Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Dont Lean-In


Happy Christmas Eve day Y'all!!!!

At last, we are here 2014, came and is about to make a grand exit.  Don't just yet get too too carried away, thinking you have it figured out.  A lot can change still, everything can change before the new year comes to greet us.

So what to do?   Here is my take:

They say lean-in to life and love. Well, I say, open and surrender, that is the only way you will know exactly how you are to be transformed by the power of love and life so may live  your best and highest expression of life....

Much much love Y'all!!!!
...and, I truly thank you!
xo
Monika

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Visualization for Weight Loss, The Gabriel Method Guide to Using Your Mind to Transform Your Body

Visualization for Weight Loss

Tap into the power of your mind and use it to transform your body, and your entire life. Jon Gabriel knows first-hand how hard it is to find the right diet and lose weight. What he learned was that all diets and exercise programs were useless without emotional and hormonal balance – the keys.


Join Jon Gabriel, as he teaches the visualization technique he used to shed 220 pounds without restrictive dieting or deprivation. Examining the importance of visualizing, Jon takes you through the latest research on the power of the mind in order to show why this technique is so effective for weight loss.




With just a few minutes of visualization every day, you’ll learn how to:
  •   Break free from negative beliefs and patterns around food
  •   Reduce hunger and increase your metabolism
  •   Overcome the stresses and emotional issues that can lead to weight gain
  •   Rediscover the joy of movement
  •   Create healthy habits for life
  •   Eliminate junk food cravings and addictions
  •   Improve your sleep and increase your energy

All of which lead to natural, enjoyable, and sustainable weight loss. Jon also teaches you how to create your own visualizations that apply to your unique life. And then he walks you through a 16-week transformational program that includes both visualizations and nutritional guidance. 

Visualization is the powerful technique that helped Jon drop 220 pounds without dieting or deprivation because it didn’t depend on calorie counting or extreme exercise—rather it changed his biochemistry and neural pathways. In turn, this helped lower stress and its associated inflammatory chemicals in his body, allowing him to lose weight easily and naturally.

The big challenge, Jon discovered, is not finding the perfect diet or exercise routine; instead, it’s convincing your brain that it’s safe to let go of excess weight, which you can do with visualization. When that happens, it’s as if your body actually wants to be thin. And as Jon says, “There is nothing easier and more natural than losing weight when your body wants to be thin.”

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The 9/11 Getting Happy and Well for Christmas

I decided to take the 11 days before Christmas and give you each day, a fun, easy, lifestyle tip, as we arrive to the big day, and shortly after into 2015.  So that you may make this Holiday Season light, fun, and filled with life energy.


Today is Day 9/11.  Green.  Every day, there will be festive foods, drinks, alcohol, way too much sugar, and way too much going on, with very little sleep.  So, prepare yourself for the days, by adding at least one green drink every day.  A green juice, a green smoothie.  Even, any green powder mixed with some coconut water will be great. 

Add a green drink to your days of celebration, let your body strive, immune system get a boost, and be vibrant and healthy.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The 10/11 Getting Happy and Well for Christmas

I decided to take the 11 days before Christmas and give you each day, a fun, easy, lifestyle tip, as we arrive to the big day, and shortly after into 2015.  So that you may make this Holiday Season light, fun, and filled with life energy.


Today is Day 10/11.  Let's keep things fluid.  WATER.  Drink a lot of water, spread throughout your day.  Keep it simple.  Nothing less than 2L, and once that is good, set 4L as the daily aim of filtered pure crisp water. 

Water helps you stay balanced, hydrated, aids digestion, flush out toxins, even lose weight, make you regular, and brighten your skin. These are just a few bonuses. 

You know how they make cars, brief cases 'bulletproof'?  Well, make your life, environment water proof.  Plant a BPA FREE water bottle, or jug everywhere you are likely to show up.  Commit to emptying it every day.  Simple, just make it happen.

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Monday, December 15, 2014

The 11/11 Getting Happy and Well for Christmas

I decided to share some easy, daily lifestyle tips with you, as we arrive to Christmas, in just 11 days, and shortly after into 2015.  So that we may make this Christmas and New Year Season light, fun, and filled with life energy. 


Stress is among the top 5 things people mention they are experiencing most these days.  Most are simply stressed and stretched beyond limits.  They are drained, weak, lack energy, don't have time for anything.  Only thinking about adding another thing on top, makes them lose their marbles. What to do?
Move.

I know, you don't have the time.  Most people, including me, do not.  Especially not to exercise.  The only solution is prioritizing movement, putting it on the schedule.  Like you would a hair appointment, a doctor's appointment, kids' school play, and so on.  


11/11 is MOVE



Move your body.  Move the energy.  Transfer it from stuck to expended. 

Here are some ways I found worked to create time, and make it happen:

-Wake up 30 minutes earlier, before anything; just get it done
-Find a friend and commit together
-That treadmill or elliptical machine at home, dust it off, remove the clothes you piled on it (after all it is not a hamper-hanger), hop on for 15-30 minutes, first thing in the morning
-Instead of sitting at your work-desk, use a FitDesk, to make calls, Skype, etc, or when spending more time on the computer 
-Have a ton of calls to complete?  Bundle up, and do some of the call while walking outside for 10, 20 even 30 minutes
-Identify the time period in your days, when the stress tends to climb highest.  Schedule lunch, or a 15 min break, around it.  Enforce every day, twice every day even, if needed, and take it outside of your work environment. Go for a walk, go outside, get fresh air, move your body, air things out.  When you return, all the to-do's will be easier to complete
-Don't sit in traffic while commuting to and from work.  Leave earlier or stay later, find a yoga studio near the office, do a class, avoid traffic drive when it is easier to commute. Or take the train, and stand at least half way


In closing, remember.  While it is ideal to have a regular exercise regime, when life calls for pulling out all stops, it is time to get creative. If you are unhealthy, stagnant, your thoughts, emotions, body, will all work as such too.  In turn, this same is repeated in your choices, your entire life, relationships and even business.  It will all reflect this.

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11/11 is MOVE