Happy Brigit Day!
This lovely day of celebration marks the turn towards spring, the sleepy awakening of the land and the returning warmth of the sun. You might know it as Imbolc, Candlemas – or even Groundhog Day. The ancient Irish Imbolc means ‘ewe’s milk’ because lambs were born at this time of year and the ewe’s began to give milk. In Ireland it was known as Spring’s Beginning – even though February is the coldest month in many places, there is literally light at the end. Yesterday when I was driving to teach my...
read moreIron Building Soup
It has been about a year and a half on a vegan diet and I was very curious about what my blood tests would show. I recently went to get new blood tests it showed my iron levels were lower than last time – a bit below ‘normal’. I am a big believer in diet first, then medicine, and my experience has been that correcting my diet eliminates the need for pharmaceutical drugs. Even though I am not on a raw food diet, my main reference book is Becoming Raw – The Essential Guide to Raw Vegan Diets by Brenda Davis and...
read moreFirst Aid Course
On Saturday I retook my First Aid training. This time I decided to train with Alert First-Aid and their Fitness First Aid and CPR Level A. I chose this company because they are associated with the Canadian Red Cross and BCRPA - and – though I may not have mentioned it, I am taking the YMCA Group Fitness Certification training and afterwards, working to become BCRPA certified. It was a one day training and I found it quite confusing because the Instructor kept saying things like ‘you’ll learn this tomorrow’. It...
read moreWhat’s Mainstream?
The cofounder of Nia Debbie Rosas discusses how Nia developed and why it isn’t yet ‘mainstream’. She says: “Looking back, I’m proud to have influenced such an important movement. Even now I’m committed more than ever to keep on doing what I love: using movement to heal. In many ways, I believe Nia is still as radical an approach as it was in the early days. I’m not exactly sure why it’s not ‘mainstream’ yet, but I do know that at 61 years old, I’ve discovered it’s the...
read moreeCourse – Feng Shui Soulutions
Feng Shui Soulutions: Your 30 Day Home and Life Makeover This eCourse consists of 30 days and 30 unique lessons to embrace feng shui home décor and life-style coaching. Following the path of the five elements of wood, water, fire, earth and metal each lesson in this course gives you proactive steps that help you balance, open, release, or shift energy in your home, and your life. Lessons in this course guide you to: Focus scattered energy. Clear way for movement towards desired goals. Find symbols that empower you to move forward or...
read moreJust how Important is Exercise?
Watch this video by Dr. Mike Evans “23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single most important thing you can do for your Health?” The answer is exercise, especially walking. My take on it is we have to think of our body as our boss (our real boss) and our ‘job’ is to keep moving. It doesn’t matter what we do, whether it is walking, running, biking, fitness class, tennis – but whatever it is, it is important to find something you really enjoy doing, something that is fun. That’s why I do...
read moreOrganization System Love
I think I am in love with organization systems! A year living in a RV gave me a taste for ‘organizers’ and even though we now live in a (relatively) spacious condo, I havn’t lost the taste, that feeling that I could gather up whatever I am working on, or is currently close to my heart, put it in my backpack and be on my way. When it comes right down to it, do we really need so much? Ask yourself what you would take with you if you had to vacate your home in an emergency. (Beyond the necessary - important documents that...
read morePosture And Back Pain – Lessons Learned From Finishing School
What is one thing dancers, models and finishing school students have in common? Beautiful posture. It is interesting that most of us don’t know what proper posture really is. We habitually round our shoulders and collapse our chest; when we stand in line, we one let one hip jut out or slump against the nearest available surface. We carry heavy bags that pull our shoulders out of alignment or have the telephone pinched between our neck and shoulder. And, let’s not get started with how we sleep! (I have wondered if the way I sleep...
read moreNia White Belt Anniversary
It will be my one-year Nia White Belt Anniversary this weekend. At first I thought that teaching Nia would be like any other new teaching credential I’ve taken – a lot of preparation time involved to be sure – but it soon became apparent that my new ‘credential’ was offering me much more than a new teaching gig. I could write pages about the insights teaching Nia has given me; Let me just say it is deep and it is all good. It seems to just keep giving me back more as I continue to open and trust the...
read moreThe Nia Promise
I came across this in our Nia forum and I thought it was intriguing – the Nia Promise. The Nia Promise is what a student will get in a Nia Routine: A body-mind-emotion-spirit experience Opportunities for self expression and play The Seven Cycles Three intensity levels The Five Sensations of Conditioning An integration of the 13 White Belt Principles A unique combination of the 52 Moves Musical variety Today I want to take the first two and share my thoughts on them: A body-mind-emotion-spirit experience and opportunities for self...
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