by Andrea Trank | Jun 5, 2022
Recipe of the Month Blog I love Biscotti but can’t eat store bought one! Grain-Free, Sugar-Free But Oh So Yummy Adapted from The Big Man’s World Almond Flour Biscotti 3 1/2 cups Almond Flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt (I prefer Real Salt from Utah)...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 5, 2022
I Used to Think Eating an Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad Was Healthy! I wasn’t always a cook. In fact, when our children were small and I was teaching full time and Mark was working full time, our family ate a lot of premade food, pasta and my favorite, Applebee’s...
by Andrea Trank | May 29, 2022
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times in Balancing the Throat Chakra Ancient yogis believed the Throat Chakra to be so important that it had the most Lotus petals in the representation of it than any other lower Chakras (the Crown Chakra is represented with 1000 petals of...
by Andrea Trank | May 22, 2022
Simple HeartMathTools Can Improve Life for Our Teachers We are coming to the end of another school year. Most teachers I know are counting the days. A just-released survey from a nonprofit organization (AdoptaClassroom.org) of 4665 pre-k-12th grade teachers...
by Andrea Trank | May 15, 2022
Did you know that May has been Mental Health Awareness Month since the late 1940s? This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Month is #ToolstoThrive. When I was originally diagnosed with anxiety 30 plus years ago, I was not thinking about thriving, I was thinking...
by Andrea Trank | May 8, 2022
Having Children Brought All My Fears to the Surface! Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who have had the rewarding, challenging, and at times harrowing experience of being a mother, or who have now developed a deep respect for their own mother or wife. I may be saying...
by Andrea Trank | May 1, 2022
Why I am Using Chakras to Help You Heal! Chakras have been part of the Yogic tradition since the Tantra movement began 1500 years ago in India. Chakras were, in essence, a way of representing the five elements that the ancient Yogis believed were part of every human....
by Andrea Trank | Apr 24, 2022
Compassion and Empathy are Not the Same! In fact, empathy can cause more suffering in the person who is trying to help, whereas compassion can uplift both the caregiver and the care receiver. So, if the science is correct, then there is no such thing as “compassion...
by Andrea Trank | Apr 17, 2022
12 Scientifically Studied Benefits of Meditation Improves sleep Helps control pain Reduces feelings of stress and release of cortisol, the stress hormone Controls anxiety Decreases blood pressure Promotes emotional health Enhances self-awareness Lengthens attention...
by Andrea Trank | Apr 10, 2022
Are You Getting Enough Sleep Daily? According to the Sleep Foundation, between 10 and 30 percent of adults have sleep issues. That number goes up even higher as you age. And, if you are a woman, you are more likely to suffer from sleep deprivation than men due to all...
