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Yoga Website for At Home Yoga

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Hello out there! I'm currently working on an e-book; stay tuned! One of the sections is on stretching, and of course I'm including some yoga poses in this section. On my search for some of the best poses for flexibility, I came across a neat site I thought I would share. http://www.ekhartyoga.com/blog/category/yoga-poses If you're on the lookout for some poses to start at home, this site has a wealth of information. I hope you have a great and healthy holiday, and that I will see you back in the New Year! All the best for health and happiness, Nicole

Mistletoe Twist: Play Fitness Games While Watching The Holiday Classics

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The holidays are a perfect time to snuggle up and watch classic Christmas movies with the ones you love. This year, try spicing up your movie watching by including some fitness exercises to keep your waistline trimmed.  Try these tips from Shana Schneider, fitness expert and Founder of  FITWEEK , a fitness company dedicated to helping women turn any week into a fitweek.   Once Thanksgiving is over in the US, the holiday movie marathons begin. There’s everything from the old classics like It’s a Wonderful Life (Mr. Gower has the first line, "I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father."), and Miracle on 34th Street (the original with Maureen O'Hara), to the modern classics like Elf (and who doesn't like chewing on cotton balls?), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss was a genius), and Christmas Vacation (Jelly of the Month Club is the gift that keeps on giving).  These holiday classics are primed for good drinking games, bu

Holidays Can be Stress Free!

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Holidays, you gotta love them! This year can be stress free, right? Here's an article I wrote last Christmas about this very topic, published in Alive magazine. What are you doing to reduce you stress this holiday season?

Holiday Hypnotherapy? Weight Loss Over the Holidays

One of the biggest reasons people gain weight at the holidays: lack of willpower.  But what if it was possible to manipulate your willpower, making you unwavering to the temptations of the season?     Hypnotist Colin Christopher , author of the book Success Through Manipulation: Subconscious Reactions That Will Make or Break You , who helps his patients lose weight through hypnosis, says hypnosis manipulates and strengthens a person’s willpower so much, that he guarantees anyone who uses it can lose weight this time of year when food is in abundance.       That’s not his opinion; the stats back it up.  The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology says that adding hypnosis increased weight loss by an average of 97%, and increased the effectiveness of weight loss post hypnosis by more than 146%. So how does it work? ·          Direct access to the subconscious – Hypnosis allows us direct access to the subconscious, where we can replace negative prog

Smoothies...Yum!

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I love smoothies in the morning, after a workout, or as an afternoon snack. You can throw all sorts of healthy goodness into the  blender, and come out with a delicious and satisfying drink. If you're getting bored of your old smoothie recipe, here are some great ideas from bodybuilding.com I personally love to get some greens in with a handful of raw spinach. Add some mangoes, almond milk, half a banana and maybe some blueberries. What's your go-to smoothie?