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Recipe: Summer Salad
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Yoga with Ariane
Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning
Inspirational Quote
Eco Tip: Healthy Parks
Marché Ste Anne
Why Replace Your Zippered Luggage
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Recipe Summer Salad
Recipe Summer Salad
 

Romaine, ruby or curly lettuce

Red cabbage or radicchio

Watercress or spinach

Mung, alfafa or beet sprouts

Avocado

Tomato

Carrots and/or beets

Bell peppers and/or celery

Fresh green peas, snow peas or green beans

Red onion

Toasted sesame and/or sunflower seeds

Cooked chick peas

 

Select ingredients to taste and to give variety in colour, taste and texture. Clean and dry the leaves. Tear them into bite sized pieces and place them in the salad bowl. Slice the cabbage or radicchio thinly and sprinkle over the lettuce. Roughly chop the watercress or spinach and add to the bowl. Add sprouts to the mix. Cut  the avocado and tomato into bite sized chunks and add. Shred the onions, carrots and/or beets. Slice the bell peppers or celery into narrow crescents. Top the salad with toasted seeds, peas and chick peas.

Serve immediately with you favourite dressing.

Humour  
Funny Monkey
 BORN TO BE WILD!
Inspirational Videos
Video Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch gives his last inspiring lecture 
Duration: 10 min 10 sec
 
Video Philobilus
Philobilus: Amazing shadow play
Duration: 3 min 29 sec
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Greetings!
 
Rukhs Ian Ram's Head USVI 

We're off to California for an eight day relationship building course where we'll  be

learning how to teach the essential skills of conscious relationships, how to solve
relationship problems in a friendly win-win way, how to apply personal integrity to
life design,  how to awaken tangible experiences of well being, and how to embrace
change. It'll be a working vacation with a twist. The hotel where the course is given
is only two blocks away from the beach, so we plan on getting our share of
gorgeous Pacific sunsets while romping barefoot in the sand. Ian has a running
path scoped out for his daily activity and I have a spot on the beach with
my name on it.
When we get back we hit the ground running to set up an exciting Fall Schedule full
of Yoga,  Breathwork, stimulating workshops and new courses, ( see teaser below).

Have a super August!

Rukhshana and Ian  

Summer Referral CONTEST ...hurry..contest ends August 15th
 
Refer your friends to Harmoni and win! 

1st Prize ~ 2 nights in a Mt. Tremblant Condo 
2nd Prize ~ 1.5 hour Massage/Therapy with Rukhshana
 

Refer anyone new to Harmoni for yoga or massage and your name will be entered into our contest. One entry per new referral. Ask at the reception desk for details or call: (514) 695 9025

 

Contest ends on August 15th.

Fall Courses at Harmoni 
New courses:

Reiki Level 1

Learn how to work with energy, create a daily Reiki practice for yourself, and basic

techniques for self treatment as well as for friends, family and pets.

 

Reiki Level 2

You will receive the second degree of attunement, and the first three Reiki healing

symbols. You will learn distance healing, proper hand placement for treating others
and Reiki's connection to the body's energetic system.

 

Fundamentals for Conscious Living

Develop awareness of your negative and reactive behavior patterns and learn how

to release them so that you can respond authentically and appropriately to live your
best life.
 
Introduction to Massage Therapy
Learn how to give a full-body Relaxation Massage to friends and family members.  We will cover basic principles of hands-on techniques and five different strokes for circulation and manipulation - effleurage, foulage, petrissage, percussion and drainage.  If you are thinking of a career in Body/Mind Therapies, this is a good place to start. 
 
The Breathing Course
Proper breathing technique spills over into all areas of your life - mind, body, spirit, health, relationships and inner calm and peace.  If your breath is compromised, you will not perform at your optimum level, sleep will be disturbed, healing will be stunted or slowed down and your energy levels will suffer.  Learn how to push the 'Reset' button and start optimizing your breath for a life full of vim, vigour and vitality!
 

Old Favourites Are Back

The Breathwork Seminar

Learning how to expand your breath in natural, healthy ways can increase longevity,

support your quest for well-being and self-transformation and can help relieve the
stresses of various medical conditions, (asthma, poor digestion, insomnia, high blood pressure, and panic attacks).

 

Meditation 1

Experience how meditation can help you achieve inner calm, better sleep, less mind

'chatter' and a boost in your energy levels. This course will help you to start your own
practice from the very first session.  Meditation CD included.
 

Meditation 2

The ideas presented in Level 1 will be developed further and our focus will be on

reconnecting mind and body through sense awareness, mindful living, group support
and healing practices. 

 

Active Living

Learn how to become more active in a safe, effective way. You'll get an individualized

strength training program, a personal stretching and cardiovascular program, a
session of one-on-one personal training, and learn how to increase your energy level, manage weight, reduce low back pain...
 

Link to  Detailed Course Descriptions

Yoga with Ariane 
Staff Ariane triangle 

Ariane is our newest yoga teacher. She is Ashtanga certified and blends

Chi Kung and Meditation practices to help
calm and regenerate the body-mind.  She
loves teaching people of all ages including
children, teenagers, and older adults and is
an active and avid pursuer of many types of
healing techniques such as acupressure,
energywork and breathwork.  For Ariane,
yoga is not just about stretching but about acceptance of where you are in life. She feels that yoga helps us to improve our awareness of being present in all aspects of daily life. Ariane teaches Sunrise Yoga from 7:00 to 8:00am every Tuesday and Thursday morning, and two Thursday evening classes - Yoga Core
(6pm) and Yoga Relaxation with Meditation
(7:30pm), on the summer schedule. 
 
Come and experience yoga with Ariane!    Summer Yoga Schedule 
Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning 

Most of us think we know what drowning looks like because we've seen

dramatized yelling, waving arms and splashing water on television programs.
The Instinctive Drowning Response does not look like what most people expect.
In ten percent of drowning accidents, parents have actually watched their children
drown, having no idea it was happening. If you are planning to spend some time this summer on or near the water you should learn the real signs of drowning.

Look for these signs of drowning when persons are in the water:

  • Head low in the water, mouth at water level
  • Head tilted back with mouth open
  • Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus
  • Eyes closed
  • Hair over forehead or eyes
  • Not using legs - Vertical
  • Hyperventilating or gasping
  • Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making headway
  • Trying to roll over on the back

This article is reprinted from "Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning". To read the

original article please:
Inspirational Quote
Old Port Montreal
 It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
 what is essential is invisible to the eye.
 
                                                                                       Antoine de St. Exupery
Eco Tip: Healthy Parks Healthy People
Frontenac Park Lake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthy Parks Healthy People, is an initiative pioneered in Australia that emphasizes
the vital link between the health of people and the health of our planet. The program
promotes the fact that the world's parks contain the landforms, plants, animals and
ecosystems that are crucial to our wellbeing. Parks support the health of the planet
and they give us room to breathe, to connect with others, and to pursue a healthy
and sustainable lifestyle. The Canadian Parks Council has adopted the Healthy Parks
Healthy People concept and created its own strategy called Healthy by Nature. The
key messages are:

PARKS: for your health - Parks offer a full range of physical activities in the great
outdoors. Hiking, canoeing, skiing are all part of a healthier life.

PARKS: for your family - Parks are the very best settings in which to share
memorable family experiences and strengthen relationships. Imagine the joy of
storytelling around the campfire or the thrill of your child catching a fish for the first time.

PARKS: for your soul - Parks are the special places to rekindle your sense of wonder
and solitude. Restore some balance - wake up to a bird's song or quietly watch a deer
and her fawn graze in a nearby meadow.

PARKS: for your community - Parks are in fact small communities unto themselves
where all your neighbours have a pride in nature. And, when you visit these
communities you're also contributing to the economic well-being of nearby villages,
towns and cities.

PARKS: for your environment - Parks protect wildlife habitat and ensure ecological
diversity. You'll see, feel and learn firsthand, the importance of cleaner air, water and
soil. By helping with the health of the environment, you can help your own health.

So how can you make the personal connection between your health and parks? Visit
your favourite park and spend as little as a half hour on some type of physical activity
whether it be hiking, swimming, biking or canoeing. Spend time with family and friends recharging your batteries in a calm, peaceful setting away from the pressures of daily
routine. It's as simple as that!
 

This article is recopied from Ontario Parks Insider

 
Discover West Island Nature Parks
Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park

What's happening at Cap-Saint-Jacques   

 
Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard Nature Park

Bois-de-Liesse Nature Park

 
Video introducing Healthy Parks Healthy People Program
Duration 2 min 36 sec

Marché Ste Anne

Marche Ste Anne Sign
 Marché Sainte-Anne is held every Saturday
from 9am - 2pm across the street from the
Ste- Anne-de-Bellevue Town Hall, (109 Rue Sainte-
Anne). You can buy local grown organic vegetables,
 meats, honey, goat cheeses, maple products,
hand made soaps and much more. Once you've
bought those fresh veggies, try our summer salad in
the recipe column on the left above.
Marche Ste Anne Veggies
Fresh Organic Produce
Marche Ste Anne Tomatos
 Plump Tomatoes
 Marche Ste Anne Happy Campers
Happy Campers
Marche Ste Anne Muscians
Live Muscians too!
Why You Might Want to Replace Your Zippered Luggage 

Video Opening Luggage with a PenWhen you see this video you'll find out just how easy it is for

someone to open zippered luggage in seconds with a pen.
Duration 1 min 38 sec
ENJOY the tail-end of summer - make the most use of your legs, bike, roller-blades, parks, racquets, balls, and nose (Breathe Deeply every chance you get!).  YES, we love hearing your comments and always welcome great ideas on how we can serve you better!
Happy summering...
 
Rukhshana and Ian