Greetings and Happy New Year!
We are excited to share our new newsletter Your Health Matters. Every other month we will bring you articles, practical tips and all around good information from our staff, practitoners and visiting teachers to maintain your health and wellness from the inside out.  The theme of our Winter/Spring 2009 catalog is BE AT PEACE. So we have decided to focus this first edition on the many ways you can chose to be at peace in the coming year, especially during times of change and uncertainty. We hope you enjoy this newsletter and welcome your feedback and comments.
Wishing you a year of peace, joy and wellbeing
The Staff at All That Matters |
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posture in practice
SAVASANA -SVAROOPA STYLE
by Mary Stracensky
Savasana or Shavasana as we Svaroopis spell it (I've been told the correct Sanskrit pronunciation is... "sha-vasana". So, the "h" is added to help people pronounce it correctly.), is a pose that helps to settle your body down and in the process settle into yourself. By using a few props to support your body you will get a deeper release of tension. Lying on the floor with your legs propped and a small pillow under the head allows you to experience deep rest. And, more importantly, Shavasana helps to remove the obstacles to your own inner peace by cleaning your inner window of the accumulated grit and grind of life, so you can clearly experience the peace that is already inside you! Try Shavasana as your yoga practice every day for 7 days. Start at 5 or 10 minutes and build up to 20 minutes every day. Experience the deep effects of Shavasana... Svaroopa style!
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optimal health.....naturally
5 REASONS TO CONSIDER INTEGRATIVE HEALTH OPTIONS IN 2009
- Encourages the body's natural healing process with gentle, safe and non-invasive methods
- Promotes healing the body while nourishing the mind and spirit
- Improves the symptoms by treating the whole person
- Looks to the cause not the cure
- Is supported by ancient wisdom that has be proven over timeDo you know that...
-- infections and other health problems can be treated without using drugs or invasive techniques?
-- therapeutic massage and reflexology support health by relaxing the body and nervous system?
-- the ancient art of acupuncture can successfully treat ailments from allergies to chronic pain ?
-- the spine is the powerful interface between body structure and function?
-- a healthy spine allows for the normal flow of nerve impulses necessary to coordinate body functions?
"Becoming healthier doesn't have to be a daunting process," says Dr.Kimberly Beauchamp, a Naturopath at All That Matters, " the wonderful thing about the body is that it naturally wants to be in a state of optimal health. With time-tested therapies, and often small, simple changes, this state can become a reality." This year, take charge of your health. Explore options for supporting your wellness. At All That Matters we offer Naturopathic, Acupuncture and Chiropractic care along with other healing modalities. Now's the time to improve your overall health and vitality! Find out more here... |
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ask our teachers
11 WAYS TO BE AT PEACE DURING TIMES OF CHANGE
We asked some of our teachers how they choose to be at peace during times of change and uncertainty and here's what they had to say:
"...Whether on or off the mat, I use the breath to pause, feel, and tune in, enabling the sharp edges to soften. Doing is the state of moving toward something. . . in contrast, feeling is the state of being in the moment. Peace comes from being completely present and feeling what is going on in the now." - Joy Bennett, LifeForce Yoga Practitioner and Yoga Instructor
"When the world around me becomes chaotic, I find it more important than ever to connect to my own inner peace and stillness on a regular basis. Knowing that I can tap into this resource at any time is a great comfort and keeps me grounded in what is really important."
-Erin Sharaf physician's assistant
"I put on some good music and do my yoga asana practice!"
-Dave Harrigan, Yoga Instructor
" A meditative walk in nature interspersed with prayers and affirmations always helps me find peace. Yoga postures and breathwork also transform any unsettling energies I experience."
- Heidi Gabrilowitz, Integrated Energy Therapy Master Instructor Heidi teaches IET Level 1 on Jan 25th. To read all the great responses we received click here...
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More than 100 Way to Find Inner Peace
Browse through our Winter Spring catalog or visit us online and choose the programs that speak to you.
Here are just a few of January's Highlights that really focus on being at peace:
Program starts Jan 15
begins Jan 28
For the complete listing of the many great January events and more click here... | |
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eat pray laugh
Recipes, Mantras and Jokes to Feed Your Spirit
eat
Our featured recipe
Winter Bean and Vegetable Soup is just a one of the great recipes Jessica Mason will share in her upcoming cooking demonstration Jan 22- HEARTY HEALING SOUPS AND STEWS.
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pray
MANTRA:
Om Gam Ganapatayei Namaha  Ganesha: Remover of obstacles
You can turn your life around with this powerful mantra. Use this mantra when you want to remove obstacles and challenges that are standing in your way.
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laugh
"By following simple advice heard on the Dr. Phil show, you too can find inner peace. "Dr Phil proclaimed, 'The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started and have never finished.'
"So, I looked around my house to see all the things I started and hadn't finished, and before leaving the house this morning, I finished a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream, a bottle of Kahlua, a package of Oreos, the remainder of my old Prozac prescription, the rest of the cheesecake, some Doritos, and a box of chocolates.
"You have no idea how incredibly good I feel right now!" And tomorrow.........
I begin anew from the inside out at All That Matters!
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browse and
be inspired
INSPIRATIONAL AUTHORS TO HELP YOU 'BE AT PEACE'
by Kendall Sheldon
There are SO MANY great resources to learn, and experience what we practice at All That Matters and why...here are a few favorites that really speak to finding peace during times of change and uncertainty: All of Pema Chodron 
--The Places That Scare You
-When Things Fall Apart
-Start Where You Are
-Wisdom of No Escape
Wherever You Go There You Are
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Man's Search For Meaning
by Victor Frankel
All of Stephen Levine
A Gradual Awakening
Turning Toward the Mystery
Kendall Sheldon has over 30 years experience in the practice of yoga and is the founding teacher of the All That Matters yoga program. She is the merchandise buyer and manager for THE STORE @ ALL THAT MATTERS. | |
