Flourish serves up inspiration in many forms but this UTube video is the ultimate. If this amazing woman doesn’t get you up
and moving…well maybe your butt has been secretly glued to the couch. It is never too late…you are not too old. Most of us may not be able to dance as elegantly and beautifully [...]
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Dance on!!
Posted in Aging with Zest, Fabulous older women, Inspirational Women, flourish PDX, healthy aging, wisdom of age, women aging well, women's health, women's wisdom, tagged boomer dancing, dancing granny, salsa grandma on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meet Deandra Ellerbe, our fabulous flourishing friend for September
Posted in Inspirational Women, breast cancer survivors, flourish PDX, healthy aging, portland women, women aging well, women to know in Portland, women's health, women's personal growth, women's wisdom, tagged communities of women, Deandra Ellerbe, Flourish, flourishPDX, inspiring women, successful women, women to know in Portland, women's health on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Deandra is a role model for flourishing women! She’s an amazing creative spirit with a courageous heart and a wicked sense of humor who celebrates life and lives it fully each and every day. We asked her to share just a few of the more interesting moments of her life so far and here’s [...]
We’re Summer Jammin’
Posted in recipes + jam, women's health, tagged berry jam recipe, fast freezer jam, jam recipe on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fastest Jam Ever. And the tastiest!
We found this easy and delicious recipe at Prevention.com. We think it’s the perfect way to savor the juicy goodness of Oregon berries all year long. Just stir and freeze – so it retains all the flavor of the fresh berries. Plus it has fewer calories, with one-quarter of the [...]
Flourishing Women ~ Meet Portland’s Pink Phoenix
Posted in Inspirational Women, Inspirational Women's Events, Portland OR events for women, breast cancer survivors, portland women, women to know in Portland, women's health, women's networking, women's personal growth, women's wisdom, tagged communities of women, Dragon Boat Races, Inspirational Women, Portland Pink Phoenix, women to know in Portland on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Pink Phoenix Story …
You may have seen the Pink Phoenix Dragon Boat Team during the Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races. In fact, you probably couldn’t help but notice them – they’re the team wearing pink life jackets. You see, this team is made up entirely of breast cancer survivors.
Their name, Pink Phoenix, is [...]
Meet Gabby Tyer ~ May’s Fabulously Flourishing Friend Real
Posted in Inspirational Women, flourish PDX, healthy aging, women to know in Portland, women's health, women's wisdom, tagged cervical cancer, flourishPDX, Gabby Tyer, Inspirational Women, inspiring women, Jessica's Hope, nonprofit, Realty Solutions, successful women, women to know in Portland, women's health on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“But, I just don’t find myself that interesting!” That’s what we heard when we asked Gabby to be our Flourishing Friend for May. Excuse us, but we beg to differ and you will too, when you learn how this amazing woman turned one of her life’s saddest moments into a vision that is truly [...]
Women’s Health Week: May 10-16, 2009
Posted in Portland OR events for women, flourish PDX, healthy aging, portland women, women's health, tagged events for women, health events for women, National Women's Health Week, OHSU Womens health events, portland women's events, women's health on April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
National Women’s Health Week is celebrating it’s 10th year and we want everyone to join the party!
This week is a time to remind all the women you love that taking care of themselves is essential to living longer, healthier, and happier lives. Women are often the caregivers for their spouses, children, and parents and forget [...]
Always look on the bright side of life.
Posted in happiness studies, healthy aging, science of happiness, women's health, tagged happiness, happy songs, inspiring women, Nancy Thompson, science of happiness on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re borrowing a line from a great Monty Python song here because we wanted to share a fun idea. This month’s Flourish salon topic is the Science of Happiness with our local happiness guru, Ellen Raim, and judging from the large sign up, it seems like a very timely topic. Seems like we’re all getting [...]
C’mon Get Happy!
Posted in Flourish Events for Women in Portland, Inspirational Women, Inspirational Women's Events, Personal Growth workshops, Portland OR events for women, flourish PDX, happiness studies, science of happiness, women to know in Portland, women's health, women's personal growth, women's wisdom, tagged be happier, Ellen Raim, events for women, Flourish Events, flourishPDX, happiness studies, Inspirational Women, Inspirational Women's Events, portland women's events, science of happiness on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” ~Albert Schweitzer
So, what has science learned about what makes us happy? More than you might think…and a few surprising things that don’t really ring our inner chimes. Turns out, that for all the lovely things it allows us [...]
Massage ~ It’s not indulgence. It’s good for you!
Posted in flourish PDX, healthy aging, women's health, women's personal growth, women's wisdom, tagged blood pressure, Flourish, flourishPDX, massage, Nancy Thompson, successful women, women's health on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nothing feels better than a long, deep-tissue massage. If you’re like us, you probably think that an hour on the massage table, the aroma of ylang-ylang, the dim lights and the soft music…are well, pretty close to heaven on earth. And, just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, it turns out that getting [...]
