Pregnancy Warning
July 20, 2010
A study from Utrecht University in the Netherlands found that eating nuts every day may increase your baby’s odds of developing asthma by 49%. Some compounds in nuts, like linoleic acid, “may interfere with the development of the baby’s immnue system.” John Heffner, M.D. says that pregnant women shouldn’t skip peanut butter and almonds entirely. Instead, play it safe by limiting your nut intake to 2-3 servings per week.
Source: Shape Magazine
It’s Never Your Duty to…
July 12, 2010
“What Your Responsibilities are Not” from ‘The Secrets of Mental Magic’ by Vernon Howard
It’s never your duty to:
1. Give what you really don’t want to give
2. Sacrifice your integrity to anyone
3. Do more than you have time for
4. Drain your strength for others
5. Listen to unwise counsel
6. Act above your present capacity
7. Retain an unfair relationship
8. Be anyone but exactly who you are
9. Be one-hundred percent perfect
10. Conform to unreasonable demands
11. Follow the crowd
12. Put up with unpleasant situations
13. Try to please unpleasant people
14. Bear the brunt of another’s misbehavior
15. Do something you cannot really do
16. Endure your own negative thoughts
17. Feel guilty towards your inner desires
18. Submit to overbearing conditions
19. Apologize for being yourself
20. Meekly let life pass you by
Yoga Soothes Menopause Symptoms
June 22, 2010
A recent study in India concluded that regularly practicing yoga drastically decreases night sweats, hot flashes, and sleep problems in women going through menopause. Additionally, researchers found that women in the yoga group demonstrated greater improvements in memory, intelligence, concentration and attention than women in the traditional exercise group.
Source: ACE Fitness Matters and Menopause
Don’t Ever Stop Dreaming
June 7, 2010
Don’t ever try to understand everything.
Some things will just never make sense.
Don’t ever be reluctant to show your feelings.
When you’re happy, give into it!
Don’t ever be afraid to try to make things better.
You might be surprised at the results.
Don’t ever take the weight of the world on your shoulders.
Don’t ever feel threatened by the future.
Take one day at a time.
Don’t ever feel guilty about the past;
What’s done is done.
Learn from the mistakes you might have made.
Don’t ever feel that you are alone…
There is always somebody there for you to reach out to.
Don’t ever forget that you can achieve so many of the things you can imagine.
Imagine that!
It’s not as hard as it seems.
Don’t ever stop loving, don’t ever stop believing.
Don’t ever stop dreaming your dreams.
~Author Unknown
iPhone Yoga App
May 29, 2010
Yoga Journal has come out with a yoga practice app for the iPhone! The app has sequences created by seasoned instructors designed for weight loss, stress relief, core strength and more!
Download Yoga Journal iPractice and get 15 unique classes that you can practice anywhere!
Quick and Easy Detox
May 23, 2010
Spring is a time we think about cleansing our environment (think Spring Cleaning). In addition to cleaning your house and getting rid of the clutter, you may consider cleansing your mind and body as well. Visit www.yogajournal.com/springcleanse for a quick and easy three day detox plan.
What’s Your Yoga Style?
April 29, 2010
There are many different styles of yoga offered around the U.S. This can be overwhelming and confusing, but Yoga Journal has a quiz that can help you decide what type of yoga is best for you. Visit www.yogajournal.com/stylequiz to take the quiz!
Energy Leadership
April 23, 2010
Attitudes at the 7 Levels of Energy:
Where has your energy been lately?
Level 1 – I lose
Level 2 – You lose
Level 3 – I win (and if you win too, that’s great)
Level 4 – You win
Level 5 – We win or no one wins
Level 6 – We always win
Level 7 – Winning & losing are illusions
Take Action Challenge:
Your level of energy is directly related to your tendency to judge. This month, start a judgment journal to keep track of events, people and situations you judge (as good, bad, etc.) See if you can find a pattern and ask yourself how true your judgments are. As you become more aware of your judgments, you will be able to shift your level of energy by judging less.
Are you working towards your goal(s)?
1. What do you really want?
2. How well is what you’re doing now achieving that?
3. What is your current approach really costing you?
4. How interested would you be in trying a new approach that could get you the same or better results without the cost?
If you are interested in #4, you are ready to speak to a life coach.
Coaching for Growth
April 23, 2010
Your WHO is who you think you are. You learned that definition from many places – family, parents, friends, teachers, colleagues at work, bosses, employees, even strangers. Your “Real WHO” is your unlimited potential. The WHO you think you are is limited by your self-doubts, fears, beliefs, etc. Your WHO is your level of consciousness.Because of WHO you are, you will think, feel, and do certain things. These are all forms of WHAT you do. If you’re a helper, you may become a nurse. If you believe you are creative, then perhaps you’ll be a writer or musician. If you believe you are limited, then you’ll take a job that limits you. Based on who you think you are, this is what you think you should do.
HOW you do something also stems from your WHO. WHO you are determines WHAT you do, and HOW you do it. WHAT and HOW are basically unconscious.
For example, if you see myself and your world as a competitive place, or a place with limited resources, your WHAT will be to win, and your HOW will be to manipulate, deceive, or beat down others. That’s HOW you would operate, based on WHO you believe you are in the world you perceive.
If you believe yourself to be one way, and you put that out there, you will reinforce your limited WHO. You’ll experience exactly what you expect to experience.
The key to breaking the cycle is to re-evaluate your WHO whenever you can. Once you learn from the past and question WHO you are, the cycle can be broken and then… there’s a new WHO – a you of higher consciousness – and that means a new WHAT, and a new HOW, and a new evaluation, and the cycle of conscious growth continues.
Coaching helps you evaluate and learn
*Copyright iPEC Coaching
Health Sites You Can Trust
April 7, 2010
There are hundreds of sites out there providing health and medical information…so how do you know what sites to trust? It’s best to stick to research based sited analyzed by the American Medical Association. Here are three you can trust:
- www.medicinenet.com (part of the WebMD network and edited by board-certified doctors)
- www.mayoclinic.com (has a symptom checker tool for kids and adults)
- www.medicineplus.com (approved by the National Library of Medicine)
