January 2025
It’s 2025! This is a significant year for me and my family because we put together a time capsule in 1999, to be opened in 2025. I think back and remember the excitement around deciding what to put in. It will be significant to see what we thought was important and valuable. Looking back on […]
December 2024
As 2024 comes to an end, it is important to take a pause and inventory the past year into the following categories: health (physical and mental), movement, and emotional well-being. Have you been able to reap the benefits of any changes you may have implemented this last year? Is your life moving in the direction you intended? I know […]
November 2024
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and like many of you, I am overwhelmed by how quickly this year has passed. My focus during the holidays is on how to get through them in the healthiest way possible. One important thing to remember is how best to manage stress. Realize that holidays create different levels of stress. I like to call it […]
October 2024
Many of you know that I have been teaching the importance of maintaining a healthy gut for 35 years. When science finally caught up, it was referred to as the microbiome. Now, it’s even mentioned in commercials, so it seems that everyone is familiar with the terminology. A French scientist named Joel Dore and his […]
September 2024
Can you feel autumn in the air? I think we are all ready for a bit of cooler weather and some precipitation here in Nashville. I often discuss seasonal cooking and eating. It’s one of my foundational teaching concepts. My program has many educational components, but seasonal health awareness is at the top of the […]
August 2024
One of the many benefits of my work is that I can travel and teach anywhere. This past week, I was in beautiful Pagosa Springs, Colorado, cooking for a client. Not only was the environment breathtaking and the weather perfectly dry, but the healing waters from the springs added healing support. On the last day, […]
July 2024
July marks the half-year mark. The goals and intentions set at the beginning of the year have become dust or are well on the way to being accomplished. Either way, there is always time to catch your breath and renew. A few friends and I got together last weekend and did a mid-year vision board. […]
June 2024
We usually associate February with the heart season because we consider it the month we celebrate love. But in macrobiotics, we begin to focus on the heart right about now, as we enter the summer months. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we are taught that seasonal changes influence the function of our organ systems through a […]
May 2024
I spent April in Chile, caring for my dad until his passing on April 25th. Julio Marin was born and raised in Chile. He brought us to the United States in 1963 to pursue better opportunities for this family. I was born and raised in Chile for the younger part of my life. My ‘papi” […]
March 2024
I am writing this month’s newsletter from the balcony of the MSC ship line, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean. The water is clear and goes as far as the eye can see. The sun is beating down, making glimmering diamond shapes dance on top of the water. This sight alone makes me sigh and release […]
