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Greetings!
Soul Food......
Think for a moment of a food from your past, one that makes you feel great after you eat it, for seemingly no good reason. Maybe it is macaroni and cheese, slow-simmered tomato sauce, ice cream cones or potato pancakes. Eating a food like this, even though your rational brain might not consider it highly nutritious, and even though you wouldn't eat it every day, can be incredibly healing.
Food has the power to impact us on a level deeper than just our physical wellbeing. What we eat can reconnect us to precious memories, like childhood playtimes, first dates, holidays, our grandmother's cooking or our country of ancestry. Our body remembers food from our past on an emotional as well as cellular level. Eating this food connects us to our roots and has youthening and nurturing effects that go far beyond the food's biochemical make-up.
Acknowledging what different foods mean to us is an important part of cultivating a good relationship with food. This month when we celebrate lovers and relationships, it's important to notice that we each have a relationship with food-and that this relationship is often far from loving. We restrict food, attempting to control our weight. We abuse food, substituting it for emotional well-being. We ignore food, swallowing it whole before we've even tasted it.
What would your life be like if you treated food and your body like you would treat your beloved-with gentleness, playfulness, communication, honesty, respect and love? The next time you eat your soul food, do so with awareness and without guilt, and enjoy all the healing and nourishment it brings you.
The New Leggs Hill YMCA is now open and re-named Lynch Van Otterloo YMCA. We are happy to be offering these upcoming workshops in this beautiful new venue....
Save the Dates/Upcoming events:
"FINDING YOUR VOICE!" New Date!
Thursday March 26th 2009 7.30PM-9.00PM
Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA
40 Leggs Hill Road, Marblehead, MA 01945
An innovative workshop designed to encourage you to listen to your inner voice and stimulate you to learn how to take action when your voice speaks. We will explore "the voice" inside us and how to express it as it relates to intuition and passion. We will identify what helps feed your voice and explore ways to express yourself.
Fiona has partnered with Roberta Chadis who sings in a local jazz band to further explore the expression of the voice. Roberta will encourage you to "sing" and let your voice out and have fun at the end of the seminar!
We want you to join us for an enriching and positive experience that will make you feel inspired!
Register by phone with Jeanne Smith (781) 631 9622
Members $22.00 Community $33.00
Class length 1 hour 30mins
(please note: babysitting is not available for this workshop)
SPRING CLEANSE WORKSHOP
Saturday March 21st 9.30am-11.00am
Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA
40 Leggs Hill Road, Marblehead, MA 01945
It's like an oil change for your body!
Learn about cleansing foods to detoxify your body from winter
and help you Spring forward into a new season!
While you learn how to refresh your body through
cleansing foods and self-care, you can also take clean-living ideas
into your surroundings.
In this workshop we will explore tools and techniques to de-clutter
your life!
You will leave this workshop with an attitude of "out with the old-in with the new!"
Register by phone with Jeanne Smith (781) 631 9622
Members $22.00 Community $33.00
Class length 1 hour 30mins
Babysitting available
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Fiona Barrett is the owner and founder of
Beautiful Food: Creating Beauty from the Inside Out a Holistic Health Counseling and Consulting Business on Boston's North Shore.
Fiona
is a gifted advocate for her clients and her work targets self care,
self-expression, nutritional awareness, and creatively incorporating
healthy lifestyle choices.
Fiona is passionate about examining
the link between food and natural beauty. She encourages clients to
explore their individual radiance and personal voice while helping them
identify the foods and behaviors that promote beauty, self-confidence,
and optimum health. Contact me for a complimentary initial consultation
Warmly, Fiona
Fiona Barrett HHC, AADP
Fiona Barrett INC |
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