I love creating homemade, useful holiday gifts. And I love dark chocolate. (Who doesn't!?) So this year's DIY holiday gifts are a no-brainer: homemade dark chocolate! Making chocolate is so much easier than I'd imagined. You need only 4 essential ingredients, a...
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Don’t Be A Turkey! 4 Tips To Help You Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
The holiday season comes with all kinds of stress, from gift-giving anxiety to dealing with difficult relatives. But the biggest stress-causer of the season, for me anyway, is the parties: all those appetizers; all those chocolates; all that wine; all those calories!...
Fat Is Not Your Enemy: 4 High-Fat Foods That Could Help You Lose Weight
In the late 1970's, rising rates of obesity, heart disease and some cancers were blamed on dietary fat. A few early studies linked fat consumption with higher blood cholesterol levels, and suddenly fat was a new enemy. It seemed so simple: eat fat, get fat. So...
Christie To Go! 45 Minute Level 2 Mat Pilates
A great way to firm up your core! This 45 minute mat Pilates class is perfect for those of you who have mastered my 40 minute mat Pilates level 1 class. It's a balanced workout that will strengthen and lengthen all the muscles of your core. Click here to go to the...
Christie To Go! 40 Minute Gentle Hatha Yoga (previously titled Evening Unwind Yoga)
A Yoga Class To Help You Unwind! This gentle practice is perfect for the end of a long day, to help you relax and prepare for sleep. The class finishes with a guided relaxation that's sure to melt away the stress of your day. Click here to go to the downloads page.
Healthy Recipe: Guilt-Free Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
It's autumn, and here in Vancouver you can't walk a block without passing a cafe offering delicious Pumpkin Spice coffee drinks. The creamy, spicy aromas waft out onto the sidewalk to tempt you with their sweet, warming flavours. Yum! Reality check to the rescue...
Christie To Go! 20 Minute Desk De-Stress Yoga Class
A Yoga Class You Can Do At Work! This 20 minute audio class is designed for you to do while sitting at your desk; it's the perfect antidote to your stressful job. Great during coffee- or lunch-break, or as an awesome start to the day. Click here to go to the downloads...
Christie To Go! 20 Minute Hard Core Workout
Grab a mat and prepare to feel the burn! Thanks to everyone who's requested this challenging, 20 minute hard core workout. It's a short but intense, core-strengthening audio class you can download to iTunes or another computer audio program, or to your smartphone....
Christie To Go! 10 Minute Lower Back Rescue
Lower back pain? Christie to the rescue! If you've ever experienced lower back pain -- and who hasn't! -- this ten-minute audio class is for you. You can do this lower back rescue routine every day to strengthen and lengthen your lower back, and rescue you from pain....