Try Yoga & Juicing for Your Health & Wellness
Guest Blogger and how2hero Susan Cabana spent some time helping us understand how to achieve life balance with yoga and juicing (yes that’s us below following Susan’s yoga lead). We thought it would be great for her to share some of her knowledge with all of you as well so please read on for Susan’s words of wisdom and watch her videos, Green Juice and Fruit & Almond Smoothies.
Benefits of Juicing
Juicing is the best way to increase your life force energy. When we juice fruits and vegetables (using a juicer not blender) we separate the fiber, leaving the liquid containing live enzymes, chlorophyll, and vitamins and minerals. Removing the fibers allows the nutrients to be released immediately into your cells and bloodstream in a form that is easy to assimilate.
Juicing fresh seasonal fruits and veggies locally grown will help you live in harmony with yourself, your body and the earth. Buying seasonal produce also provides an exciting opportunity to try new foods and to experiment with seasonal recipes. And it simply tastes better. Try juicing and you won’t turn back! It will help your body heal and it’s a great tool for weight loss, detoxification and maintaining a healthier lifestyle.
Summer Foods Great for Juicing:
Bell peppers
Blackberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
Broccoli
Corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Green beans
Nectarines
Okra
Peaches
Pineapples
Plums
Summer squash
Tomatoes
Watermelon
Zucchini
Yoga & Letting Go
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Another way to look at this type of repetition is called attachment. We all have things we attach to because we can’t let go. It is from past conditioning. Attachment is based on fear and insecurity. Think about something in your life that is a struggle. Are you able to let go? Life should feel easy not hard.
When we attach we feel secure…certain. We attach because it is what we know. As Deepak Chopra says “The known is our past. The known is nothing other than the prison of past conditioning. There is no evolution in that. Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown and you will step into a world of possibilities!”
Yoga helps you do this! It is an analogy to life. When things are uncomfortable, you must use your power to get through it. Not focus on the pain or discomfort of the moment, but really focus your mind and detach. In yoga, with breath and movement, you quiet your mind and in doing so you find clarity.
A friend shared this poem and I believe it paints a picture to help you open yourself up to new possibilities!
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE CHAPTERS
by Portia Nelson
1) I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in.
I am lost…
I am hopeless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
2) I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I’m in the same place.
But it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
3) I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in…It’s a habit
My eyes are open; I know where I am;
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
4) I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
5) I walk down another street.
Try some yoga or meditation today. Learn from your past but don’t lose yourself in it. Let go, move on and focus on the now. Yoga can help you surrender and open yourself up to new beginnings…maybe you choose another street.
Thanks Susan. And Namaste to you all.






















