Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The Superhero Party

For everyone who attended a huge thankyou for the best birthday ever!!! WOW is all I can say

The Phantom was amazing both in costume, and photography

Check out http://www.flickr.com/photos/7755361@N06/sets/72157608160303972/
for some pics.

We had commandos, James Bonds, The Matrix, spiderman, the original Superman and Lois Lane, greek goddess, raw food superhero, skins superheroes and so many more. All in all it was a fantastic opportunity to catch up with everyone, and release those inhibitions while wearing lycra and underpants on the outside. Our condolensces went to spiderman who felt underdressed with no underwear to be seen. Sorry Peter!

A huge thankyou to Joyce and Pat for setting up, hosting and cleaning up after this awesome event. I felt so loved and fully expressed and look forward to many more Brocktobers to come

Thursday, October 16, 2008

18 Tips to be Fit and Frugal C/O Scott Sonnon

1. Bundle up and ride your bike to work. 2.
Take a change of clothes and a toiletry bag, and you’ll look beautiful AND feel great and proud of yourself!
3. Take the stairs. Yes, even if only for one flight.
4. Park at the back. Don’t burn petro cruising the parking lot waiting for the front row.
5.Play with your kids. Yes, you DO have childcare: YOU! Don’t use them as an excuse to not exercise. Play tag, tackle, wrestle, ball, tickle, tumble, and jump.
6. Save a dog at the SPCA, and take puppy for a trot. Or ask your neighbor or friend to let you take theirs for a run.
7. Empower yourself at home. A home exercise tool like the Clubbell has been the choice of people around the world for thousands of years. With less than the price of 2 months at a gym, and keep it for the rest of your life.
8. Close the blinds and dance for 20 minutes. Or don’t close them and laugh with your neighbors as much as they are.
9. Take the first step! The 1st step of your house or apartment is a great exercise opportunity. 10. Step up and down as fast as you can for one minute; rest 60 seconds, and repeat 10 times. Hold a heavy bag while doing it.
11. Can the weights. Or rather, use your canned goods in a sturdy bag as a sandbag to climb stairs, do squats, lunges and side lunges.
12. Clean up your own mess. You don’t need someone else to do your housecleaning or yardwork; plus, it’s a great exercise opportunity!
13. Ask the boss. Email your employer if you can have some free space to exercise on your break, even with your co-workers.
14. Organize a pick-up game of basketball, baseball, or touch football.
15. Water is cheaper than sports drinks… and WAY better for you.
16. Glad grads: check out if any of your local gyms offer discounts to college alumni or grads.
Insurance break: some employers get insurance breaks if you use their gym affiliate, and give you a discounted premium as well!
17. Move every joint: every day for 10 minutes make circles with every joint in your body. See my FREE Joint Mobility eBOOK if you need help. This gives you the energy of an espresso without the crash or the cash!
18. Have a ball: A stability ball is a great way to play around, even if only watching television.
Top of the hour: stand up and perform one 2 minute yoga pose every hour. Go for 8 long breaths: 4 seconds inhale, 4 second hold, 4 seconds exhale, 4 seconds pause.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Inspiring Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.

Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.