- Coming Soon –
Yoga in Fiji – May/June 2012
Join Helen and Abbi for a beautiful and relaxing rainforest and beach yoga retreat an hour and a half drive from Nadi International Airport on the main Fijian island of Viti Levu.
More information coming soon. Please email if interested! balancingwellness@gmail.com
We can all use a good detox every once in awhile (whether that be physicial, emotional, spiritual, etc) and the start of the new year is a very popular time to do it! Just a few days ago the new year felt so fresh, but my body, brain and work inbox are already in serious need of some detoxing (I get so many emails that even if I’m constantly responding, I can’t get below 40 unread messages…booo…but that’s another story for another day).
My man and I are going to Puerto Rico in February for a friend’s wedding and while I’m usually not much of a diet-for-the-event kinda gal, I think I may use the trip as an excuse to treat myself to the below detox program that Prana Yoga and Linea Chiropractic are organizing. I could certainly do one on my own, but I usually can’t last more than a week on my own willpower (admitting it is the first step, right?). I think the structure of a group setting will really help me. There’s an info session next week, so more to come!
Pre-detox & info meeting: January 11 at 7:00 – 8:00pm
Location: Community Health Loung, 7730 Herschel Avenue, #K
Kick off the new year with a 21-day group detoxification program through nutrition & Yoga!
while making a commitment to lasting health, balance, inner calm and well being. This 21-day group detox includes unlimited Yoga. Exercising during body detoxification is safe and highly recommended. Exercise accelerates the detoxification process and increases your cardiovascular capacity. Let alone increasing muscle strength and flexibility. Fee: $365 for early sign up discount, or $439. Includes all whole foods nutritional supplements, physical and nutritional exam by Linea, unlimited Yoga, weekly group meetings, daily emails with healthy recipes and updates. RSVP to info@prana-yoga.com for early bird discount (20%). Also available is pre- and post lab work. You can utilize your health insurance, or get a cash price discount through Linea’s lab co-op network. |
For those of you interested in learning more about juicing, check out John’s Blog Healthy Juicing! He has some great recipes on there – I’m going to try the Immune Boosting Cocktail this weekend!
Just a few fun facts about vitamins and minerals from last night’s nutrition class:
- Our bodies are made up of 4% mineral (by weight), the majority of it is calcium
- Ever noticed how your pee is yellow after taking a multivitamin? It’s riboflavin, a B vitamin, that gives that bright color
- Toxins are stored in adipose, fatty tissue, so when you lose weight you release those toxins and it’s very important to detox (adding vitamins and minerals to your diet is a great to chelate the toxins)
- If you get sunburned, the vitamin D in your body can last for the whole summer season
Today’s nutrition quote from class:
“Ounce for ounce, nothing you can eat has more antioxidants than chocolate.”- Steve Schechter, N.P., H.H.P.
It may also lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Too good to be true? I think not. I’m a proud Belgian with a serious chocolate addiction. But quite literally, it’s all good. Just remember – the darker the better. Steve promised us a dairy-free chocolate mousse recipe next week, so I’ll be sure to post!
I’m sitting in nutrition class right now (shh!) and thought I’d share some quick facts we’re learning about garlic and flax – two great super foods!
Garlic is a great natural remedy and can be used for almost everything! It’s detoxifying, can lower cholesterol, helps to eliminate parasites, can be used as a natural remedy for ear infections, keeps away mosquitoes, and helps improve the immune system. Eat your garlic and read more about it at Spark! Wellness.
Flax seems to be in everything these days! My favorite crackers from Trader Joe’s are covered with flax seeds and are soo yummmy!! Flax seeds (and oil) are great for your health: they have anti-inflammatory power, lower cholesterol, supply omega 3s, and may prevent some cancers. Read more at HealthCastle.
I started my cleanse really well. Yesterday I had a green dream juice (spinach, parsley, ginger, lemon, apple), some almonds and a banana for breakfast. I had whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce for lunch, followed by a colorful salad and vegan tamales from Whole Foods for dinner. They’re soooo good, I highly recommend them – I got pumpkin raisin and vegetable.
Today, not so good! I started well with lots of fruit for breakfast. We had lunch catered at work for winning the Halloween costume contest and I should have known the options would be limited. But I kinda thought that since I work at a wellness company there would be some options. Not so much, unless you call turkey, roast beef and ham options. Rather than scraping off the meat and cheese and avoiding the cookies, I dug right in like the fatty I am. 
Minor setback!
Don’t worry, I’m not giving up. What good is failing if we don’t learn from our mistakes?! Lesson of the day: when you really want something, do everything you can to make it happen, don’t leave it in the hands of others. Sometimes it’s as simple as packing your lunch 
