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Janet in front of colorful painting, holding small Greek statue                      
Nourish & Flourish logo - roots blooming into a lotus flowerJanet Luongo 
Create a Life
          you Love
 
            February 5, 2010              
Greetings!
 
First, I want you to know about two timely events:
1. Screening of Fresh the Movie about how to circumvent the Food Industry by growing or finding our own fresh food. You can also host your own screening.  
 
2. The last live semester is being offered by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in NYC starting this month.  If you enroll by Feb. 26, you will receive a $1000 scholarship.  Please pass this on. Details below.
 
In the last few weeks I've been busy booking speeches on Create a Life You Love for the spring.  I will be talking to women of various ages, stages and situations, from women just out of prison to  adult students, to investors, and retirees.  All want better health and happiness. If you know any group that would benefit, please let me know.
 
Resistance - I joined LA Fitness for the weight room - strength building or "resistance."  I am very good at resistance.  I have resisted doing resistance exercises for too long!  Now I have no excuse - the gym is just 5 minutes down the road!  Women sharpen cognitive function with resistance training - see the new study below.
 
Power: You are welcome to join my Coaching Circle Call on Feb. 15.  It will be on the Power of your true Self.  The energy center is the solar plexus - your inner sun, your core confidence in your strengths.  We'll identify what's blocking your light, so you can turn up the heat and let it shine through your eyes, heart and hands.  Take some action every day to just be yourself and show your inner light
 
Janet 
 
Contact me for the call in number. Your first call is complimentary.  Try it out.  
 
in this issue -
POWER! build your confidence - a free call
Apply the creative process to improve your life
Strength building is great for women's brains
Fresh, the movie
Belgian dark chocolate bark recipe
$1000 scholarship at Integrative Nutrition
Do you need someone to listen?

POWER - BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE  - A FREE CALL

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Woman breaking open the dawn, art by Janet Luongo

Focus on the energy in your solar plexus.
 
Say to yourself, "I have many talents and good qualities." 
 
Save the Date: Power is the topic of the Coaching Circle Call on Monday, February 15 at 8:30 pm East Coast USA.  Listen in at no charge to sample the Coaching Circle. Please contact me to register to join the Circle and receive the dial in number.  Call to register: 203-846-2642, or email janet@janetluongo.com 
APPLY THE CREATIVE PROCESS TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
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From my last Coaching Circle Call on Creativity
 
You can apply the creative process to solve any problem you have.  It's used by geniuses in every field from Leonardo da Vinci to Virginia Woolf.  It basically goes like this:
1. Identify a dream or a problem
2. Brainstorm a solution - no judgment, no silly ideas.  Write them all down. Narrow it down.
3. Work at gathering resources - information, supportive people, ideas
4. Relax, then wait for the AHA!
6. Try out one solution
7. Evaluate.  What worked well.  What could work better - this is your next problem.
 
Start steps 1-7 over again!
 
POWER! - Topic of next Call on Feb. 15, at 8:30 pm.  It's about the solar plexus or your inner sun.  It's great because I will be visiting family for the week in sunny Florida! 
 
NEW! - Your first call is complimentary. Contact me to get the call in number to try us out, risk free.
STRENGTH BUILDING IS GREAT FOR WOMEN'S BRAINS
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Strength training - also called resistance exercise - is important for many reasons.  It builds bones as well as muscles, AND as a bonus, it raises metabolism 24/7, helping to burn fat all day long.  Now, even more reason to get yourself some weight training -  a new study published the end of January gave evidence that it also helps older women with executive function, such as making decisions, resolving conflicts and focus.
 
Read the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/health/research/26exer.html?pagewanted=print
FRESH, THE MOVIE
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Announcing the screening of FRESH at the Unitarian Church, 10 Lyons Plains Rd., Westport, Connecticut.

Fresh soup at 5 pm.  Film at 6 pm.  Dessert at 7 pm.  (I made delicious Belgian dark chocolate bark with apricots and cashews - see recipe below).
 
See Fresh website on how you can watch it or host your own screening.  http://www.freshthemovie.com.  Look up the trailer on www.youtube.com
Belgian dark chocolate bark with apricots & cashews
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 RECIPE

Heat water in a pan
Line a cookie sheet w parchment paper
Place cookie sheet on top of pan (improvised double boiler)
Place 16 oz of Belgian dark chocolate (slabs at S&S) on sheet
Heat at high until chocolate is melted
Spread with a spatula and sprinkle in:
   8 oz of chopped raw nuts - cashews and/or walnuts
   8 oz of chopped dried fruit - apricots and/or cranberries
Let harden for two hours.  When firm, peel from parchment
Cut on cutting board into bit sized pieces.
$1000 SCHOLARSHIP AT INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION until February 26 
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Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the school I attended for my certification as a counselor, is a totally unique and transforming experience.  It's for people who want personal growth, and/or a new career. In a year you receive all the training you need to work in the holistic health field.  The faculty are business trainers, as well as renowned experts such as Deepak Chopra, Julia Cameron, and Dr. Andrew Weil.
 
This is the last semester that will be offered live in NYC.  (Distance Learning is another excellent option).  If you sign up for the live course before February 26, you will receive a $1000 scholarship if you mention my name. I work to market the school through word of mouth, so please pass on this news to people who may be interested - truly, it could change a life.
QUICK LINKS:

EMAIL JANET LUONGO at jluongo3@optonline.net
 
 
 
Janet Luongo, certified counselor Call me for a private conversation that could change your life.  Confidentially express your desires for your life and your concerns about your health and lifestyle. Complimentary for people on my mailing list until the end of February, 2010. It's time for you to nourish yourself and shine your true light. 
Call 203-846-2642.  Or email janet@janetluongo.com
 
 
Janet Luongo, M.S. Ed, CHHC 
works with women,
students, professionals and boomers
 who want improved health, relationships and finances.
She offers presentations, counseling, and publications 
 
  2 min. video of Janet on re-inventing yourself - Click here:
 
  Certification in Integrative Nutrition, Columbia Teachers College
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I'd love to hear from you 
For my personal response to your comment or question 
Call me at: 203-846-2642.
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