A Portland Food 4 Thought Meal with Ian Rubin

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I am very excited to be holding a local Food 4 Thought Meal in Portland on September 24, 2010 at 6pm – 9pm. Here are the details.

The “Food for Thought” part:

Experience mindful eating and discuss the thoughts, feelings and ideas that arise about the important role food plays in [...]

Why sugar free may not be the way to go

Douglas Fox sites a recent study that supports the concern that artificial sweeteners may not actually help with weight loss. In fact, it might actually make things worse. [...]

HOW, WHY, WHAT

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In the last week, I’ve had two clients reinforce my belief that this is the fundamental issue for so many of us.  Both are women, one mid-thirties, one early sixties.  One of them is a new client whom I’ve only met with twice and the other is one I’ve been seeing for some time.

The new client, [...]

Life as a 40 year old

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Well, I have to admit, it does feel different. The universe has made it clear that I will be looking at my life differently in my 5th decade (figure that one out and you get a brownie point).  I took a hard fall in Jujitsu on the Tuesday before my birthday (April 28th to be [...]

A Vote in Favor of Emotional Eating

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I know its been a while but I’ve recently been inspired. I have finally found another person, in this case a Ph.D in psychology, who believes that it is ok to eat for emotional reasons. For years, authors and authorities of all types, whether it be nutritionists, therapists, Buddhists, personal trainers, etc., said, “Don’t [...]

Grand opening recap

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Well, to say that our open house was a success would be as they say, an understatement. We are so thankful to all of you who attended and we hope that those of you who missed it will come by at your convenience to take a tour and find out about what we are up [...]

Life's Transition: New Facility and Opportunities

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I hope this post finds you enjoying the summery weather. This year has brought lots of growth in my garden and in my life. As some of you already know (and now all of you), I have been offered an exciting opportunity to join forces with two close friends and business associates in a [...]

Once again, into the fray

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So, here I sit again in front of the computer trying to come up with something interesting to say in relation to my business and livelihood that might be interesting to you all. I guess I’ll just go with what comes to my head.

Many of you have asked me how my business has been going, [...]