Health and Wellness

Water and Rock Studio Opens Studio in Burlington, VT!

Water and Rock Studio Opens Studio in Burlington, VT! Japheth and I are really excited to announce the grand opening of our third Water and Rock Studio location, this time in Burlington, Vermont! After four and a half years of growing our studios in Chestnut Hill, PA, and Glenside, PA, we are expanding our business to bring…

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Homemade Instant Pot Bone Broth (aka Liquid Gold)

Homemade bone broth has tremendous health benefits. It literally heals the lining of your gut. It aids in nutrient digestion, helps your body fight infection, and even contains glucosamine, which reduces inflammation and joint pain. Additionally it contains calcium and magnesium to help bones repair. What about store bought broth? Well, the stuff in stores…

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Easy Instant Pot Stew (paleo, gluten-free)

Fall is just around the corner and it’s getting to be that time again…you know, the time to cozy up with a warm bowl of stew! Mmmmmmmm. I love stews. Don’t you? They are so so easy to make, first of all. I mean, the hardest part is chopping veggies, and really that’s meditative to…

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7 Workout Tips to Maximize Results and Efficiency

If you’re like most people, finding time to exercise is a challenge. In fact, for many of our clients, it’s such a difficult feat that they become discouraged and just skip it altogether. While exercising essential to health, when it comes to time constraints, it is often one of the first things to be pushed…

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7 Ways You Can Help Save the Bees…and Why

Beeezzzzzz. I have to admit, it’s only recently that I have come to appreciate bees and all that they do and provide for us. As a child I learned that bees make honey, and that they sting. But the work of these amazing little creatures goes well beyond honey, and the stinging…well, some sting and…

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8 Benefits of Honey and What to Look For

If everything is honey, and I am what I eat, I must be made of honey…and life is very sweet!     –Winnie the Pooh It’s no secret that I love honey. I have always had a sweet tooth, and honey helped me tremendously when transitioning to clean eating, and away from refined sugar. Research…

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Our Top Ten List of All-Natural Self Care Products You Will Want to Buy!

Our journey to a toxic- and chemical-free life is just that – a journey. We do the best we can, but in our modern environment and society it can be challenging. We have found a wonderful network of online bloggers and resources, and of people in the Philadelphia area that share our wellness philosophy, and…

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Chocolate Coconut Butter (or Nutbutter) Cups (Paleo, Gluten-free, Refined Sugar-free)

Soooooo, chocolate. It really needs no introduction – am I right?! If you’re reading this post you probably love chocolate like I do…and like most people with a pulse do. Ive had to give up chocolate twice in my life: once when I was breastfeeding my little guy, who had bad reflux and was clearly…

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8 Natural Headache Remedies

Headaches…argh! From minor to debilitating, headaches are a pain – literally. As part of our journey to reduce and eliminate chemicals and toxins, we try to avoid many over the counter and prescription medications when possible. It’s not easy considering how quick we are as a culture to throw medication at a problem, even when…

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My Top 12 Food Hacks for Easy Clean-Eating

As many of you know by now, I like to keep it pretty simple in the kitchen. I love to cook, and find it to be quite a meditative process. That said, more often than not, my cooking is me throwing a few things into a pot while stopping multiple times between throws to referee…

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