Sunday, September 12, 2010

smoothies

BANANA BERRY SMOOTHIE RECIPE

1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup plain, low-fat yogurt
1/2 small, peeled ripe banana
1/4 cup stemmed, sliced strawberries
honey to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla soy protein powder

Place all the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.



CINNAMON BANANA SMOOTHIE RECIPES

In a blender combine:
1/4 c plain yogurt (Vanilla is good, but choose flavor depending on your taste)
1/4 c skim milk
1/2 banana
A splash of vanilla
A dash of cinnamon
4 ice cubes

Blend to desired consistency. Substitute whatever fruit is in season or even use something like canned peaches. I usually double the recipe above, but these are the original measurements.



BANANA CREAMA SMOOTHIE

1 banana
½ cup natural yogurt
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla essence

Slice banana and put into a blender. Add ½ cup milk, yogurt and vanilla. Blend until banana is mashed. Add remaining milk and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses.




FRUIT BANANA SMOOTHIE RECIPES

1 cup orange juice
2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
4 small bananas
honey to taste

Place all the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.

BANANA LIME SUBLIME SMOOTHIE

2 cups limeade
1 banana
1 cup lime sherbet
3 Tbs. coconut milk
1 cup ice

Pour all liquid ingredients into the blender. Add all frozen ingredients. Blend at MIX setting for 30 seconds then blend at SMOOTH setting until smooth. While the machine is running, move the stir stick around counter-clockwise to aid mixing. Serve immediately. Each recipe serves 3-5.



BANANA MOLASSES SMOOTHIE

5 pitted prunes
1 medium banana, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 cups low-fat vanilla soymilk
1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
3 ice cubes

Place prunes in small bowl and cover with hot tap water. Let rest for 15 minutes or until plump. Drain. Combine plumped prunes and remaining ingredients in blender and whip until smooth.



BANANA OAT SMOOTHIE

1 Cup Milk
1 Packet Instant Oatmeal, Regular Flavor
1 Whole Banana, Cut In Chunks
1 Cup Orange Juice

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Cover and blend on high speed for 1 min.



Banana Smoothie Recipes #1 Pick
BANANA ORANGE SMOOTHIE

1 8-ounce container nonfat cherry yogurt
1 banana, peeled, cut into pieces
1 orange, peeled, white pith removed, cut into segments
8 frozen dark cherries
6 frozen strawberries
Combine ingredients in blender. Blend on medium speed until smooth. Dividebetween 2 glasses.



BANANA PEACH SMOOTHIE

1 cup mashed ripe bananas -- (about 2 large), -- frozen
1 cup peach nectar
1/2 cup low-fat milk

Place all ingredients in blender. Cover and blend about 30 seconds or until smooth. Serve immediately over ice cubes. Serves 2.



BANANA SOY SMOOTHIE

3/4 cup soy milk
1/2 cup soft silken tofu
4 bananas, frozen
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon carob powder

Combine soy milk and tofu in blender. Add bananas, honey, vanilla extract, and carob powder. Blend until smooth.





Banana Smoothie Recipes #2 Pick
BANANA STRAWBERRY ORANGE

1 banana
1 handful of strawberries
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup orange juice
Handful of ice cubes

Put it all in the blender. Serves 3.

NOTE:

a. If Fresh Juice is not available use commercial Unsweetened Juice.
b. Use a little Apple Juice concentrate for extra sweetness.
c. You can add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of Thermojetics beverage to the shakes.
d. You can add Herbal Aloe to the shakes.
e. Use low fat Soy Milk for weight loss shakes. Whole fat Soy Milk can be used to increase weight, for high-energy shakes or body building shakes.
*Rice Milk, *Oat Milk, *Soy Milk or *Goat Milk may be used.

IMPORTANT: Other forms of milk may slow down results or cause Diarrhea or Constipation.
* Waste removal
* Weight loss



Best used as a preventative and is excellent for people with low immunity or who suffer from a compromised elimination system due to disease, medication or surgery.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Stress

By PL Chang on March 15th, 2010
Reduce Stress: Ten Stress Relief Tips
Image provided by Becky Wetherington
Stress is known as the silent killer because it can cause chronic health problems without us even knowing it. This is one of the reasons why we should reduce stress as much as possible. One of the negative effects of stress is hormone imbalance. When we are stressed our bodies produce certain anti-stress chemicals to protect them from its harmful effects. Too much stress can cause our bodies to produce too many anti-stress chemicals. This can disrupt our chemical balance which weakens all the systems of our bodies. Our immune system also produces chemicals to fight stress. One of them is cortisol which is produced by the adrenal glands. When we have too much stress, it can exhaust our adrenal glands and cause them to malfunction. If our adrenal glands can’t produce sufficient levels of cortisol, our immune systems weaken and we become more susceptible to diseases. Too much stress also causes our bodies to deplete certain important nutrients, such as magnesium and calcium. This may lead to premature aging, osteoporosis, heart disease and cancer. These are more reasons why we should reduce stress as much as possible.

Ten stress relief tips

1.Breathing exercise: Slow and deep breathe can help relax the mind, increases oxygen and focus, and stimulates the brain to produce endorphins.
2.Jogging: Helps reduce distraction and may increase the body’s natural healing abilities. According to a study done at the University of Bonn, people who jogged for two hours have significantly higher endorphin levels than those who didn’t.
3.Laying out in the sun: Sunlight synchronize well with our bodies and stimulates our energies. This can cause our bodies to relax which reduces stress. Avoid laying out in the sun for more than 15 minutes straight because you can get sunburn.
4.Being in the present: The present is the moment of now. When we focus on this moment, everything becomes clearer and we tend to lose focus of the past and future. The past and future is where stress usually occur. Stress can’t occur in the moment of now because it is the still point between the conscious and subconscious mind. This moment of now is where balance takes place.
5.Learn to say no: Not being able to say no to things that we don’t want to do can lead to big problems. These problems, whether personal or not, can bring a lot of stress into our lives.
6.Smile more often: When we smile our brains release endorphins and other healing chemicals that can help reduce stress.
7.Think positive: Positive thoughts call forth inner peace and negative thoughts disturb inner peace. Therefore, when we have more positive thoughts, our state of minds are more at peace which will reduce stress.
8.Learn to forgive: When we forgive, we can release energy blockages that are causing us emotional pains.
9.Love self and other self: When we learn how to love ourselves and other selves, we create a reality that has little or no room for negativity. This will help reduce a lot of stress.
10.Self empowerment: The more self empowerment we have, the more we increase that power within us. This can lead to higher self esteem, confidence and gratitude.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

souls journey

Life Between Lives – How Learning about our Soul’s Journey is Healing
Posted by Jenny Mannion On March - 3 - 2010
This is part three of a three part series. If you have not yet, please read the first two parts; “Life After Death” and “Past Lives, What Do They Have to Do With Healing?“.




Learning about life between lives changed my life and how I see every day. Yes, we are SO MUCH more than our physical bodies and than we ever were told we were. Our souls live on and what a truly amazing journey it is. There are pioneers in this field such as Dr. Michael Newton and Dr. Brian Weiss that truly made me see life differently. Reliving my life between lives through hypnotherapy was more powerful than I ever imagined. Learning about past lives and life between lives led to my becoming an Akashic Record Reading (Soul Realignment) Practitioner which has opened up my eyes even more. I would like to share with you a few resources I have found incredible for learning about life between lives, my personal experience and tell you how learning about life between lives can be very healing.




Quote from Mike Dooley, Notes from The Universe:


“It’s pretty much always been the same: First there’s the life review, then there’s the homecoming parties and happy tears flowing like Niagara Falls, and finally… the sudden and profound realization that throughout their entire life all things were, indeed, possible, and that such a concept wasn’t just wishful, part-time, feel-good thinking.
It’s quite the “Kodak Moment.” Whoops, here comes another one. Tissues everyone!

Tallyho,
The Universe




ABOUT LIFE BETWEEN LIVES


My friend, Corinne Edwards interviewed Dannion Brinkley a few years back on his near death experiences. He talked very clearly and frankly about his life between lives experience. I encourage you to watch and also to read Corinne’s post here, “Life After Death Interview with Dannion Brinkley“.




Watch Beyond Death – 2of3 – Corinne Edwards Interviews.25m.divx in Educational | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

Dannion Brinkley has had 3 Near Death Experiences (NDE’s) and since been gifted with psychic sight. He tours worldwide speaking about his experience and teaching. You can visit his website to learn more.




The observations Dannion recalls in this amazing interview are also the same experiences shared by many who have had near death experiences. They correlate with the vast experiences documented by Hypnotherapist Dr. Michael Newton and Physicist Dr. Brian Weiss and many others who study this subject. I do not believe thousands of people who have never met would make up the same thing. Most who have never even have heard of near death experiences or ANYTHING about life between lives. With all I have studied over the last three years, I am someone who does not really believe in coincidences anymore.




In writing my last post I was drawn to Andrea Hess’s course in Soul ReAlignment and am now happy to report I am a practitioner. In part 2 of this series, I talk about having my report and clearing done by Akemi Gaines of Real Life Spirituality. The Akashic Records (kept in the Hall of Knowledge) are referenced in many Near Death Experiences and in Dr. Weiss and Dr. Newton’s books. Diane Goble also shares her remarkable story of the Hall of Knowledge and her NDE on her website. I have to access the Hall of Knowledge to get the information on soul’s records when doing an Akashic Reading. Even though I knew it was real before I began doing this work — the results I encountered giving my clients their reports confirms without a shadow of a doubt this is real and there is vast information available there about our soul’s journey.




Some of the commonalities between studies and NDE’s are meeting a guide of sorts and being guided toward a brilliantly beautiful place. Many report seeing people that have passed over as well as people you KNOW but were not in this past lifetime with you. Many mention the life review – seeing the choices you made and that life indeed was in your control the whole time. This is never done as a judgment although many people who have come back remember judging THEMSELVES in that moment. The beings we encounter there emit love and acceptance and it is not THEM who are judging us.




Another commonality in experiences is the talk of just how beautiful it all is and how much love is felt… more love than can be quantified here. This is what I felt in my life between lives hypnotherapy session. My good friend Amy Park is a gifted hypnotherapist and led me first through the death of my last incarnation starting a few minutes before I passed and what happened when I passed. I had lived a long life and was very at peace at the end of my last incarnation. I was in a “deathbed setting” surrounded by loved ones who knew I did not have long left. At the moment of passing I remember feeling a huge sense of remembering and love almost simultaneously. As I traveled through light I was aware of this love feeling growing and a deep sense of peace. When I arrived I saw many familiar faces although not from my current lifetime. They were light beings – almost surrounded by a soft glow and not as solid as we appear here. I saw familiar “guides” that I have seen through other hypnosis sessions. I was greeted by many smiles and a number of them began talking to me immediately – although their lips were not moving I could clearly hear them. I felt love, approval, welcome and a feeling of belonging that seemed more than human. I got this overwhelming sense “YOU ARE LOVED” and felt it deep in my being even as I was telling Amy verbally what was going on. We stayed here and explored a bit more gathering some information. I remember when she said it was time to come out me not wanting to go and filling with tears at the thought of leaving. “But life is so beautiful and so much easier here”, I thought. Quickly it was answered by “but you ALWAYS have that love and there is work to be done in this lifetime”.




I will admit the next few days were kind of rough for me. I WANTED that constant feeling of love and belonging back and had sadness of how hard we make it here. I kind of had this sense of being watched with an odd amusement, “Silly Humans” were the words that kept running through my head. But I felt those words with LOVE and that was the kicker – it was almost like I could STILL feel that strong love accessed during the session as I heard those words. WE CHOOSE to incarnate here. We have picked life lessons we need to work on. We CHOOSE our parents — another precious moment in my hypnotherapy life between lives session was learning WHY I chose my parents…. priceless! Yes, life between lives is beautiful but so is life here when we remember how to see it that way.




HOW LEARNING ABOUT LIFE BETWEEN LIVES IS HEALING



Learning about life between lives has brought me a deep sense of peace and love. If I had ever feared death, I certainly would not now. I have had people ask me, “If it’s so beautiful there, what’s to stop us from offing ourselves?” Well, there are a number of reasons why. Firstly as I stated, we CHOSE to incarnate here. There are many lessons to be learned and gifts to give and receive in this dimension. There is a beauty and REALNESS to this third dimensional life that when you tap into – you understand completely why we are here. Secondly, life when you commit suicide is not exactly greeted with as much joy in life between lives. We are not sent to “eternal damnation” BUT we have to deal with the knowledge there were always other options and our disappointment in ourselves. We also have to answer to our guides and receive more training in areas before we are to incarnate again. Dr. Newton has referenced this in his work as he had a patient who killed himself in a past life (through hypnosis) revisit what happened to him in the life between lives when he arrived – it is totally fascinating!




KNOWING when we pass on from this lifetime we will be somewhere beautiful, filled with love and meet up with loved ones is deeply healing. Reading about the details of what happens there inspires and awes me every time. I have studied this for much of the last six months and it is time for me to move onto studying other ways to heal but BOY did I enjoy and appreciate all my time reading about life between lives. I am also very grateful it led to me becoming a Soul Realignment Practitioner.




I think Dr. Weiss summarizes it best here on WHY learning about all of this is healing in his short video on Religion:




Brian Weiss, MD “Religion” from Omega Institute on Vimeo.




RESOURCES

Dr. Michael Newton: I reviewed his first book “Journey of Souls in my post, “Dr. Michael Newton: A Journey of Souls“. Since then I have read Dr. Newtons’s second book on the subject, “Destiny of Souls” which goes into even more detail of what our life between lives is like. Dr. Newton also has many other books on the subject including, “Life Between Lives: Hypnotherapy for Spiritual Regression” which has some scripts for hypnotherapists wanting to incorporate life between life therapy into their practice. He also is the founder of The Newton Institute for Life Between Lives Hypnotherapy where you can find many practitioners as well as training seminars.




Dr. Brian Weiss’s genius book, “Many Lives, Many Masters: A True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient and the Past-Life Therapy that Changed Both Their Lives” is easily one of the top 5 books I have EVER read. Dr. Weiss has information on his site about where to see him speak and also about completing training with him. Dr. Weiss also offers audio products that may enable you to experience past lives without leaving your home. Some experience this on their first listen but for many others (Including Dr. Weiss himself) it could take months of listening before you experience one. Some of these are; “Regression Through the Mirrors of Time“, “Regression to Times and Places“ and “Spiritual Progress Through Regression Meditation“. Dr. Weiss also has a book. “Through Time Into Healing” that offers techniques on regression.




NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES RESEARCH FOUNDATION: The largest collection online of NDE’s – over 2,000 fully published text accounts. Also has commonly asked questions answered and lots more information. Run by Jeffrey and Jody Long.




In researching for this series what surprised me the most was just how widely accepted much of this is across religions and the medical community. Learning about it has been fascinating and opened my mind up, given me a deeper sense of peace and exposed me to feelings of love deeper than I ever knew existed. I hope you have enjoyed this series. Taking Andrea’s class was a wonderful experience and doing the readings brings me a sense of awe and excitement each time. I now will be returning to writing more frequently and look forward to interacting with you all more. I LOVE comments and would love to know what you think about life between lives.