Challenges

Blogging from my phone this week. We decided to stay at my mom's while the house is getting rented out to Coachella-festians... It was a challenge deciding where to go, we had a few welcoming invitations to choose from! My brother has an extra casita and Irvin's mom, Lupi, is always warm and welcoming! But because my mom's is the closest to work and the pups feel happy there, we decided to camp at the Leschnik's. We feel oh-so-cozy and have been flooded with fond memories! It was challenging to remember everything I would need to bring from our house (like the laptop charger), what to lock up in the garage and what to leave in the house! This is the first time we've ever rented out the whole space for a weekend! Lets see how it goes! Because this morning I was challenged by someone in intense way (that would be ugly to get into here), I was compelled to suggest to this person that they might be considerate of other people's feelings (and because our suggestions serve us best- I'm challenging myself to be more considerate.)
Our challenges are showing themselves everywhere and sometimes we ask for them. I'm also challenging myself daily to #BeTheDifference for the 21 day Kindness challenge with DoTERRA- today, day 11, is all about letting go. And I'm doing Oprah & Deepak's 21 day Meditation challenge for finding Hope in uncertain times- today, day 5, had the centering thought, "I have every hope in the world." perfect timing too! After yesterday's meditation, I wrote:

I hope that I can let go, trust and show my appreciation for where I am. I feel my dark layers of insecurity falling away to reveal my true light, ease and kindness. I love being reminded that I don't need to worry. Worry will take you away from the present moment. So don't worry. Stay present.
Smile in the face of uncertainty and he is bound to smile back! Smile because you can have this effect on almost anyone but mostly smile because it feels good! And it is good to feel good. We can have hope and trust in what we desire. We have no time to think about what we don't want or complain when we stay focused on the present moment. Fear, worry, anxiety can disolve when you let go and appreciate what is happening in the here and now~ it's really all we have. The present moment shows us our gifts. We exist, we have eachother, we have love, we have freedom, we have creative potential, we have this planet, we have health, we have hope.

I love these challenges -our challenges are opportunities to grow, and shine as we become more of ourselves.

Do you see your challenges as set backs or opportunities? Comment below or share with a friend who deserves a present moment!

To boost your Immune System- Ice is Nice

I would consider myself a diligent wellness seeker because I know that "dis-eases" such as, ahem, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and many others seem to be the top life-zappers lurking around these days!
Don't be alarmed because there are plenty ways to arm yourself against these life-zappers. *Note: the term life-zappers~ if you, dear reader, have any of these diseases you're still alive but the quality of life that you live has surely changed. Good thing:

Change is Constant ~ Love Persists

I went on a hike this week up Frank Sinatra to appreciate that last bit of snow that somehow managed to make it to April. Our desert is returning to it's usual crispiness in this change of season.

This week's post is inspired by my friend, Marsha, who I have only ever seen at Sprout's Farmers Market with her husband Bill... When I last ran into her, I found that she is doing her best to fight breast cancer without traditional, pharmaceutical methods. I think we clicked because we believe in a more natural way of living! Because of my profession in the fitness industry, the questions she asked me were along the lines of how to change her external appearance as she has noticed change in the last couple of months around the skin on her arms and receding backside. 

I mentioned that DoTERRA provides Immortalle which help to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and that I'd hoped she'd call me to set up an appointment. Exercises that energize the root charkra and strength the booty are some of my favorite!

I hope I always remember that:

Our beauty, our strength, our power, our health, our peace, it all comes from within! 

We can access all of it with desire, knowledge and practice :)

The Eight Edition of Modern Essentials quotes:

"It is estimated that 95% of cancers result from damage to DNA during a person's lifetime rather than from a pre-existing genetic condition (American Cancer Society, 2008). The most important factor leading to this DNA damage is DNA mutation. DNA mutation can be caused by radiation, environmental chemicals we take into our bodies, free radical damage, or DNA copying or division errors. If the body is working properly, it can correct these mutations either by repairing the DNA or by causing the mutated cell to die. When the DNA mutation is severe enough that it allows the cell to bypass these controls, however, the mutated DNA can be copied to new cells that continue to replicate and create more and more new cells uncontrollably, leading to cancerous growth within an individual."
This is such good news because their is a plethora of wonderful things we can do to strengthen the body and help it come back to proper working order. Including a few of these:

 Have a Giggle

- Because laughter is the best medicine 

Sing Your way Healthy

- I love this one. Did you know chanting/singing is great to do during meditation?

Choose Friendly Fats

- like olive oil in Salad or pasture-raised butter(meaning grass-fed outdoor- rather than in a barn) in your coffee

Stay away from Sugar

- guess who loves sugar more than you do? Cancer and Parasites!

Get moving

- Getting the blood pumping and flowing consistently is a sure fire way to spark change for the better!

Cold showers!

- even dealing with what might be uncomfortable for just a minute at the end of your regular shower will help you to strengthen your mitochondria (these little guys live in your cells) so if the mitochondria can handle a minute or more of a cold shower a day they will strengthen your cells, if they can't handle it, the cells will die, so your left with more stronger cells!
It took a while for me to... warm-up to them... but I'm loving my daily cold shower!

DoTERRA Essential Oils
-as an alternative to treat in, on and around your body and clean your home!
Listen to your body
-rest when you need to
Appreciate where you are
-make sure you are in the here and now so you can find the next necessary step. 

*Disclaimer: Talk to your physician if you are having any health issues! I am not a doctor :)