As the Holiday season hits, Beck shares her five stand-by supplements to help with digestion and wellness.
All in Wellness
3 Bite-Size Ways to Beat the Overwhelm of Long-Haul Travel
Twenty three hours. That was my door-to-door travel time this past week for a work trip, from my home in Atlanta to my final destination city of Yinchuan, China. How do you maintain balance during an experience like that? I think there’s a beginning, a middle and an end to it. Here’s how it looked for me.
Mental Health Awareness: Shifting from Stigma To Support
Guest contributor Deborah Parker Wong shares a thoughtful question-and-answer interview with Brandon Staglin who talks candidly about his work and life experiences living in recovery from schizophrenia.
Curious About A Yoga Retreat But Not Sure Where to Start?
If you’ve ever been curious to know the basics of how to start to find yourself a good yoga retreat, Beck has a few tips for you…
A Milestone for ABG, and Three Pivotal Moments Along the Way
We reached a milestone this week, when Beck and A Balanced Glass received the Diaz Communications Innovator of the Year Award for 2019. . In honor of the occasion, I’d like to pause and reflect on what I think have been three pivotal moments so far in the evolution of ABG.
My Three Favorite Wellness Resources That You’ve Likely Never Heard Of
There’s no shortage of information, insights and advice on navigating the world of wellness. But how do you sort the real data from the witchcraft, snake oil and uninformed opinions?
Teaching with a Beginner's Mind
On a recent trip to Italy, a colleague was concerned that he couldn’t meditate and didn’t know where to start. We discussed the concept of focusing on the breath as the first step, and he shared his daily routine of deep breathing when he went to bed as a way to get to sleep…
Why I’d Bet on the Young Women of Our Industry
Earlier this week I was honored to attend the first Dream Big Darling retreat in Paso Robles, which aims to foster professional development for promising young women, with four to seven years experience in the wine and spirits industry. Heer are my learnings.
For the Love of Wine – A Master of Wine’s Perspective
What does a Master of Wine love most about wine? this week we hand the keyboard to Kate McIntyre MW who shares her perspective on a career that has kept her captivated for more than two decades. Balance folks… balance…
How to Wine, Dine and Stay Fit: Special Guest Post by Tim Liu
We hand over the keyboard to Tim Liu - fitness and nutrition coach to share his insights and experience on how to manage a life of wining, dining, and life on the road, Enjoy!
A Personal Account of Caring for A Loved One Struggling with Alcoholism
In the first of the monthly guest post series, ABG Tribe member Kimberly Charles shares her personal story on caring for a loved one struggling with alcoholism.
5 Ways to Catch Joy
It’s officially summer here in the northern hemisphere and boy, have I fallen hard for it this year. More sunshine. Slower pace. More joy. Sign. Me. Up.
Right?
But here’s the thing: for as laid-back and casual as the summer ideal is, the reality for most of us is probably a lot more business-as-usual, which means catch-as-catch-can.
5 Tips for Managing the Rollercoaster of Weight Gain
As I come off an intense month of brand launches, media events, and distributor trainings traversing the US, I realized that I had picked up a sneaky and unwelcome hitchhiker on my recent work travels.
Your Very Own Superpower, and How to Get It
Getting thrown off-balance. It happens, right? On a regular basis, I would think, for all of us. For some reason, however, these past few weeks have seen my scales of balance tip REALLY FAR in one direction and then another. Really high highs, that is, and really low lows.
Come As You Are – Learnings from the 2019 Bâtonnage Forum
Come as you are! Such was the edict given by the organizers of last weekend’s Bâtonnage Forum. Founded by Oakland wine retailer Stevie Staconis, the second edition of the grassroots event is aimed at stirring up discussion around issues facing women in the wine industry.
Taking My Own Advice: Let's Get Physical (Therapy)
Being in physical therapy (PT) while maintaining a daily job in any industry is difficult enough, but alcohol is known to be an inflammatory agent for joints and tissues, even though it can seem like a salve to take away physical pain that we may feel.
Gut Check Alert: When We Aren’t Enough
These past few weeks, something’s happened that Beck and I sincerely hoped would happen when A Balanced Glass got up and running two years ago. And yet it still took us by surprise.
10 Lessons We've Learned Thanks To You
“We’re glad you’re here.” That was the simple opening line of our first ABG post one year ago today. And here’s 10 lessons you’ve taught us over the last year together.
You Don’t Know Unless You Try: Surprising Developments for ABG
A Balanced Glass was invited as guests on an upcoming podcast hosted by Sonoma-based Garden Society, which produces chef-inspired confections with low-dose cannabis as an ingredient. What we discovered was beyond what we imagined.
Men (and Women!) At Work – The 2019 Australian Vintage Begins
Arguably the most stressful time of the year, this week we check in with a bunch of Australian winemakers to hear what is in their tool-box to help cope with the manic months that are “vintage.”