Hi Everyone!
Here is a quote from Louise Hay's book "You can Heal Your Life"
"How do you begin your day?
What is the first thing you say in the morning when you wake up? We all have something we say almost every day. Is it positive or negative? I can remember when I used to awaken in the morning and say with a groan, "Oh God, another day." And that is exactly the sort of day I would have, one thing after another going wrong. Now when I awaken and before I even open my eyes, I thank the bed for a good night's sleep. After all, we have spend the whole night together in comfort. Then with my eyes still closed, I spend about ten minutes just being thankful for all the good in my life."
How do you begin each day? Are you inclined to looking forward to another day filled with bliss, or are you already focusing on where you are hurt, or how you are dreading to go into the kitchen, because you are on another one of those diets?
Please begin your day from now on, with a more gentle approach. This kindness you are showing toward yourself and toward your surroundings will carry throughout your day, and enhance your experiences more then you might imagine at the moment.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Life Coach, Fundraiser
Call me for a free initial coaching session at 813 - 531 - 8379!
Showing posts with label healthy habits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy habits. Show all posts
Monday, May 19, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Befriending Your Body!
Hi Everyone!
Many times our relationship with our body is that of a love-hate relationship. We are afraid of how it might react, afraid what you are putting into it, afraid of how the unseen will effect it.
Becoming friendly with the physical extension of ourselves, is one way to exchange this fear-based relationship is to befriend ourselves.
The following is a quote on befriending your body from Abraham-Hicks:
"We would like to help you to know your body is oh, so well meaning. Your body is so well orchestrated. You see, your body is trillions of cells that are vibrationally interacting with Source Energy. And if left to their own without a lot of static in your vibration, your body would only thrive. In other words, the basis of your body is one of true and utter thriving. It has no reason to frighten you. It is the greatest evidence of Well-being that exists anywhere in your physical experience. It is an extraordinary mechanism that's come together from great deliberate intent from so many Non-Physical and physical creators. And every one of you who stands in your body, continues to enhance the experience of the physical body. This is an evolution of a species, that is extraordinary.
Your bodies are not to be feared Your bodies are to revered. Your bodies are to applauded. Your bodies are to be maybe even amazed at. But they are never to be feared. Your bodies are not vulnerable. They're not fragile. They are resilient. They are flexible. You have the ability to come into alignment again and again and again, and if anyone in the Universe understands that, it's the cells of your body.
Befriending your body is the only way we know of coming to understand that your body is resilient and that it knows what to do, and that it will be whatever you ask it to be. But you have to ask it to be that in a place of nonresistance. It's the most significant information that we have ever expressed relative to your physical body and food. You must love your body, and the lovingly give it the food. And when you love your body and lovingly give it the food, it matters not what food you give it."
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
For a intial, free, holistic life coaching session call 813 - 531 - 8379 for an appointment or contact me via email at claudiablanton@lycos.com
Many times our relationship with our body is that of a love-hate relationship. We are afraid of how it might react, afraid what you are putting into it, afraid of how the unseen will effect it.
Becoming friendly with the physical extension of ourselves, is one way to exchange this fear-based relationship is to befriend ourselves.
The following is a quote on befriending your body from Abraham-Hicks:
"We would like to help you to know your body is oh, so well meaning. Your body is so well orchestrated. You see, your body is trillions of cells that are vibrationally interacting with Source Energy. And if left to their own without a lot of static in your vibration, your body would only thrive. In other words, the basis of your body is one of true and utter thriving. It has no reason to frighten you. It is the greatest evidence of Well-being that exists anywhere in your physical experience. It is an extraordinary mechanism that's come together from great deliberate intent from so many Non-Physical and physical creators. And every one of you who stands in your body, continues to enhance the experience of the physical body. This is an evolution of a species, that is extraordinary.
Your bodies are not to be feared Your bodies are to revered. Your bodies are to applauded. Your bodies are to be maybe even amazed at. But they are never to be feared. Your bodies are not vulnerable. They're not fragile. They are resilient. They are flexible. You have the ability to come into alignment again and again and again, and if anyone in the Universe understands that, it's the cells of your body.
Befriending your body is the only way we know of coming to understand that your body is resilient and that it knows what to do, and that it will be whatever you ask it to be. But you have to ask it to be that in a place of nonresistance. It's the most significant information that we have ever expressed relative to your physical body and food. You must love your body, and the lovingly give it the food. And when you love your body and lovingly give it the food, it matters not what food you give it."
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
For a intial, free, holistic life coaching session call 813 - 531 - 8379 for an appointment or contact me via email at claudiablanton@lycos.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Quick Tips For Easier Sleep
Hi Everyone!
If you have a hard time falling asleep, you are not the only one. Many factors can influence your ability to sleep, but here I want to give you some active tips, that you can implement into your daily routine today.
1. Meditate. Right before going to bed, is a wonderful time to meditate. You do not have to practice for a long time, a few minutes of guided meditation does the trick.
2. Make your agenda for the next day, and put it away, before you are starting with your sleep-routine. Whatever you do, don't make the list while laying in bed, right before turning of the light.
3. Exercise! Keep the stimulating exercise for the morning time, and relaxing exercises like Yoga for the evening. The additional activity will bring you into a more natural rhythm of tiredness after an physical active day.
4. Turn off the TV, or the computer a few minutes earlier. Do not go from the news, directly into bed. The quietness of the house, will quiet the mind.
5. Talk to your doctor. If you have a chronic problem with insomnia, check with your doctor. She might be able to assist you in combination with behavior adjustment and medication, to give you relief.
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
For more information on living a healthy and balanced life, Motivational Life Coaching, and a free Life Coaching Session, call me at 813 - 531 - 8379 or email me at claudiablanton@lycos.com
If you have a hard time falling asleep, you are not the only one. Many factors can influence your ability to sleep, but here I want to give you some active tips, that you can implement into your daily routine today.
1. Meditate. Right before going to bed, is a wonderful time to meditate. You do not have to practice for a long time, a few minutes of guided meditation does the trick.
2. Make your agenda for the next day, and put it away, before you are starting with your sleep-routine. Whatever you do, don't make the list while laying in bed, right before turning of the light.
3. Exercise! Keep the stimulating exercise for the morning time, and relaxing exercises like Yoga for the evening. The additional activity will bring you into a more natural rhythm of tiredness after an physical active day.
4. Turn off the TV, or the computer a few minutes earlier. Do not go from the news, directly into bed. The quietness of the house, will quiet the mind.
5. Talk to your doctor. If you have a chronic problem with insomnia, check with your doctor. She might be able to assist you in combination with behavior adjustment and medication, to give you relief.
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
For more information on living a healthy and balanced life, Motivational Life Coaching, and a free Life Coaching Session, call me at 813 - 531 - 8379 or email me at claudiablanton@lycos.com
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
What To Do With All That Chicken-Breast?
Hi Everyone!
Today's home school cooking lesson for my daughter was to use the lean source of protein, chicken breast.
Here is what she created:
Garlic-Infused Ginger-Lemon Chicken breast
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken breast
2 gloves of garlic (we love garlic)
Ginger grated, about 2 teaspoons
a small amount of fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
Serve with:
Brown rice, large serving of mixed tossed salad
First she rinsed the chicken breast and put it into a bowl. To that she added the garlic (squeezed through the garlic press), the ginger, finely grated, a small amount of cilantro, and the lemon juice.
Next she covered it and let it marinate for about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile the brown rice, went into the rice cooker.
After the 30 minutes of marinating time, she wrapped the chicken into a foil package and baked it for about 45 minutes.
This simple, but flavorful, and moist chicken put a smile on all our our faces. Try it out!
The cook is getting a hug!
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach,
Claudia Blanton
Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Mindset of Wellness
Hi Everyone!
"All of the biology - every bit of it - is following the mind. Every bit of it, EVERY bit of it.
So the wellness that is being allowed, or the wellness that is being denied, is all about the mindset, the mood, the attitude, the practiced thought. There is no exceptions, in any human or beast, that you'll ever discover. It's ALL that. Treating the body really is about treating the mind. Because you have discovered you can patch them up again, and again, and they will just find another way of reverting back to the natural rhythm of their mind, you see.
It is all psychosomatic - every bit of it - no exceptions."
Abraham-Hicks
What does that mean fro healthy, balanced living?
It means that:
1. Until you are dealing with the emotional reasons for overeating, you will not stop with unhealthy behaviors.
2. While dealing with the current symptoms - which can include trips to the doctor, the nutritionist or an expert in the field of weight management, you have to reconnect with you, the core of you, so you will be able to detach unhealthy behavior associated with food or exercise.
3. Raising your self-esteem, and your feeling of self-worth has to become an integrated part of becoming overall balanced. That means improving self-talk, arriving at a place of an positive outlook, and the control of your emotions through deliberate thinking, affirmations and meditation.
Weight loss, health improvement and achieving a successful life, has to become an integrated part of each-other, in order to be at a place, where you are comfortable with whom you are, in your day to day existence. The way to get off the roller-coaster of dieting is to include the work through the root of the problem, while working on the symptoms immediately.
Have a wonderful day
For more information on Motivational Life Coaching, contact the Self-Talk Expert, Claudia Blanton at 813 - 531 - 8379 or via email at claudiablanton@lycos.com for a free, no-obligation Life Coaching Session.
"All of the biology - every bit of it - is following the mind. Every bit of it, EVERY bit of it.
So the wellness that is being allowed, or the wellness that is being denied, is all about the mindset, the mood, the attitude, the practiced thought. There is no exceptions, in any human or beast, that you'll ever discover. It's ALL that. Treating the body really is about treating the mind. Because you have discovered you can patch them up again, and again, and they will just find another way of reverting back to the natural rhythm of their mind, you see.
It is all psychosomatic - every bit of it - no exceptions."
Abraham-Hicks
What does that mean fro healthy, balanced living?
It means that:
1. Until you are dealing with the emotional reasons for overeating, you will not stop with unhealthy behaviors.
2. While dealing with the current symptoms - which can include trips to the doctor, the nutritionist or an expert in the field of weight management, you have to reconnect with you, the core of you, so you will be able to detach unhealthy behavior associated with food or exercise.
3. Raising your self-esteem, and your feeling of self-worth has to become an integrated part of becoming overall balanced. That means improving self-talk, arriving at a place of an positive outlook, and the control of your emotions through deliberate thinking, affirmations and meditation.
Weight loss, health improvement and achieving a successful life, has to become an integrated part of each-other, in order to be at a place, where you are comfortable with whom you are, in your day to day existence. The way to get off the roller-coaster of dieting is to include the work through the root of the problem, while working on the symptoms immediately.
Have a wonderful day
For more information on Motivational Life Coaching, contact the Self-Talk Expert, Claudia Blanton at 813 - 531 - 8379 or via email at claudiablanton@lycos.com for a free, no-obligation Life Coaching Session.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Part Two of the Dr Oz - Oprah Recap
Hi Everyone!
Real quick, and then back to motivation, here is the second part of the recap as promised from Tuesday's Oprah show about Anti-Aging:
Here are Dr. Oz Vitamin recommendations (you can check out the transcripts on Oprah.com)
1000 unites of Vitamin D per day
600 milligrams of calcium plus 200 milligrams of magnesium TOGETHER twice a day
DHA omega 3 - 600 milligrams per day
over 40 - under doctors supervision - 2 baby aspirin
Multivitamin - cut in half ( I did not know that either) - one half taken in the morning, the other half in the evening.
On Oprah. com Dr. Oz has posted a printable by age-group divided vitamin guide, so take a look at it.
This information is not meant as medical advice, therefore check with your doctor, and check out the info for yourself again on Oprah.com. I am by no means a medical professional, I am a Life Coach, who wants to point you into the direction of valid information, so you can make the best decisions for yourself.
Have a wonderful, inspired day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Life Coach, Self-Talk Expert
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Real quick, and then back to motivation, here is the second part of the recap as promised from Tuesday's Oprah show about Anti-Aging:
Here are Dr. Oz Vitamin recommendations (you can check out the transcripts on Oprah.com)
1000 unites of Vitamin D per day
600 milligrams of calcium plus 200 milligrams of magnesium TOGETHER twice a day
DHA omega 3 - 600 milligrams per day
over 40 - under doctors supervision - 2 baby aspirin
Multivitamin - cut in half ( I did not know that either) - one half taken in the morning, the other half in the evening.
On Oprah. com Dr. Oz has posted a printable by age-group divided vitamin guide, so take a look at it.
This information is not meant as medical advice, therefore check with your doctor, and check out the info for yourself again on Oprah.com. I am by no means a medical professional, I am a Life Coach, who wants to point you into the direction of valid information, so you can make the best decisions for yourself.
Have a wonderful, inspired day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Life Coach, Self-Talk Expert
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
A Quick Oprah - Dr. Oz Recap - Part One
Hi Everyone!
This is going to be a quick recap of Oprah's show from yesterday, about ant-aging, and living a healthy lifestyle. (Part one)
White tea!
Again Dr. Oz stressed the importance of drinking white and green tea, but pointing toward the white teas, as they have a more powerful level of antioxidants.
I agree with the good Doctor. Drink your white tea! Available now in so many different varieties, my daughter loves the strawberry flavored one, and I am a blueberry tea person. Check them out!
Dr. Oz also mentioned spices. Here are a few to have in your cabinet at all times:
1. Cinnamon
2. Ginger
3. Cayenne Pepper
4. Turmeric - which is within cumin
5. Paprika
6. Rosemary for focus.
Now, lets get to the fiber, people!
Women need 25 grams, men need 35 grams, a day!
Remember to please add them slowly over time to your diet, to avoid digestive problems, as I have mentioned in various posts, here, on my groups, and in my articles. Slow down people!
How do you add fiber into your diet?
1. Eat 100 % Whole Grain Bread!
2. Eat beans
3. Eat fruits and veggies (don't drink them, chew)
4. Eat Whole Grain Cereal!
5. Switch to Steal Cut Oats
6. Switch to brown rice
7. Switch to whole grain pasta
Tomorrow, I will be posting the second half of info from the show, which will mainly include exercise and the recommended dosing of vitamins according to Dr. Oz.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
This is going to be a quick recap of Oprah's show from yesterday, about ant-aging, and living a healthy lifestyle. (Part one)
White tea!
Again Dr. Oz stressed the importance of drinking white and green tea, but pointing toward the white teas, as they have a more powerful level of antioxidants.
I agree with the good Doctor. Drink your white tea! Available now in so many different varieties, my daughter loves the strawberry flavored one, and I am a blueberry tea person. Check them out!
Dr. Oz also mentioned spices. Here are a few to have in your cabinet at all times:
1. Cinnamon
2. Ginger
3. Cayenne Pepper
4. Turmeric - which is within cumin
5. Paprika
6. Rosemary for focus.
Now, lets get to the fiber, people!
Women need 25 grams, men need 35 grams, a day!
Remember to please add them slowly over time to your diet, to avoid digestive problems, as I have mentioned in various posts, here, on my groups, and in my articles. Slow down people!
How do you add fiber into your diet?
1. Eat 100 % Whole Grain Bread!
2. Eat beans
3. Eat fruits and veggies (don't drink them, chew)
4. Eat Whole Grain Cereal!
5. Switch to Steal Cut Oats
6. Switch to brown rice
7. Switch to whole grain pasta
Tomorrow, I will be posting the second half of info from the show, which will mainly include exercise and the recommended dosing of vitamins according to Dr. Oz.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Play with your Food
Hi Everyone!
Sounds like a strange title for a blog.
This is an invitation to do exactly, what we were told not to do, when we were kids: Play with your food.
Okay, I am not talking about having a food fight, what I am talking about is, to get more in touch with what you are eating, by getting more in touch, literally.
Touch your food - feel the texture of the flakes of your (hopefully whole-grain) cereal. Break it, crunch it up, really examine it. You are putting this into your body, don't you think you should know, how it feels like, and what the texture is?
Become familiar with all of your foods, your lunch meat for example. Bend it pull it apart, hold it in your hands, feel it. You can find out lots of things by it's texture, like the fat-content, just by the way it feels, and looks.
When you make a cake, feel the dough, touch the flour with your hands, to break up the clumps before sifting. Can you feel a difference between whole-wheat flour, and regular cake-flour? Find out!
The purpose of this is the following:
1. Too many times we connect so many emotions to how we are eating, that we forget how it feels like to really be present with food. This exercise or game if you will, gets you back in touch with the food, and away from the emotions.
2. You should really think about what you are putting into your mouth. After all it effects you greatly. Then shouldn't you know all about it, at least all that your senses have to offer?
3. Being aware that the rules we are usually taught in childhood about food, are not because they have any merit - expect the one of not talking with your mouth full - but because they were either a convenience for our parents, or they were simply brought forth, because they were taught that way.
This gives you a chance to detach from these rules, and make up your own. After all, it is your life, not that of your family you are living, so why play by their rules still? At the same time, you are giving yourself an opportunity not to pass those rules onto another generation, who is already beginning to struggle with issues relating to food.
Think about it!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Sounds like a strange title for a blog.
This is an invitation to do exactly, what we were told not to do, when we were kids: Play with your food.
Okay, I am not talking about having a food fight, what I am talking about is, to get more in touch with what you are eating, by getting more in touch, literally.
Touch your food - feel the texture of the flakes of your (hopefully whole-grain) cereal. Break it, crunch it up, really examine it. You are putting this into your body, don't you think you should know, how it feels like, and what the texture is?
Become familiar with all of your foods, your lunch meat for example. Bend it pull it apart, hold it in your hands, feel it. You can find out lots of things by it's texture, like the fat-content, just by the way it feels, and looks.
When you make a cake, feel the dough, touch the flour with your hands, to break up the clumps before sifting. Can you feel a difference between whole-wheat flour, and regular cake-flour? Find out!
The purpose of this is the following:
1. Too many times we connect so many emotions to how we are eating, that we forget how it feels like to really be present with food. This exercise or game if you will, gets you back in touch with the food, and away from the emotions.
2. You should really think about what you are putting into your mouth. After all it effects you greatly. Then shouldn't you know all about it, at least all that your senses have to offer?
3. Being aware that the rules we are usually taught in childhood about food, are not because they have any merit - expect the one of not talking with your mouth full - but because they were either a convenience for our parents, or they were simply brought forth, because they were taught that way.
This gives you a chance to detach from these rules, and make up your own. After all, it is your life, not that of your family you are living, so why play by their rules still? At the same time, you are giving yourself an opportunity not to pass those rules onto another generation, who is already beginning to struggle with issues relating to food.
Think about it!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
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