September 09 Newsletter
Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
Guillaume Apollinaire
Build Stronger Bones
I was shocked to learn recently that we have the highest calcium intake in the world, but more hip fractures than countries that have less calcium intake. In fact, the Harvard Nurses study showed that nurses who took in the highest levels of calcium had the greatest risk of bone fracture. So what do we do to build stronger bones?
1) Exercise Calisthenics and resistance training increase bone density.
2) Eat fruits and vegetables A couple of studies showed that they increase bone metabolism and/or bone density, while calcium did not.
Memory Games and Tips
Below is a fabulous website to visit if you want to improve your memory. There are games for all levels that test different types of memory. There’s a short term memory test, a short term memory picture game, two Online Simon Says games, two Face Memory Tests, Brain Concentration, Sensory Concentration and more. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find tips to improve memory—and by the time you play a variety of these games, you’ll know how much you need those tips! Have fun at: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmemory.html
Free MindScape Conference Call Today
Mindscape is a two-day workshop designed to help you access the full potential of your mind. It can enhance all aspects in life:
-Deepening intuitive abilities
-Learning mental scanning (the same technique used by medical intuitives)
-Utilizing the power of the sub-conscious mind to manifest success
-Accelerating personal development
-Accessing the flow of your creative energy
-Training the mind and body to excel
Angela Adkins, the instructor, is offering a free conference call for up to 100 callers interested in the class, which is tentatively scheduled in San Antonio December 5-6. Call 218-339-3600, access code 511113#. The call begins at 8:00 p.m., so connect a few minutes early to reserve your line.
No More Stuttering with Access
From the July 1 BodyTalk Access Newsletter, submitted by Jane Peterken, New Zealand:
“This story comes from a local school teacher who attended an Access class of mine and it was even paid for by her school! She looks after the new entrants and after sharing the stories about the success of Cortices being done in some schools in the U.S., she thought she’d try getting her class to tap out the Cortices each day—and after only two weeks of the kiddies tapping, she got a call from a parent to talk about it. ‘I just wanted to talk to you about that tapping thing that the kiddies do each morning . . . about my 5-year-old daughter who has a speech stuttering problem . . . well, I just wanted to thank you soooo much—she is no longer stuttering!—so thank you, thank you!’
“I also have a kindergarten doing the same and now have two more teachers at local schools coming to my next Access class because of what they are hearing from others!”
Please pass the word about the benefits of Cortices. You can send this link to anyone who wants to learn why the Cortices tap-out is important and how to do it: http://sanantoniobodytalk.com/cortices.html
Ease Into Movement
Can you touch your toes? Is it too uncomfortable to even try? We need our muscles and tendons to be flexible to avoid injury. Anat Baniel has developed a method of stretching that gives “your brain the information it needs to figure out how to let go of tight muscles and tendons.” Go to the link below to see what that means. On the top right corner where it says “go to page:”, type 35.
http://massagebodywork.idigitaledition.com/issues/8/
“A One-Stop Medicine Chest”
Lavender therapeutic-grade essential oil “relieves anxiety, fatigue, pain, hormonal imbalance, lowers blood pressure—and increases immunity.” Enjoy learning about the many uses for lavender essential oil:
http://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/index.php/article_id/1580/Lavender%97A-Floral-Medicine-Chest It does mention in the article that lavender should never be placed undiluted on the skin. This is true if you don’t know the quality of your oil. Young Living Lavender is safe to use neat. To purchase YL products: www.youngliving.org/sueroddystew
T’ai Chi Chih
The “Sundays at Lionheart” topic in September is T’ai Chi Chih: “A slow, meditative approach to increasing energy, reducing stress, and understanding who and what we are.” The event is from 2:00-5:00 September 13 at 3111 Satellite, San Antonio. Recommended donation $5. Call 210-653-1594 to reserve your space.
Something to think about:
“Meaning is not something you stumble across, like an answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life. You build it out of your own past, out of the affections and loyalties, out of the experience of humankind as it is passed on to you, out of your own talent and understanding, out of the things you believe in, out of the things and people you love, out of the values for which you are willing to sacrifice something. The ingredients are there. You are the only one who can put them together into that unique pattern that will be your life. Let it be a life that has dignity and meaning for you. If it does, then the particular balance of success or failure is of less account.”
John Gardner
Experience the Chi Machine
I was so impressed with my mother-in-law’s Sun Ancon Chi Machine, I now have one in my office. It does an amazing job of relaxing muscles, oxygenating the body, improving circulation, enhancing lymphatic drainage and much more. To learn all about the Chi Machine, follow this link:
http://chidvd.com/videop1.php
Feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone you feel will be interested in its content.
Is it time for an appointment? Give me a call:
Sue Roddy Stewart, LMT
Certified BodyTalk Practitioner
(210) 415-5766
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