When humanity was young, life was a never-ending dialog with nature. We breathed fresh air, bathed in chilly waterfalls and ate what the land provided for us in our journeys. But we have moved away from our natural origins and our relationship with earth by surrounding ourselves with synthetic materials and devitalized, heavily-processed foods and, though technology has brought us many gifts, this lifestyle can come at a cost. We are alienated from nature's rhythms and ignore our innate abilities.
Cleansing brings us closer to the earth by ridding our bodies of pollutants, thereby leaving us purified in body, mind and spirit.
There is no doubt that the best way for anyone to regain health and stay healthy is to periodically cleanse and detoxify their body of accumulated waste. There are many different options out there and differnt opions about as to what exactly cleansing means, but where there is no debate is that before you can do any type of detoxification or cleansing program, you must make sure that ALL of the elimination (Breath, Skin, Bowel) channels are open and the bowel is the place to begin!
I recommend Dr. Schultze’s Bowel Detox program for a simple and effective 5-day program to jump start your cleansing.
Once you rid your body of poisons and waste through deep-cleaning your colon you can move forward by supporting your health by eating in harmony with nature, and eating a simple, balanced diet. The foods that grow nearest to us are suited to the environment and help us stay adaptable to our surroundings.
By reducing foods with high levels of additives, fats, refined sugars or stimulants and replacing them with locally-grown, organic and seasonal vegetables and fruits will influence our bodies and minds to harmonize with the environment.
Such a diet acts as a preventative health measure, protecting us from cardiovascular disease, cancers, allergies, chronic pain and emotional imbalance. By purifying ourselves, we obtain a clearer spirit and undertake a healthful mission that would have seemed like second nature to our ancestors.
A part manifests the whole; The whole reflects a part. The small represents the large; The large corresponds to the small. Sometimes they appear opposite; But all of them seem a chorus To praise glory Of the endless universe. ~ Michio Kushi
I am inviting your support in the swift, graceful manifestation of a new home.
I am specifically inviting collaboration with Kauai homeowners who are open to Renting their separate Studio, Cottage, Yurt, or Room(s) or having an on-site House Manager/ Caretaker for their estate / land. I have many years of project management experience (NYC, SF), event planning and house managing (here on Kauai). I am also open to sharing a home space with one or two conscious, responsible, mature roommates.
About My New Home: North Shore, Private, Quiet, It would be lovely if there were space for healing work, yoga and meditation. I have a daily yoga and meditation practice and welcome a lush, beautiful, blooming private property with happy, healthy, wise trees ( I enjoy cultivating and prepare healing food). I appreciate clean and quality construction with lots of light, (I love treating my home as my sanctuary). I am open to work-trade and reasonably priced rent.
Thank you very much for holding my vision in your hearts and fields. And please pass on the word on! Please share any and all leads with me at ali@aliGbodyharmony.com or 808.639.0394 I can provide local references. Thank you for your love and support. I look forward to hosting you in my new home! Aloha Ali
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I have just returned from a wonderful month on Bali... So many new experiences, beautiful new friends, and a further deepening in my healing practices! It wasn’t all easy, but it was a time of shedding some layers, getting in touch with my core seed (Muladhara*) and rebirthing the Goddess within. I felt So very blessed with each and every day, and Blessed again and again - returning to Kauai, with the winds of transformation welcoming me home! Join me in Bringing in Spring...
Saturday April 10th – North Shore Health & Wellness Fair
This coming Saturday I will be at the North Shore Health & Wellness Fair at the Church of the Pacific from 9AM to 4PM – there will be speakers ( one of my teachers, Levon Ohai will be talking about Hawaiian Plant Medicine @ 9AM http://www.hawaiianmed.com) Tai-Chi, Dance and more throughout the day...I will have my table and will be offering mini-Rolfing sessions. For those of you who have completed the 10 sessions with me, how would you like to be my model? I’d love to have you as part of my demo. 10 minute tune-up, complementary! And for those of you who have been thinking about it, here is you chance to have a tasty sample!! Bring your family and friends too!
Easy as 1-2-3, it will change your life!
Intro to Rolfing Series Package: Explore the first three sessions of Rolfing for only $250.00, that’s a $50 savings.
The Rolf Method of Structural Integration follows a 10-session recipe, “the 10-series”. Each session focuses on a specific goal and region of the body. The results are cumulative, as each session builds upon the results from the previous one. The overall goal of the 10-session series is to organize the body around “the Line”. The effects relate specifically to improvements in posture and more generally to improvements in self-awareness and well-being. You do not have to commit to all 10 sessions although this series was design as a complete process, Sessions 1, 3 and 7 provide stopping places for those who, for whatever reason, do not wish to continue or wish to suspend the work for a reasonable period. And only after 3 sessions, you will dramatically different.
Check out what clients are saying about their Rolfing sessions, or leave a comment of your own! I always love to hear about your experience and what’s budding for you this Spring!
Refer 3 new clients to me and receive a free session. Be sure to tell your friends to drop your name =)
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With Love and Gratitude,
Alison Lee (Ali G)
*The Root Chakra (Muladhara) grounds us in physical existence. It element is earth and it relates to our bodies and the material world around us. Our right to BE. When Muladhara is functioning properly we have a strong sense of self, stability, grounding, prosperity and good health. We possess all the keys to manifest in life.
Words can't hardly describe Bali...Powerful Lessons, Lifelong Friends, Incredibly Compassionate Teachers, finding Grace within my Practice(s), Letting go of the Old and the Birthing of the New. Now back on Kauai and ready to Integrate my Recalibrated Heart-Body-Mind!
My trip is now just about a month away, and I am getting excited with thoughts of foreign travel and experiments with supreme health and daily ritual. Yay!!! Check out the training I will be attending:
First Year Training: Level 1: The Living Art of Personal Practice and Teaching
Our philosophy on "teacher training:" In order to be an authentic teacher of Ashtanga Yoga, you must first cultivate your own internal power and perception through your own personal practice, otherwise you are merely passing on techniques and methods that are just information-oriented and lifeless. If they are not your own embodied experience, you won't be able to fully communicate it to others, but simply repeating what you heard or read. This 3-4 year training will help facilitate a deeper understanding of the core principles of Ashtanga Yoga, along with the supplementary studies of Ayurveda and Tantra. This course will be individually paced, similar to the "Mysore" method of progressing. We'll pace the material according to your level of comprehension. This will empower you to dive deeper into your own practice and life. In doing this you'll be fully living what you're teaching. You will also get a thorough understanding of Ayurveda and Tantra. We will go over in detail the principles and practices of these living arts. In these teachings of Ayurveda and Tantra we'll focus on how to choose the best foods, herbs, asana practice, relationships, etc. for you. You will learn how to master your sexual energy and will be able to determine what lifestyle practices serve you best. Heather and I have a combined 50 years of practice and teaching of these methods. We both have studied directly with the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, of Mysore, India. I have studied for over 30 years, and Heather has 20 years, and we are still discovering everyday something new about our practice and life! We both have extensive studies in many healing arts. I also studied with the renown Ayurvedic Doctor Vasant Lad for over 3 years. I completed the full course of Ayurvedic studies along with clinical practices which makes me a certified Practitioner of this Science of Life and Living. For further info, check our Bio Page.
Learning the system of Ashtanga Yoga takes years of dedication and consistent study (Samadhi Pada/Sutra 14). You can't get this in a one month or even in a 200-500 hour "Yoga Alliance" training! It must be transmitted teacher to student over a long period of time. We need to get to know you, your practice and your lifestyle. We will only give our recommendation for teaching to those students/teachers who we feel are completely ready. You will feel confident in your knowing and ability to teach others this method at the end of the course. You will walk away from this fully empowered and vibrantly healthy. If for some reason you feel this is not for you to continue on with the 2nd Year, it will still be a rewarding experience. If you do decide you want to carry on with the training and we feel you are ready, you can join us for the 2nd Year of the Teacher Training. You will have us as a life-long support in your journey teaching. We'll continue to cultivate these living arts together. We want to nurture those who have a sincere desire to carry on these life-long traditions.
*Required interview and references........limited to 26 students.
Our intention is to build a global community of fully Conscious Human Beings who want to celebrate their lives together and share the arts of Ashtanga Yoga, Ayurveda and Tantra.
Class topics will include:
The Principles of Ashtanga Yoga: Breath: essential bridge for vitality, longevity and beyond... Bandha: the Master Key...the physical and energetic missing link Internal Explorations: Gravity/Alignment for unleashing your vertical energy etc...
Ayurveda in-depth: Principles and practices of this science of life and living will include: Nutrition/Lifestyle/Yoga Therapy etc...
Yoga Therapy: How to individualize a person's practice, to help them gain the most out of it, the art of modification for Yoga Therapy
Adjustments: How to safely and correctly adjust an individual, within the system of Ashtanga Yoga to increase energy and awareness
Injuries: Learning rehabilitation techniques within the practice, as well as how to avoid them!
Patanjali's Yoga sutras: The eight limbs and how they apply to your life and living
Pranayama and Meditation: How to develop these within your Ashtanga practice
Esoteric Anatomy: How to understand the body in practice physically and teaching from an energetic standpoint
Wholistic Living Classes: Cooking and how food relates to practice; fasting/cleansing; lifestyle practices etc...
Tantric meditations for channeling all the vital juicy energy from your Ashtanga asana practice along with
How to enjoy your sexual energy (Men: the ability to have orgasm without ejaculating...Women: how to feel even more orgasmic)
Both sexes will develop the ability to feel more in every arena of life and living!
More topics TBA...
Schedule for training, March 1st-26th, 2010
Level 1: First month of a 3-4 year program includes Mysore classes everyday except Saturday, new moon (15th) and full moon (30th)
The Vedas tell us that our tissues remember their preordained functions, just as the food we eat remembers its structure and purpose and conveys that information to our bodies. Cosmic memory is held and refined by the genetic code, the DNA, or molecular structure of all life forms. We call our own genetic memories into consciousness and honor them by the foods we choose and how we prepare them, how we treat the land, how we breathe, and how we listen to ourselves and the living universe around us. The key to healing our physical, psychological, and spiritual maladies is through the evocation of these genetic or ancestral memories that are imprinted into our individual body-mind and spirit.
I am very excited to be offering Private Lessons in
How to Therapeutically Massage your Partner
Learn Simple Techniques and a full body massage routine based On Swedish Massage, Lomi-Lomi, Trigger Point Therapy, Structural Integration and Shiatsu. Learn to give and receive nurturing, intentional touch with your partner in this 90 Minute to 2 hour private class at my studio. $250/per couple, includes instruction guide and all supplies.
