Search


Nancy "Shimmy" Gould
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Who are you? – are you being authentic?
More and more of us are looking to find our authentic selves. To live a life of authenticity and to express ourselves as honestly and as authentically as we can. Some of you may be asking: What is authenticity? How do I know if I am being authentic? How do I know if someone is being authentic? At the time of writing this post, we are going through a world wide pandemic. This is a perfect time to recollect and think on what is truly important to us. Being authentic is to
1 view0 comments

Nancy "Shimmy" Gould
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
COVID-19 QUARANTINED – SO WHAT ARE WE TO DO?
The world has been hit with Covid-19, which has led us all to be quarantined. What are we to do? Quarantined: For many, it is a time of loss of income, stress and anxiety. Our two kids are spending their days at home; my daughter is catching up on her drawing passion, and my son is doing college work with his fellow classmates and teacher via computer. As for myself, as a stay-at-home mom, blogger, and Essentrics instructor, it is a time to change things up a bit. Something I
4 views0 comments

Nancy "Shimmy" Gould
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
HOW TO REGAIN GOOD POSTURE. PULLING-UP.
Poor posture causes imbalances in the body which will likely lead to chronic pain and other issues. When some muscles are overbuilt while others are ignored, there will be an imbalance in the muscles causing all sorts of problems. Good posture requires making a conscious effort of exercising regularly throughout our lives. This includes stretching and strengthening the entire torso, keeping the muscles healthy and well-nourished. (think blood flow and healthy fascia) How
16 views0 comments

Nancy "Shimmy" Gould
- Mar 2, 2020
- 5 min
Positivity for the win – How to filter it all.
Often times I hear friends and family stating how much negativity there is around us. One big issue for me is how from a very early age, woman and men, are being sent this message of how we should look, feel, think, act and talk. Remember the “Be A Lady They Said” video? Or the saying “Grown Men Don’t Cry”? Positivity for the win? The web was created to be a positive thing. Then things happened.... Honestly, it seems that no matter what we do, we are doing it all wrong.
3 views0 comments
{"items":["5fbebffcc6182a001735c247","5fc942b9be4ba30017f49d46","5fbebf0245bfe2001c871781","5fbeb43ad13aed0017cae011","5fc942d1b0f98e0017e797c5"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(191,191,191,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}