Bittersweet Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year was bittersweet; our first and last Thanksgiving here. While we love our new home, we have decided to move again.

I am very much looking forward to having *my own fitness room* where I won't have to put away steps, rebounder, mats, balls, dumbells, DVDs, etc. As it is now I have some steps and equipment in a storage unit, in multiple closets, under the bed, in the living room, in the hallway, etc. It will be so nice to have everything in one spot and have more space to workout and I won't have to be conscious of others/be quiet.

 

I don't know what I would do without Qi Gong for Stress. Love the way it makes me feel. I used this daily when going through some pretty tough times in the past several years and always reach for it when under great stress. I pulled it out today and also did Raviana's Kundalini Yoga Meditation DVD - I did the full body, self bless, mantra, and complete meditations. I also did part of Dance Your Journey.

Dance Because You Can

“We are born into bodies that are fluid and free. Yet for most of us, this state of grace is sadly short lived. Judgement, emotional wounds, fear and loss become stored deep inside our muscles and bones, leaving us with shoulders that sag, hips that are locked, arms that can’t reach out, hearts that beat behind a stone wall. When we move our bodies we shake up firmly rooted systems of thought, old patterns of behavior and emotional responses that just don’t work anymore. Rhythm, breath, music and movement become tools for seeing, then freeing, the habits that hold us back. When we free the body, the heart begins to open. When the body and the heart taste freedom, the mind won’t be far behind. And when we put the psyche into motion, it will start to heal itself.“ ~Gabrielle Roth

RIP Gabrielle Roth

How very sad, I just read that Gabrielle Roth passed away. I have and greatly enjoy her Ecstatic Dance set.
I highly recommend this set if you enjoy freeform dance, are seeking a way to express yourself, or work through & heal pain or other issues.

You can view an interview with Gabrielle and see some of her work here.

"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions. When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence? Where we have stopped dancing, singing, being enchanted by stories, or finding comfort in silence is where we have experience the loss of soul. Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are the four universal healing salves." --Gabrielle Roth

Om Namah Shivaya

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Update

I know I haven't posted in awhile. I got away from healthy eating and other than walking or doing Summer activities (going to parks, festivals, lakefront), I haven't been working out. I've been having a problem lately with low blood sugar due to skipping meals, going too long without eating, a/o eating junky so I have decided to get back on the right track.

 

 I hadn't been weighing in regularly since when we moved we got rid of our scale - it was never accurate and we started using our Wii Fit to weigh ourselves. But since I didn't want to have to haul that out every day/week, I bought a new WW scale that tracks weight, BMI, bone density, and fat.

 

We have been eating more of a Vegan diet with lots of nuts, seeds, greens, and berries. We're looking into Dr. Fuhrman's diet plan, but I hate "diets" or plans that are very restrictive, so I'm not sure if we'll follow it to a T, but we think it sounds like a good place to get healthier. Today I ate the healthiest I think I ever have with yogurt, walnuts, a banana, green tea, water, strawberries, blueberries, black berries, and a huge salad with organic greens, kale, spinach, arugula, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, olive oil, lemon juice, and black pepper. Dinner will probably be brown rice with lentils, onions, mushrooms, garlic, olive oil, & Indian spices plus a salad.

As for activity, I'm going back to doing Qi Gong and/or Yoga daily, along with walking and strength training. Now is the perfect time, I am always successful with daily exercise in the Fall/Winter since I prefer cooler weather.

Deal Alert!

Wow, Just Dance 3 for the Wii is now only $9.99 at Amazon. This is a great price - I think I paid $40 when it first came out.