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BIOM Bulletin Board
Regain and maintain
your health.
Call Kitty for a FRE'E health consultation
(206) 842-6936
Explore better
ways to get where you're going:
professionally and personally.
Call Michael for a FRE'E coaching session
(206) 842-6936
Special Events
Healthy Balanced
Breakfasts
Saturday, May 15, 2004
11:00 am - 5:30 pm
Get a taste of how to prepare nutritionally balanced,
energy-packed breakfasts based on Taoist 5 Element
recipes.
Energy of the Face
Sunday, May 16, 2004
1:00 - 4:00 pm
A luxurious learning experience of once secret Taoist
techniques for a healthy, beautiful face. (FRE*E skin
care products from
Jurlique are included.)
Tai Chi for Gardeners
Sunday, May 23, 2004
1:00 - 3:30 pm
An afternoon of easy-to-do Tai Chi gardening exercises
that promote healthy growth -- in your garden and
yourself.
Ongoing Classes
Chi Kung for Health
Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:15 am
Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:15 pm
Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:15 pm
Tai
Chi Chuan
Mondays, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Tuesdays, 11:30 - 1:00 pm
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
BalancePoint Coaching
Schedule a FRE'E 45 minute
coaching session -- by phone or in-person. Call for
an appointment.
Coming Soon!
5 Element Weight
Loss
Kitty has designed a weight loss program based on Five
Element principles and practices that offer you a
balanced and healthy approach to arriving
at your "right" weight.
Contact Kitty for more information
(206) 842-6936
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Tulip power. As Spring continues to unfold,
we've been watching the tulips we planted last year
unfold also. Expanding -- up from the root-bulb,
through the stem, and radiating color and fragrance;
opening and closing according to the conditions -- a lot
like you and us.
This month's articles contain some ideas about how to
bring more "tulip" power into your life, to begin -- or
continue -- to blossom both personally and
professionally.
Wishing you health & well-being
Kitty & Michael
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It's Springing Up!
During the month of May, Spring is in full blossom. "Chi -
life - force - energy" has a "springy" quality to it --
outside and inside of you. The energies associated with
the Wood element are peaking, and from a 5 Element
point of view, your health will benefit if you employ
some Chi Kung and 5 Element Diet and Nutrition to help
balance out the seasonal impacts on your Liver and
Gallbladder.
If you're feeling particularly "jittery" (which is common
during this time of year), acupuncture, acupressure
and Chinese medical herbs will provide relief.
How Are You Feeling?
You may find that during Spring you're more susceptible
to illnesses or discomforts, like: fatigue, digestive
problems, skin problems, lung problems, insomnia, and
high blood pressure. If you are, there are many things
you can do on your own to help
balance and tonify the Liver to relieve Spring-related
ailments.
Spring health tips ... »
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Healthy, Balanced Breakfasts
Kitty presented another session in her ongoing series --
5 Element Diet & Nutrition. A group of us got
together to learn about the "Five Element" approach to
healthy diet and nutrition, and to see, smell, and taste
the techniques that result in nutritious, balanced,
energizing breakfasts.
On the menu were well-balanced portions of
nurturing information and nourishing food. Seven
simple and unique breakfast meals -- which
everyone got to sample and discuss -- were freshly
prepared using Taoist Five Element principles.
Find out what else was served ... »
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The Human Tree
Last month in The Root of the Matter we
talked about the experience of "rooting" -- that clear
sense and feeling in your body and mind, that enables
you to be steady, dependable and resolute. This month
we'll take a closer look at the experience
of "rootedness," and "bring up" centering and balance.
Centered and Balanced
I say "bring up" in the sense that a tree uses its roots
to draw nutrients up from the earth. It uses those
nutrients to form its trunk, branches, and foliage --
which in turn, press down on the roots, which
distribute this weight and enable the tree to balance
itself.
And all through this process of pulling up, and pressing
down, -- (inhale/exhale) -- a centerpoint emerges: the
mid-point between the roots (feet) and the crown
(head). And through a subtle flexibility, the tree is able
to shift it's weight -- to move its centerpoint, to
balance
itself in relation to the forces pressing against it.
The Tree in Me
Like the tree, I can only be "rooted" if I'm centered and
balanced; and if I'm centered and balanced, I'm
automatically rooted.
If after a strong storm ... »
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Springing Monkey
It's the Year of the Monkey -- and as it gets warmer,
the Monkey is getting more animated. Spring means
Liver energy is maximizing in all of us, and since the
Monkey is a bit hyper by nature, we're all feeling a bit
more frenzied this Spring, as compared to other years.
So what can you do to stay healthy and balanced,
while Monkey is springing around?
To start, put
more attention into being rooted, centered, and
balanced -- in your diet, exercise, and business. And, if
you find yourself in a tense, anxious, or
panicked moment, count slowly to ten before you act:
good advice anytime, but especially this time of year.
That's all for now. Be well, and we look forward to
hearing from you!
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friend ...
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