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Crunchy Cooling Radish Black Sesame Salad

28/1/2015

This salad is so nice for the hot summer weather right now, it's juicy and crunchy and light in the stomach and so easy to make! In China we eat a lot of black sesame seeds, especially women. It is said that it helps keep the hair from turning gray and has high anti-aging properties. The Chinese use the white sesame seeds for edible purposes and more the black ones for medicinal purposes. This seed contains high levels of Vitamin E, helping to promote cell division and healthy skin. These seeds are rich in sesamin and sesamolin, which can help lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels, which is key to good heart health.

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Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

24/1/2015

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Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead is one of my favourite documentaries in regards to food health and transformation. It documents one man's journey from being overweight, sick and unwell, his decision to juice his way back to health over a 60 day cross country trip around the States inspiring others to regain their health. I started juicing around 7 years ago, and each year I make sure I do a juice cleanse just to reboot my entire system. So take some time, and enjoy this movie!

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Joint Pain, From the Gut

22/1/2015

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This article is an interesting read for anyone suffering from pain to do with any sort of inflammatory diseases. As science progresses we learn more about how certain types of illnesses and conditions affect the body. Good and bad gut bacteria has been a hot topic in recent year with fermented goodies such as sauerkraut, kefir, kombucha and even cheese and yogurt, and how we need a balance of good gut bacteria to keep our bodies healthy and happy.

What you eat affects the body so much, as Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food". So whilst we can exercise and keep our bodies healthy from the outside in, the most thing to start on the inside, and eat our way to health and heal the body with diet!

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Bikram Yoga Helps Woman Complete Heroin Addiction Recovery

19/1/2015

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When I was at the Bikram Training last year in Phuket I met a trainee Carina who shared my love of one pieces and recently she has shared her inspirational story of how Bikram yoga has changed her life.

"I'm here to prove that this yoga is transformational," she said. "If you're open to receiving, you never know what the universe will give you. I'm so grateful to be where I am."

Bikram Yoga is not just a physical workout, it's a deeply therapeutic way of healing the body, mind and soul and I see it every time I'm in the room, teaching or practicing. The yoga has certainly transformed my life for the better, building myself back from so many physical ailments and getting rid of depression and mind clutter. This article is just another reminder of how wonderful this yoga is!

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Raw Coconut Vanilla Berry Yogurt

15/1/2015

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This is a variation on the raw coconut yogurt I posted up a few weeks ago. Coconuts contain one of the healthiest oils on earth, the meat contains medium fatty chain acids which are broken down faster and also helps to reduce cholesterol levels. It also contains high level of manganese, which helps stabilize blood sugar levels as well as synthesize fats and proteins, balancing moods and increasing your capacity to overcome stress. This version combines the healthy benefits of blueberries and cherries for a delicious treat any time of the day. It's great for breakfast to get your day started!

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Yoga Radio - 5. Conversation with Jill Ippolito, Uprising Yoga

10/1/2015

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Jim Kallett, a senior Bikram Yoga teacher, who graduated in 1997 during Bikram's 5th Yoga Teacher Training, owner of Bikram Yoga San Diego is hosting a 13 week internet radio talk show where he discusses everything to do with yoga, and how it addresses the fundamental questions and concerns of life. It will focus on some history of Yoga, especially in the West, what is Yoga, current trends and what it means, the practical application of Yoga, proper techniques, safety, effective use, precautions, and the reality. How the proper practice of Yoga is the best, safest, most scientific tool for improving the quality and longevity of one’s life .

The fifth week focuses on Conversation with Jill Ippolito, Uprising Yoga.

“Happily, as Yoga has become so increasingly more accessible and practiced by more and more people around the world, I am excited to be able to contribute to the redirection of the discussion of Yoga (especially Bikram Yoga), back to it’s primary principles, to the practice of Hatha Yoga Asana done safely, effectively, and properly. It’s more important than ever….”
Jim Kallett

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Yoga Wins As Top 20 Lasting Fitness Trend

9/1/2015

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Caramel Coconut Snowballs

7/1/2015

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Why and How You Can Practice Hatha Yoga

3/1/2015

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Jim Kallett, a senior Bikram Yoga teacher, who graduated in 1997 during Bikram's 5th Yoga Teacher Training, owner of Bikram Yoga San Diego is hosting a 13 week internet radio talk show where he discusses everything to do with yoga, and how it addresses the fundamental questions and concerns of life. It will focus on some history of Yoga, especially in the West, what is Yoga, current trends and what it means, the practical application of Yoga, proper techniques, safety, effective use, precautions, and the reality. How the proper practice of Yoga is the best, safest, most scientific tool for improving the quality and longevity of one’s life .

The fourth week focuses on Why and How You Can Practice Hatha Yoga.

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Shut Up & Listen to Me When I Teach You Yoga

2/1/2015

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I came across this article today written by a fellow Bikram teacher Gina, who I recently met at the Phuket Teaching Training and I thought it was quite well expressed. As a Bikram teacher I find that other teachers or practitioners from other styles of yoga quite often offer such resistance when they come into the hot room, or have some preconceived notion when they heard that we teach 'hot' yoga. I remember a friend and fellow teacher who participated in a yoga CPR course, and when she introduced herself as a Bikram teacher, a Vinyasa teacher made a face and said to her "you will never see me in a Bikram room".

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