A friend once told us that there’s really not much difference between the hero and the coward:  they both feel the same fears and anxieties.  The hero acts in spite of these fears and anxieties, however, whereas the coward turns away from action.  The cultural hero seeks to break the chains of his or her culture’s particular illusions; the coward lives in denial.  
-Sharon Gannon & David Life  (Practices for Liberating the Body and Soul)

We can break these chains.  We make them up ourselves.
-False Prophets,  “Baghdad Stomp”

Transformative Wellness E-Newsletter:

September 2006:

It is and has been a beautiful summer, alive and bursting with festivities, everyone around seems to smile with ease and I am included in this summer wonder of happy faces.

As energy of fall enters the air I have come up with a dilemma, the subject of quality of life. The art of balancing work, play, yoga, friends, family and personal time has been tricky.

Speaking with my friends, clients, family has been illuminating because everyone has their own words of wisdom to add. 
The one consistent theme all the wonderful people in my life are saying is:  Work less!  Hmmm..Maybe it could be translated as work differently!  It seems that there is a balance and each of us does know what it is instinctually, or what advice to give.

Finding quality of life rather than quantity of stuff to fill our lives may give us more space for all the other wonders out there and in there!  

I will be doing a Quarterly Newsletter and at times every two months when the yoga schedule changes.   I thank all of you who read this, give me feedback and have received benefit and enjoyed the newsletter!  

Clinic locations:

Vancouver: #303-2730 Commercial Drive @ 11th avenue.

Richmond: 4A-11460 Voyageur Way

Please call 604-202-0796 for more information.

Yoga In Vancouver

Fall Yoga Schedule

Tuesday: Semperviva City centre-Power  @ 9:30am-11am

Thursday: Semperviva Hatha @ 7pm-8:15pm

 Saturday: Proactive Pilates –Power @ 9-10am *Private
                    
                             
Richmond Yoga classes are now on Tuesdays @ Yoga Nation:
4:30-5:30pm and 6:30-7:30pm  

Privates, group and corporate yoga sessions are available upon request!

 

 

Pose of the Month:

Handstand: Adho Mukha Vrksasana
 (Face-downwards tree)

Effects: 

  • reverses the effects of gravity on the organs and body
  • strengthens the arms, chest and the core (abdominals) body
  • increases spacial awareness and changes ones perception

Method:

  1. In downward facing dog spread the fingers and engage hasta bandha (the suction/contraction of the palm) for wrist stabilization when in the arm balance.
  2. From Downward facing dog leaver the right leg (switch to the left every other time) by bending the left.
  3. Gracefully find length through the arms and strength through the abdominals and leaver up into a handstand. 
  4. Stay for 10-20 breathes and return slowly back to downward dog, and rest in Childs pose. 

Modification:

  1. Start in Downward facing dog and place your hands 3-5 inches  away from a wall. 
  2. Practice levering one leg then the other and then come up slowly till the feet touch the wall. 
  3. Once comfortable with the wall bend at the knee with one foot along the wall start training yourself to do the balance without the wall. 

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture sessions available:

Improve your diet, understand nutrition, bring the balance and healthy glow back to your being, re-charge your body and life into a positive flow, and re-ignite health and inspiration into your life.

www.transformativewellness.com
 604-202-0796

TCM Sessions available in Richmond (4A-11460 Voyageur Way) and Vancouver (303-2730 Commercial drive at 11th ave).

Recipe of the Month:

Harvest Valley Salad
The perfect addition to a main course or a great snack

1 small head of red leaf lettuce ( or your favorite kind) manually torn
1 grated carrot
½ med. Beet grates
Handful of mixed bean sprouts
¼ cup pine nuts (or your favorite nut) roasted till lightly brown
10-15 cherry tomatoes

Place ingredients in a large salad bowl and add the cooled nuts last, serve with the dressing below!

Natasha’s All-Round Dressing
 For everything that needs to be dressed (salads, steamed veggies, grains and more)

¼ cup flax
3tblsp. Lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
1tblsp. Braggs all purpose liquid seasoning
Mix or alter to your taste buds…….and dress the salad when ready to eat. 

Don’t forget to add red star yeast for your B vitamins and relish in this harvest fall salad!!!

Namaste
Natasha Grbich

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