Transformative Wellness Programs
E-newsletter: December 2004
Greetings and Blessings! May this season bring all of us closer to share
our time and love with family and friends.
This is the time of year where the days are gray, rainy and short. Many
of us hide in the warmth of homes feeling the challenges of this season.
It is even more important now to walk those 30 minutes a day to lift our
spirits and stay with our smiles. Movement and warmth are essential for
our bodies to process the stresses of life and to keep our hormonal and
metabolic balance. Wear the hats and scarves, and let’s see you
outside breathing fresh air.
News:
Thank you to our weekend yoga and nutrition workshop warriors. It has been such a touching experience to see you all grow and challenge yourselves into completely new levels. The sliding doors are in at the studio and the painting is almost finished, as the studio details are gaining completion our support is only gaining.
The studio will be closed from the 23rd of December to the 3rd of January. Please feel free to come in and do extra classes these next two weeks.
Winter is a great time to deepen your practice. Make an effort to
come to the studio more often and you will see results in you self-exploration.
Workshops:
The power of yoga and positive thought for transformation:
Empower your New years resolution with a weekend yoga intensive.
Dynamic Yoga for the spirit
Richmond, BC
January 29th,30th 11-1pm
Price$ 75 For 2 people (bring a friend, family member)
Jackson Hole ,Wyoming:
Week Intensive will be coming in the spring. I will keep everyone posted
as the dates solidify. I am so looking forward to seeing everyone in the
New Year with the added zest of spring to engage us in a powerful yoga
practice.
Pose of the Month:
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Traditional Chinese Medicine sessions available:
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Setu Bandha / Bridge
Opening the heart for love and compassion with Setu Bandha.
Method:
1. Lie on your back, bend knees toward buttocks.
2. Measure distance, with straight arms by your side draw heals towards
fingers.
3. Bring the weight and strength into your legs, imagine a ball being
squeezed between the thighs.
4. Now draw the torso in line with the knees and shoulders.
5. Roll the shoulders under and bind your hands, pressing small finger
into the ground.
6. Heart lift toward the chin while the legs stay in their power.
Benefits:
* realigns and increases spinal strength
* massages and stretches colon and abdominal organs
* tones female reproductive organs (recommended for tendency to miscarriage)
* stimulate thyroid gland therefore benefiting metabolism
Recipe of the Month:
Christmas sweetness Banana yogurt Cake
1 ¾ cups flour (spelt-white, unbleached wheat, rice)
¼ cup of whole grain mix (oats,rye,quinoa, rice ect.)
1 tsp backing soda
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
½ cup apple sauce
1 cup mashed banana
2/3 cup plain yogurt.
Mix the dry ingredients. Beat eggs and sugar until frothy and add to
the dry ingredients. Stir the applesauce and mashed bananas and add to
the mixture. Loosely stir in the yogurt. Bake at 350 degrees for 30min.
Baked in 2 loaf pan or 13X9 baking pan.
Result is a sticky topped moist loaf that is a nice alternative to the
rich and heavy Christmas season.
Seasons greeting and blessings.
Namaste
Natasha Grbich
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