada, Nicaragua. Then at a healthy bistro place in Antigua, Guatemala. When I visited my friend Jessica in Alberta, Canada, I practically had green juice every day. Lo and behold, Jessica and her boyfriend were drinking right along with me!

About a month ago, out of nowhere, my [Continue Reading...]

I Just Couldn’t Take It Any Longer…

31 Thursday Oct 2013

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, College, Conflict, Courageous Self, Embrace Change, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Friendships, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Intuition, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Respect and Honor, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies

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I once had this brilliant insightful psychology professor, Dr. Karen Sherman. In one of our classes, Dr. Sherman shared the rationale of how someone actually decides to leave an abusive or toxic relationship. This really resonated with me so much so that I still remember this from more than 10 years ago, last time I’ve taken a class with Dr. Sherman. And it came to me recently; as I considered sharing with you how to know when it’s the appropriate time to distance yourself from toxic friends and family members.

“It’s when the Cost exceeds the Rewards, that’s when a person decides to leave a relationship.” Dr. Karen Sherman Click to Tweet!

So Empowering, right?! Read that statement again and let that resonate for you.

Basically, a person needs to be beyond their limit, when [Continue Reading...]

What Have You been Missing in Life? Thank you, Calgary…I’m Back!

31 Saturday Aug 2013

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Friendships, Goal Setting, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Hiking, Life Lessons, Living in the Moment, Overcoming challenges, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Success Strategies, Travel, Yoga

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Jessica + Sarina hiking at Lake Louise in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mts - 8/2013

Why not live every day like its vacation? Experience the simple pleasures in life, embrace happiness in the moment! These thoughts came to me on Day One of my trip in Calgary, Alberta, while I enjoyed a delish, healthy vegan lunch (yellow split pea veggie burger with beet hemp seed green salad, veggie chips and hummus) on a balcony overlooking the distant mountains.

Here I was, on the west coast of Canada in Calgary visiting Jessica, a dear friend and roommate from my SE Asia GAdventures tour. Remember that once-in-a-lifetime trip?! If not, then check out that blog article to see how I embraced being out of my element, began taking more risks, broke free of self-imposed boundaries and was reassured that anything is possible!

Perhaps it was the way I chose [Continue Reading...]