build your home yoga practice

visit the archives of my internet radio show!

it’s called the Vibrant Health Revolution show.

one of my favorite shows is Build Your Home Yoga Practice

This show is especially for those interested in cultivating a more consistent mindfulness practice. Although I’ll be focusing on yoga, the content and principles can be applied to other fitness or meditation activities.  I’ll discuss:

• the benefits of a consistent yoga practice (deepen your practice while saving money!)
• simple strategies for making it doable and FUN!
• basic yoga practice sequencing and safety
• and my favorite yoga posture resources

see you on air!  

organic: good for you and the planet

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Organic products are free from synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and other potentially harmful substances that can damage your health and the environment.

Shop Organic and vote with your dollars for a less toxic environment and lifestyle by keeping dangerous chemicals out of natural environments: air, land, and water.  Organic farming practices enrich and protect the soil for future generations.

Eating fresh, organically grown vegetables and fruits, whole grains and legumes may lower the risk of many types of cancers and chronic diseases, promote healthy aging, and support higher energy levels.

Eating Organic may require a little more effort, but the impact is great.  More intake of whole foods helps people choose alternatives to heavily processed and refined foods.  For those with the ability to do so, a great way to get fresh, organic vegetables is by growing them in your own potted or backyard garden.  There is an added benefit to doing your own organic gardening: a renewed relationship with nature.

Choose Organic or pesticide-free foods whenever possible.  In addition to local organic food markets, many grocers now offer organic food choices, and if they don’t already, request (or insist) that your local grocer carry more organic items.

I encourage EVERYONE with the means to do so, to purchase organic to help support farmers producing responsible and sustainable food.  This action raises the likelihood that down the line better quality food may become more available people who currently have less access due to financial or location limitations.

Healthy on a Budget: Shop Smart

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Smart food shopping is certainly required if you are interested in improving your health. Here are a few things that can reduce cost and boost health for you and your family.

Shop on Full: Eat something balanced and beneficial before you shop. This simple action seriously reduces junk food and impulse buys.

Choose Label Free Items: No one checks the label on an apple or a head of cabbage. You can be confident that it’s all good, especially when it’s organic. Consider including primarily single ingredient items in your basket. For example, make rice pilaf from scratch instead buying a prepared pack of rice pilaf mix.

Shop With Meals in Mind: Based on your weekly schedule, decide ahead of time what meals would be best on which days. Then shop with a list that reflects at least 2-3 meals and stick to it.

Finally, always include the highest quality natural foods you can possibly afford.

Remember: High quality food = high quality health.

 

seeking pilot program participants

I am seeking pilot program participants for my brand new wellness program: 6 Weeks to Wellness E-Course.

As the title suggests, it is an email-based program with the purpose of showing participants how to raise their health a notch within 40 days or less.

Will you be on my Product Development Team?
It is my intention to have this phase of the program begin on April 18, 2011, so I am seeking participants who c an commit by Saturday 4/16/11.

This program is in development so your feedback is important and helpful for me to make this the best and most user-friendly program possible.  I am seeking at least 10 people in each of 3 categories.

Product development categories:

• intuitive cooking / recipe tester
• intuitive eating tester
• fitness fuel / weight loss tester

This 6 Weeks to Wellness E-Course includes:

• 6 weekly emails with health-supportive themes, links to
  related articles, health-boosting / time-saving tips, and
  healthy-on-a-budget suggestions
• 60 minute initial consultation call for support with
  goal-setting and optimization
• daily inspirational messages support your efforts
• access to a growing archive of wellness articles
• 3 easy-to-use special reports to optimize your results
• virtual support via support site comments and email

This program was designed to address and improve health
concerns and achieve lifestyle quality goals such as:

• drop a few pounds without deprivation or hunger
• increase and sustain energy throughout the day
• easily reduce or eliminate “bad” food habits
• get better, more restful sleep
• improve your diet without sacrificing taste or enjoyment
• alleviate symptoms of chronic illnesses such as diabetes,
  heart disease, and arthritis
• increase vitality and reduce fatigue

This is an exclusive offer and the special $197 program development team rate is only available for a limited time.  After 4/16/11, the 6 Weeks to Wellness E-Course will retail at $297.

How Can I Participate?

1. think about one area of your life you’d like to improve over the next 6 weeks, AND whether it’s your health, fitness, or lifestyle, write it down
2. click here to register with the pilot program special rate
3. check your email for the registration confirmation, resource site password, and the link to schedule a mutually convenient time to talk about what you’d like to improve