May 2013
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“When love first happens, the individuals are giving each other energy...”
– ― James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
“Just read that Vitamin D can help reduce the chances of developing breast...”
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Love, Medicine and Miracles - The journey begins!
Since doing meditation, and practising it on a regular basis, I have begun to develop a warmth that radiates through my hands towards others. It has been happening quite a lot recently and I’d like to explain what has happened to me and why I have opened up to more ‘supernatural’ occurrences. I am not saying I have special powers or anything extraordinary as such but here is a...
April 2013
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“A voice spoke through me to this woman. “Let me walk you back through your...”
– http://www.spiritsite.com/writing/carmys/part3.shtml
Caroline Myss - Anatomy of the Spirit: The seven stages of power and healing. I brought a book that explains the benefits of reiki to enhance my develop my path to enlightenment. It interests me that the power of thought and mind over matter can...
March 2013
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December 2012
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WatchThis past year has been a whirlwind of emotions, new beginnings, new friends, old habits dying and a change in me that I believe is for the better. Do you ever just sit back and think…’Wow, I’m so lucky!’ What an amazing year and I have one person to thank for helping me along every step of the way. Sometimes you don’t realise how much someone loves you until you look...
August 2012
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July 2012
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March 2012
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““There is no need to run from yourself. It is with internal contemplation...”
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Drinking and Exercise: How alcohol affects your...
Alcohol in your system is detrimental to any kind of fitness activity (except maybe on the dance floor). Here’s how booze wreaks havoc on your regimen.
1. Slower Recovery Hard workouts drain the glycogen stores (carbs stored in the liver and muscles) and leave your muscle tissue in need of repair. “Pouring alcohol into your system as soon as you finish stalls the recovery...
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No Chocolate for Lent: 1 Week down
Arggggghhhhhhhhh!!
Ok not really, I’m thankfully still alive and more to the point so is everyone around me.
It’s been just over a week and I’m finally getting over those initial cravings and starting to focus on other sweet things - although not too much cause it would completely cancel out the point of this challenge.
Is it right that I started getting quite bad headaches...
February 2012
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The Zumba® Craze hits Birmingham
The latest exercise craze to take the UK by storm is the energetic form of Zumba®. Celebrity fitness trainer, “Beto” Perez, stumbled upon the concept of Latin-inspired dance-fitness in his native Cali, Colombia in the mid-‘90s.
One day, he walked into his aerobics class and realized he had forgotten his aerobics music. Rumour has it he was thinking quickly and grabbed whatever tapes...
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“Rebecca Harrison, 26, says:
I started doing Zumba last July [2011] in a last...”
– Zumba Review found at Brum Survival Guide
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5 tips I'm using to help me lose weight
Dieting is out; smart eating for weight loss is in. That doesn’t mean deprivation. The best ways to cut excess weight include making changes you can live with forever.
Some of those changes are downright sneaky—you can slip them into your daily eating plan without any stress and they’ll help you lose pounds as well as keep the weight off.
1. Take out a ruler and measure your plate. The size...
Why You Should Drink Green Tea » Best Health Blog →
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Charity Exercise
Today at work we were suppose to do a charity marathon where we volunteered to do a 30 minute slot either on a cross trainer, treadmill, rowing machine or bike. I even managed to round up a few other colleagues to participate :)
As it was for charity I wasn’t that concerned about the ‘workout’ really. To be honest, I was more concerned with the amount of people walking round...
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Zucchini Parmesan Crisps Recipe
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 medium zucchini (about 1 pound total)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan (3/4-ounce)
1/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs
1/8 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Slice the zucchini into 1/4-inch thick rounds. In a medium bowl, toss the zucchini with the oil. In...
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Day 3: No Chocolate just exercise
Mmmm, breakfast… what to have? Strawberry Slimfast (but not using it to slimfast just tastes nice and couldn’t get chocolate) Belvita breakfast biscuits - they taste almost sweet but good for your fibre intake… and a banana because well it has to be good for you doesn’t it.
I learnt that a glass of milk has the same amount of potassium as in 42 bananas!! Not that I’m...
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No chocolate for Lent :(
Ok, so for the season of Lent this year, I though I will give up something that I truly love and that is chocolate. Eek! Now every girl and most guys will understand that chocolate is to a girl how football is to a boy, right? So this I thought shall test how much I want to get fit and in shape.
Of course I ate probably my whole body weight in chocolate, choc cakes, hot choc and choccie biscuits...
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Treat your girl right. Plain and simple.
I know it can be hard to please her sometimes, but it’s worth it in the end. Remember that she’s your happiness, your world. She should be the first person you talk to in the morning, and the last person you whisper “Good night” to.
Unlike some other boys, she’s going to be there for you when you’re the happiest, but more importantly, when you’re at your lowest. She’ll cook for you and care...
January 2012
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“You cannot discover the path, because there is no path, Truth is a thing that is...”
– http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/index.php
“Self-love is the basis for love of others. It is where real charity begins. When...”
– Dr. Brian Weiss
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“Lesson: Just be yourself, do not try to change who you are with material...”
– I had a dream today that made me see something that probably most think would be a bit nuts but the lesson learnt was a good one.
My dream was like this: “I was watching this little girl playing with toys, a doll a barbie, and there was a bear kind of like winnie the pooh. And all the other...
Love Harmony Peace →
”Love is your doorway to enlightenment. Raising your vibration comes from opening your heart. You can open your heart more by loving yourself. Love all parts of yourself, even those thoughts and feelings you may have labeled as negative. If you feel anger or doubt, love those feelings as much as you love your feelings of joy and peace. Love your humanity as well as your divinity. Love your...
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The Eeyore Effect: Examining the root causes to...
With the rise of electronic books, Kindles and iPads, it’s any wonder that more of us find we no longer have the time to sit down and read a good book.
I was given a book to read not long ago, by my van-living, hippy boyfriend called ‘The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet’ by Benjamin Hoff. Knowing that I was an avid Winnie the Pooh fan, I was excited to get sucked into the usual stories of a...
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Rick Garland and Reuben Colley Exhibit at The...
There are many art exhibitions in the West Midlands that often look similar from one gallery to another. Many of which can appear rather mundane. It is rare that we see talent amongst the day-to-day normality of city-life. This is what Rick Garland portrays in his collection of oil pastels shown at The Vaults in Birmingham.
The Vaults, an underground space that includes its own private fine...
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Living with M.E: The truth of Chronic Fatique...
For most young adults the biggest issue they may face is trying to find a job after graduating, or starting to build their career and personal life. Like any other post-graduate, Seren Worton, 24, was a normal girl from Birmingham looking to make her way in the world.
Having graduated from Kingston University June 2009 with a Bachelor Arts degree in Interior Design, Seren had all the promise in...
Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (UK...
Director: David Fincher
Based on Novel: Stieg Larsson
Screenplay: Steve Zaillian
Certified: R/18 years old
Fans of the Trilogy were in for a surprise when it was rumoured that director David Fincher would be re-making the popular Swedish original ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’. Fincher re-creates a controversial and thrilling adventure of intrigue, thrill and suspense, giving audiences a clean...
