Author Archive for Tania Van Pelt

Daily Tip 4/4

Make a list of 5 things you love. Find a way to experience one of them today.

Q & A with Joel Fan, Part 2

Our follow up interview with Joel Fan, founder of Lucky Chic Q: What is Lucky Chic? A: Lucky Chic is the first flash-sale site devoted to health, fitness and wellness. We just opened our doors starting with family and extended friends, and we’re gearing up for our official launch, which will be coming shortly. Our [...]

Tania’s Blog: Giving Up Sugar

I’ve almost always been thin (well, with the exception of those post-college depression days where I drank and ate excessively all the time). Both my parents are thin; my brothers too. And I’ve almost always (well, again, with the exception of teen, college, and early 20′s where I’d hit up McDonald’s & KFC everyday) eaten [...]

Q & A with Joel Fan

Our Happiness Series Q & A with entrepreneur Joel Fan We like to get inspiration from a lot of different sources. Everyone has a story, and some of them are really inspiring. We have a friend, Joel Fan, who recently launched Lucky Chic, an online retail site for wellness and fitness items that also has [...]

Q & A with fitness contributor Rebecca Swenson

After reading last week’s interview, a lot of us were surprised to learn that Rebecca uses Weight Watchers and had issues with her body image – she’s so fit and gorgeous! She opened up to us about what her journey has been like, with her body, her health, and her work as a fitness instructor [...]

Q & A with Rebecca Swenson

Not only is Rebecca Swenson amazingly happy, cheerful, fit and a doting mom to 3 year old Luca, but she regularly kicks my ass at yoga sculpt. She teaches a class at 10AM every Sunday, and we die. It’s always challenging, fun, and different. And my body has gotten so much more toned and tight [...]

Q & A with Grace Lissauer

Happiness Series Q&A with Grace Lissauer Recently my friend Grace Lissauer, founder of The Chocolate Nation, sent me a box of Chokola’j truffles, and it was so good and her story for creating this business was so inspiring that I wanted to share her story with you. And, to quote Grace, “a little piece of chocolate [...]

Daily Tip 2/11

Be aware of everytime you complain. Complaining strengthens your ego. Observe what it feels like not to complain. It’s not easy.  

Tania’s Blog: My Superbowl Sunday

I’m not a fan of football. I’ve never watched the Superbowl. But when I visit Sheila in Chicago in the winter she usually hosts a football party. (Is that what these events are called?) And I always attend. Why? The food. And during the commercial breaks her family talks to me. And they are some [...]

Q & A with Tony LeRoy, Part 2

Part 2 of our Q & A with Tony LeRoy. Send us your comments, questions and more for Tony and anyone else on our show. We’d love to hear from you. Q: What’s the craziest vision you’ve ever had? A: There are three that stick out in my mind. The first was when I was [...]

Recipe for our Berry Smoothie

Our berry smoothie is an excellent way to get antioxidants, vitamins and fruit in your diet, even in the winter when locally grown fresh fruit is not available. We recommend using frozen berries (organic if you can), especially in the winter months when berries aren’t fresh. And we highly recommend the Vitamix Blender. Sheila uses [...]

Fruit Smoothie

FRUIT SMOOTHIE 1 cup blueberries (I freeze mine & then use them directly from freezer, and then no ice needed in your smoothie) 1/2 a cantaloupe, cut in chunks 1 banana 5-6 leaves of mint Add 10-12 oz of water, just enough to aid in the blending of the fruit. Put in your blender, blend [...]

Q & A with Tony LeRoy

Happiness Series Q & A with intuitive counselor Tony LeRoy We would like to thank Tony LeRoy, for graciously giving his time and advice on our episodes. Tony has been our featured guest in Seasons 1 and 2 because of the depth of his insights, compassion and empathy. We at Happiness Series have all grown and [...]

Tania’s Blog: New Year’s Resolution

Meditate. This 2012 practice meditation. Try to do it daily, even if it’s just for 5 minutes (and we all have a 5 minutes we can tune out the world and tap into our inner, best self). It’s the most important thing you can do. The interesting thing about meditation is that the people (all [...]

Tania’s Blog: Tap into your Intuition

We are all intuitive. How do you tap into your intuition. Get into alignment. Get into the flow. Take a deep breath. What does being in the flow mean? It means feeling in alignment, working with our intuition, synchronicity, feeling good regardless of what’s going on around us. How do we get there? Meditation, being [...]

Create Better Days…

Create Better Days… Have you ever had a day, week, maybe even a month, where you can’t seem to step out of the morass you’re stuck in, mentally, emotionally, or even physcially? How do you get out of that pattern? I have to admit I’ve had a tough week. I feel my vibration has been [...]

Q & A with Psychic Andrea Carrese

Andrea Carrese is one of our favorite people. Talented, big-hearted, generous, smart, psychic, and wise. Oh, and she’s really, really funny with a sailor’s mouth. What’s not to love? We’re so excited to have discovered the world of spirit guides. Andrea has taught us all a lot, and she continues to teach us. In fact, [...]

Tania’s Blog: Making Changes in the Middle of Tough Times

You’re Asking Me To What?! Change my Life When I Can’t Even Breathe? Yes, We Are & Yes, You Can! By Tania Van Pelt It’s tough out there right now. The economy in this country and around the world is hardly robust. A lot of people are out of work. There’s war and strife and [...]

Talking to Your Guides Everyday

HOW TO talk to your Guides

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR SPIRIT GUIDES By Tania Van Pelt I go to psychics. I have consulted with Tony LeRoy and of course Andrea Carrese but I’ve never been a believer in guides (spirit or otherwise), angels, sprites, fairies… well, you get the idea… until I talked to Andrea about what we would do [...]