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March 2009 Newsletter "Today, we spend most of our time isolated from natural sources of energy, and disease and imbalance are the result. We are taught to be afraid of the sun and its life-giving force. We eat foods grown on overstressed Earth, depleted of minerals. Our Water is toxic, as is our overly conditioned and polluted air. By separating ourselves from the natural elemental forces and attempting to control them, we have created a tremendous imbalance in both the Earth's energy and body, and our own." Healing is a process of restoring a state of dynamic balance to the body and energy systems by moving back into harmony with these natural forces." Robert Simmons and Naisha Ahsian
Yes, I Think I Will Have That Fabulous Breakfast 
(Editor's note from Catherine Carrigan: I recently gave a lecture to a group of women. About 75 percent of them ate breakfast, which was great, but when I asked what they were eating, the only ones in the audience who were actually eating a decent breakfast happened to be my clients. Most women make the mistake of skimping on breakfast, and the best breakfast eater I know is my colleague Nina Lynn. There is a direct correlation between how Nina eats breakfast and how she looks, which happens to be absolutely gorgeous. I see so many women with low brain chemistry and low female hormones with flabby midsections who happen to be making the "breakfast mistake," and I wish I could convert them all.) Once, I spent two weeks with Nina on a business trip. We worked out only about 30-35 minutes about five days each week. We ate occasional ice cream and other treats and got plenty of rest. What we ate was exactly the same as I eat at home - the only difference was how we ate. We ate a more fabulous breakfast than usual as we were forced to dine at restaurants. After two weeks, I lost an entire jean size without even trying! So when I wanted to have a good article for our newsletter on why breakfast is so important, I asked Nina to explain. While we are not all lucky enough to spend two weeks hanging out with Nina, if you really want to look like her you can all choose to follow her example and eat a truly magnificent breakfast. Consuming at least 40 grams of protein before lunch is one of the main lessons that we teach all our new clients.) Too many people, particularly women, tend to skip breakfast, using a variety of excuses ranging from, "I have no time for breakfast" to "I'm on a diet, and I'm trying not to eat too much." Unfortunately, for the dieters, research shows that people who skip breakfast tend to pack on body fat more readily than those who start their day with a healthy breakfast. As for those who claim to have no time for breakfast, they usually DO find time for coffee and a doughnut, (or what ever sweets they can get their hands on), at their desk around 10:00 a.m. There is a physiological reason for the sugar cravings of breakfast skippers. When you get up in the morning your body is low on glucose, the fuel for your cells, and your body will replenish this resource any way it can. The easiest way is to crave sugar, which converts to glucose quickly to keep the brain running, the main computer of the body. If however, one chooses to skip breakfast, the body will revert to an alternative method of providing glucose to the brain by breaking down muscle tissue. This is not a good choice for anyone - especially not someone who is trying to lose body fat, since the more muscle you have the more calories you burn just to stay alive. This conversion of muscle to glucose is triggered by the hormone adrenaline, which is secreted by the adrenal glands about an hour after rising if the body is not supplied with proper nutrition. As our regular Total Fitness newsletter readers know, no one needs to further tax the adrenal glands, which for most people are already burned out and causing a laundry list of fatigue-related symptoms. Trying to function without eating breakfast is like trying to drive a car without gas. You'll be low on energy, won't be able to think clearly, and a lot of people get down right grouchy. This is because of low blood sugar. Low blood sugar will send you r unning to the break room for whatever sweets you can find, OR, if you DO make it to lunch, to the nearest buffet where you play the game of "how much food can I pile on one plate." Why put yourself through that when the solution is SO easy-eat breakfast. Yes, there is a catch: it needs to be the right kind of breakfast. Ideally you want a protein, healthy fat, non-starchy vegetable and a real carbohydrate. For example: scrambled eggs with spinach and bell peppers, one slice of rice bread with organic butter, or a nut butter, and organic fruit. Another choice would be organic oatmeal with raisins and walnuts, sweetened with raw honey, sliced tomatoes and a slice of nitrate free organic turkey I hate to break it to all of you cereal lovers, but cereal is NOT a good choice. Boxed cereals are processed grains (carbohydrates), and the pasteurized milk you eat them with is mostly sugar-water because the pasteurization process kills all the nutrients. So, what you have is a meal of high glycemic carbohydrates that quickly raise your blood sugar followed by a sharp drop in your energy level just an hour or two later.bacon. Even leftovers from the night before would work as long as they include all the macronutrients. Charles Poliquin, the Olympic strength coach, is equally adamant about the importance of a good breakfast. He says that the first 40 grams of protein you eat every day goes to rebuild your immune system. If you are not rebuilding your immune system, you are not rebuilding your muscle tissue or your brain chemistry. He wants all his clients to eat at least 40 grams of protein every day before lunch so this important rebuilding process can take place. When you consider that one egg has just 7 grams of protein, you will see what an effort the average person has to make. It is not always easy to make healthy choices for breakfast - or at any other meal for that matter. However, eating a healthy breakfast is vital for your well-being. At Total Fitness we help our clients plan healthy and balanced meals based on their specific metabolism and goals. If you need help getting started or staying on a meal plan, contact a Total Fitness Practitioner near you and take the DIE out of DIET. You can find many great ideas for recipes, shopping lists, foods to avoid and other helpful information at this link: http://www.totalfitness.net/nutrition recipes.htm If you would like an idea for what to eat, please download this FREE file: Breakfast Ideas, by James Williams.
Paula's Detox Tips 
Feel Your Feelings, Experience Health 
I often see self-help and spiritual authors write that to change your life you must change your thoughts.1-3 I even heard the same phrase being preached at a Unity church recently.4 Our thoughts may be one of the barriers to successful change, but it's time that as a society we finally act on one huge truth: to receive the gifts of health, happiness, and success, we have to be able to fully experience our emotions. Arnold Patent, a spiritual teacher, suggests that as we come to accept all our feelings just as they are, and to trust and follow our intuition, we find ourselves guided perfectly in our interactions with everyone. Success in anything in life starts with the inner work of ridding the old emotions you've been harboring5 that no longer serve you. It becomes possible for you to accept a solution to a "problem" and transform it once you start to acknowledge it lovingly.5 Until then, you're either practicing denial or are judging it and adding fuel to the fire. On the other hand, it is not helpful to judge anything or anyone, according to Patent. He says that whenever we judge, we lock the emotional energy of that experience into our bodies, and it stays there until we release the emotions related to the judgment. This is why people stay sick, overweight, or unhappy - they continually focus on what they don't want by making it a "problem." Once you acknowledge the presence of a "problem," your level of success in dealing with it is determined by the amount of truth you can accept about that issue without getting angry, upset, or re-experiencing the emotions.5 To be successful, you have to realize there is no information you need to go out and find - there is no solution outside of you to experience health, happiness or financial success. No guru or mentor can do it for you. You are the solution and will be guided to what you need intuitively once you connect with your emotions. You see, your emotions and your thoughts from past events become your memories. Your memories are stored in cells throughout your body - not necessarily in your brain6,7 - which is why emotions are felt throughout the body, and not just in the head. For the guys out there, here's an analogy: a computer hard disk scatters data about a file all over the hard disk, and not in one place. Our bodies are the same. Our perceived need to deal with "problems" only attracts more difficulties to us. Every perceived "problem" is a signal to feel our feelings. When we feel love for these feelings, we open up the energy bound in them and can transform our health and happiness.8 From a spiritual perspective, there are no "problems" - just opportunities to look for the wisdom offered in every situation. Western societies have focused on the male-driven intellect for the past 400 years. The more female, emotive sides of ourselves have been suppressed. Now is the age of emotion. You can't hide from your power to succeed because your emotions hold the power to bring you the greatest happiness you could ever imagine. The more willing you are to feel your feelings, the more you'll connect with the power that resides within them, and the more likely you are to experience success, health, and happiness.8 Sources:
Healing Baths 
Basic Healing Bath Mix in the average bath tub. Sit in the bath at least 20 minutes. This bath will clear your aura. It helps clear any energies or emotions you may have picked up from other people during the day, and is helpful for those who interact with the public or who are caretakers or healers of others (i.e. nurses or home health aides). It is also good for highly sensitive people who are too empathic and who take on the cares and worries of others. Of course, I also recommend this bath for those who want to release lactic acid after a tough workout. Do not be surprised if you notice yourself releasing not only muscle aches and tension but also if the water turns a slight color. This is psychic debris that you have cleared from your energy field.
Ginger Bath To Clear Arthritis, Gout and Joint Pain You can use ground ginger from your herb cabinet - just basic ginger like you would buy in any spice section of any regular grocery store. This bath is very powerful to get rid of aches and pains. You may experience a heating effect while sitting in the bath. If you are extremely toxic, start with the basic healing bath every day for a few days before starting the ginger bath.
Bath To Alleviate Depression Take any amount of rosemary from your garden - say 1 cup will do. Put in a pot of water on your stove and boil as a tea until the liquid turns dark. Strain and save the liquid. Put the liquid in your bath along with the Epsom salts and baking soda. Rosemary is a natural anti-depressant and removes negative spiritual energy. Be sure to sit in the bath 20 to 30 minutes. This bath is also recommended after a person has received a very deep spiritual healing.
Bath To Calm An Overactive Mind Take any amount of lavender from your garden. Put in a pot of water on your stove and boil as a tea. Strain and save the liquid. Put the liquid in your bath along with the Epsom salts and baking powder. Lavender calms an overactive mind and is helpful for people who need to stop worrying and relax more. Note: Our garden has gone through some reconstruction recently, but I usually keep an herb garden with rosemary, lavender and other herbs to share with my clients. If you would like an herb garden of your own, please consult with our gardener, Gabe Horrisberger. You can reach Gabe at gardenr@bellsouth.net. Visit http://www.totalfitness.net/video.htm for four new videos. These will be broadcast on PBS later this year on "Creative Living With Sheryl Borden."Watch:
Fans of Sally B's organic skin care can visit Sally Larsen in person at her new store, At The Collective, at 280 Elizabeth Street, B-103. There will be a grand opening on April 23. While you are there, take advantage of the five NEW Total Fitness private label nutrition products that give you gorgeous skin naturally: "I wanted to put together a line of the best nutritional supplements to help our clients and Sally B's customers have gorgeous skin naturally," says Catherine Carrigan, president of www.totalfitness.net. "Sally and I both realize that gorgeous skin requires using the best products both inside and out. That includes clean, organic skin care and feeding our bodies with the best nutrients we can find." To order these and other supplements online, please visit the nutrition section of our webstore at http://www.totalfitness.net/1ShoppingCatalog/nutrition_products.html.
Upcoming Total Fitness Seminars and Talks For more information on how to sign up please visit Sue's website or contact her at sue@totalfitness.net or call 519-471-1174.
Yoga and Qi Gong Classes in Atlanta Yoga Classes: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Yoga classes are taking a break for the month of July and will resume August 12. All the proceeds from August yoga will benefit the Atlanta Pet Rescue.
Qi Gong Class: Every Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
Booking appointments with Total Fitness To schedule an appointment to find out about a personalized fitness, nutrition or healing program that will help you get results, please contact us: In Atlanta Catherine Carrigan catherine@totalfitness.net, Phone: 404-350-8581 James Williams james@totalfitness.net , Phone: 404-350-8581 In Los Angeles Nina Lynn nina@totalfitness.net, Phone: 323-336-7677 In Phoenix Paula Owen paula@totalfitness.net, Phone: 480-706-1158 In London, Ontario, Canada Sue Maes sue@totalfitness.net, Phone: 519-471-1174 You can also visit us on the web at www.totalfitness.net |
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