March 2010 Newsletter

An Inspirational Quote

"The soft and yielding overcome the rigid and hard but few people put this into practice."

Tao Te Ching

Spring Is A Great Time To Detoxify
by Catherine Carrigan, catherine@totalfitness.net

Spring is a great time to detoxify. Here is a two-step process you can follow to support your organs of detoxification.

Step One. Follow this Detox Plan for two weeks.

Detox Plan

Proteins:
Women: 8-12 ounces organic meat daily. Men: 10-15 ounces organic meat daily.
Be sure to include grass fed beef, at least 9 ounces and at least 2 organic eggs every week. May include organic protein shakes, chemical-free.

Carbohydrates:
2-5 fruits daily (1 whole fruit or 1 cup berries)
Unlimited nonstarchy vegetables

Fats:
Include a healthy fat at every minimeal: butter, olive oil, coconut oil or ground flaxseed.
May include ¼ cup of organic nuts daily.

Optional Juices:
Unlimited unsweetened cranberry juice - aids the kidneys
Unlimited fresh-squeezed lemon juice - aids the liver
You may sweeten with stevia to taste and add sparkling mineral water or fresh filtered water

You must:
Eat at least every 3 hours. More often if hungry. Have a minimum of 5 minimeals every day. Drink at least 24 ounces of water first thing in the morning - benefits the colon.

Exercise:
Walk 20 minutes daily, minimum, to aid the lymph system. May break up exercise (i.e., two 10-minute walks). Those who have been exercising regularly may work out up to but no more than 1 hour of a day, 6 days a week. No high intensity cardio where your heart rate exceeds 90 beats per minute.

Rest:
Strive for 10 hours of rest daily. Example: sleep 8 hours, nap 1 hour, meditate 30 minutes, hot bath 30 minutes.

No:
Alcohol
Caffeine
Sugar (substitute stevia)
Artificial sugar substitutes - no aspartame, sweet n low, splenda or sucralose
Wheat
Soy

If you are still hungry, increase your protein intake.
To combat sugar cravings: Have an apple with organic peanut or almond butter.
To combat adrenal fatigue: Be sure to have a protein snack daily at 3-4 p.m.

Step Two.
Once you have cleaned up your diet and are resting very well and have stopped over exercising and high intensity cardio, you are ready for deeper detoxification.

Deeper Detoxification Plan

Every morning or the night before, juice 16-32 ounces of organic fruits and vegetables. Save in a container to take with you to work. Either take a blender to work or you can also pre-mix your shakes to take with you.

Breakfast One:
Biodetox ShakeIn A Blender, Put:
2 scoops of Biodetox
2 tablespoons of Immunomax
4-8 ounces of Coconut Milk
Stevia to taste, if desired
Fresh or frozen berries

Breakfast Two: Fresh Organic Juice
Apple, celery and cucumber OR
Kale, apple and celery OR
Grapefruit, tumeric root, apple and pear OR
Beets, beet greens, celery and apple

Lunch One: Biodetox Shake
In A Blender, Put:
2 scoops of Biodetox
2 tablespoons of Immunomax
4-8 ounces of Almond or Hazlenut Milk
Stevia to taste, if desired
Fresh or frozen bananas

Lunch Two: Fresh Organic Juice
Cranberries and apple
Spinach, apple and pear
Celery, cucumber and watermelon
Lemon, ginger and apple juice

Dinner: Eat real food in a calm and quiet environment.
Homemade vegetable soup
Fresh organic salad
Organic meat
Fresh fruit

Throughout the day: Drink plenty of filtered water.
Rest at least 10 hours daily.
Avoid TV, newspapers, tabloids and stressful situations.
Meditate for 20 minutes daily.

If you would like to find out whether your body needs to detoxify, fill out the FREE toxicity self test at the following link:
http://www.totalfitness.net/radio_show_free.htm

You can find out more about Biodetox and Immunomax at our webstore:
http://www.totalfitness.net/1ShoppingCatalog/nutrition_products.html

Support Remedies For Detoxification

Far Infrared Sauna. Recommended by Sherry Rogers, M.D., in the book, Detoxify or Die, far infrared saunas are especially helpful for eliminating heavy metals as well as cellular toxins.

Home Water Enemas. Purchase an enema bucket. Fill with room temperature water. Sit your enema bucket at the top of a shower caddy and lie on your back in your bathtub. Insert the tube into your rectum and open the valve to allow warm water to flow into your large intestine. As you feel full, go to the toilet and eliminate.

Coffee Enemas. Use the same procedure as water enemas, only replace the water with coffee. Brew the coffee as usual and allow to come to a comfortable temperature. Coffee enemas are especially helpful for clearing toxins out of the liver.

Colonics. Find a seasoned colon specialist who is experienced at cleaning the large intestine. We recommend Gail Seignious, an excellent local colon hydrotherapist, 678-779-0624. This procedure is more thorough than home enemas. Make sure you are following all your home or professional colon cleanses with probiotics, such as our Multi Probiotic.

Dry Skin Brushing. Purchase a soft brush bristle brush or loofah. Massage dry skin towards the heart. This technique is very helpful for moving the lymph and helps to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Do your dry skin brushing before your bath, shower or far infrared sauna.

Mini Trampoline. Purchase a $30-$40 mini trampoline from any sporting goods store. Bounce in 5-10 minute increments, then get off and stretch your calf muscles. Rebounding helps to move the lymph and stimulates the immune system. It is a wonderful replacement for high intensity aerobic exercise. Bounce on your mini trampoline before your far infrared sauna.

Spring Cleaning. Go through your drawers and closets. Eliminate all personal belongings that you don't use, that don't fit or that no longer serve you.

Meditation. Use the Loving Kindness Meditation CD before bed. http://totalfitness.net/1ShoppingCatalog/CDs.html

Client Testimonial: Gretchen Cannon

In the first half of 2005, I was emotionally strong, healthy, happy, optimistic and madly in love with my husband (we had met twenty-two years prior).

In July of 2005 my husband passed away unexpectedly followed less than two years later with the loss of both my mother and father, just five months apart.

Needless to say, my world STOPPED. I was broken, emotionally, physically and spiritually. To this day, I'm not exactly sure how I survived except by the grace of God. I felt like a body wandering the earth without a soul.

In a feeble attempt to find relief, I turned to my medical doctor. Since I was suffering from a variety of symptoms due to unbearable grief, they were quick to dispense medications.

I was given sleeping pills, anti-anxiety meds, pain meds and antidepressants.just to name a few. Although the intentions of my doctor were encouraging and the drugs probably kept me alive during my darkest hours, they basically created more physical problems than they corrected.

Over the next four and a half years I tried everything. Therapy, research, massage and of course I continued to try different medications.

I believe I went to see thirteen different therapists, all repeating the same mantra, "Time heals."

Well, maybe, if you can make it through time. I was failing, struggling, damaged emotionally and physically, and completely at a loss. I was desperate.

In a last ditch effort to keep from committing myself to a mental facility, a little voice in my head kept telling me to sweat. Since I had practiced yoga on and off for several years and at this point was almost afraid to leave my house except for work, I began my search for a private yoga instructor that would come to my home.

Just over a month ago my good friend Google (and all those looking out for me from above), presented me with a wonderful gift, Catherine Carrigan.

I immediately sent her an email in hopes of beginning what I thought was going to be private yoga instruction, someone to literally drag me out of bed and physically work the negative energy from my being.

She immediately responded and an initial assessment meeting was planned. She gently suppressed my yoga idea with, "let's start with getting your will to live back." Hmmm, what a concept! I thought to myself, "She GETS me."

Our first meeting went well, although I think I just sort of blurted out what happened and cried a lot. I was so emotionally beat up by that point that I was spewing grief, anger and negativity. When I managed to get what was to me an important point across, her answer was what finally clicked in my head.

For almost five years, I had been describing my anxiety as what you feel like when you stand next to a huge electrical tower, a continuous, annoying buzz inside.

Catherine looked at me and said, "Well, it's obvious that you're exhausted and when that happens, your body makes up for it by increasing the production of adrenalin." Wow! I had been trying to explain that feeling for YEARS to doctors and NO ONE ever told me the logistics behind it, they just gave me more drugs.

I'm not exactly sure what happened at that meeting except she listened asked if I minded her being direct and then she gave me some flower essences to take several times a day.

We talked at length about working on my negative behaviors, destructive thought practices and harmful energies. She requested that I fill out a couple of health related questionnaires and recommended tests for clarification that we would review in the future. I was just beside myself with optimism because I believed I had stumbled across a lifesaver.

The next meeting, I was ready to start changing.be careful what you wish for!

Catherine put me on a two week no sugar diet, a personalized nutritional supplement program, told me to drink half my body weight in ounces of water a day, recommended Qi gong class and exercise (mostly walking) six days a week. Not to mention the magic she works on me during our sessions. Uh oh, type A personality here was a little freaked out that I would slip up and not 'be perfect' and then what would happen? Being a lot more relaxed than I, Catherine assured me to just do the best I can and if I mess up, just try and get right back on track.

Today I hesitate to say what a difference I feel for fear of jinxing myself but hopefully, this will help someone else in their struggle to feel better. Emotionally, I cry much less than I did before (which was a lot!), I am beginning to have mental clarity where there previously was mush, I have dreamt every night since day one (which I haven't done in almost five years), I am learning to replace negative thoughts with positive ones and I have begun to see that there is a future waiting for me to discover.

Physically I have also seen improvements. I had NO PMS this month, none! I can't believe it. I used to be afraid of my period because I would just fall apart emotionally and physically. I retain less water, am losing weight and begun to have more energy to do things that normally, I may just put off. Overall, I just feel better.

Although I recognize that we learn and grow from our difficulties, I had given up. I was just done. I didn't know how to move past the mentality that a person can only take so much. Catherine is helping me not just physically, but emotionally and on a soul level as well.

I have a long way to go and if I look at my list of things to fix, it is overwhelming, but this is the first time in years that I have felt a ray of light in my spirit. I am just ecstatic that something is finally beginning to make a difference.

Good luck! - Gretchen S. Cannon, Atlanta, Georgia

Upcoming Total Fitness Seminars and Talks

The following Seminars are presented by Sue Maes' In canada

Self Empowerment Technologies©

Sue Maes' fabulous internship

Date: Fall Start

Time: 9 to 5 p.m. daily

Location: TBA

Cost: $6000.00 + GST (Payment plans are available)

This is the ultimate self empowerment course! It is an experiential class. It will push you past all your limits, change your habits, move you toward peace and contentment. It has also been used as an adjunct to other therapies to enhance any healing business.

EXPERTISE IN THESE AREAS WILL BE ESTABLISHED:

• Re-establishing Optimal Brain Patterns
• Kinesiology
• Stress Management
• Healing the Adrenals
• Emotional and Fear Clearings
• Willingness
• Energetic Healing
• Electromagnetic Healing
• Meridian Knowledge and Techniques
• Prosperity Health

Includes a Comprehensive Manual

For more information see the Brochure.

This course will prepare you to have a client base practice if you so desire.

SOUL ENHANCEMENT

This course will remove “your resistance”, from becoming all you choose to be.

You will enhance your Spiritual light!

OAKVILLE

DATES: June 4, 5, 6 – 11, 12, 13

TIME: Friday 7 – 9 pm

Sat & Sun 9 - 4:30

LOCATION: Monte Carlo Inn

Oakville Suites

374 S. Service Rd. E.

Oakville, ON L6J 2X6

TEL: 905-849-9500

COST: $1000.00 +GST

STRATHROY

DATES: May 10 th – 14 th

TIME: 9 am to 5 pm daily

LOCATION: Achievement & Learning Centre

117 Thomas St.

Strathroy, N6G 2T5

TEL: 519-471-1174

COST: $1000.00 + GST

***Includes a comprehensive manual

***Pre-registration is required for all courses.

This is a hands on workshop to clear up problem areas and reset your healing abilities within your physical body system.

ADVANCED BODY REVITALIZATION

This is a one day class to learn the tricks of the experts to functional body healing

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STRATHROY

DATES: May 15 th

TIME: 9 am to 5 pm

LOCATION: Achievement & Learning Centre

COST: $250.00 + GST

Pre-requisite: Body Revitalization

Yoga and Qi Gong Classes in Atlanta

Yoga Classes:
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Holy Spirit Prep School
4820 Long Island Drive, Atlanta, GA.
$15 per class or $65 per calendar month.

To get directions to the new location please view this location map.

Qi Gong Class: Every Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
1951 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA. $15 per class.

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

In London, Ontario, Canada

Sue Maes sue@totalfitness.net, Phone: 519-471-1174

In London, England

Ru-tee Block ru-tee@totalfitness.net, Phone: 07956 866678

You can also visit us on the web at www.totalfitness.net