December 2014 – Viki Thondley | Mind Body Food | Depression, Stress, Eating Disorders

Steps to Create Positive Change

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 29, 2014 / Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Self-Care

Create Positive Change Not New Years Goals… Change has to be when you are ready to change, not simply because the New Year is coming. Whether you’d like to create a specific change now, or a list of things to focus on next year, the below steps will make it easier for you to define, clarify, challenge and support yourself. 1. Define what you don’t want – it’s not negative to be clear on what you don’t want. It’s necessary in weeding out the things that you simply aren’t willing to compromise on or live with, through previous experience or personal

Do you Love or Hate your Body?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 22, 2014 / Body Image, Confidence, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mental-Health, Mindset, Self-Care, Self-Esteem

Body Love Heals Body Hate How many times have you looked at your physical reflection and zoned in on the body parts you’re not so fond of, only to begin a barrage of nasty name-calling and judgements in your mind towards it? Our body image is largely dependent on how we FEEL and THINK about our bodies. When we have negative feelings towards our bodies, our mind, mood, confidence, eating choices and behaviour all decline as we focus on those negative feelings. We start feeling overcome by them, and stop noticing anything good about ourselves. [Tweet “Your body is a beautiful complex machine. “] It keeps you upright, breathing

Being Grateful at Christmas

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 22, 2014 / Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

Be Grateful at Christmas It’s the season of Turkey, trifle and last minute shopping. It’s also a time for giving, receiving and being thankful: a wonderful act of gratitude that I teach my students and clients to do on a daily basis; particularly for those struggling to shift negativity. When our attention is constantly focused on the annoying, unhappy, challenging, or just plain hard aspects of our lives, a low mood and feelings of helplessness can consume us – especially at Christmas time. In this state of mind it’s all too easy to forget that whatever it is, that it will pass.

Chocolate Orange Truffles [Video]

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 19, 2014 / Food, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition, Raw Chocolate Making

Chocolate Orange Truffles (with Rum!) REAL FOOD FRIDAY RECIPE I think you all know how much I love making my own raw chocolate, but sometimes it’s necessary to use a good dark quality chocolate (preferably organic) to break into pieces and whip up in a hurry. These deliciously decadent truffles are super easy to make and can be customised to your taste. Best of all, they comprise of only a handful of ingredients that you can put together quickly for a special celebration. I’ve already made these twice recently: for a Christmas party and a special treat at home for the

Healthy Christmas Gift Guide!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 14, 2014 / Gratitude, Holistic Health, Self-Care, Wellness Coaching

Inspiring Gift Ideas for Christmas! Oh yes! It’s that time of year again! To help inspire you with new wellness education, mind-body relaxation and whole food ideas, I’ve put together this Healthy Christmas Gift and Inspiration Guide with a list of useful tools, products, information and educational ideas to help you start, or expand on, your health and wellness journey. Some resources are mine, and some are from those I use myself and have no issues with recommending to you. There’s so much to learn about health, wellness, holistic living, food, eating, fitness, wellbeing, nutrition and so on! This inspiring Christmas

Are You Drinking Enough Water?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 12, 2014 / Fat Loss, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Self-Care, Wellness Coaching

Drink Water, it’s Healthy Do you notice if you’re thirsty right now as you read this? Are you tired, or struggling to stay awake, or concentrate? Water does way more than simply quench our thirst, and yet we often don’t realise the benefits of drinking up. Blood is 83% water. The brain is 74.5% water. It’s fair to say that without enough water being replenished into the blood stream to carry nutrients and oxygen to your cells, regulate your body temperature and nourish your brain, you’d easily start to feel tired, cranky and thirsty. As much as I know myself

Complete a Free Needs Assessment

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 11, 2014 / Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Personal Growth, Positive change, Self-Care, Wellness Coaching

Assess Your Needs for Better Life Balance Are you like many of my clients – struggling to have it all AND create life balance? Life balance is an interesting term that many people use, especially when they realise that they don’t have any! Defining what life balance means, individually, can be quite difficult without first knowing your own needs and where you’re lacking in fulfilling them. The more stressed out, overwhelmed, exhausted and/or frustrated you feel at not having time for yourself to slow down and re-energise, the greater the disconnect between your mind and body – and your personal needs. I don’t think