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If you were in conversation with a dear friend describing your behavioural values ~ the things that you think are most the important actions and words which you, and the people you are surrounded by, should do and say ~ what would that conversation look like? Would you be describing what is truly important to you, or what you think you should find important? Would you be jumping through societal hoops, or describing YOUR truth?

Take a moment to honestly reflect upon this... Are you trying to uphold an illusion of what your behind doors life looks like, because you think you will be liked more, happier, or accepted more ~ if the illusion were true?

What would happen if, even for a moment, you shed the burden of external opinion and reflected upon your truth, your values, your inner voice?

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Recently, I have noticed my thoughts exploring santosha. While currently facing multiple challenges (some sadly familiar, some new and scary), I find myself working to maintain an inner peace and groundedness unshaken by external circumstances.

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The world tells you, "you are not good enough?", do you believe it? A teacher tells you, "you are not smart enough", do you absorb it? Society tells you, "you are not beautiful enough", do you see it?

What if you didn't believe, absorb or see their distorted version of you and embraced the reality of you? What if you looked inside and realized you are MORE than enough? In fact, you are perfect AND beautiful as you. What if you knew that ANYTHING you want to accomplish is possible, as long as you keep reaching up?

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe." ~ Gail Devers

Check out this great clip, and see who else society judged incorrectly...get out there, reach up, believe in yourself and ACHIEVE the stars!

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There is more and more of a focus in our society on finding ways to heal our bodies without the use of drugs...THANK GOODNESS! I have always been hesitant to take medications, right down to something for a headache. I figure, if something in my body hurts it is trying to tell me something...drink water, slow down, eat clean, take a break etc. Rather than put a bandaide on the problem, I hope to find the cause and rectify it. That being said, I am aware that there are exceptions to every rule. Even still, I feel that even after inviting modern medicine into your body, there is still opportunity to support its efforts with more holistic measures. Here are only a few of many, many asanas (yoga poses) you can use to support your body through some common physical aches/complaints and get you back into life...

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Chores. I don't know many people that look at their chore list with a hip-hip-hooray...but the jobs must be done, and as Mother Theresa said, "I do small things with great love". The chores we do, are physical expressions of love for our family and ourselves. It is easy to forget in a sea of laundry, that these seamingly mundane tasks are done to improve the quality of our family's lives (ourselves included). Taking the 'small things with great love' one step farther, here is 5 ways you can get your jobs done, with a little love for Mother Earth too.

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Thought I would compile a little month at a glance schedule with all the classes through the summer, and the start dates for the on-going fall classes! Please note, more classes may be added at anytime AND this list does not include upcoming on-line courses or our fall retreat! Cannot wait to stretch, wiggle, breathe, relax and GROOVE with you!

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The fabulous Little Blue Man Media is currently putting together a montage for us of all the fun from the recent Relay for Life in Victoria, BC...BUT here is a little teaser! This is a small clip of the GROOVE warm-up. What fun!

Enjoy!

Do you see the true beauty and light you bring into this world? How do you measure that beauty? Do measure your own beauty by the same standards as you do when celebrating those whom you love?

Take a moment to think about what the most beautiful features are that you see in those you love most in this world. I am not talking about solely superficial beauty either...what do you see in the people you share your time with, that glows from some deep down place of light, truth and, most importantly, love?

Now, take a moment to think about all the beauty you bring into this world! What bright, unique, radiating beauty do you exude? Be honest. Give yourself permission to bask in the light YOU bring into this world we share!

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!! Celebrate your perfect beauty!

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Hello all!

June was a crazy month! It was filled with adventure, visiting family, do-gooding, GROOVIN', yoga, road trips and more! June is always busy, but this year seemed to be even more so...as you may have guessed from my short term disappearance from this on-line community.

Just a few of the month's highlights;

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The days are long and beautiful, and lets face it with the sunshine streaming into your bedroom the morning just begs you to get up, get going and embrace the day! Here is a free audio meditation for you to enjoy...making the morning, if possible, a little sweeter!

Looking for a sweet treat to end the day but not wanting to negate all your clean eating of the day so far? This is my newest easy creation...YUM!

Whole Grain Dessert

1. In a small bowl combine:
   1/2 cup cooked cold whole grain (whatever was for dinner or lunch ~ my current fave for this is barley or brown rice)
   1/8-1/4 cup skim milk (or sugar-free soy milk)
2. Warm in microwave for 30 seconds
   
3. Drizzle with 1 tsp of raw honey

It's that simple! I like to make extra of the whole grain I am cooking for dinner to keep in the fridge for lunch the next day in whole wheat wraps or other speedy meals...and now for this yummy dessert too!

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"Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward." ~ Author Unknown

Life is a constant balance of yin and yang. As much as we may desire our path to be calm and laid with flower petals, there are times we approach unpadded bumps in the road we must face, endure, let go of, and move past. It's not easy...but then who ever said life was meant to be? These bumps shape who we become, and without knowing the plan for us completely, we can never fully understand.

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Have any of you mumma's out there noticed how much your life looks like a great episode of Survivor? Think about it... Each day we must try to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast our families to survive! Whether it is finding ways to get the most nutritious foods into our children (and let's face it, the hubby too!), get them to bed, bathe them, teach them, (and more!) all the while trying to keep our home from totally resembling ground 0 of a hurricane! It is all about playing the social game to be the last one standing at the end of the day.

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We have organized an on-line silent auction to raise money to FIGHT BACK against cancer. The proceeds from this auction will go towards our efforts at the Canadian Cancer Society 2010 Relay for Life. Just think, you can fight cancer from the comfort of your own home!

To participate:
Visit http://32auctions.com

To access, view and bid on the items you will need the following info...
Auction ID: fightback
Auction password: namaste

Please pass on the info to any of your friends that may be interested in these items! Help us FIGHT BACK and make cancer HISTORY!

photo props: peachheights via flickr