Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Fall Equinox September 22, 2012, 10:49 am, EDT


At this time the life force energy is returning to the roots of the Earth Mother in preparation for winter. To be in harmony, in balance with the earth changes we to need to prepare and embrace the life cycle. It's time to look in the mirror, accepting self, letting go of fear of the new and opening up to possibility, to the powerful person that you are. Celebrate yourself and all the magic you bring with every breath you take. Enjoy , Be Happy and do you! You are the Star in this Moment. Be well . Love yourself as you have never Loved yourself before, You are the one you have been waiting for, Take good care of yourself, You are LOVE!

The Autumn Equinox is the balance between light and dark.  As we give thanks for the abundance that the long days and strong power have given, we also take this moment to balance, to rest, to simply be, and prepare ourselves for the growing cold and dark.  We recognize that what appears as death is merely the preparation for rebirth; that what is reaped at the harvest will become seed for the next year.  We remember the mystery - there is no death; all that dies will be reborn. And for this too, we give thanks.
As autumn returns to earth's northern hemisphere,
and day and night are briefly,
but perfectly,
balanced at the equinox,
may we remember anew how fragile life is ----
human life, surely,
but also the lives of all other creatures,
trees and plants,
waters and winds.
May we make wise choices in how and what we harvest,
may earth's weather turn kinder,
may there be enough food for all creatures,
may the diminishing light in our daytime skies
be met by an increasing compassion and tolerance
in our hearts.
                                                                           Warmly, Kathleen

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Bikram Yoga - East Harlem Self- Healing Massage Workshop

Join Esperanza  
Saturday, September 8th from 2-4:00pm
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Bikram Yoga ~ East Harlem
is thrilled to, once again, welcome  human rights activist, educator, community organizer, life-skills transformative practitioner, mother,  poet, artist and Bikram Yoga practitioner
esperanza

Esperanza Martell
to our studio!
Esperanza will teach us how to use  acupressure and shiatsu to enhance your Yoga practice. Shiatsu and Acupressure Asian self-massage techniques  are used  for  relaxation, energy flow and muscular tension. They deal with the whole person's, body, emotions, mind, and spirit as one; balancing the vital life forces.

self massage

Esperanza is one of the co-founders of Casa Atabex Ache a Women of Color Self-Healing Center and the founder of Urban Atabex consulting, coaching and self-healing training. She has been facilitating self-healing circles and support groups using her own culturally based techniques for emotional, spiritual, physical self-healing and empowerment for close to 30 years. Since the  1970's she is a practitioner of Shiatsu and Acupressure self-massage.
 Saturday, September 8th 
2 -4pm

This will be a hands on experience. Please dress comfortably, be ready to play powerfully and have fun as you heal in a goddess healing space. 

   
Admission: purchase a 10 for $10 !
(10 consecutive days of yoga for $10 ~ 10 for $10's may only be used once per month)
You must arrive on time and stay for the entire seminar. Latecomers will not be admitted - no exceptions.
10 for $10's will be purchased at the end of the seminar.
This one will fill up fast so call now or visit our studio to reserve your spot.
212-369-1830
 1st anniverasry


 New Steph&Jen-SMALL

Love and light,
 Stephanie & Jennifer  
 Bikram Yoga East Harlem  4 East 116th St., 2nd Fl. NYC, NY 10029
212-369-1830   www.bikramyogaeastharlem.com   Info@Bikramyogaeastharlem.com  

Thursday, August 30, 2012


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Health Benefits of Plantains!

I love plantains, cook on the side of some couscous and veggies, they really hit the spot. I'll be the first to say that I thought they were and different type of banana that tasted similar, but they were totally different. I love eating them and grateful of my change of eating because I don't think I would have ever tried them and experience how good but healthy they are for the body.
Here are some of the health benefits of plantains.

Vitamin C
Plantains are also a source of vitamin C. Studies say that one plantain supplies you with 20mg of vitamin C in each 3.5 oz. serving. This translates to between 40mg and 60mg of vitamin C, depending on the size of your plantain. Consuming enough vitamin C helps your body fight off infections that can lead to sickness and also promotes healthy gums, teeth and skin. Getting plenty of vitamin C also helps your body absorb the iron you consume from your food so you are able to produce red blood cells and provide oxygen throughout your body.

Fiber
One plantain supplies several grams of fiber to your diet. Fiber is an important nutrient because it helps decrease your chances of suffering from heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers, such as colon cancer. Fiber also helps prevent constipation by keeping your intestinal tract working the way it should.

Calcium
Your bones, teeth, nails and muscles rely on an adequate intake of calcium to maintain their health and their strength. Alvarez says that plantains supply a good amount of calcium. Calcium contributes to strong bones, which helps prevent breaks and fractures as well as diseases, such as osteoporosis, as you age. Calcium also aids in keeping your teeth healthy so you are less likely to experience cavities, periodontal disease and teeth that fall out easily. Including plantains in your diet can help you consume more calcium. People need to get off the bandwagon that you can only get calcium from dairy. You also get the extras like hormones, blood and pus.

Beta Carotene
Plantains are also a source of beta-carotene, which the studies says you need to produce sufficient amounts of vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for eye health as well as normal growth. A diet lacking in vitamin A can result in difficulty seeing in the dark, dry eyes, eye infection and unhealthy skin. Adding cooked plantains to your diet is one way to increase your intake of this important vitamin.

Vitamin A
Plantains have more vitamin A than bananas. 100 g fresh ripe plantains contain 1127 IU or 37.5% of daily required levels of this vitamin. In addition to being a powerful antioxidant, vitamin A is plays vital role in visual cycle, maintaining healthy mucus membranes and enhancing skin complexion.

B Complex Vitamins
As in bananas, plantains too are rich sources of B-complex vitamins, particularly high in vitamin-B6 (pyridoxine). Pyridoxine is an important B-complex vitamin that has beneficial role in the treatment of neuritis, anemia, and to decrease homocystine (one of the causative factor for coronary artery disease (CHD) and stroke episodes) levels in the body. In addition, the fruit contain moderate levels of folates, niacin, riboflavin and thiamin.

Potassium
Fresh plantains have more potassium than bananas. 100 g fruit provides 499 mg of potassium (358 mg per 100 g for bananas). Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure, countering negative effects of sodium.

Get & Stay Healthy! BlackVeggieVegan®™




Energy for Life


1) Consume 70-80% food that are alkaline eg green vegetables, almond, avocado...

2) Limit intake of Acidic-forming food eg animal meats, diary product, sugar(acidic), white flour

3) Breathe Deeply;Bring oxygen to body/brain.
    NB:Cancer cells dies on oxygen & alkaline

4)Exercise regularly:Detox & improve immune system



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Wednesday, June 20, 2012


Welcoming the Summer Solstice the longest day and the shortest night of the year a major celestial event begins in the Northern Hemisphere today  June 20, 2012, at 7:09 P.M. (EDT) This is a time when the Earth Mother, the life force energy is at it’s pick, in full bloom in preparation for the harvest and the Fall.  To be in harmony, in balance with the earth changes we to need to prepare our bodies, minds and spirit to embrace the life cycle, our passion, our power. Lets all celebrating life's possibilities opening up to joy and sheer happiness. Join me in this wonderful Journey as we embrace ourselves and the planet. Have a great Summer, Love is in the air, have some fun, play. Hay Amor

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Welcome Spring,Welcome Life!

AFFIRMATIONS 
Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams
Medicinecards.com


The Medicine Cards are very useful for all kinds of guidance, helping you connect to NATURE'S RHYTHM, which is innately connected to your own. Anytime I do a reading with them, I take notes. What I've started doing is writing those notes in first-person, affirmation-form.  That has only increased their power and it helps hold the message clearly in my memory as I proceed throughout the day / week / month. Today, I meditated on what energy would be useful to YOU, my circle of students, clients, friends and extended family. I pulled TURTLE ~ which is Mother Earth that reminds us that it is time to connect with your core values, that which is truly important to you, on the most practical and deepest soul levels.  It is time to focus your attention, direct your energies and use your precious resources wisely.


Turtle ~  Mother Earth  ~ In Native American teachings, TurtleIs the oldest symbol for planet Earth. It is the personification of goddess energy, and the eternal Mother from which our lives evolve. 
We are born of the womb of Earth, and to her soil our
bodies will return. In honoring the Earth we are asked by Turtle to be mindful of the cycle of give and take, to give back to the Mother as she has given to us.  Turtle has a shell which is similar to the protection that Earth has employed for centuries as her body has been defiled. Mother Earth’s protection has come in the form of Earth changes, new plant growth, the creation of new land masses by volcanoes, and climate alterations. Like Turtle, you also have shields that Protect you from hurt, envy jealousy, and the unconsciousness of others.

Turtle teaches you, through its habit patterns, how to use protection. If you are bothered by the actions or words of others, it is time to go inside yourself and honor your feelings. If you are attacked, it is time to give a warning snap. If you have chosen the Turtle symbol, you are being asked to honor the creative source within you, to be grounded to the Earth, and to observe your situation with motherly compassion. Use the water and earth energies, which represent Turtle’s two homes, to flow harmoniously with your situation and to place your feet firmly on
the ground in a power stance.

Turtle is a fine teacher of the art of grounding. You may even be able to overcome some of your “space cadet” tendencies if you align with Turtle medicine. In learning to ground, you are placing focus on your thoughts and actions and slowing to a pace that assures completion.

Turtle warns of the dangers of “pushing the river”, as evidenced by the plodding pace it keeps. The corn that is harvested before its time is not yet full. However, if it is given the chance to develop at its own rate, in its own season, its sweetness will be shared by all.

Turtle buries its thoughts, like its eggs, in the sand, and allows the Sun to hatch the little ones. This teaches you to develop your ideas before bringing them out in the light. Look at the old fable of the tortoise and the hare, and decide for yourself whether or not you would like to align with Turtle. Bigger, stronger, and faster are not always the best ways to get to a goal. When you arrive, you may be asked where you’ve been and you may not be able to remember. In that case, arriving prematurely can make you feel very immature.

If you draw the Turtle card, it augurs a time of connecting with the power of Earth and the Mother-Goddess within. This is a reminder of the ally you have in Mother Earth. It does not matter what situation you have created: ask her for assistance, and abundance will follow.


CONTRARY: If you are operating from Shadow ...

Pulling the Turtle card in the reverse means that Mother Earth is calling you to 
reconnect in some way. If you have become flippant and forgotten to place waste 
in its proper place instead of throwing it out the car window, she is calling. If you 
have felt alone in your time of need, she is calling. If you have been struggling 
financially or have little to eat, or if  you have desired a child and see no pregnancy 
in the near future, she is your medicine - use it. You are not alone ... ever. You are 
a child of Earth. All acts of pleasure, joy, and abundance are given by the Mother of
 he creative force. Use her energy to aid you, and you will be healed enough to 
share this energy with others. The idea of a Turtle helplessly trying to right
 itself after it has been flipped upside down can also symbolize CONTRARY: 
If you are operating from Shadow ... Turtle. You are not a victim, and you are not 
helpless, no matter how much it may seem like this is the case in your present 
situation. To right the ill-dignified Turtle, you need only list the things you are grateful 
for, and from that grste from that grateful place in your heart, look for the 
abundance of alternatives that Mother Earth gives.
  
Affirmations
   
                I am Divinely protected, shielded from hurt, envy, jealousy, and  the unconsciousness of others, now and always.
  
                I lovingly honor my true feelings and the creative Source within.
  
                I remain grounded in love and compassion.
  
                I flow harmoniously with my own situation and keep my feet  firmly on the ground in a power stance.  
    
                I finish whatever I start, with love and care. 
  
                I create a space for my vision to manifest and allow Mother Earth  to provide in Divine Time & Order. 
    
                I give things the chance to develop at their own (natural) rate, in  their own season, so the sweetness can be shared by all.
  
                I fully develop my ideas before bringing them out in the light.
  
                I access and connect with the power of Earth and the  Mother-Goddess within.  
    
                I recognize the ally I have in Mother Earth and invite Her to assist  me, knowing abundance will follow. 
  

Saturday, March 17, 2012

VeganRicans, Enjoy


WHY VEGAN RICANS?

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Vegans because we don't need dead animal flesh inside our bodies it depletes our vitality, our mental powers and make us feel exhausted. We don't want to support factory farms and their unnecessary process of killing millions of animals for food. "Ricans" because we're native Puerto Ricans people who were born and raised in the Caribbean island, Puerto Rico "La isla del Encanto" which means "The Island of Enchantment".

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Pumpkin Recipes

Best Breakfast Meal ever! Pumpkin Pancakes!

Pumpkin Milk:
2 cups soymilk creamer
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 cup pumpkin (cut into wedges around 2cm thick)

Pumpkin Pancake ingredients:
1 1/2 tbsp organic pumpkin pie mix
1 1/2 cup pancake mix
1 1/4 cup soymilk creamer
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The Vernal Equinox 2012



Spring Begins in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20, 2012, at 1:14 A.M. (EDT). 
The season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora and fauna.
The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” The spring and fall equinoxes are the only dates with equal daylight and dark as the Sun crosses the celestial equator. At the equinoxes, the tilt of Earth relative to the Sun is zero, which means that Earth’s axis neither points toward nor away from the Sun. 
The Spring Goddess celebrates the turning of the wheel of the year as the death and decay of winter gives way to a time of renewal and rebirth. Spring begins with the first green shoots and explodes into a multitude of beautiful blossoms and promise of good harvest. In ancient times many festivals were held to celebrate the Spring Goddesses who were associated with flowering, growth and fertility of the land. Spring is about self love and the love of the planet. Plant your dream seed, nurture it, with every breath give it life and make it a realty.


There is a Puerto Rican Taino legend about lovers from rival tribes. Their love was not accepted by their family and friends. She was being force to marry another and he was never to see her again. With lovers heart's they asked the gods to  found a way to escape both time and culture. He became a Puerto Rican Emerald hummingbird / the Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico and she a red flower, forever to be attracted to each other.  The Taino Indians also take the hummingbird to be a sacred pollinator, whose mission is to bring an abundance of new life.   Han Han Katu - So Be It!



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