Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
August 30, 2021 No Comments
I’ve been thinking about something Krista Tippett said on her On Being podcast (episode on the pandemic’s impact on our nervous systems): “We need to take in what it has…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
April 14, 2020 No Comments
I spotted this on my walk today: An excerpt from a poem by Rilke: Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Seeing…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
January 24, 2019 No Comments
I was browsing Phinney Books, picked up Gloria Steinem’s memoir My Life on the Road from the shelf and flipped to a random page. My eyes watered as I read…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
May 14, 2018 1 Comment
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ~Maya Angelou Are…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
January 5, 2017 2 Comments
If I could grant you 4 wishes this year, here’s what they would be: 1. May you take in the good. You can thank our ancestors for your brain’s negativity…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
October 28, 2016 1 Comment
“I haven’t been eating very intuitively or mindfully lately.” I hear this confession from clients all the time, usually made with a twinge of guilt. You might also have the common…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
July 11, 2016 2 Comments
I’ve never been someone who ever gets so busy or focused that I forget to eat lunch. That’s happened exactly once in my life – during childbirth. And I recently…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
March 30, 2016 3 Comments
Emotional eating has gotten a bad rap. It’s as if we’re expected to leave our emotions behind at the dinner table. “Emotionless eating” anyone? Before my son came along, I…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
January 6, 2016 5 Comments
Can you relate to this line of thinking? I know dieting doesn’t work long-term, and eventually I really want to try mindful and Intuitive Eating. But I’m at my highest…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
January 5, 2016 3 Comments
You might know I’m an advocate of Intuitive Eating for promoting a healthy relationship with food, but today, I want to discuss Intuitive Exercise. First, consider the commonalities between Intuitive Eating…
Minh-Hai Alex, MS, RDN, RYT
October 9, 2015 1 Comment
Quick: when I mention the word “exercise” what thoughts and emotions come up for you? For many, what comes up is dread, anxiety, guilt, and fear. Not exactly things that inspire…
