tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74653733138229862842024-03-13T20:45:45.901-06:00Enlightened Lotus WellnessAwareness. Education. Motivation.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-43884270728070479202016-03-16T08:10:00.001-06:002016-03-16T08:10:03.870-06:00Vanilla, Coconut, Chocolate Muffins<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2929" src="http://ift.tt/1nOd6jx" alt="Choc muffins" /></p>
<p>Lately I seem to be on a chocolate and coconut kick. I’ve been putting them in everything from yogurt to pancakes and now I tackled muffins. I’m not too much of a baker but it was a rainy dreary day, I decided to make these along with the lasagna I put in for the kids dinner. (Which by the way I subbed the Ricotta Cheese and used blended down Garbanzo beans to make a paste instead! Cuts out the bad fat, real with the good fat and still enjoy comfort foods with out all the guilt!!) So if you need a chocolate fix and one that doesn’t leave too much guilt. These are your muffins!!</p>
<p>Makes 20-24 muffins</p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2 Organic eggs</li>
<li>2 Cups Coconut flour</li>
<li>3 Tbsp Cacao Powder</li>
<li>1/2 Tsp Gluten-free baking soda</li>
<li>1/3 Cup Coconut Sugar</li>
<li>1/4 tsp Organic Vanilla Extract</li>
<li>1/4 Cup unsweetened Coconut Milk (may need a little more if batter is too thick</li>
<li>1/4 Cup unsweetened shredded coconut</li>
<li>Pinch of sea salt</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Directions:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees.</li>
<li>In a bowl mix all dry ingredients together.</li>
<li>Add in milk, egg, vanilla extract.</li>
<li>Mix well until combined</li>
<li>Using cupcake liners, spoon in batter.</li>
<li>Bake for 15-18 minutes.</li>
</ol>
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<p>So we mixed it up for a Monday night and I dug through the pantry and yelled out what about pancakes! They were racing into the kitchen and fighting over who got to help cut the bananas and who got to add the coconut to the cakes so here’s our new recipe to share with you for those nights you need something fast and quick and something a little bit more sinful while mixing it up and making breakfast for dinner!</p>
<p><strong><em>Ingredients: Makes about 10 medium sized thick pancakes</em></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1 1/2 C of Gluten-free pancake mix. (Trader Joe’s has a great one!) ( You can also make your own flour mixes, but a box already together is way faster and cheaper! Just read the label for good quality ingredients)</li>
<li>2 eggs</li>
<li>1/2 C of water (may need a little extra if it’s too thick)</li>
<li>1/4 C of Coconut oil-melted down</li>
<li>2 Tbsp Cacao Powder</li>
<li>1 Banana sliced thinly</li>
<li>1/2 C unsweetened coconut</li>
<li>2 Tbsp Chia seeds</li>
<li>2 Tbsp Cacao Nibs</li>
<li>Coconut oil or spray for the pan while cooking</li>
</ul>
<p><em><strong>Directions:</strong></em></p>
<ol>
<li>In a bowl add flour mix, eggs, water, cacao powder, coconut oil and mix well. Add more water if it seems too thick.</li>
<li>Preheat and oil pan so pancakes will not stick. Keep heat on medium once the pan has warmed up.</li>
<li>Scoop in pancake mix to the pan, whatever size you would like. Remember these will be thicker so make them a little smaller.</li>
<li>Top with a pinch of chia seeds, coconut, and cacao nibs, and 2-3 slices of banana. Once the pancake begins to bubble you can flip them so they cook all the way through.</li>
<li>Stack them high on a plate add some fresh berries to the side or top with a few more banana slices and a little syrup if you wish.</li>
<li>Dig in and enjoy!</li>
</ol>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-47236080292925706172016-02-22T05:35:00.001-07:002016-02-22T05:35:32.285-07:00Sea Salt & Smoky Paprika Roasted Chickpeas!<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2898" src="http://ift.tt/1mSzGqE" alt="chickpeas" width="300" height="300" />Sick of the same old snacks to munch on day in and day out? Winter time makes it tough on healthier options to chose from because vegetables and fruits are limited to their growing seasons. Loading up on greasy and fatty things like chips, cookies, candy, and binge watching your favorite tv series during these frigid dreary months can set the scale flying. Reach for these winter healthy snacks instead.</p>
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<p><strong>Sea Salt & Smoky Paprika Chickpeas:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2 Tbsp olive oil</li>
<li>2 cans chickpeas/Garbanzo beans-drained, rinsed, and patted dry</li>
<li>2 Tbsp ground sea salt</li>
<li>2 Tbsp smoky paprika</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Directions</strong>:</p>
<ol>
<li>In a baking pan, drizzle olive oil. Pre-heat oven 350 degrees</li>
<li>Spread beans across the pan and cover with salt and paprika. Make sure to cover both sides</li>
<li>Place in oven for 40-45 minutes. Make sure to stir them around a couple times to prevent burning.</li>
<li>Once they crisp up, let them cool add more paprika and salt if needed.</li>
</ol>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-27333586401121833692016-02-15T08:22:00.001-07:002016-02-15T08:22:13.026-07:00Blueberry Smoothie Bowl<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2895" src="http://ift.tt/1QgWA8Q" alt="blueberry smoothie bowl" width="300" height="300" />Had enough Valentine’s sweets and treats? Need something to make you feel better and get you back on track? Here’s a yummy treat that won’t leave you in a slump or feeling guilty or groggy afterwards. I just fed my crazy kiddos this too after the Valentine Cake pops, cookies, and hot chocolate from the newly fallin’ snow they needed a detox!</p>
<p>I tend to pick my fruit in the summer and freeze it for my smoothies in the winter. Blueberries aren’t in season in the US right now but you can probably still find fresh ones in the grocery store or look in the freezer section and buy some frozen. They’re picked at the peak and then frozen so they’re going to taste so much sweeter!</p>
<p>Here’s what you’ll need…</p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1 C blueberries fresh or frozen</li>
<li>2 C unsweetened coconut milk</li>
<li>2 Kiwi- peeled and sliced</li>
<li>1 Starfruit- sliced</li>
<li>1 Mango- peeled and sliced</li>
<li>1/4 C Buckwheat Groats</li>
<li>4 Gooseberries or any other kind of berry will work</li>
<li>1/8 C Cacao nibs</li>
<li>1/4 Cup raw oats</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Directions:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>In a high-speed blender add coconut milk, raw oats and blueberries. Blend well.</li>
<li>Pour into a bowl.</li>
<li>Layer in rows the Starfruit, mango, gooseberries, kiwi, cacao nibs, and buckwheat groats.</li>
<li>Grab a spoon and dig in!</li>
</ol>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-79688852520108291892016-02-09T06:11:00.001-07:002016-02-09T06:11:57.079-07:00Grilled Bananas, Pineapple & Mango with Spiced Coconut Yogurt & Hazelnuts<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2891" src="http://ift.tt/1K9w7HZ" alt="grilled fruit" width="300" height="300" />Can you say “YUM!!” Loving this new recipe! I wanted something different to serve for the Super Bowl. I was already grilling so I scanned the counter top to see what else I could throw on out there with the giant pan of wings! And this is what came out! The picture does no justice at all! But you could do this for breakfast, lunch, afternoon pick me up, and of course dessert. It’s possibly pretty much guilt-free. I’m actually eating the rest of it as I sit here and type this up.</p>
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<p>Here’s what ya need! It will make about 4-6 servings</p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1 Pineapple-peeled, cored, and cut long ways</li>
<li>2 Mango- peeling and cut in large chunks</li>
<li>2 Bananas- slightly under ripe, cut in half and down the center for long halves</li>
<li>1/4 cup of chopped hazelnuts</li>
<li>1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk yogurt</li>
<li>1 tsp local honey</li>
<li>1 tsp ground cinnamon</li>
<li>splash of organic vanilla extract (alcohol free)</li>
<li>1 Tbs cacao nibs</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Directions:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Warm Grill to about 200 degrees. In a piece of foil place pineapple on the bottom, then mangos and bananas. (They will burn on the bottom)</li>
<li>Cook until they get a few char marks and begin to soften up, the bananas will start to caramelize a bit. About 15 minutes</li>
<li>In a bowl add the yogurt, honey, cinnamon, vanilla and mix well.</li>
<li>On a plate, place your fruit, drizzle yogurt mix and place a big spoonful to the side for extra dipping.</li>
<li>Sprinkle cacao nibs and hazelnuts on top.</li>
<li>Grab a spoon and savor!</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-80728941563215011812016-02-03T05:25:00.001-07:002016-02-03T05:25:16.203-07:00Butternut Squash and Fiji Apple Soup<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2887" src="http://ift.tt/1SFQqOw" alt="bsquash" width="300" height="300" />During the winter months I tend to reach for the heavier, richer foods that are more comforting. Now with a 10 week old, time seems to blow by even faster everyday which makes it a little harder to make some of the dishes I so love to make. So I’ve been on a search for something a little more filling but quick and hearty.</p>
<p>So today I threw in some butternut squash and roasted it, in between the laundry, emails, phone calls, and baby feedings. This is what I got! So good! Healthy, hearty, and filling!</p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1 butternut squash</li>
<li>2 medium Fiji apples-cored and sliced (save a little for garnish- if ya want)</li>
<li>1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk</li>
<li>1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds</li>
<li>sea salt</li>
<li>fresh ground pepper</li>
<li>Herbs de Provence</li>
<li>1 tsp olive oil</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Directions:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Peel, core, and seed the squash. In a pan, drizzle olive oil and place squash on top. Cook for about 25 minutes or until it becomes tender</li>
<li>Once it’s tender. Chop squash roughly and add to a high-speed blender. Add sliced apples, coconut milk, salt, pepper, and herbs. Blend well until smooth.</li>
<li>In a dry pan, toast pumpkin seeds on medium heat until they become fragrant and become darker in color. About 2 minutes. Make sure to watch them they will burn quick!</li>
<li>Add soup to a bowl. Top with apples and pumpkin seeds!</li>
</ol>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-43083242822585241482016-01-27T09:53:00.001-07:002016-01-27T09:53:10.769-07:00Yoga For Flexibility<p>Hi everyone, this 40 minute class is perfect for dancers or anyone who is serious about gaining flexibility. This is an intermediate to advanced class so some flexibility is already required. I will be making a flexibility for beginners class soon enough for those of you who are just starting out <img src="http://ift.tt/1SKeSQ3" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /></p>
<p>We will play with quad stretches, splits, deep hip openers and lots of fun backbends. Have a strap or a block nearby and let’s get started!</p>
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<p>Well the one thing we can’t change is the weather so I am offering a tropical getaway with this recipe!!! Escape to the fire-place with your bowl of soaked oats loaded with tropical fruits and it should give you a mini escape to a tropical island! Enjoy!!!</p>
<p><em><strong>Ingredients:</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li>1.5 C of Raw Oats</li>
<li>2-2.5 C of warmer unsweetened coconut milk</li>
<li>1/2 mango-chopped</li>
<li>1/2 C fresh pomegranate seeds</li>
<li>1/2 banana-sliced</li>
<li>1/2 pear-sliced</li>
<li>1/2 dragonfruit-sliced</li>
<li>1-2 kiwi-peeled and sliced</li>
<li>handful of blueberries</li>
<li>1 Tbsp of unsweetened coconut flakes</li>
<li>1 Tsp cacao nibs</li>
<li>1 Tbsp ground cinnamon</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><em>Directions:</em></strong></p>
<ol>
<li>In a bowl add oats and warm coconut milk. Let sit till oats soak up the milk and add a little more if you want it to be a little more creamy and not so dry. Top with cinnamon.</li>
<li>Line the bowl or place in sections all your fruit</li>
<li>In the middle top with coconut flakes and cacao nibs. Dip your spoon in and enjoy!</li>
</ol>
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<p>I’ve been craving something mid-day that is satisfying and delicious but won’t leave me feeling guilty and yucky after I eat it. Being a new mom again with a hectic schedule, there’s no time for me at all. If I can brush my teeth alone with out a baby on the hip and someone else trying to take the door off the hinges it’s a good day! So yesterday I started throwing things in the blender that were going to make me feel a little more at ease and a lot more relaxed.</p>
<p>Here’s everything you need for this one and I swear this one will stay in your arsenal for a while! I don’t know if I could get sick of this one! Here’s your yumminess!</p>
<p>Makes about 4 small smoothies</p>
<p><em><strong>Ingredients:</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li>2.5 cups of unsweetened coconut milk</li>
<li>2 Tbsp unsweetened sunflower butter</li>
<li>2 Mejool dates-pitted</li>
<li>2 Tbsp Chia seeds</li>
<li>1 Tbsp Caco nibs and a little more for garnish</li>
<li>Unsweetened coconut flakes for topping</li>
</ul>
<p><em><strong>Directions:</strong></em></p>
<ol>
<li>In a high-speed blender add milk, sunflower butter, dates, chia, and cacao nibs and blend until all ingredients are mixed.</li>
<li>Pour into a glass top with nibs and coconut flakes.</li>
<li>Enjoy with you feet up on the couch by the fire! <span class='wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-wink' title=';)'>;)</span></li>
</ol>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-75635796607434202162016-01-05T08:01:00.001-07:002016-01-05T08:01:28.593-07:00ACAI Bowl- Tropical Fruit with a little Chocolate Punch!<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2876" src="http://ift.tt/1UtnSqb" alt="ACAI" width="300" height="300" />Well old man winter finally decided to show his face with 19 degrees and flurries on the car this morning. Luckily I’ve got myself hunkered down in the house this morning trying to get something accomplished! Between the remnants of Christmas, a stack of paper work, and a demanding little 6 week old is making it a little harder for this mama to get anything completely accomplished.</p>
<p>So I needed a little pick me up this morning for breakfast! (This will probably be my lunch also as big as I made mine!) Lack of sleep, a busy Pilates studio, and most of the time doing things balancing a baby in one arm and the task in hand in the other is making time management and productivity a little more of a challenge lately.</p>
<p>This recipe great for any time of the day really! Need a mental break, nutritional boost, or a little pick me up to get you going about your day? Grab this recipe! You can change-up the ingredients also for what you already have at home or want to add personally!</p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1/2 C of ACAI powder or 1 packet of juice</li>
<li>1 1/2 C unsweetened coconut milk</li>
<li>1 Kiwi-sliced</li>
<li>1/4 pomegranate seeded</li>
<li>1 Clementine</li>
<li>1/4 Mango- sliced</li>
<li>3 Gooseberries</li>
<li>10 fresh Currants</li>
<li>1 Tbs- hemp seeds</li>
<li>1/2 Tbs- Cacoa nibs</li>
<li>Handful cashews</li>
<li>Handful macadamia nuts</li>
</ul>
<p>Directions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Add ACAI powder or juice and coconut milk to a high-speed blender. Mix Well.</li>
<li>Pour into a shallow bowl</li>
<li>Add pomegranate seeds to middle of the bowl.</li>
<li>Circle the pomegranate with nuts, nibs, and seeds</li>
<li>Fill in and line the bowl with kiwi, mango, clementines, currants, and gooseberries</li>
</ol>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-47045607555819920712015-12-31T07:34:00.001-07:002015-12-31T07:34:28.813-07:00A Holiday “Tini”<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2872" src="http://ift.tt/1OutprX" alt="holiday tini2" width="300" height="300" /><em><strong>Here’s to a New Year!!</strong></em></p>
<p>Sometimes you just have to celebrate and not worry about every little thing you put in your mouth. This new drink is a little easier on the waistline! So sit back and enjoy, remember the 2015 memories, and look forward to a new year filled with lots of love, light, and laughter. Happy New Year!!</p>
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<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1 oz Top shelf Vodka</li>
<li>1.5 oz Prosecco</li>
<li>1/4 oz Ginger beer</li>
<li>splash of gooseberry juice, plus berries for garnish</li>
<li>sprig of rosemary</li>
<li>2-3 currants for garnish</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Directions:</strong></p>
<p>Using a small martini glass. Pour in vodka, then Prosecco, and ginger beer. Top with rosemary and currants. Add in the splash of gooseberry juice and use the berries for garnish. Sip and enjoy!</p>
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<p>This book teaches kids to start, maintain, grow a garden, and then harvest what they’ve grown, come back in to the kitchen develop a recipe, prepare, cook and enjoy all their hard work! The book teaches kids to be hands on and aware of where their food comes from, how it’s grown and taken care of, the work that goes into growing food and the importance of eating well. It also teaches them to be able to come into the kitchen and learn how to take those ingredients, prepare and safely cook their harvest, and turn it into a nutritious and healthy meal.</p>
<p>Learning to garden and cook not only teaches a life long skill, it also teaches science, math and measuring, understanding cook and preparation times, the life cycle of a living thing, and how to take care, nurture, and gain responsibility for some thing. As well as learning how to make healthier choices, expand their palates, and become more open-minded to new things and nature.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-42268330037567090202015-11-24T04:51:00.001-07:002015-11-24T04:51:17.838-07:00Brownie Bites!!!!<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2861" src="http://ift.tt/1Shk4r9" alt="brownie bites2" width="300" height="300" />Chocolate! Chocolate! Kids love it! Even the adults will love them! This recipe will make you feel a little better about giving it to them to the kids, all whole ingredients, no chemicals or preservatives, and only natural sugar. Super fun to make! Double or triple your batch, store them in the freezer for later. The kids will love getting their hands sticky and licking their fingers clean on this one!</p>
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<p><strong>Makes 18-24 Balls</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>½ C macadamia nuts</li>
<li>1 C dates (soaked for 10 minutes)</li>
<li>½ tsp cacao powder (1/2 tsp extra for rolling)</li>
<li>Pinch of sea salt (optional)</li>
<li>1 Tsp unsweetened coconut (optional)</li>
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<p><strong>Directions:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>In a Vitamix or food processor pulse until nuts are still a little chunky, you want mostly powder. Put in a bowl.</li>
<li>Blend soaked dates, add a little of the water they’ve been soaking in if it’s too sticky, should make a paste.</li>
<li>Add cacao and salt, blend again. Scrape into bowl with nuts. Moisten hands with water and roll into balls. Roll into unsweetened cacao and coconut if you’d like!</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296714673365322215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465373313822986284.post-1351812367205944112015-11-13T06:21:00.001-07:002015-11-13T06:21:11.995-07:00Pilates. Why it Should be Apart of Your Workout Routine, No Excuses.<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2854" src="http://ift.tt/1NPGY9F" alt="beach pic" width="300" height="300" />Pilates… by now we all know what Pilates is and what it can do for our bodies. Gain coordination, flexibility, balance, core strength, build muscles with resistance and assistance, etc. 10 years ago trying to explain to people what I taught was a huge task, trying to get them to pronounce it correctly was a whole other ball game. <span class='wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile' title=':)'>:)</span> Flash forward to now, teaching and explaining is definitely a lot easier but occasionally I will get people who have never heard of Pilates or its benefits. Only makes teaching a little more fun and a little more challenging but that’s why instructors teach to see the results they give their clients and students. To watch them grow and develop, to become more confident with their form and bodies, even to become pain-free.</p>
<p>But why should it be apart of everyone’s workout routine? Keep reading to find out! <span class='wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile' title=':)'>:)</span></p>
<p>Have you ever watched a baby suck on their toes, or a 5-year-old place their head on their knee effortlessly? How about a ballet dancer or gymnast contort themselves into the most pain-thought provoking positions you’ve ever seen and you still say to yourself I wish I could do that? Or how about an athlete or some one that has a Pilates or even Yoga practice do something as easy as bending from the waist and placing their hands on the flat to the floor without hesitation. (But you think to yourself “yea if I did that I’d rip a hamstring or there is no way that will ever happen! But I still wish I could do it!) :)</p>
<p>As we age through our life cycle, our bodies continually change from coming down the birth canal to becoming elderly. Each step in our life requires a body fundamental that is continually changing throughout the course of our lives and it goes along with what activities you decide to do from age 5 to age 95.</p>
<p>So lets start from the beginning as a baby and a child you naturally have the flexibility and pretty good balance because you haven’t developed any bad habits yet and your center of gravity is closer to the ground. Go to a child in 4th grade, now for the past 4-5 years you’ve been sitting at a school desk for a good 6 hours a day/ 5 days a week. The muscles that used to be in continual movement have now become stagnant and the muscles begin to shorten and tighten. Next look at a child in high school, now puberty has begun so you’ve added more years of sitting, growth spurts, hormone changes, maybe they’re not as active anymore with sports or activities and sitting more in front of the TV or playing video games. 20’s-40’s most people are driving cars with a lot of travel involved, sitting behind a desk 5-6 days a week, even sitting with computers 15-18 hours a day. The posture has now completely changed, causing us to have tighter hamstrings, low back pain, rounded shoulders, forward head, maybe an injury has caused a complete muscle imbalance throughout the whole body. See the pattern here…</p>
<p>Getting into middle age, we have wear and tear on the joints and muscles, making it more prone to injury, joint replacements, and surgery, menopause for women cause complete body changes from excess body fat and weight gain to muscle and bone loss, even multiple pregnancies can alter the bodies form as well. As we get older and even more elderly we face the every day challenge of losing our balance, lack of coordination, agility and flexibility go quickly, muscles and bones lose a lot of strength, and then injuries and falls often happen when these things start to fade.</p>
<p>So how does Pilates help from childhood till the day your body just says it’s done? By incorporating Pilates into your weekly routine you can reverse muscle imbalances, poor posture, develop core strength to increase balance and coordination. A strong core keeps you upright and center of gravity level so that you’re less likely to fall. Pilates is low-impact great for people with weakening bone density or osteoporosis because it’s weight-baring (You just have to know your limitations when it comes to having health concerns like osteoporosis. That’s why you always want to have a certified instructor before you jump into a class or sign up for any kind of workout)</p>
<p>Pilates can rehabilitate an injury, prevent injury, and it develops body awareness. Not everyone is built the same or have the same fitness levels. Pilates allows for a range of any limitation, injury, disease, or illness. It was designed for men but women tend to embrace it more. But men can achieve huge goals and levels through out their practice just as easily as women. Pilates can change and improve your abilities of any desired sports, activity, and every day functional movement.</p>
<p>Remember it is a practice, it takes time to reverse imbalances, injuries, improper muscle development. Muscles do have memory, they will go back to where they should but with Pilates it becomes a lifestyle something you have to continue to do, there is no quick fix, but there is change that you can see with in the first 5-10 sessions or classes you begin to take. So ponder the next time you’re the gym thinking about the Pilates class you’ve always wanted to take, or passing the window of the new studio right down the street from your house, don’t worry about the most flexible person in the class and if you’ll ever get to the point of putting your head to your knee again. Focus on feeling better, what goals you want to accomplish, living pain and injury free, as an active healthy person living a long life!</p>
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<p>I am a “Fall Sunday Chef.” By breakfast I have the Food Network on in the background and then as soon as the clock hits 1:00 pm it’s all about the NFL in the background. I usually go through the kitchen see what I have in there to play with or what I have harvested from the garden for the week that I can cook up and try with new recipes. This helps with not having to cook for the week also. Usually I can get through at least Wednesday night with dinners covered if I plan well on Sundays.</p>
<p>Here is one of my recipes for this week, part from the garden and part I already had in the refrigerator. It’s the perfect way to eat healthy and hearty for the cooler fall months.</p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2 cups organic watercress</li>
<li>6 bulbs baby fennel chopped in small pieces (I harvested this from the school garden, you can use regular fennel, use the inside pieces for more tender and not so pungent taste)</li>
<li>2 small oranges</li>
<li>2 small apples</li>
<li>12-15 dehydrated cranberries- you can also use dried cranberries try to get ones that haven’t had added sugar to make them sweeter. (use 1/4 cup)</li>
<li>1/4 cup toasted pine nuts</li>
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<p><strong>Dressing:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1 cup extra virgin olive oil</li>
<li>1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar</li>
<li>pinch sea salt</li>
<li>pinch fresh ground pepper</li>
<li>2 tbsp fresh orange juice</li>
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<p><strong>Directions</strong>:</p>
<ol>
<li>In a large bowl add watercress and baby fennel.</li>
<li>Peel and slice oranges into pieces.</li>
<li>Slice apples add to salad</li>
<li>Top with cranberries</li>
<li>In a dry pan on medium heat, toast pine nuts until slightly brown and fragrant.</li>
<li>Add to top of salad and mix well.</li>
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<p><strong>Dressing Directions:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>In a mason jar or old glass container. Add oil, vinegar, orange juice, salt and pepper.</li>
<li>Shake well, pour on top of salad</li>
<li>Toss well and serve!</li>
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