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Maui Stress Relief Vacation February 2011

Feeling stressed?  Overwhelmed? Join us February 4th to the 10th in beautiful Maui Hawaii for a healthy relaxing stress free vacation in paradise! Think you are too busy? Studies show that constant work with no down time can lead to decreased productivity and creativity.  Scheduling a vacation gives you an opportunity to recharge, gain a new perspective and can even help stave off depression. Think of this as a mental and physical health boost!

The focus of this trip is stress reduction and Anne has an awesome week planned for you! You are welcome to take part in daily group classes, organized outings like snorkeling and hikes or just hang out in the hot tub. This is your vacation for you to do as you please. Here is a sample day:

  • 7 am breakfast: fruit, banana bread, juice
  • 9-11 am Yoga: strength, flexibility and balance work
  • Noon lunch: baked sweet potatoes, hummus with sliced veggies and pita, couscous with raisins and almonds, cucumber salad
  • 2 pm massage
  • 5 pm leisurely walk on the beach
  • 6:30 pm watch the sunset (while enjoying a Mai Tai)
  • 7 pm dinner: Grilled local fish, black beans and rice, mango salsa, green salad, grilled pineapple

All meals are prepared for you with a focus on whole foods, fruits and veggies and local seafood. Anne welcomes special dietary requests and there are no restrictions on what you can or cannot eat. Want to go raw for a week?  Anne will support you. Want to start your day with a mimosa? Go for it. This is your vacation.

Included in the price of this trip:

  • Daily movement classes including Pilates, Vinyasa yoga, strength, cardio, restorative yoga and chi gung
  • Two massages per person
  • All of your meals (yes breakfast, lunch and dinner every day)
  • A Luau (who wants to try Kalua pig and poi?) check out the Luau menu here – www.feastatlele.com
  • Snorkeling gear and plenty of beach time
  • Hikes led by Anne and her buddy Leah (more hiking info here – www.visitingmaui.com/hikes)

To view our house visit   http://www.mauihouse4rent.com/.

Want to bring the hubby but he is not interested in yoga or massage? Ask Anne about her special “companion rate”.

Call or email Anne to reserve your spot today! (503) 705-4762.

Aloha!


 

President Clinton’s Weight Loss

Here’s a link to a video clip of CNN’s Wolf Blitzer interviewing President Clinton about his recent weight loss due to his plant-based diet.

Clinton says:

I went on essentially a plant-based diet. I live on beans, legumes, vegetables, fruit. I drink a protein supplement every morning—no dairy—I drink almond milk mixed in with fruit and a protein powder so I get the protein for the day when I start the day up. And it changed my whole metabolism and I lost 24 pounds and I got back to basically what I weighed in high school.

He made this drastic dietary change to loose a few pounds but also to improve his cardiovascular health.  He mentions heart health pioneer  Dean Ormnish and others:

This movement has been led by a doctor named Caldwell Esselstyn at the Cleveland Clinic, Dean Ornish who you know out in California, the doctors Campbell (father and son) who wrote The China Study, and a handful of others. But we now have 25 years of evidence and I thought that, well, since I needed to lose a little weight for Chelsea’s wedding, I’ll become part of this experiment. I’ll see if I can be one of those that can have a self-clearing mechanism—we’ll see…

I consider myself an omnivore, but I do believe that reducing the amount of animal products in our diets is a big step in the right direction as far as cardiovascular health and weight loss or weight maintenance goes.  While a vegan diet may not be for everyone making small changes in one meal a day or even one meal a week can have a big impact.Continue reading

No Bake Blueberry “Pie”

No bake blueberry pie

Here’s an easy summer pie recipe perfect for your next weekend BBQ or potluck.

Gary S. emailed me this lovely photo of his pie – thanks Gary!  He used more berries than the recipe calls for – 5-6 cups – and mixed strawberries and blueberries.  Feel free to add other fruit (peaches are in season now).  The next time I make this I may add some toasted coconut to the crust.  Experiment with this and let me know what you think.

Ingredients:

2 cups raw almonds
3-4 dates (soaked in water for ten minutes, then pitted)
1/2 cup agave divided
2 cups of blueberries
pie plate or 12 ramekins (individual dessert dishes)
pinch sea salt
dash of cinnamon

Directions:

Grind almonds in food processor until finely ground.  Pit the dates and add them, 1/4 cup of agave, a pinch of sea salt and dash of cinnamon to the finely ground almonds.  Continue to process until thickened ball forms.  Remove contents from food processor and press into pie plate or ramekins bringing crust up around the walls and top edges of the plate.  Fill your crust with fruit of choice drizzled or mixed with the remaining 1/4 cup agave.

Enjoy!

This recipe adapted from Meredith Gnau’s “A Grateful Life” Blog

Komen Race For the Cure September 19th, 2010

Many of your know Karen Klever who passed away this past May.  The Komen Race for the Cure is happening this month and Karen was a strong supporter of this cause.  Her daughter has organized a team to walk/ run in her honor.

Their goal is $5000.  According to the Komen website “If 10 people give at least $10, we can save a life by providing an uninsured woman a mammogram.”

Click here to support Team Karen with your tax-deductible donation.