So much for my great plans for improving on my blogging time last week. As we slide into the third week I give up. I will maybe have a bit more free time this week. I will maybe not. That just seems to be the way of life's pace at Hippocrates...lol....
We had some really wonderful lectures this week; two with Brian, Principles of Health and also Supplements, Herbs and Homeopathy and one wth Anna Maria on Ancient and Current Self-Help Techniques (much like reminders of Grandma's home remedies). We have been so blessed to have both Brian and Anna Maria for the entire 3 weeks. This is very unusual as they travel a lot but they have a son still in school so they stayed until the end of this month and then head to Europe to do their summer lecture circuit there and see Anna Maria's family in Sweden. They are both gifted speakers and their passion for their mission of helping people help themselves to find total health through food and lifestyle comes through in everything they say and do. They have a joy in living and a vibrancy in their being that is not found often and is completely infectious. So much so, that I am very seriously considering coming back for the Hippocrates Educator Program in October. I feel that it would solidify my base so that I can enjoy a depth of knowledge and personal growth along the way that will enbable me to establish a strong foundation for myself on this path that I really feel God has put in front of me and is asking me to pick up. The abiliy to share it with others who want to hear about it will be much more fun the deeper I go into the nutritional aspects. As many of you know, I studied a lot about nutrition back in the ashram days but this goes way beyond simple vegetarianism and today's scientific studies offer new insights into the healing qualities of many foods and confirm old insights into thousands of others. I am very excited about the thought of coming back to do the educator program.
We have had two great lectures this week from the woman here who does lymphatic massage. A general lecture Thursday night was for everyone about the things we can do ourselves to keep the lymphatic system healthy and moving and yesterday a really valuable one on lymphatic breast massage. It was attended only by women but she said her own dad has breast cancer and that more men should have come, also, as the incidence of it in males is on the rise. Anyhow, it was incredible and women here who are doing it (while here same as me for 3 weeks) are having lumps moving out and fibrous tissue softening and you can actually feel the toxins leaving and going into the lymphatic system to be dumped by the bloodstream as they should be. She reminded again of how important it is to wear nothing that can constrict lymphatic flow such as tight fitting bras, underwires, tight-waisted pants or if you do wear them to practice self lymphatic massage every day. This is just another one of those things we've learned that makes complete sense but our doctors never tell us about it. Do they even know about it? This lymphatic massage, for instance, can improve one's lymphatic drainage and therefore immune health almost immediately, so that this most important system of the body can do its job to fight off the baddies.
Before I go I want to tell you how amazing the graduation was on Friday for the 3 weekers who were heading home. To see the fellow who came weighing in at 440 and leaving at 382 committed to stay on his game. The gentleman with pancreatic cancer and his wife who, then they arrived 3 weeks ago, he was so ill he was going to head back home to die but the flooding in Tennessee where they are from wouldn't allow it.
He was up laughing with us and sharing how great he was feeling and he was as healthy looking as any of us having been kind of gray/yellow when he arrived. Way too many others to share them all but all shared a joy at being given a second chance to get bodies to wellness again. They are having incredible results here with pancreatic cancer and also prostate, both of which used to be the toughies. They have always had miracles occur on the program with the other types of cancer. I think I mentioned earlier that two women met here who both have a very rare type of cancer called leiomyosarcoma. I will have to read about that one to see what it's all about but both of these women are doing really well, much better than when they arrived and full of hope for a joyful future. It really is so very simple. We keep saying that to ourselves all the time, shaking our heads and wondering why everyone doesn't know about this. More and more do and as I mentioned many medical types are bringing themselves here but still not enough sending their patients here.
Once again, I ramble on when I get the chance...lol...I will say bye to all for now with much love and blessings........be healthy........
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
New wonderful week......
Hello, Loveys!
I do believe I have discovered a way to make this blogging thing work better. I’m thinking that if I talk to you whenever I can, even if I can’t get over to the wifi area then at least my entries will be timely and I will just post them when I can get to the wifi. So here goes. Actually, I had intended to do this one “live” but we woke to a somewhat overcast day today (the first all week) that just a few minutes ago blossomed into a beautiful thunderstorm with torrential rain. Given that my cottage is surrounded by jungle I feel encompassed by a very primeval specter of lush greens, silent birds and I believe if I were to go outside, even the wee lizards have taken cover. Have I mentioned that we have the most wonderful raccoons here? Yes, I used raccoon and wonderful in the same sentence. Apparently they are not as destructive as our Canadian, sophisticated raccoons and go about their life, harming no one and of course, here, no one harming them. They have absolutely no fear of humans and put me in mind of the little guys at Iguazu Falls who let you know that you were on their turf and not vice versa. Some folks here have thought that they are cats as they don’t have bushy tails or even very bushy bodies but they do have a raccoon like face. Anyhow, they had to post signs all over reminding people that they are part of the wildlife that abounds on the property and to treat them as such.
Now into my 2nd week, the schedule has definitely slowed down enough to allow some time for quiet endeavours such as blogging to my friends. There are no repeats of lectures as the whole program of lectures gets covered in 3 weeks and then repeats again but many things for the first couple of days of each week are for the newbies who are just beginning the program, leaving we mature Greenies (as I call us) to find some leisure. The weekend was great as, after feeling like we’d been doing 150 kph (or mph in most cases) all week, we were able to slow down to a quieter 50, perhaps. This allowed for some pool time, laundry time and comparing stories with the rest of my group. Saturday night was very funny. That is dessert night, the only night of the week that anything resembling a dessert is served as no one, no matter what they are here for is supposed to have any type of sugar. This includes fruit which is not served except on Sunday mornings when the newbies have arrived and that is in the form of blueberries, strawberries and blackberries. Lots of folks have it at that time and needless to say enjoy it immensely. I take a pass on the fruit at all times as I’m really trying to be a purist with the detox stuff and no type of sugar is the best type as far as that is concerned. Having said that, of course, I have tons of fresh lemons which are great alkalinizers which is what this program is all about. Getting rid of acidity and finding the alkaline balance. I digress (what a surprise). Back to dessert. The dessert is ice cream. Always. And it is served at 7:00 on Saturday evening. Last week, the day I arrived, I missed it by 10 minutes, not thinking it was that important to be prompt for dessert even though 3 people passed me saying “dessert’s being served! Don’t miss it!” It was gone last week when I got back to the dining room so this week I was waiting. Well, so was everyone and this line starts to form at the kitchen door like a bunch of kids a camp about 10 minutes before it’s to be served. And I mean everyone is there eagerly anticipating this ice cream. Even those with the most challenging illnesses, in wheelchairs, with oxygen. Believe me, it was very challenging for those of us with minimal health issues to stand back and make way for those who really shouldn’t, perhaps be standing so long. At long last, 7:00 arrives and out comes, on the one side banana ice cream with carob date sauce and on the other side hazelnut ice cream (for those of us who either didn’t want or couldn’t have fruit) and then I knew what all the fuss was about. This was, without question, the best ice cream I’ve ever tasted. Positively ambrosial. As I sat with my friends luxuriating in this rare treat we all very slowly savoured the taste, texture, aroma of our chosen ice cream trying to determine whether it was just that we’d had no sugar all week or what? We concluded that although that might have been a bit of it, it was also that our taste buds really are expanding and becoming more finely tuned with eating raw, live food. A very important thing for me to mention is that this ice cream had no sugar either. It is dead simple to make and hopefully I will be able to do so for many of you when I get home (well, not all at once). The ingredients are simply the nut milk (whatever nuts you choose) to which vanilla, cinnamon, stevia and maple flavoring is added. Many would use real maple syrup if not on this plan in this time and place but it is just that simple. It may be the only thing I have to attract friends to my house for dinner or a snack…..hahahaha…..
The rains have stopped, or at least slowed down so I will wander over to wifi to post this out to you all. I am thinking of many of you every day and often several times a day as I go about learning about this incredible capacity we have to heal ourselves with what we feed ourselves. Hippocrates must have been a very cool guy! Stay well, be happy and mellow and we will talk soon……….lots of love, Sally xoxoxo
I do believe I have discovered a way to make this blogging thing work better. I’m thinking that if I talk to you whenever I can, even if I can’t get over to the wifi area then at least my entries will be timely and I will just post them when I can get to the wifi. So here goes. Actually, I had intended to do this one “live” but we woke to a somewhat overcast day today (the first all week) that just a few minutes ago blossomed into a beautiful thunderstorm with torrential rain. Given that my cottage is surrounded by jungle I feel encompassed by a very primeval specter of lush greens, silent birds and I believe if I were to go outside, even the wee lizards have taken cover. Have I mentioned that we have the most wonderful raccoons here? Yes, I used raccoon and wonderful in the same sentence. Apparently they are not as destructive as our Canadian, sophisticated raccoons and go about their life, harming no one and of course, here, no one harming them. They have absolutely no fear of humans and put me in mind of the little guys at Iguazu Falls who let you know that you were on their turf and not vice versa. Some folks here have thought that they are cats as they don’t have bushy tails or even very bushy bodies but they do have a raccoon like face. Anyhow, they had to post signs all over reminding people that they are part of the wildlife that abounds on the property and to treat them as such.
Now into my 2nd week, the schedule has definitely slowed down enough to allow some time for quiet endeavours such as blogging to my friends. There are no repeats of lectures as the whole program of lectures gets covered in 3 weeks and then repeats again but many things for the first couple of days of each week are for the newbies who are just beginning the program, leaving we mature Greenies (as I call us) to find some leisure. The weekend was great as, after feeling like we’d been doing 150 kph (or mph in most cases) all week, we were able to slow down to a quieter 50, perhaps. This allowed for some pool time, laundry time and comparing stories with the rest of my group. Saturday night was very funny. That is dessert night, the only night of the week that anything resembling a dessert is served as no one, no matter what they are here for is supposed to have any type of sugar. This includes fruit which is not served except on Sunday mornings when the newbies have arrived and that is in the form of blueberries, strawberries and blackberries. Lots of folks have it at that time and needless to say enjoy it immensely. I take a pass on the fruit at all times as I’m really trying to be a purist with the detox stuff and no type of sugar is the best type as far as that is concerned. Having said that, of course, I have tons of fresh lemons which are great alkalinizers which is what this program is all about. Getting rid of acidity and finding the alkaline balance. I digress (what a surprise). Back to dessert. The dessert is ice cream. Always. And it is served at 7:00 on Saturday evening. Last week, the day I arrived, I missed it by 10 minutes, not thinking it was that important to be prompt for dessert even though 3 people passed me saying “dessert’s being served! Don’t miss it!” It was gone last week when I got back to the dining room so this week I was waiting. Well, so was everyone and this line starts to form at the kitchen door like a bunch of kids a camp about 10 minutes before it’s to be served. And I mean everyone is there eagerly anticipating this ice cream. Even those with the most challenging illnesses, in wheelchairs, with oxygen. Believe me, it was very challenging for those of us with minimal health issues to stand back and make way for those who really shouldn’t, perhaps be standing so long. At long last, 7:00 arrives and out comes, on the one side banana ice cream with carob date sauce and on the other side hazelnut ice cream (for those of us who either didn’t want or couldn’t have fruit) and then I knew what all the fuss was about. This was, without question, the best ice cream I’ve ever tasted. Positively ambrosial. As I sat with my friends luxuriating in this rare treat we all very slowly savoured the taste, texture, aroma of our chosen ice cream trying to determine whether it was just that we’d had no sugar all week or what? We concluded that although that might have been a bit of it, it was also that our taste buds really are expanding and becoming more finely tuned with eating raw, live food. A very important thing for me to mention is that this ice cream had no sugar either. It is dead simple to make and hopefully I will be able to do so for many of you when I get home (well, not all at once). The ingredients are simply the nut milk (whatever nuts you choose) to which vanilla, cinnamon, stevia and maple flavoring is added. Many would use real maple syrup if not on this plan in this time and place but it is just that simple. It may be the only thing I have to attract friends to my house for dinner or a snack…..hahahaha…..
The rains have stopped, or at least slowed down so I will wander over to wifi to post this out to you all. I am thinking of many of you every day and often several times a day as I go about learning about this incredible capacity we have to heal ourselves with what we feed ourselves. Hippocrates must have been a very cool guy! Stay well, be happy and mellow and we will talk soon……….lots of love, Sally xoxoxo
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Juice Day - Silent Day
Well, the juice part has turned out just fine but the silence hasn't been happening. It is very difficult to maintain silence when we have great classes and lectures going on and most involve some Q & A. I think perhaps maintaining a silent day on fasting day may be easier next week. Today began with a rebounder/stretch class and I have to tell you, I discovered that there is much more to rebounding that I ever knew, in spite of the fact that I have had one since my 30s and only a few years ago bought a new one. I have been trying to use it more of late but after a while just bouncing up and down on it gets boring no matter how good it is for your lymphatic system. Well, this morning we did 30 minutes of non-stop rebounding with Yvonne, the fitness director here, and it was incredible. I started the day thinking "I will really have to work up a sweat a few times today as it is a key day for de-tox what with the juicing all day". I didn't need to be worried. This was a workout the likes of which I've never done and most importantly, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. I had to stop quite a few times to rest a bit and would just gently jog in place and then re-join her and I have to say this is one class I won't be missing if I can help it. After the 30 minutes on the mini-tramps we did 30 minutes of stretching which was a great way to end it. After that was time for first juice of the morning, after wheatgrass juice, of course, and then on to see the shrink for my stress evaluation. Two of these visits are a part of the entire program and I went with an open mind but unsure as to what the value might be. As with everything here, it was valuable as I managed to remind myself of the fact that if I'm going to make this work I need to be conscious as much as I can of my relationship with food. Given the length of my current lifetime that has become quite a relationship :-) and although I've never felt that I've had a "really bad" relationship with food it is going to require a shift and a high degree of honesty with myself to acknowledge and bring to light the rationales for eating certain foods. It is really so easy to say "I'm making this 'whatever' because someone is coming over but knowing that this person doesn't care whether I make it or not and it will be me eating the leftovers. Or just eating the wrong things out of boredom, ease, wanting comfort when I know that the best thing is to eat the live foods, be organized towards that (because it will take serious organization) and ease the boredom and get the comfort in healthy ways like staying active and seeing loved ones. I will look forward to having another chat with Andy before I leave.
This afternoon, in addition to my oxygen and infra red therapy I had a lymphatic massage and then aqua chi footbath which draws out all the toxins. This was not a pretty sight but was incredibly good in that it shows quite clearly when this whole detox process is working. It clearly is! Today we had 2 hours of Q & A with Brian Clement who is the Director of the Institute. I had heard from many people that he is a remarkable man and I would definitely agree. He is 60 years old, looks 40 and has been involved in this Live Food life for 35 years, taking over direction of the Institute after Ann Wigmore, its founder. He has a background in biology and was able to explain and answer many questions regarding the science of eating and drinking live foods, particularly the importance of wheatgrass juice and green juices. Again and again I hear from people here about the miracles that have taken place in their lives and bodies after doing this program, taking it home and continuing with it at home. People who return with recurrences of their illness almost to a person say they 'fell off the program' so have come back to get it back together. We heard many interesting stories through the Q & A but one that everyone should know about is a mother and daughter (10 years old) who are here with Lyme's disease. They are from Guelph, Ontario but the mom spent many years working up north and doctors have told her she gave her daughter Lyme's in utero. The daughter was diagnosed with every form of arthritis and a myriad of other ailments with no treatment being found for her pain. There are other issues involved with the mom that are complications from the Lyme's but I can see a difference in this child in just this week and it's a joy to see her smiling. She is on a very specialized program, not our adult one. Brian told us that Lyme disease has become epidemic in some parts of the U.S. and Canada and that everyone should ask to be tested for it if they have symptoms that cannot be explained by other tests. Very little is known about it and apparently the 'experts' treat it with drugs that have shown no ability to cure it.
I didn't think I would be going on this long about everything but it has been a very filled day with more to come and wanted to share as much as I could. It's time for 5:30 liquid dinner before a 6:00 treatment and then a lecture on Neuromuscular work so I will sign off for now. I am having a most wonderful time and throughout the day I am often wishing that all of you could be here with me. I'm sure I'm getting a loud guffaw from some of you at the prospect of doing this but I don't think there are any of you who wouldn't like the feeling of GREEN. Lots of love, Sally xoxo
This afternoon, in addition to my oxygen and infra red therapy I had a lymphatic massage and then aqua chi footbath which draws out all the toxins. This was not a pretty sight but was incredibly good in that it shows quite clearly when this whole detox process is working. It clearly is! Today we had 2 hours of Q & A with Brian Clement who is the Director of the Institute. I had heard from many people that he is a remarkable man and I would definitely agree. He is 60 years old, looks 40 and has been involved in this Live Food life for 35 years, taking over direction of the Institute after Ann Wigmore, its founder. He has a background in biology and was able to explain and answer many questions regarding the science of eating and drinking live foods, particularly the importance of wheatgrass juice and green juices. Again and again I hear from people here about the miracles that have taken place in their lives and bodies after doing this program, taking it home and continuing with it at home. People who return with recurrences of their illness almost to a person say they 'fell off the program' so have come back to get it back together. We heard many interesting stories through the Q & A but one that everyone should know about is a mother and daughter (10 years old) who are here with Lyme's disease. They are from Guelph, Ontario but the mom spent many years working up north and doctors have told her she gave her daughter Lyme's in utero. The daughter was diagnosed with every form of arthritis and a myriad of other ailments with no treatment being found for her pain. There are other issues involved with the mom that are complications from the Lyme's but I can see a difference in this child in just this week and it's a joy to see her smiling. She is on a very specialized program, not our adult one. Brian told us that Lyme disease has become epidemic in some parts of the U.S. and Canada and that everyone should ask to be tested for it if they have symptoms that cannot be explained by other tests. Very little is known about it and apparently the 'experts' treat it with drugs that have shown no ability to cure it.
I didn't think I would be going on this long about everything but it has been a very filled day with more to come and wanted to share as much as I could. It's time for 5:30 liquid dinner before a 6:00 treatment and then a lecture on Neuromuscular work so I will sign off for now. I am having a most wonderful time and throughout the day I am often wishing that all of you could be here with me. I'm sure I'm getting a loud guffaw from some of you at the prospect of doing this but I don't think there are any of you who wouldn't like the feeling of GREEN. Lots of love, Sally xoxo
Monday, May 10, 2010
Blogging not as easy as I'd hoped......
I am going to try my best as I really want to share this experience with everyone but we are very busy with so much good stuff that it is difficult to find the time to blog. Next week and the following, I'm told the pace will slow down some as we will have more of a routine to our days. Meanwhile, it is quite amazing for sure. There are people here from all over the world with varying health issues ranging from stage IV breast and ovarian cancers, advanced and rare cancers of other types to people with no health issues at all who simply know the benefit of this incredibly wonderful green, living food, lifestyle. There are several here with the similar goals to mine to cleanse/detox and begin the weight loss process. There are state of the art therapies that we will be experiencing as they are an important part of the program and I will describe those as I get to them. Tonight I will have my first, VioFor, and will go off shortly to read more about it so I know what is happening. Today, we had blood drawn, both for lab work and live cell analysis and that particularly was most interesting. The nurse projected my 'live' (just a pin prick) blood on a screen through a dark field microscope and although I'm not fully up on the science of it to explain it, it was able to show some very important aspects of my bodily health. It shows whether the cells are able to move around freely or cling together (which mine did) which indicates they are not as healthy as the guys who can roam freely. I will know far more about that over the next few days when we have lectures on the topic. Also, some interesting things appeared to be scooting around and when I asked quickly what they were was told they were parasites. Now, before you start thinking you'll never hang with me again, apparently a lot of us have them and can easily get them from food, water, etc. I'm told they won't be able to survive on what I'm doing here along with supplements I've started and that we will see none when I do my next blood tests in the third week. I'm eager to see!
The food is amazingly green (do you see a theme here?) with sprouts of every size, shape, plant and grain and I have to tell you that after two days I am finding the
tiny red, orange and yellow peppers to be as sweet as a dessert. Today is avocado day so lunch had all the usual lettuces and sprouts along with half stuffed avocados and other dressed salads. I really feel like I am eating the way God intended and it feels quite wonderful. When I asked the doctor specifically about weight loss this morning she laughed and said "don't bother to worry about weight loss, just focus on getting cleansed and de-toxed and the weight loss will take care of itself". I know it's true as eating this nutritionally rich food has me feeling quite full all the time. We don't have a breakfast scheduled but green juices are served at 9, 11 and 4:00 and lunch at 12:30-2 and dinner 5:30-7 and in between we are to have wheatgrass twice a day which we can juice ourselves whenever we want to have it. It is incredibly potent so I am taking it somewhat easy on it these first few days as I already have some de-tox symptoms........headache both yesterday afternoon and today and quite tired. I started today with a great yoga class and wanted to end it with QiDong class but the headache was just a bit too debilitating. I am told in a few days it will pass and someone in here just told me that by next week I will be feeling better each day....can't wait! Tomorrow, we won't have all of the medical appointments that we had this morning so I'll be able to partake of the early morning walking which I'm looking forward to. I am also daily doing an infra-red oxygen therapy which involves laying on an infra-red bed which warms the core of the body while breathing 95% pure oxygen. It is amazing for any nasty little cells that may be lurking in my body as I'm finding that cancer doesn't like oxygen so if there is anything there that I'm not aware of it is getting eliminated. Also I can use the exercise machines while using the oxygen which allows one to exercise longer and better than without which will give my metabolism a boost to aid in my weight loss project.
Those were just some of the exciting things that happened today and tomorrow there will be even more without the visits to the medical types. It makes each day a grand, green adventure and I am loving it. Be in good health, dear friends and I will talk to you again as soon as time permits. Lots of love, Sally xo
The food is amazingly green (do you see a theme here?) with sprouts of every size, shape, plant and grain and I have to tell you that after two days I am finding the
tiny red, orange and yellow peppers to be as sweet as a dessert. Today is avocado day so lunch had all the usual lettuces and sprouts along with half stuffed avocados and other dressed salads. I really feel like I am eating the way God intended and it feels quite wonderful. When I asked the doctor specifically about weight loss this morning she laughed and said "don't bother to worry about weight loss, just focus on getting cleansed and de-toxed and the weight loss will take care of itself". I know it's true as eating this nutritionally rich food has me feeling quite full all the time. We don't have a breakfast scheduled but green juices are served at 9, 11 and 4:00 and lunch at 12:30-2 and dinner 5:30-7 and in between we are to have wheatgrass twice a day which we can juice ourselves whenever we want to have it. It is incredibly potent so I am taking it somewhat easy on it these first few days as I already have some de-tox symptoms........headache both yesterday afternoon and today and quite tired. I started today with a great yoga class and wanted to end it with QiDong class but the headache was just a bit too debilitating. I am told in a few days it will pass and someone in here just told me that by next week I will be feeling better each day....can't wait! Tomorrow, we won't have all of the medical appointments that we had this morning so I'll be able to partake of the early morning walking which I'm looking forward to. I am also daily doing an infra-red oxygen therapy which involves laying on an infra-red bed which warms the core of the body while breathing 95% pure oxygen. It is amazing for any nasty little cells that may be lurking in my body as I'm finding that cancer doesn't like oxygen so if there is anything there that I'm not aware of it is getting eliminated. Also I can use the exercise machines while using the oxygen which allows one to exercise longer and better than without which will give my metabolism a boost to aid in my weight loss project.
Those were just some of the exciting things that happened today and tomorrow there will be even more without the visits to the medical types. It makes each day a grand, green adventure and I am loving it. Be in good health, dear friends and I will talk to you again as soon as time permits. Lots of love, Sally xo
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Happy at Hippocrates Health Institute
In fact, 'happy' doesn't begin to describe the feeling here. Spence and I were up at 3:30 a.m. and out of the house by 4:15 for the airport so I was thinking maybe I'd be too sleepy to blog anything tonight but it is such an amazing place I just had to tell you about it. First of all, I think they must put something more than wheatgrass in the juice here as I have never seen a happier bunch of people anywhere. Everyone, guests and staff included, is friendly, smiling and helpful. Hey, folks, maybe 3 weeks of this lifestyle will improve this old disposition! I have a lovely cottage with an indoor sitting area and also a screened in porch that is all shaded so I am hoping that these days won't make it too hot to be out there. It is definitely hot here with temp today around 89 but humidity is also about 89% so it is very warm. After leaving AZ's dry 90s it is a big difference but even all of the green everywhere makes it feel conducive to health. That lush, ozone, earthy smell that I love is everywhere and in this particular area it feels like being in a rainforest. A young guy from Maple, ON showed me where the gym is as that's where I am right now, using the wifi. Looks like they've got some great equipment and I look forward to exercising, more than my fingers on the keyboard, tomorrow. The morning tomorrow should be fairly quiet as the new guests begin to check in tomorrow and the afternoon begins our orientation with an excursion, orientation and a tour of the grounds. This will be good as I am somewhat "lost" at the moment what with lots of winding pathways with quiet, resting spots interspersed and the jungle-like gardens all around. Monday will begin the program starting with blood work being done prior to breakfast and activities beginning. Looking at the schedule they've given me this will include 4 separate one hour exercise classes and they all look great! It also appears that the days will be very different with many different exercise classes and lectures on topics of health.
Dinner was great but although I knew that garlic was a big part of this lifestyle and I do love garlic, I really overdid it when I put a couple of teaspoons of blended garlic on an amazing salad with avocado dressing. My wasabi experiences pale in comparison :-). We also had a salad of different summer squashes sliced up with onions, red peppers, orange peppers with a tamari dressing that some people put into a sprouted grain tortilla wrap or wrapped in big collard green leaf. I just ate the salads. I will have to try some of these new things as everyone said tonight's dinner is always very light because there are so few people here and that it will be full of more choices every other night. I thought it was great as it was.
I will say good night for now and wander the grounds a bit more before dark. I do believe this may be one of the best adventures ever. I will try to share as much of it with you as I can. Love, Sally xoxo
Dinner was great but although I knew that garlic was a big part of this lifestyle and I do love garlic, I really overdid it when I put a couple of teaspoons of blended garlic on an amazing salad with avocado dressing. My wasabi experiences pale in comparison :-). We also had a salad of different summer squashes sliced up with onions, red peppers, orange peppers with a tamari dressing that some people put into a sprouted grain tortilla wrap or wrapped in big collard green leaf. I just ate the salads. I will have to try some of these new things as everyone said tonight's dinner is always very light because there are so few people here and that it will be full of more choices every other night. I thought it was great as it was.
I will say good night for now and wander the grounds a bit more before dark. I do believe this may be one of the best adventures ever. I will try to share as much of it with you as I can. Love, Sally xoxo
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