August 17, 2010

10 Facial Yoga Exercises. I Dare You To Do This In Your Office :)

by angelique
Published in: Yoga
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Dear friends and angles,

A few weeks ago, I posted an article on office-friendly yoga chair exercises. Today, it's about the face and it looks real fun!

Practice this!In the office or in public is you dare :)

Also...if you're in the office, take a look around for any colleagues looking stressed out. Send them this post. Make them laugh!

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Facial Yoga

taken from times.com

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Free Your Tongue
It is recommended that you hold this pose for 60 seconds. It is good if your eyes water; that flushes the toxins that may have accumulated there.

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All love and eternal gratitude,

Angelique

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August 15, 2010

Stretching It At 92 Years Old – Tao Porchon-Lynch Gives Yoga A New Meaning

by angelique
Published in: Yoga
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Dear friends and angels,

Here's a hero I would love to meet. Tao Porchon Lynch is 92 years old and still giving her 100% on the yoga mat. Here's her story...

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Yoga Hero: At Almost 92-Years-Old, Tao Porchon-Lynch Will Teach Yoga As Long As She Lives


Tao Porchon-Lynch, Master Yoga teacher, 91 years young, synthesizes the most positive aspects of Indian, European and American thought. Tao is uniquely equipped to spread Yogic insights, originating in India, to Westerners seeking enlightenment. She has trained and certified hundreds of yoga instructors, since founding the Westchester Institute of Yoga in 1982. Tao has over 60 years of yoga practice and more than 36 years of teaching yoga to students in India, France and the U.S.

“There is nothing you cannot do” These words are emblazoned across Lady Tao’s website.

Click here to read more >>>

All love and eternal gratitude,

Angelique

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August 13, 2010

A Cheat Sheet To 4 Different Therapies And What They Offer

by angelique
Published in: Healthy Lifestyle
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Dear friends and angels,

If you think it's about time to seek expert advice on personal issues you have been suffering from, one of the most important questions you have to ask yourself is this: What kind of therapy suits me?

Find out the different types of therapies and which of the four will get you back on track.

All love and eternal gratitude,

Angelique

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The Best Type Of Therapy For You

article from self.com

This cheat sheet can help you understand the various talking cures and find an approach that jibes with your needs.

1) Cognitive-behavioral therapy

CBT helps you identify self-defeating thoughts and start to develop behaviors that are more constructive. And unlike, say, psychodynamic therapy, you don't have to delve into your past (e.g., issues with your mom); CBT is about what's going on in your emotional life now.

What to expect You'll supplement the mental techniques you learn with at-home exercises, such as jotting down your thoughts, and will likely see some progress in only a handful of sessions.

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August 12, 2010

Your Chakras, Your Seven Centers Of Energy

by angelique
Published in: Chakra Balancing
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Dear friends and angels,

If you're interested in the energy areas of your body or have some sort of emotional and physical issue you want to learn more about, look into your chakras, you may find the solution within. Chakras are focal points for receiving and transmitting energy throughout your body and they hold a wealth of info you never knew about yourself.

Click on the link to view the chakra chart and learn more about the seven individual chakras.

I hope you find this useful.

All love and eternal gratitude,

Angelique

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Balancing Energy in Seven Chakras

from thepinkfridge.com

Chakras are the seven main energy centres in the body which can be used for balancing and healing. Energy should flow through these centres smoothly and blockages or disruptions can lead to health or psychological problems. These energy centres, or chakras, tap into the spine, which is considered an extension of the brain running down the back. The word 'chakra' is from Sanskrit meaning wheel or disk. Energy, or prana, flows through the chakras starting from the root chakra up through the body. Prana represents life force and is a term from Hindu philosophy. Yoga and meditation can help open the chakras to allow the energy to flow through undisrupted. Some healers use crystals to work on their chakras...

Click here for the chakra chart >>>

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August 10, 2010

The Easiest Way To Live Longer – According To This Research

by angelique
Published in: Healthy Lifestyle
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Dear Friends and Angels,

I'm not sure if you know this song once sung by Nat King Cole but it goes like this...

"Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you..."

Smiles can do a lot more than brighten up your day. It can make you look younger, feel better, turn strangers into friends and now, research shows that you can even smile to live longer! Read this article to find out more...

Keep on smiling :)

All Love and Eternal Gratitude,

Angelique

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The Easiest Health Tip Ever

from menshealth.com

HappyWant to live longer? Just smile—widely.

Past research has found a link between a positive attitude and a healthy heart. But a new study published in the journal Psychological Science found that a person’s smile is also associated with how long they live.

The researchers examined 230 photographs of Major League Baseball players who appeared in the 1952 baseball register. Then they divided them into three categories: People who didn’t smile, people who had a partial smile, and people who had a full smile. (They also noted the players’ weights and ages, among other characteristics.) By 2009, all except 46 subjects had died.

The discovery?

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Feeling Down And Depressed? Take a Hope Pill

by angelique
Published in: Healing Lifestyle
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Dear friends and angels,

We need a sense of purpose and some very well defined goals. Why? Well, according to this article below, living without goals is equivalent to living without hope.

Find out how therapists are lifting people from depression and moody days with nothing but a little dash of hope.

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Hope therapy will get us through tough times

by Catherine Ryan

asking helpThings were going pretty well for Melanie. After struggling with being overweight, she had recently dropped a significant number of pounds. She felt great and looked great, too. People noticed. Despite this success, though, a familiar sense of depression crept back. Once the numbers on the scale were stable, Melanie (not her real name) felt she didn’t have the same focus and direction that accompanied her weight-loss goals.

After meeting with a psychologist, she defined a new mission: to increase her strength and endurance. During weekly meetings over several months, Melanie and her psychologist discussed applying goal-setting tactics and the fact that fresh efforts changed her outlook. As she worked daily on toning exercises and stamina-building drills, the feeling of accomplishment returned. By identifying and striving toward a new ambition, Melanie created a new sense of purpose, her psychologist says.

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All Love and Eternal Gratitude,

Angelique

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August 5, 2010

Los Angeles’s Yoga Master Gets off The Mat To Share Her Yogalosophy

by angelique
Published in: Yoga
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Dear friends and angels,

Yogalosophy...I just love how that word rolls on my tongue! :)

Yoga master, Mandy Ingber, talks about her philosophy on yoga, the issue of weight loss, why we should eliminate negative and dysfunctional thoughts about our body, and how to bring yoga into all that we do.

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What Is Yogalosophy?

By Marlene Kelly

"Yogi to the stars" Mandy Ingber is one of the most popular yoga and fitness instructors in Los Angeles. In this interview, she reveals her "yogalosophy"—her vision for life on and off the mat shared on her Yogalosophy DVD. Find out how yoga can change your life and why the body you want is already in the room.

Marlene Kelly: How did you first discover yoga?

Mandy Ingber: My father first brought yoga into my life when I was 7. He began yoga, meditation and diet to help with his back injuries incurred from being really athletic. Once he healed, he began to use yoga to take his body to a new level. My brother and I tried to bond with my dad by doing yoga with him.

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All Love and Eternal Gratitude,

Angelique

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August 3, 2010

The Father Of Organics – The Story Of Organic Food And How It Got Started

by angelique
Published in: Diet & Nutrition
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Dear friends and angels,

Did you know that going organic can help sire better children, especially if you want sons? Ummm... I didn't know that either. So find out more in this article on eating and living organic.

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15 Ways to Change the World (and Your Life) One Apple at a Time

By Maria Rodale

applesThe average guy walks into the average grocery store and, this being 2010, he faces a choice.

Well, actually, 47,000 choices of products, many with labels touting their health benefits. Low-fat. High fiber. Natural. Free range. No high-fructose corn syrup. Organic.

Most of the label language is marketing crap.

Some of it is more important than you know.

Organic brands are taking up more and more shelf space, especially in produce sections. Initially, the classier (i.e., pricier) the store, the more organic labels were sprouting among the arugula. But Walmart has now cleared space for them, too. And unless the average guy treats money like so many cabbage leaves, he also notices some unaverage prices on those organic items. He's likely to wonder: Could these foods possibly be worth it? And if I have a cartful, will women like me more?

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Another reason to eat healthier. Hope you found this useful. :)

All Love and Eternal Gratitude,
Angelique

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July 29, 2010

Stiff Neck And Aching Shoulders? Here Are 8 Office Exercises You Can Do At Your Desk!

by angelique
Published in: Yoga
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Dear Friends and Angels,

The problem with working from a desk is that we often suffer from stiff neck and shoulders and poor posture problems. So if you are currently reading this post from your office desk, here's what I need for you to do (and I promise it's going to make you feel good!)

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8 Of The Best Office Chair Yoga Exercises

by Carole Fogarty

lotus-pose.jpgRejuvenate With Yoga:

Your body, along with any stiff or sore muscle bits are going to really appreciate the following chair yoga postures. Release tension from your spine (due to lack of movement or awkward sitting), increase your muscle tone and flexibility, let go of tightness in your lower back, lengthen those hamstrings, strengthen your glutes or give your organs a gentle detox with a twist. All can be achieved by practicing yoga from the comfort of your very own office chair. How easy and awesome does that sound.

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Hope this helped loosen up those tight knots :)

All Love and Eternal Gratitude,

Angelique

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July 26, 2010

What The Movies And Magazines Got Wrong About Body Image

by angelique
Published in: Self-esteem
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Greetings Friends and Angels,

The question I am about to ask is more for the ladies but it can apply to men as well :)

Are you happy with your body?

Often, I find people constantly criticizing their bodies and wishing they were a little slimmer, fairer, curvier, bustier, etc...

So I looked up this article for you on body image and why we should all love what we have. Let's all start loving our bods!

All Love and Eternal Gratitude,

Angelique

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Is your body image super healthy or utterly out of whack?

by Sarah McColl from Shine.com

You've likely seen footage of women asked to draw a life-sized outline of their bodies on a piece of butcher paper taped up against the wall. Inevitably, the outlines are wonky and out-of-whack: the thighs are humongous, the bellies bulge. Our images of ourselves can be practically grotesque compared to the reality.

So where's this coming from? I will admit that usually when watching movies, it's practically impossible to not notice all the ways in which a svelte actresses' body is unlike my own. Perhaps her triceps bulge or she looks really, really good in short shorts. But last night, when watching the old 1960's movie The Misfits, I couldn't take my eyes off Marilyn Monroe. Yes, she has "It," that unmistakable star power that expands to fill the entire screen. But she also had a butt that jiggled and soft upper arms. In fact, it was her very humanness...

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