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Comment on Eating Well Recipe...Watermelon Wonder Smoothie

2010-06-28T14:55:46Z

Loved the drink, thanks for sharing recipe, I will serve it this week in my Artist Way class!
Trisha

Comment on Weight Loss is a Spiritual Matter

2010-05-29T22:34:49Z

I can relate to what you've said here! Since I'm a "visual learner," it helps to see these insightful gems in writing. Thanks, Stephanie!
--Kathy

Comment on REAL Healthcare Reform Is Available to You Right Now

2010-03-07T21:05:31Z

I agree that we are responsible for our own health. For some people my age, baby boomer's, this is a unfamiliar concept. When I was younger there were not as many specialists in the medical field. You had a family doctor who attended to your illness. The responsibility for your health was more on the physician than the patient. There was no emphasis on exercise, healthy eating habits or lifestyle choices. You went to the doctor, he prescribed medicine and the insurance paid for it. So for some people, myself, this is new, welcomed, but just getting used to it.
One of the things I do wish to comment in the current health care debate is that the status quo is a burden on us all. I had occasion to visit an emergency room recently. The emergency room waiting time was ridiculously long and the reason was that most of the patients were children with colds or sniffles. These problems should be addressed at a doctor's office - not in an emergency room. The parents of these children have no insurance and the emergency room is the only place they can get treatment as there are not enough free clinics to meed the demand.
Emergency room treatment is extremely expensive and is not the most efficient way to deal with a cold. Whether we like it or not the taxpayer is paying for this approach to health care. It seems to me that it would make more sense to somehow get the uninsured on some sort of insurance that would allow visits to a physician for routine care. Visits to an emergency room should be for the unforeseen accident or sudden event. Overcrowding of our emergency rooms with, what should be, routine doctor visits is expensive and dangerous to those with life threatening events.
I must say that I didn't make a very responsible lifestyle choice. Rather than waiting 4-5 hours to be tended to, I decided to go home stanch the bleeding myself, give up on having stitches and make a margarita for the pain.

Comment on Awe-Inspiring Dancing....

2009-12-06T16:48:56Z

I love all of the dancing on SYTYCD -- this was exquisite as were many of the partnering dances...and the solos! Thanks for sharing!

Comment on What is Fit?

2009-10-09T16:18:22Z

I went through the same cycle, Stephanie, except that I started in my 30's...30's was pumping iron with Arnold and my girlfriend and I actually thought about competing; then I became a vegetarian, kept fit but was not so much into a perfect "body". Then I found Nia at age 48. That was 10 years ago. I'm no longer a vegetarian and I do only Nia and a little yoga. I feel more fit today than I did at 30. I attribute it to my spirituality, my expression of love for life and Nia.

Thanks!

Jill

Comment on Freedom from Self Improvement

2009-10-04T17:07:39Z

Hi Stephanie,

I love this blog!!! So many folks are truly addicted to self-help.

It all comes down to identity. If we were truly identified with the beauty, majesty and nobility of who we really are we would not need self-help. Lots of people are making lots of money on all these self-help books, gadgets, etc. All I need to do is be true to the beauty of "Being".

Thanks Stephanie!

Jill Campana

Comment on Music to MOVE to...Nia East Village Opera Playlist

2009-09-29T11:10:01Z

Hi Stephanie...I absolutely love this mix!!! I've always loved opera and some of the new redux tracks are phenomenal. Can't wait to listen!!!

I love your spirit!

Jill

Comment on Music to MOVE to...Nia Chains Remix Playlist

2009-07-26T14:06:18Z

Yep - same choreo flow. I use the last song for 5 Stages of Self-Healing vs. the original choreo performed in silence.

Comment on Music to MOVE to...Nia Chains Remix Playlist

2009-07-26T12:51:47Z

Hi Stephanie!!! Hey, this is great...I need music for Chains. Is this playlist in the same order as the Chains routine...meaning is the choreography in the same flow?

Happy to see your creativity!!!

Love,

Jill

Comment on It's Your Turn!

2009-07-14T00:23:00Z

I am reconnecting with weaving. I took a weaving class many years ago but didn't get the chance to use it much. Now I am relearning it with the goal of slowing down and enjoying each step of the process. It is very relaxing to handle one thread at a time as you prepare the loom. As you weave and establish a rhythm it is like the beating of a drum or your heartbeat ... slow, methodical, mindful. It reminds me of a walking meditation. I am learning to live in the moment and lose myself in this creative and relaxing process.