Anne and her massage chair will be at the Muddy Boot Festival September 10th and 11th. This “soulful celebration of sustainable living” offers everything from kid’s activities like sustainable face painting to classes on making your own Kombucha and keeping urban chickens.
There’s also live music from the Freak Mountain Ramblers and a band I have never heard of but I like them already just from the name – Keep Your Fork, There’s Pie.
Come on down for a little TLC or just to say hi!
Are you constantly dieting but not seeing the results you want? Pre or perimenopausal and experiencing a sluggish metabolism? Looking for a few tips to get the scale moving in the right direction? Curious about an anti-inflammatory diet?
Join us Friday July 29th at 6 pm for a weight loss discussion with Dr Nicole Yezman N.D., LAc.
“Extra weight on the body is due to inflammation,” says Dr. Yezman. “The first step is to figure out the root cause.”
Dr. Yezman will talk about why we carry extra weight, and offer simple and effective ways to get rid of your excess lbs. in a safe and healthy way. Discussion starts at 6pm Friday night, light snacks & refreshments provided.
Space limited to ten people and her last health salon sold out. Call 503-729-3617 or email: drnicyez@clinicofnaturalhealth.com to reserve your spot.
Are you looking for ways to incorporate more veggies into your diet? Wondering if you should be taking supplements? Could improving the quality of your diet help to ease allergy symptoms, reduce chronic pain or speed your metabolism?
To find out the answers to these and other health questions join us Friday April 29th at 6 pm for a nutrition chat with Dr Nicole Yezman N.D., LAc.
Dr. Yezman will tell you a little about acupuncture and naturopathy then open the floor to your health questions. Come learn healthy nutrition tips and find out about delicious alternatives to some of your favorite less than healthy dishes. We will provide light snacks and beverages.
$10 per person – or two people for $15
Space is limited to ten people so call Anne today to reserve your spot – 503-705-4762.
My personal acupuncturist/ naturopath Nicole Yezman is leading a Qi Gong workshop this Sunday March 27th from 1 -2. I’m going and you should too!
Qi Gong is a moving meditation that incorporates breath into each body movement, helping you become centered and grounded. Qi Gong’s health benefits span from reducing high blood pressure to assisting with digestion issues, insomnia, weight loss, pain reduction, stress management and much more.
In this introduction to the ancient Chinese meditative art of Qi Gong you will learn the Yin Yang Sheng Jiang Kai He Gong form, a great style for beginners as it can be done be either seated or standing.
To learn more, check out Nicole’s website at www.clinicofnaturalhealth.com or contact Nicole directly by phone 503.729-3617 or email drnicyez@clinicofnaturalhealth.com
I’ve got some more photos to share courtesy of Blainey – Fluid’s official “staff photographer”.
First I have to tell you, we have been eating like the big Kamehameha himself.
Our first day on the island Blainey and I found an awesome farmers market near the airport. We scored fresh pineapple, papaya, avocados, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini and eggplant (which we later grilled) fresh herbs and a cherimoya – a weirdly sweet and creamy fruit. We chopped and ate a fresh pineapple almost every day with lunch (did I mention in my earlier post the rum soaked pineapple upside down cake?).
At another market in north Kihei we found fresh young coconuts (with meat so soft you could scoop it out with a plastic spoon). A cute hippe chick wielding a machete takes a few whacks at the top of the coconut, sticks a straw in and off you go. They also sold banana bread and coconut candy (I went back more than once to this place). At the ABC store we found some local Kona coffee, Hana Bay Rum for Mai Tais and Laura scored a screaming deal on chocolate covered macadamia nuts.
Most grocery stores carry several varieties of poke, a cold sushi like salad of ahi tuna mixed with any variety of onions, garlic, avocado, hot peppers, wasabi, soy sauce and seaweed. Our favorite was shoyu poke. Here is an easy recipe,
Also delicious was the lomi lomi salmon, a mix of chopped tomato, onion and salted salmon. We were inspired by the kalua pork at the Luau and tried a haole style crock pot version that turned out really yummy. I used my friend Mark’s super easy recipe. You cook a pork butt for most of the day (or if you want to get the jump on it start it the night before) with a spice mix of your choice. We used brown sugar, garlic, onion, cayenne, salt, pepper, and a cup of ginger ale (beer would probably work as well). After it is done and you have shredded the pork and pulled the fat toss in a cup or so of bbq sauce and serve. Ono baby!
Speaking of living like kings. Who doesn’t love a massage outdoors? As Kathy put it “There is nothing like opening your eyes after a massage and seeing blue skies and the moon coming up”. We have been outside as much as possible, eating meals on the lanai, outdoor yoga and Pilates classes and massages.
More massage relaxation shots. ahhhhh….Hawaii.
We saw (and most mornings heard) every kind of bird from songbirds to hummingbirds in the backyard. Anybody know what this guy is called?
For such a laid back group we managed to pack in quite a list of activities – three long bike rides for the guys, one big group hike, Pilates and yoga classes, massages, hot tub time and the occasional pub crawl (hey this was a stress relief vacation not a fast).
Tuesday Dan and George went for a bike ride and us ladies hit the art gallery at the Grand Wailea. They had mostly local artists work on display.
We saw Chihuly Glass and paintings (who knew he did both?)
We didn’t know it, but Dan was taking in some culture as well. Here are a few shots took along the Kahekili Highway:
an artist’s gallery…
banana bread anyone?
Our last day we tried stand up paddle.
We tried surfing but Dan was more successful than I was. I preferred the calm waters past the breakers. We saw several sea turtles out here. They came up for air, floated around and waved at us and hung out for a minute before heading back underwater.
Dan catching a wave. Cowabunga dude.
More SUP…
Ok birds, geckos, sea turtles, I just realized I haven’t mentioned the whales yet. We are here in February – whale season – and up until now I had never seen them from shore. On the way to Lahaina for the Luau several people in the car claimed to see them (I was of course focused solely on the road). They seem be especially frisky right before sunset (the whales, not our group).
Several nights we headed down to the beach around 5:30/ 6 and caught whales playing maybe 200 feet offshore. Pretty cool.
It is with sadness that we bid farewell to Hawaii, but I am already hatching a plan for Hawaii spring 2012. Keep your eyes here for more details…
Aloha big beach…
Aloha Plumeria…
See you next year!