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Book Club Insights from June meeting

6/23/2020

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I would like to share with you some of the highlights of our book club meeting on Wednesday night.  We always  have  great conversations and learn such valuable information from each other and the book, or in this case, the podcast we are featuring.  

Here are some of the insights from Jada PInkett Smith and Jay Shetty:  

 We all have a story and we are sticking to it.  We believe ideas about ourselves that have been planted in our mind from childhood and we tell these stories repeatedly.  We need to change our story because most of what we believe about ourselves isn't true. Without this realization, change will not happen. 

Our  story has been created  through the Ego - “I am the best at living my pain, better than you. I am unique and alone in this experience.” 

We are not the only ones with a story with pain, suffering or hardship.  Everyone has suffered in their life.  This adversity is meant to help you find the giant within yourself. It is meant to help you grow and develop as a person. 

There is a warrior inside of all of us but there are times when  we have to lay the warrior down as warriors can be cruel and unloving.   Fighting or defending ourselves doesn't always help our relationships  and can take us further away from our connection to our own heart.  We are no longer in a space of love and compassion.  

We can ask ourselves, do our actions coincide with our beliefs and morals.  When we are reactive we hurt ourselves as well as others.    

You are ultimately responsible for what and who you bring into your life.  You teach people how to treat you and what you expect in relationships.  

Each relationship exists to show us the shadows within ourselves. Relationships show us who we are, and to resolve our childhood issues.  Once you are able to walk into the mindfields of the two traumatized kids you are, you begin a spiritual relationship versus a romantic one.    

We can  ask ourselves what did my parents teach me that I am projecting onto my partner.  Jay Shetty’s Mom seemed to be able to  read his mind and then he expected his wife to be able to do the same thing. 

Self love is the key to spiritual growth and development but we have to love the ugly parts of ourselves or what Jada calls the shadows, as well as the good parts. As part of the process we have to let go of the ego. We have to look at ourselves and take responsibility. 

 We look to have people in our lives who confirm who we think we are. - to confirm our story. We need to surround ourselves with people who  are honest with us.  

 
Love is cultivated through stillness and meditation.  This is when we see our trauma patterns and connect with a higher source.  

Jada ends the interview explaining true love which she says is not red but blue.  Calm, gentle, still and unconditional.  Sounds like a very nice place to be.  



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The 6 Phases of Meditation

6/15/2020

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If you watched the video from last week's Newsletter about 6 Phase Meditation you heard how this practice has brought joy to Rebecca Austin’s life ( wiseangels11.com).  I have only been practicing 6 Phase Meditation for a week but have  found  it very powerful. Imagine if the whole world started their day this way!

Here are some details about the 6 phases so that you can incorporate them into your own life:

Stage 1 -  Kindness/Compassion.   In Vishen’s words this phase involves, “Expressing the intention of moving from judgement to caring, from isolation to connection, from indifference or dislike to understanding...This phase is about feeling connected to other people and having a sense of compassion towards them.”  In yoga terms, I feel this phase is spreading light and love within ourselves and then out to others.  

Stage 2 - Gratitude.  The practice of gratitude has been scientifically proven to improve mood, energy, creates higher emotional intelligence, lessons depression and anxiety  and influences overall  happiness.  Incorporate this practice into your life by thinking each day of 3 things you are grateful for in your personal life, your business life and in yourself.  

Stage 3 -  Forgiveness.  This is important and life-changing. In this phase you must make the conscious decision to forgive anyone you feel has done you wrong, that you have feelings of ill-will towards or even anyone you hold a grudge against or are judgemental towards.  Holding onto these feelings means you are carrying around negative energy that can affect your mood, health, and feelings of loving compassion towards the world.   

Stage 4 -  Vision of the Future.  Imagine how you would like your future to look  3 years from now.  Imagine each part of your life including your love life, your health, your body, your career or business.  It's called Future Dreaming.  The idea is not to brood over how it will happen but to see the happiness that these successes will bring.  This phase is about momentum. 

Stage 5 -  Intentions   In this phase you set your intentions for the day by  picturing your perfect day and evening. See your day like a mini movie unfolding exactly as you would like it to be starting with a perfect morning and ending with a sound sleep.  

Stage 6 -  Blessing.  In this phase you turn to whatever higher power you believe in and ask for support.  A technique that helps you is to imagine a powerful light coming down from above  surrounding you and bathing you in endless energy to support your  work.  

These meditation phases or mental exercises can take you 5 minutes or 10 minutes depending on how detailed you want to be.  You can do it sitting or lying down, walking or moving.  Try it for a week and see if it brings you joy and happiness as well.  




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Meditation and Making Habits Stick - Six Phases Meditation

6/9/2020

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Weather's Great!  Thinking of heading outdoors?

6/9/2020

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As we have been consumed with protecting ourselves from Covid and again enjoying  our parks, beaches, gardens and golf course I would like to remind everyone to protect themselves against ticks.  It's important to enjoy nature and the outdoors but do so with safety in mind.  

Lyme is difficult to diagnose and treat and its symptoms can linger for years. Lyme Disease is on the rise because the black-legged ticks that spread the disease are more prevalent.  Reports indicate that tick borne diseases have more than doubled in the last 12 years.  Climate change, mild winters and expansion of the number of animals that carry ticks are several reasons for the increase. 


I have done a fair bit of research on Lyme as I have several clients with Lyme and would like to share some insights about the disease itself:

  1. Tick borne disease is underdiagnosed yet ticks carry a variety of diseases.  It  is often the cause of all sorts of auto-immune conditions, gut issues, neurological issues, neurodegenerative, depression, chronic fatigue, heart disease and the list goes on. 
  2. These bacteria's suppress the immune system making it hard to fight the disease.  
  3. There is something called Chronic Lyme Disease which means that long term infection causes havoc with multiple systems in the body.  Others may have mild symptoms and recover in 2 to 3 weeks.  
  4. The traditional approach involves a course of antibiotics but little help if symptoms such as inflammation, sleep issues, neurological symptoms, heart and cognitive symptoms persist beyond these few weeks.
  5. Many autoimmune diseases including fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue  are symptoms of Lyme disease.  Lyme disease is a great mimic of other diseases such as Parkinsons, MS, and Alzheimer's
  6. There are many weird symptoms that come with Lyme and one of the little known symptoms of Lyme Disease is Bell's palsy of the gut which causes severe digestive symptoms.  These symptoms gradually appear over time.
  7. Traditional medicine has limited resources for treating Lyme. Functional, Chinese, Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Medicine all have alternative protocols that show promise in reducing symptoms.  
  8. Nutrition, lifestyle choices, herbs and vitamin therapies are useful in treatment. It is important to get the levels of Lyme down and at the same time boost the immune system It is important to treat your whole systems.  Garlic, medicinal mushrooms, sauna and infra-red therapy, Vitamin D, sunshine exposure are a few  effective treatments.   


 
Here are some tips on how to prevent getting bitten:

  1. First, realize that ticks are found almost everywhere in North American and can be found  in the long grass and low vegetation.  Avoid walking in long grasses. That golf ball in the rough isn't worth a tick bite.  
  2. Cover up or use insect repellents.  If you are going in the woods, wear long pants, shoes with socks, a hat  and a long sleeved shirt.     Ticks hang out on vegetation waiting for you to brush against them so they can latch on.  If that seems like too many clothes to wear on a hot day, apply insect repellent with at least 20 percent DEET.  (Yes, I  know it's toxic but getting Lyme is no FUN!, so it's the lesser of two evils) 
  3. Check yourself and your pets for ticks after your adventure in the woods or your backyard.  Showering as soon as you come in is recommended.  
  4. If you find a tick, remove it carefully with tweezers and store it in a plastic bag and keep it to be analyzed for disease.  

This is just some information regarding a very serious disease that is much more rampant than people realize.  Please, first protect yourself but if you do get bit, get help beyond the traditional antibiotic approach.  


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    ​Susanne Jakubowski is a holistic nutritionist, yoga teacher, Thai Yoga Therapist, and cancer survivor. 

    For previous blog posts, visit: yogawithsusanne.com

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