What does "ISHA" stand for? Find out and join the club!

WELCOME TO THE ISHA ("ee-sha') GIRL CLUB - where you don't have to be a girl to join in the journey!

Simply incorporate the following principles into your everyday life and you're "IN"! So, come join the "ISHA GIRL CLUB" and join me in my journey to better overall health of mind, body and spirit!

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INDIVIDUALITY/WARRIOR II Pose (Virabhadrasana II)
ISHA GIRLS are "bold, beautiful, confident and tuff"...their confidence lies in God and they are "SHINERS". They identify their strengths and unique talents and spend time developing both so they can enlighten and uplift others with their gifts.

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SERVE others & SPREAD "Aloha"/HEART
ISHA GIRLS know "to find one's life, they must lose it". With "aloha" (LOVE) in their hearts they serve. This humbles them, broadens their perspective and increases their compassion while decreasing judgement, fear and selfishness.

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HIPPYISH/PLANT
ISHA GIRLS have a "go green" mentality in how they live their lives. They respect their bodies (exercise, eat right and get rest) and their Earth (reduce, reuse and recycle).

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ACQUIRE further light & knowledge/OWL
ISHA GIRLS never stop learning. They are invigorated by obtaining new knowledge, broadening their scope and improving their minds through both temporal and spiritual study.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Gi8:Daily Calendar-Week 4


Daily Calendar-Week Four-"Cease" Negative Habits

__Monday:  Turn in your points to Alli by 5pm.

Do one of the following six things each of the other days. You may do them in any order, but only one will count per day & must be 
done on that day.

__ Eat 2 servings of bad food without counting any points.

__ "Cease to be unclean": Clean a part of your living space or car that you have been meaning to do for a while but just haven't gotten to it. (If your house is spotless and every closet & drawer uncluttered, then mop your kitchen floor!) 

___ read D&C 88:124 & D&C 10:4*

___ "Arise Early": Get up and read your scriptures and exercise before 8am

__ "Retire Early": Get 8 hours of sleep one night

__ "Cease to find fault": 5 points for praying for someone you may have found fault with before or you need to forgive.


 *D&C 88:124

 124 Cease to be aidle; cease to be bunclean; cease to cfind fault one with another; cease to dsleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be einvigorated.

D&C 10:4
 4 Do not run afaster or labor more than you have bstrength and means provided to enable you to translate; but be cdiligent unto the end.



Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Gi8: Daily Calendar-Week 5


DAILY CALENDAR-WEEK FIVE-Try Something New


__Monday:  Turn in your points to Alli by 5pm

Do one of the following six things each of the other days. You may do them in any order, but only one will count per day and must be done on that day.

___Eat 2 servings of a BAD FOOD and don’t subtract it.

___ Try at least 30min of a new exercise or one you haven't done for awhile and earn your exercise points too!

___ Eat a vegetarian or Vegan meal

___Read this Elder Jorg Klebingat's October 2014 General Conference talk. 
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/approaching-the-throne-of-god-with-confidence?lang=eng

___ Start a new book or read an article from a new magazine or site that interests you

___Find twenty minutes today to do something new or different to relax: take a nap, read, get a massage, listen to relaxing music, go for a walk, sit in the sauna, meditate!

Monday, December 1, 2014

Gi8:Daily Calendar-Week 6

Daily Calendar-Week 6-Do All Things in Order

Monday: Weigh in and turn your points in to Alli by 5pm

Do one of the following six things the rest of the week. You may do them in any order, only one will count per day and must be done that day!

___ Read Mosiah 4:27

___ Make a realistic "To Do" List for the day and try and complete it all. (You still get the points even if you do not get everything done.)

___ Read your scriptures and say your prayers before you do "anything" else in the morning

___ Enjoy 2 servings of BAD FOOD without subtracting points

___ Write in your journal/make a record of your goals for the year/re-evaluate if you already have done this

___ "Early to bed, early to rise-makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise": Get to bed by 10:30pm



*Mosiah 4:27
"And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby be might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order."

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Gi8:Daily Calendar-Week 7


Daily Calendar-Week 7-These Are My Favorite Things


____ Monday: Turn in your points to Alli by 5pm

Do one of the following six things each day for extra daily points.  You may do them in any order, but only one will count per day & must be done on that day.

___ Eat 2 servings of BAD FOOD and do not subtract points

___ Do 30min+ of your favorite hobby

___ Watch a favorite movie 

___  Listen to one of your favorite CDs/Playlists.

___ Make/eat one of your favorite meals. Tweak it if it needs to be healthier. i.e. use multi-grains, low fat dressing, cheese, yogurt, take out the dairy, use leaner meat etc

___ Spend 30min quality time with one of your favorite people via phone or in person.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Gi8: Daily Calendar-Week 8!!

Daily Calendar-Week 8-The Final Chapter

Monday: Weigh in and turn in your points to Alli by 5pm

Do one of the following six things each of the other days of the week. You may do them in any order, but only one may count per day and must be done on that day!

__ Eat 2 servings of BAD FOOD without subtracting points

___ Read an article about detoxing your body *

___ Drink 80+ ounces of water today-flush out those toxins!

___ Do 45min of yoga (any level/type counts)- cleanse the air in those lungs and get your digestion moving!

___ Do something that will make you sweat for at least 20min or do skin brushing (sit in a sauna or steam room, exercise, do hot yoga...)- Clear up the skin! 

__ Give someone a hug today and be so proud of yourself for what you have accomplished the last 8 weeks!


*1) we need to detox because our bodies are constantly barraged by toxins in the food we eat (unless it is organic, unprocessed blah blah) and the air we breathe (unless we live in the garden of Eden)

2) We have 4 ways to rid our bodies of harmful toxins-bowels, respiratory system, urinary tract and skin

3) we need to make sure our 4 "exits" are open and working, so our bodies aren't holding on to these toxins. Which is why people do colon cleanses, saunas etc but basically make sure you are regular...constipation=REALLY BAD, DO YOGAEmojidrink ample water and sweat!!  


Thursday, March 13, 2014

Samadhi Loves You - Kirtan

For the last couple of years I have had the privilege of singing kirtan with "Samadhi Loves You".  I always say that we are a "walking joke" because all four of us were raised in different religions and worship in different faiths...like "Did you ever hear the one about the Mormon, the Muslum, the Buddist...?!"

Kirtan is sanskrit for "praise or eulogy" and involves chanting hymns or mantras in a call and response style.  It is accompanied by instruments such as the harmonium, tables, drums, hand cymbals and rhythm shakers.

Kirtan helps clear and align the chakras, unifies the group, lifts the mood and helps put you on your path to "Samadhi" hence the name of our group.

"Samadhi" means to "acquire integration or wholeness, or truth...a state of total equilibrium of a detached intellect...total control and bliss".

Through this group, I have had the opportunity to interact with incredibly musically talented individuals who; can play multiple interments, recite sanskrit like it's their native tongue and make up singing parts on the fly.  I am learning little by little and am just happy I get to bang on my little drum and have created a couple new songs of my own.

We have sung at various yoga studios and yoga conferences and are available to book-just email me.