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July 2013

Newsletter

Hi,

Hello and welcome to The Health Retreat’s July 2013 Newsletter.

In our Newsletters you can expect to receive inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful Team at The Health Retreat.

In July’s edition our amazing Life Coaches recommend some great books to read, share some video links and more importantly some quotes and their personal tips to help you to continue to stay empowered.   Aravindha, one our our chef’s will delight and tantalise our taste buds again with his delicious Red Lentil Dhal recipe.

PLUS we thank Deidre for opening her heart and allowing us to share her personal story with you all.  We also have some Bongo Drum photos to share,  we’ll announce Helga’s Bootcamp Champ of the month and provide more great tips from successful exercisers to keep you in good shape and motivated.

MASTER CLASS RETREAT…we are very excited also to announce our new and exciting 8 day life changing Educational Program which will be launched within weeks.   Features include:

  • Naturopathy
  • Mindfulness
  • Massage
  • Stress Management
  • Meditation
  • Daily Group Training 
  • Yoga
  • Self Defence
  • Nutrition
  • Organic Food
  • Learn how to take a healthy body, healthy mind to a whole new level.
  • Learn yourself, and have the tools to help the whole family.
  • Live longer and happier with all the new, sophisticated Master Class Health Retreat Program.  

On completion of your program you will receive your Master Class Healthy Living Teacher Certificate.

Call Francis and register now 07 5494 3996, or email him at info@thehealthretreat.net.au

If you have any specific topics you would like covered in next months newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please send it through to Helga at: helga@thehealthretreat.net.au

We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%.
Best Wishes
Francis & Carol
And the very Remarkable Health Retreat Team
SALIMA’S WISDOM TIPS AND INSIGHTS

ADDICTIONS –  It is not the drug of choice that you are ultimately addicted to, but instead how the drug makes me ‘feel about yourself.  To let go the D.O.C. you need to look more closely at what needs it is fulfilling.
Those needs will help you become more aware of the feelings and beliefs that are being fulfilled by the D.O.C..
Now your job is to ‘believe in yourself‘ and start the process of taking little steps to find healthier and wiser ways to fullfill those needs within yourself.
TASK –  Take pen to paper and write down all the reasons you use the D.O.C. and then look for the core beliefs on where you are not comfortable in some area of your life.  Once you have discovered where you feel vulnerable, yes vulnerable!, this will be the place to work from.  It’s your  VULNERABILITY – that holds the key to the area of your life that is singing out to you, not to drown it, but instead let it  GROW UP, EVOLVE INTO YOUR WISER SELF. 
STOP PRETENDING THAT YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO DEVELOP THAT PART OF YOU!  FOR IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE ENOUGH TO GROW THIS PART OF YOU / YOUR BELIFE SYSTEM TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
ACTION STEP –   Come up with at least three areas you can research to find support for making the change that is needed.  It’s okay to get support / education when making change in how you  THINK, FEEL AND BEHAVE.
RECOMMENDED READING
The Honey Moon Effect –  Bruce Lipton

Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D., cell biologist and lecturer, is an internationally recognised leader in bridging science and spirit

Click here to read more or buy the book

SALIMA’S QUOTE

“Don’t fear the change, change fear.”

Mind Body Wisdom Coaching
Salima Speranza 🙂

Tips from Richard

Remember that your body is composed of some 50 trillion cells, and it is in a continual state of flux.  At an atomic scale the body is being completely replaced at least every seven years.  This situation brings up the question: “If my body is always changing and completely replaced every seven years, what then is the nature of my core identity that seems to never change?”  By practicing inner-access and deep meditative awareness there is a real opportunity to see past the bodily identification and to ‘re-cognise’ the still, silent, pure, open spaciousness that feels like ‘home’.  Who you are is not a story about a temporary body but rather a ‘non-object’ of pure open experiencing.  Sound weird?  You bet it does, but sometimes there are things that just beyond words and language.  We’ve heard it before from a number of sources … “Turn within.”   Go ahead and do it … and see just how that enhances your capacity to change your beliefs, your perceptions, and your world.

Richard’s Quote

“Powers are attributed to any structure of ideas. We all tend to think that our categories of understanding are necessarily real.  The yearning for rigidity is in us all.  It is part of our human condition to long for hard lines and clear concepts.  Yet when we have them, we have to either face the fact that some realities elude them, or else blind ourselves to the inadequacy of the concepts.”

~ Mary Douglas – Purity and Danger (1966)

Richard’s Link Picks

A cool link about the relaxing practice of ‘Forest Bathing’ 
Click here to view
&

A link about ‘The Overview Effect’ …
which is analogous to our practices of upgrading.

Click here to view

Richards Book Pick

Wherever You Go There You Are ~ By Jon Kabat-Zinn

This is a beautiful and soulful book about mindfulness meditation written in clear language. It is easy to read and apply, and it contains relevant quotes from world authorities. Highly recommended …

Read more or to purchase the book, click here 

Jayana’s Pearls of Wisdom

If you knew you only had 24 hours to live, how would you spend your remaining time?
What would you do, and say? 
This exercise really brings you back to whats important to You.  It allows you to drop the “story”, and to reconnect with your innate Wisdom.  The Stress Filters have less room to operate.
Following through “as if” brings a choice of behaving differently with life’s circumstances we find ourselves “in”.
Everyone I know always automatically begins to experience awareness of appreciation, natural forgiveness and let go; of wanting to connect and communicate honestly, simply, to share how they feel and tell people they care about they are loved.  Judgement becomes so much less of concern.
It also helps shake out smaller concerns and help you focus on your real priorities.  Whats true and meaningful for You?
My invitation is to try it for yourself.
Follow through, take small steps to action, see how the day becomes lighter, brighter for being more authentically centred.

Recommended Reading

The Breakthrough Experience
 by Dr John Demartini.

Click here to read more or order online

See you on the swings!
Jayana x

Jo’s Pick

This quote was sent to me by a guest who is coming on a program soon.  It seems most appropriate when considering taking 15 to 29 days out of busy lives can change your life forever.
“Two weeks in learning how to live is better than a year of rest with no such guidance”
Murdo MacDonald-Bayne
Love Jo
Jaye’s Wisdom Tips for July
Next time you are feeling less about self, like you don’t belong or that you aren’t meant to be here.  Remind yourself of the Bigger Picture or look at the above picture.
The truth is “You Are Nature” and “You are Life.”  
If you look closely at nature, there are clues. In nature you see life, death, beautiful flowers, rotting.  Evolution is the word we give to life continually learning and growing.  When presented with a challenge, life tries something.  If it doesn’t work, that thing dies off and if it does work, we go down the path of evolution.
We say “but that is nature.” We forget they are a clue and we are part of this. If something happens to us, we say “it’s not fair,”  “I’m missing out,” “I should have done things differently” and therefore “I am Worthless.”
We believe this because we have attached our Self Worth to everything outside of us, hoping to increase our value.

The truth is that everything in Nature (including you), is automatically contributing to the system of life and this stems to everything in reality.  In our relationship to nature, others, our genetic family, we are all contributing to the all.  Our True Value has nothing to do with what we have or do, but comes from our very existence and that we are here to do it.  If we are nature and life, then we are continually learning and growing.  If something isn’t working for us, we need to find the beliefs behind the behaviour and find new ways of viewing the situation.

This is the only way we can make change.  The truth is “we can’t get life wrong,” “we are always receiving development and learning,” “we acted the way we did at that moment due to our beliefs” and “we are worthy because we are alive.”

Book Suggestion
 ‘Being You, Changing The World’ by Dr. Dain Heer 
I am now reading this book for the second time, this time applying some of the tools.  Enjoy!
Click here to read more or buy the book.
Jaye

Hi to you all amazing people

Just for the moment stop and ask yourself this simple question:

“What lens / filter am I looking my life through now?”

Is it lens 1:
Life not going to plan or Life going to plan (right/wrong path)?, or
Is it lens 2:
Missing out on needs and wants?
Maybe lens 3:
I/they should have behaved differently (blame , blame and more blame ), or
Is it lens 4:
Reduced self worth /value?
Once you’ve identified the lens press the ‘Pause Button’ immediately. Stop feeding it! 
Remember that by changing your lens you can change your response  YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE .
Warm wishes
Mia
Aravindha’s Red Lentil Dhal

 

Ingredients
·      1 tablespoon Grape Seed or rice bran oil
·      ½ tsp cumin seed
·      ½ tsp black mustard seed (dry roast cumin with black mustard seeds in a dry fry pan with no oil, then leave to the side to cool)
·      1 medium brown onion, finely chopped
·      2 garlic cloves, crushed
·      3 coriander roots finely diced
·      1cm piece fresh ginger, grated
Add following ingredients into 2 litres of boiling water:
·      ½ tsp turmeric ground
·      1 cup dried red lentils, rinsed & drained
·      ½ tsp Vegetable stock (optional)
·      2 cups thinly sliced white Cabbage
·      70g baby spinach
·      ½ 
cup fresh coriander leaves

Chonce (Indian Stock)

1.     Heat oil in a saucepan over a medium heat.
2.     Cook onion for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender.
3.     Add garlic dry roasted seeds, garlic, coriander root and ginger, cook for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
4.     Add lentils, turmeric and stock to 2 Liters of boiling water & bring to the boil.
5.     Skim off any white milky substance from the top of boiling water.
6.     Add cabbage, to cook
reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes or until lentils have softened.
7.     Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for extra 20 to 30 minutes or until thickened.
8.     When Indian stock (Chonce) is cooked add this to cooked lentils to cook further 10 minutes.
9.     Remove from heat. Stir in spinach.
10.  Serve warm with fresh coriander and cooked basmati rice.

Enjoy
With Love  – Aravindha Chef @ The Health Retreat 
Helga’s  June Bootcamp Champ

Congratulations ‘Josh’

June 2013

Boot Camp Champ

1st – Joshua 21 minutes, 45 seconds
2nd – Miles 29 minutes, 46 seconds
3rd – Jacinta 29 minutes 47 seconds
followed closely by:
Palmer, 29 minutes, 49 seconds
Ash 30 minutes and 51 seconds
Emma 31 minutes and 20 seconds

Some great achievements this month, and regardless of time everyone’s efforts were amazing…well done to all those that gave it a shot, even those that walked or did alternative exercise that suited their fitness level.

June’s Fun Times

Bongo Drums

Another beautiful note received from a valued client

Hello to Everyone at The Retreat. “Heartbreak Hill” – I remember it well! it is a wonderful challenge to walk up. At first sight I thought “No – I couldnt do this” but it is like some things in life – once you try it is amazing how you can achieve a goal.

My stay at The Retreat was one of the best times in my life – I felt so healthy and very happy with what I learnt from all the amazing staff.   The exercise and the delicious healthy food is amazing.  You all helped me to gain a better understanding of life’s challenges and how to cope.

Thank you and I will look forward to reading your interesting Newsletters.

Regards

Deidre

Kim (youngest daughter), me (Deidre), Phillip (girls father) & Joanne (eldest daughter)
Kim is engaged to Mark and lives in Sydney and Joanne is married to Richard and they live in France!  Phillip live in Nowra.

My Birthday Celebrations in April Sydney Harbour Cruise with 83 friends – we all had a great day.
If you wish to share your news, please send through you contributions to helga@thehealthretreat.net.au   (Only first names will be published)

The 38 Best Methods of Successful Exercisers –Part 2

(thanks Richard for finding these great handy excercise tips…looking forward to seeing next months Part 3 tips…)

How do you form the exercise habit – really make it stick?
Take the first step.
Then take another.  Make each step so important that you can’t miss it.  And enjoy each step.

Last month we looked at Part 1’s: 10 tips and today we’ll look at another 5 of the 38 great exercise tips:

  1. This is the one that’s helped the most:  I’ve made a point to really, really, REALLY notice how much better I feel now that I exercise regularly; I’m sleeping better, my mood is better, I’m much less sluggish.  It took about 3-4 weeks to see it, but it’s helped a lot.
  2. Make it a habit, don’t rely on motivating yourself to workout, consciously think of it as just something you do after ‘x’.  This was a huge aha moment for me.
  3. On that note, do it in the morning, habits are much easier to establish in the morning.  The triggers are much more dependable (finish cup of coffee – put on gym shorts).  Morning triggers are always there and the day has not polluted your plans yet.
  4. A daily morning ritual to mark the beginning of training.  In my case, tying up my bandana on my head mean’t ‘It’s running time’.
  5. I started running consistently the month before I got divorced.  In theory it was the lowest part of my life – but I’d never felt better.  I couldn’t get over that.  I was sold on exercise, though it took me a while to make running the non-negotiable part of my schedule it is now.  After I got married again and when our daughter was a baby I used to run at the high school track near our house.  I’d pretend the bleachers were filled with people cheering me on.  “Good job!” And, “It’s great you’re leaving the baby with Dad for a while on this beautiful summer evening to do something for yourself.”  Well, nice – and hell.  It was hell.  I wasn’t in shape, I didn’t want to miss a second with our new baby, and that was that.  The pretend cheerleaders must’ve helped.  Certainly they didn’t hurt.  Because eventually, through a series of learning and unlearning and relearning the importance of exercising, it’s what I do.  No discussion.  No bargaining out of workouts unless I’ve made them up in advance.  It’s soothing, really.  There are no decisions to be made about exercise.  I just do it.  To the extent anything else good happens, I attribute it to this: running is magic.
August’s Newsletter
  • more tips from the life coaches
  • scrumptious recipes
  • recommended reading
  • exercise tips
  • Helga’s boot camp champ
  • and more…
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June 2013 Newsletter

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We want to be with you every step of the way, so we’re staying in touch.

June 2013

Newsletter

Hi,

Hello and welcome to The Health Retreat’s June 2013 Newsletter.

In our Newsletters you can expect to receive inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful Team at The Health Retreat.

In this edition our amazing Life Coaches share more tips to help you to continue to stay empowered.   The Retreat Chef’s will continue to delight and tantalise our taste buds with their delicious healthy recipes.

PLUS we thank Mo’s for opening her heart and allowing us to share her personal story with you all, we also have some creative artwork and we’ll announce Helga’s Bootcamp Champ of the month.

If you have any specific topics you would like covered in the newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please send it through to Helga at: helga@thehealthretreat.net.au

We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%
Best Wishes
Francis & Carol
And the very Remarkable Health Retreat Team Team
SALIMA’S WISDOM TIPS AND INSIGHTS
If you are ready to ‘Step Up’ and take the next steps in developing Wisdom, then this is for YOU!
BEING THE CHANGE – UPGRADE PROCESS – (This process was created several months ago while working with the lovely Mel )
(1) Write down who you are still blaming.
(2) Write down what you are blaming them for.
(3) When you have revealed what the blame topic is, write down why you are unwilling to do anything about it.
(4) Ask yourself if you are now ready to let go of wanting to blame someone else for your feeling so that you don’t have to change?
(5) Ask yourself if you could let go now?
(6) Ask yourself if you would rather hold onto blame or would you rather be free to be the change that is needed.
* Question 4/5/6/ Inspired by Richard’s morning discussion *
(7) Now write down what you can THINK, FEEL AND TAKE ACTION ON TO BE THE CHANGE!
Salima’s Quote
When you are blaming someone for how you feel, you are making them responsible for the change you are unwilling to make.
by Salima
INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO
Ted Talks – Shane Koyczan – “To This Day”, for the bullied and the beautiful
* I shared this video with the group today and many hearts were touched *
Big Wisdom Hug 
Salima – Mind Body Wisdom Coaching

Richard’s Quote

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
~ J.K. Rowling

Tips from Richard

You are always more than your states.  Be mindful to identify your states, rather than identify with them.  This can be one of your guideposts to freedom.  Learn to quickly recognise when you are in a state, slow it all down, remember you are always more than your state and then identify the state itself.   “I am not sad but rather, sadness is moving through my body-mind.”   Herein you will create a gap and that gap is an opportunity for freedom.  From this recognition proceed into upgrading.

Richards Book Pick

Transformation: Understanding the Three Levels of Masculine Consciousness … by Robert A. Johnson

This little book can serve as a map for discovering ‘where’ you might be on your journey. It is applicable for both men and women and it uses the tales of Don Quixote, Hamlet, and Faust to clearly illustrate these levels.

Read more or to purchase the book, click here

Valuable Link

This is the home website for the public television programs hosted by psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove: ‘Thinking Allowed’
~ where he interviews major figures in the human potential movement.

Jayana’s Pearls of Wisdom

Remember, everytime you experience a strong reaction, feeling, emotion that “upsets” you, what is actually being upset is not you, but the belief or beliefs that the event, comment, person or event has triggered in you that you hold, and are now experiencing the effects of.

Remember to give yourself a timeout buffer, to regroup, inspect what you were thinking at the time, follow the thread to see what belief you have about yourself/life that was triggered, and Upgrade to a more realistic understanding.

A helpful way to remember this for those of you who are visual learners is this story:

Imagine sitting at a table, working away and you momentarily stop what you are doing because of an uncomfortable feeling.  You reach down and pluck a heavy scrap of “something” that has slipped out of your back pocket, and is caught in the stitching of your jeans. You unattach it, lift it up to the light, turning it this way and that, curious to see what it is…then realise its an old, rusty little gadget you vaguely remember thinking was very important to hang onto, ages ago.

With this inspection complete, and dawning realisation its no longer needed, you drop it into the bin. You carry on with what you were doing, only this time you feel much more comfortable as the heaviness of the object is no longer weighing you down.

This analogy reminds us of the steps to respond authentically – stop, breathe, step aside to find the real cause, inspect and discard (Upgrade) whats no longer working or serving us, continue with your path, adding to your wisdom and appreciation.

Happy lint picking! Blessings from Jayana

Jo’s Pick

The Man In the Mirror

Click here to Watch

Listen to the lyrics because this is exactly where the change starts

Enjoy!
Love Jo
Thoughts on Forgiveness
Life Coaching with Jaye
  • Do you find it hard to forgive yourself or someone else?
  • Can you or someone else have behaved any differently, in any moment?
  • Do you believe that if you forgive someone, you are condoning their behaviour?
  • Is there a situation that you can’t understand or accept?
It is always important that we look at these Beliefs we hold against REALITY!  When we can’t accept or forgive ourselves, we are creating STRESS within our body.  When we can’t accept or forgive others, we are creating STRESS within our body.  We are NOTcreating STRESS within the other person’s body.

So some other healthy, wholesome ways of looking at Forgiveness are…

… Forgiveness is to forgo punishment of ourselves and others.
… REALITY is that Forgiveness is when we fully accept and understand an experience.
… To forgive is to let go of the perception that someone else could have acted   differently, which relates to the 3rd Wisdom Upgrade here at The Health Retreat.

And finally my quote for the month:

“Forgiveness is not something we do for others.  We do it for ourselves so we learn,  grow and move on.”
Close your eyes and touch base with your body, see how different you feel, when you look at Forgiveness in this way.
Jaye’s Book Selection

Forgiveness Is a Choice (APA Lifetools) by Robert D Enright

To read more or order, click here

Hi to you all

I would like to share this beautiful story with you.
Hope you like it.
The story of “Two wolves” illustrates a battle of character building or character destruction.

Two Wolves

An old Indian Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice.
Grandfather said “Let me tell you a story:”

I too have felt a great hate for those who have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they have done.  But hate wears you down and does not hurt your enemy.  It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die.  I have struggled with these feelings many times.

Grandfather continued….

There is a battle that goes inside of us all.  It is as if there are two wolves battling inside each of us.

One is:
“Joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.  He does no harm.  He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended.  He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.  He saves all his energy for the right fight.” 

The second is:
“Anger, envy, sorrow, regret greed, arrogance, self pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority.  The smallest things will send him into a fit of temper.  He fights everyone all the time for no reason.  He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great.  It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing.  Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside of us, for both will try and dominate our spirit.”

The boy looked intently into Grandfather’s eyes and asked…
“Which wolf wins, Grandfather?”!

The Grandfather smiled and quietly said…
“The one you feed.”

YOU NEED ALL PARTS TO BE WHOLE!
YOU NEED ONE TO KNOW THE OTHER!
Aravindha’s Minestrone Soup
 

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 8 litres water to boil

Ingredients to add to boiling water:

  • 1/2 Tsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 Tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 Tsp fresh time
  • 1/4 Tsp dried Chilli (optional)
  • 3 cups of chopped or diced Italian tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil
  • 1/4 cup vegetable stock (organic)
  • 1 large onion – finely chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic – finely chopped

Add to pot of boiling stock

  • 3 Celery sticks – finely chopped
  • 2 carrots – cut into cubes
  • 3 potatoes – cut into cubes
  • 3 zucchini – cut into cubes

Note:  Optional – add Hungarian salami

Cook for at least 1-½ hours (until potatoes are cooked & the soup thickens)

  • Add 1 can of red kidney beans
  • Add the rind of 1/2 a lemon
  • Add the juice of 1/2 a lemon

Optional:

  • Cook ½ a cup of small organic gluten free macaroni pasta as per the packet instructions – cool down
  • Just before serving add ¼ cup of chopped fresh bail leaves, macaroni pasta, salt and pepper to taste.

Bona apatite

The best of Aravindha’s
Italian soup
Chef, The Health Retreat
Middle Eastern Style Chickpea & Vegetable Soup

Ingredients
1 brown onion, finely diced
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1-teaspoon ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
5 cups vegetables (potatoes, carrots, celery & capsicum)
2 tins chickpeas
1-cup peas
2 tins of chopped tomatoes
1 litre of water
2 tablespoons vegetable stock
Salt to taste

Method
1.    Cook of onions in a large pot, add spices and cook, stirring continuously.
2.    Add vegetables, except peas and mix through spices.  Add chickpeas, stock, water and tomatoes.  Boil 40 minutes or until potatoes are cooked.
3.    Add peas and season; continue boiling until peas are cooked.

Enjoy
Zoe
Chef, The Health Retreat
Helga’s  May Bootcamp Champ

Congratulations ‘Paul’

May 2013

Boot Camp Champ

1st – Paul 28 minutes, 30 seconds
2nd – Joshua 31 minutes 50 seconds

Some great achievements this month, and regardless of time everyone’s efforts were amazing…well done to all those that gave it a shot, even those that walked or did alternative exercise that suited their fitness level.

        

Paul (Champ), with Jason & Andy            Paul & his sister Mary, giving a few boxing tips

             
                               Dayle giving Joshua encouragement                    Joshua starts to tired…almost finished.

May’s Art Masterpieces


Amber

Karlene

Dana

A beautiful note received from a valued client

Thank you for everything you did for me. You changed and saved my life, as well as letting me see things in a new way. I never thought it would ever be possible. I’m still on a dairy, gluten and wheat free diet. Still keeping up with the exercise and feeling great with so far no massive issues since I’ve been back.  I learnt so much from my time there, and taking everything with me on my new journey. Please say Hi to everyone for me.

I hope you like my new tattoo that I got to remind me of my time at the health retreat.

Miss everyone so much. I will be keeping in touch. 

Thanks again Mo 

If you wish to share your news, please send through you contributions to helga@thehealthretreat.net.au   (Only first names will be published)

The 38 Best Methods of Successful Exercisers –Part 1

(thanks Richard for finding these great handy excercise tips…looking forward to seeing next months Part 2 tips…)

How do you form the exercise habit – really make it stick?
Take the first step.
Then take another.  Make each step so important that you can’t miss it.  And enjoy each step.
That’s my method, honed from eight years of forming the exercise habit.  It works for me.
But everyone has a different method, and it’s inspiring and massively useful to learn from others who’ve successfully created the habit themselves.
In PART 1 today, we’ll look at 10 of the 38 great list of those methods:
  1. Stop looking at it as a habit and instead as a lifestyle and an important part of your self-care.
  2. Work out first thing in the morning.  You get it out of the way and it provides you with an abundance of energy for the rest of the day.
  3. Crank up your favorite music!  I often see suggested play lists for workouts, but just listen to what excited you.  It will get you moving.
  4. When I started running I started out at 1/2 km and increased 1/4 km increments (I usually average 5km runs).  It didn’t happen overnight – give your lungs and muscles time to adjust.  Same with weight training – start light and build your way up.  Results will start to show in about 3 to 4 weeks.
  5. Making it my #1 priority and doing it first thing in the morning.
  6. 30 day yoga challenges for myself and I then give updates on my Blog – accountability!
  7. If I workout in the morning, before day starts, I “earn: chocolate/beer/carb later in the day.  Otherwise no treats for me!”
  8. No excuses.  I never miss more than 2 days.  You have to insist on it and protect it!
  9. Also just put your workout clothes on.  Once you do that it feels silly not to start.  Just commit to 10 minutes.  You will probably do more.
  10. Also: no one ever regrets working out.  Is there anything else in the world you can do, and know 100% you won’t regret it?
July’s Newsletter
  • more tips from the life coaches
  • scrumptious recipes
  • recommended reading
  • exercise tips
  • Helga’s boot camp champ
  • and more…
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May 2013 Newsletter

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 Hello and welcome to The Health Retreat’s May 2013 Newsletter.  

 

In our Newsletters you can expect to receive inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful Team at The Health Retreat.

In this edition our amazing Life Coaches share more tips to help you to continue to stay empowered.  We welcome Mia Sahinovic to our Team and The Retreat Chef’s will continue to delight and tantalise our taste buds with their delicious healthy recipes.

PLUS we share with you some creative artwork and we’ll announce Helga’s Bootcamp Champ of the month.

If you have any specific topics you would like covered in the newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please send it through to Helga at: helga@thehealthretreat.net.au

 

We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%
  Kondallila Falls Photo at Kondalilla Falls on a Saturday walk
Best Wishes
Francis & CarolAnd the very Remarkable Health Retreat Team Team

 
WISDOM TIPS AND TOOLS – FROM SALIMA
NEW  HEALTHIER  WISER  GOALS
When you have decided that you want to make change, in that moment you are saying that you want something that you don’t currently have and has not be developed at the level you want it to be in regards to that specific situation.   It is important to understand that it will take some effort – (Upgrading- Visualizing – Actioning) to develop the beliefs structure you are wanting in that particular area of your life.  For example you may have confidence in your work environment to be able handle challenges, yet feel inadequate in dealing with emotional issue in your in personal relationships.  
The key points in moving towards your goals is to have a backup plan for dealing with any internal or external challenges/blockers/fears that will surface as we go through the stretching growing process.
1. When you encounter obstacles and setbacks on the way towards your new healthier goals, what are you meant to do?
(a) beat yourself up verbally and give in,
(b) go back to old destructive behaviour, or
(c) upgrade your concern to reduce stress and find another way to move forward.
Answer ( c) 
2. Now ‘get real’ and back yourself 100% to make the changes  you need to make.  Turn up daily, taking little steps to develop the new ways of thinking, feeling and being in YOUR WORLD.
3. Home Work – Take some time now to check you goals, making sure they are specific and have several back up plans to help you reach your desired outcome.
SALIMA’S QUOTE
WHAT YOU PREDOMINATELY THINK (often unconscious )AND FEEL IS WHAT YOU WILLPREDOMINATELY KEEP EXPERIENCING.    

FOR SOMETHING TO CHANGE; SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Nonviolent Communication – by Marshall Rosenberg PhD
“Skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of personal empowerment  or to simply communicate more effectively”Read more or purchase, click here
Love and Wisdom Hugs 
Salima 🙂

 

Richard’s Quote:

Life Coach Statement

“Life is naturally creative – we are always in a state of creative flux to deal

with an ever changing world.  I help patients to create or, better, to discover the naturally healing reframes that are taking place in themselves all the time.  In one of my books I call this  “The Symptom Path to Enlightenment.”  

People learn how to listen to the message that their stress induced symptoms may be telling them. They learn how to convert their so-called “symptoms” into “signals” of how and when they need to do their own inner healing.  By heeding the message of their symptoms they gradually acquire their own insights and “enlightenment” about how to better their lives and facilitate their own healing.”

Ernest Rossi Ph.D.

Richard’s Book Pick

The Heart’s Code by Paul Pearsall Ph.D.  This book offers perspectives on aligning with this powerful cognitive system that helps us to know whether or not something is appropriate and life-enhancing. 

To read more or order online, click here

 

 Jayana’s Pearls of Wisdom

 
Little things can make a big difference:

Practicing the Health Retreat’s 6 Step Upgrade technique on situations that generate emotional challenge not only immediately reduces your stress/uncomfortable emotional state, they accumulate until you reach the ‘Tipping Point’ – whereby your neural pathways have grown and developed into a new pattern/habit that is naturally oriented to supply you with the bigger, accurate perspective.

What flows from this is the pleasant and expansive feelings that the body mind generates as a result.

From those individual, small steps, bigger things grow.

Does it matter when you do it?

The sooner the better…however, what if you suddenly realise you have been sitting in a “story” for a few days?

Do you shrug your shoulders and say “Oh well, because I didn’t Upgrade this straight away, there’s no point, its too late”?

NO! Just begin wherever you find yourself.

You are exactly where you need to be, the treasure of learning is all around you, this IS your Journey. You are the driver, not the passenger.

Happy travels, Tally Ho, Jayana

 

Jo’s Pick

Timeless words

All Fords are exactly alike, but no two men are just alike. Every new life is a new thing under the sun; there has never been anything just like it before, never will be again. A young man ought to get that idea about himself; he should look for the single spark of individuality that makes him different from other folks, and develop that for all he is worth. Society and schools may try to iron it out of him; their tendency is to put it all in the same mold, but I say don’t let that spark be lost; it is your only real claim to importance.

Henry Ford
 US automobile industrialist (1863 – 1947)   
Hi Health Retreat Family,
I have always been a huge advocate for Mindfulness Practice.  Just recently I have had some time off work with severe back pain.  I was reminded just how valuable Mindfulness Practice can be.  Working on the calculation that only 30% of our pain is real and the rest is attributed to the Psychological aspect.  It is then that we need to remind ourselves that all pain is a body sensation, a very unpleasant one, though merely a sensation.When observing the pain as a body sensation, look at the characteristics below:Mass                   /    light   –   heavy

Temperature    /    coldest   –   hottest

Motion               /    most still   –   most movement

Cohesiveness   /    loosest   –   tightest

Once you start to observe the sensation in this way (e.g. Tight, hot and moving), the pain lessons and sometimes disappears altogether.   Try it next time you are experiencing pain!!

Jaye’s Book Selection
 “Mastering Bipolar Disorder,” by Kerrie Evers & Gordon Parker
This book isn’t for everyone.  However if you are doing this illness or know someone who is, it is very informative and helpful.To read more or order, click here
 
Jaye’s Quote‘Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending’Carl Bard (1907-1978)

Welcome

Introducing Mia Sahinovic to the Team of Inner Journey Therapists at The Health Retreat.

Mia brings an extensive amount of experience in the field of natural health and healing.

 
Aravindha’s Amazing Chilli Paste
 

Ingredients

1                 big hand full of red fresh Chilli

8-10          cloves of Garlic

1                 small hand full fresh ginger

2-3            Coriander Roots

1                 Lime

1                 Lemon

¼ cup      Dry Chilli

1 tsp.         Salt

1 tbsp.      Chilli powder

¼ cup      Japanese White Wine Vinegar

2/3 cup     Grape seed Oil

Method

1.   Put all Chilli in food blender

2.   Add garlic, coriander (roots & all) Lemon, Lime, Salt

3.   Start blending; add grape seed oil and vinegar to keep moist.

4.   Add dry Chilli & Chilli powder.

5.   Blend till mixed.

 

Enjoy

Aravindha

Chef, The Health Retreat
Zoe’s Yummy Frangipane & Fruit Flan

 

Ingredients

120g         Unsalted butter (Nuttelex)

150g         Honey (or other sugar substitute)

200g         Almond meal (or raw unsalted cashews blended to similar consistency)

2                Eggs

Method

1.   Preheat oven to 180oC

2.   Cream butter and sugar in food processor

3.   Add ground Almonds (or cashews) & eggs and blend well

4.   Spread on the base of a lined flan tin and top with fruit.

5.   Bake for 20 minutes and check, cook longer if center is still soft.

 

Mixture ready to go into the oven for 20 minutes

Note:  Best fruits to use:

·      Thinly sliced apple or pear – sprinkled with cinnamon

·      Stone fruits halved and placed skin side down

·      Berries frozen or fresh

·      Bananas – sliced into rounds.

 

 Zoe’s Book Recommendations

“The Cook’s Companion”, by Stephanie Alexander 
This book offers practical information on ingredients available in Australia and recipes for each ingredient.

Enjoy

Zoe

Chef, The Health Retreat
Helga’s  April” Bootcamp Champ

Congratulations ‘Angus’April 2013Boot Camp Champ

1st – Angus 16 minutes, 24 seconds

Some great achievements this month, and regardless of time everyone’s efforts were amazing…well done to all those that gave it a shot, even those that walked or did alternative exercise that suited their fitness level.

(Angus, Megan, Rob C, Leif, Dani, Claire, Eugine, Kat, Mel, Mo & Tom)Star Award – tenacity & determination goes to Mo who walked to and from both Retreats every day – 10+kms…amazing achievement!

   

Leif, Robert C & Tom                           Leif

   

                      Robert C                         Robert C & Massimo

April’s Art Masterpieces  Lyndha                                    Harry

  

Robert T                                 Angus

L-R: Rob, Robert, Helga (Art Teacher), Dee & Caroline

Robert T

Rob C

 

June 2013MonthlyNewsletter

  • More Quotes & Tips from the Life Coaches
  • Scrumptious Recipes
  • Reading Recommendations
  • Helga’s Bootcamp Champ
  • and more….

 
Kondalilla Falls Walk

Trail walk at Kondalilla Falls

Ashley, Chris, Paul, Yuwan, Paul, Michelle & Massimo

April 2013 Newsletter

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Hello and welcome to The Health Retreat’s April Newsletter.

In our Newsletters you can expect to receive inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful Team at The Health Retreat.

In this edition our amazing Life Coaches share more tips to help you to continue to stay empowered.  The Retreat Chef’s continue to delight and tantalise our taste buds with their delicious healthy recipes.

PLUS we share with you some creative artwork and we’ll announce Helga’s Bootcamp Champ of the month.

If you have any specific topics you would like covered in the newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please send it through to Helga at: helga@thehealthretreat.net.au

We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%
  
Happy Easter!

We would like to wish you all a wonderful time over the Easter break, please if you are travelling drive and travel safely.

Our warmest wishes are with you all, and please know that you can contact us at any time.

 

Best Wishes

Francis & Carol

And the very Remarkable Health Retreat Team Team

 
HOW TO MAKE CHANGE EASIERMIND BODY WISDOM COACHING WITH SALIMA
 Hi to all our VIP’sOn the journey of being the CHANGE THAT IS NEEDED, it is important to remember that nothing more than little steps is what is needed.  If you make the steps too big, too unrealistic then you may find it hard to maintain the change.   To build a new foundation of behaviour, start with a clear intent then place one brick at a time to create a strong base from which to work from.Suggestion – buy a medium size whiteboard and place a horizontal line through the middle, one end representing the starting point- the now and the other the goal you are moving towards.Each day ask yourself what is one action step I can take to move towards my goal.  The actions steps can be small and simple or it could be a more specific larger step needed on that day.  Record on your whiteboard the daily steps you have taken.  It is very rewarding to see the progress you are making toward your goal, and it also reveals other actions steps that may be needed.  By recording your goals in this way gives them momentum.   This also assists in focus, motivation and discipline building.

RECOMMENDED READING

Radical Forgive – by Colin Tipping

‘Step by step instructions in how to heal the wounds of the past  and quickly resolve everyday hurts and emotional issues you might otherwise hold onto for a very long time’.

(Note from Salima.  Remember let go of any information that may not line up with Wisdom and gather all tools that help make peace with the past.)

Now that you have ‘The Wisdom Development Model” as your foundational understanding, Im sure you will gain some great insight from this book.

Click here to view more and purchase book here.Enjoy!
 
 
SALIMA’S WISDOM QUOTE

Some people think that to be strong is to never feel pain.  In reality the strongest people are those who feel the pain, learn from it, let it go and make peace within.

Live Love Laugh Salima xx

 

Richard’s

Life Coach Statement

 

“Remember   … letting go of old emotional baggage is a decision that one makes.  We all know how to do release from an early phase of our life, but often, when we grow up, we don’t realise that the decision to release takes place just below the conscious mind.  We usually think that we can’t let go of something because we have been holding on to it for too long a time.  Here’s a start for doing that releasing.  Simply allow yourself to feel the feeling in awareness without hating it, then ask1) “Could I allow myself to let this (name of the feeling) go?”2) “Would I?”3) “When?”Wait for an answer after each question is asked.  Repeat these 3 questions as often as necessary till you feel a shift in your body ~ a deep sigh, tears, laughter, yawning, a new spaciousness in your chest, a new feeling of lightness ~ or simply that absence of the old uncomfortable feeling.

Book Suggestion

Dispelling Wetiko by Paul Levy ~ a mind-shifting perspective on the ‘little devil’ voices that whisper those lies telling us that doing familiar destructive behaviour isn’t going to hurt anything or anyone. If you have ever experienced a challenge with self-medication this will beautifully support you in not buying into further destructiveness.Click here to read more or to buy the book

Interesting Link

‘Inner Worlds – Outer Worlds’ … the first of an engaging 4 part documentary  CLICK HERE to view the video.

 

 

 Jayana’s Pearls of Wisdom

 
Remember you are a work in progress…in the sense that whilst you are already 100% worthy with nothing to “prove”, life with its inherent situations is your learning environment to grow, receive challenges so you can inspect and change inaccurate, out-dated beliefs and their effects. This is the mechanism that allows you to develop your capacity and resilience to live a more realistic and self aware life.  Corresponding emotions that begin to naturally arise which reflect this shift can be experienced as, but not limited to, happiness, contentment, appreciation, gratitude, patience, understanding, compassion, forgiveness, self-love, interest in your own journey.
Choosing to be your own Change Agent puts you in the drivers seat; removes the “victim” status inaccurate thinking sets up = becoming Response-able.
Your contribution is part of the bigger evolution we are all part of.Happy travels, from a fellow Journeyman, Jayana

Jo’s Picks

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

“The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.” – Unknown

“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard
A big hello to everyone this month!

Jaye’s Quote
“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”Lao Tzu

When we can start to be the ‘Observer’ of our thoughts, body sensations, emotions and actions, we become ‘Aware.’  It is this Awareness that leads to change.  Think of thoughts, body sensations and emotions, as though you are watching them move through you.  Remember!  When we are not aware, these thoughts, body sensations and emotions become habit, unconscious, if we are reacting to them.  We don’t notice them anymore, so without even noticing, this soon seems to be our character and a part of our destiny.

Another lovely saying is ‘Emotions are meant to come and go, even those you wish would stay.’  Feel them while they are there, they are there to be acknowledged, not hung onto.  We often crave the good feelings and avoid the bad feelings.  They are simply just indicators, sign posts. Trace them back to your thoughts and beliefs and if these are not accurate, make some change.

Have a lovely month and I look forward to sharing with you next issue.
Aravindha’s Mushroom Risotto

Serves 4

Ingredients·      7 cups of vegetable stock (can use chicken / beef if you prefer)·      1 cup of white wine vinegar·      2 tbs olive oil·      ½ cup grape seed oil

·      1 leek thinly sliced

·      400 grams sliced mushrooms

·      500 grams arborio rice

·      1 lemon – juiced

·      1/2 lemon rind grated

·      3 tbs parsley and a little extra for serving

·      pepper to taste

Method

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 50 minutes

  1. Prepare stock and wine in a large saucepan and bring to the boil for 5 minutes then keep at a low simmer.
  2. In a large pot (this is the pot your risotto will cook in so needs to be large) heat Olive and grape seed oils.  Add sliced leek and cook at medium heat for 5 minutes or until soft.  Add in the mushroom and cook a further 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the arborio rice and cook until translucent.  Add ½ cup simmering stock, stirring until almost completely absorbed.  Continue adding ½ cup of stock until absorbed until all stock is added.
  4. Cook for a further 20 minutes or until the stock is absorbed – stirring constantly.
  5. Once stock is absorbed mix in lemon juice, grated lemon rind and parsley.  Stir until combined and mixed all the way through.
  6. Serve with garnish of parsley and cracked pepper to taste.

Enjoy

Aravindha Chef @ The Health Retreat

 
Carolita’s Amazing Salad Dressing 

Ingredients

Juice of 2 lemons

½ cup apple cider vinegar

½ cup macadamia oil

¼ cup toasted sesame oil

1 tablespoon crushed garlic

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Optional pinch of oregano (fresh or dried)

Method

Combine all the ingredients and pour over your salad

Enjoy

 

Lots of love

Carolita Chef @ The Health Retreat

March’s Masterpieces!

LyndhaKate

Kaali

Tayrn

Claire

Kaali

Taryn

Lyndha

Kate

Above 4 pieces of Artwork by Warren, Kaali, Daniel & Sharron
Helga’s  March Bootcamp Champ

Congratulations ‘Warren’March 2013Boot Camp Champ1st – Warren 14 minutes, 06 seconds2nd – Angus 17 minutes, 02 seconds

3rd – Kaali 19 minutes, 50 seconds

Some great achievements this month, and regardless of time everyone’s efforts were amazing…well done to all those that gave it a shot

(Mel, Kat, Megan, Claire, Deb, Kristain, Kerry, Jan)

   

Deb                               Claire, Angus & Kerry

   

Jan & Kerry                      Jan, Kerry & Claire

                                                                     Kaali

May 2013MonthlyNewsletter
  • More Quotes & Tips from the Life Coaches
  • Scrumptious Recipes
  • Reading Recommendations
  • Clients Contributions
  • and more….

 

March 2013 Newsletter

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We want to be with you every step of the way, so we’re staying in touch.

March 2013

Newsletter

Hi,

Hello and welcome to The Health Retreat’s March Newsletter.

In our Newsletters you can expect to receive inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful Team at The Health Retreat.

In this edition we welcome Rowan a new member to the team.  Our amazing Life Coaches share more tips to help you to continue to stay empowered.  The Retreat Chef’s continue to delight and tantalise our taste buds with more delicious healthy recipes.

PLUS we share with you some creative artwork and we’ll announce Helga’s Bootcamp Champ of the month.

If you have any specific topics you would like covered in the newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please send it through to Helga at: helga@thehealthretreat.net.au

We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%

Best Wishes
Francis & Carol
And the very Remarkable Health Retreat Team Team
WISDOM TIPS

SUPPORTING YOU ON YOUR

JOURNEY

Unchallenged beliefs will run behaviour and create well entrenched patters which attract people, situation and events which confirms that particular belief, therefor keeping it in existence.

What do we need to do?  Become more and more aware of how you are feeling ( body sensations ) and what you are thinking so you can identify the beliefs governing your behaviour.

How the steps look:

1.  Ask yourself what must I be thinking to feel this way?
2.  Which filter of stress does this relate to?
3.  What can I start thinking now to move towards a healthier and wiser response?
4.  Do what is needed NOW  to shift the level of thinking ‘mind’ and ‘body’ feelings to awaken the Wisdom you have learnt.

KEEPING USING THE 6 STEP UPGRADE

PROCESS TO BEAK THE ADDICTION OF YOUR

PAST EMOTIONAL STATE

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Quote from Salima 
Your are the chosen one to live your life,
your way, bringing more joy love and wisdom to others.
Recommended Reading
Difficult Conversations, How To Discuss What Matters Most
 By  Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
Click here to read more or buy the book.
Love & Big Hug
Salima Speranza
Mind Body Wisdom Coaching

Richard’s

Hints for Progressive Living

Always remember that your worth is not something you have to earn. Your worth is intrinsic and permanent.  Worth is something you uncover, recover, discover. We do earn our self-esteem however … especially by a process of honouring our emotions.

Richard’s Quote Pick

“The human is a space, an opening,
where the universe celebrates its existence.”
~ Brian Swimme PhD
Must see video, click here!

Richard’s Book Pick

The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know
~ by Dr David Richo

Comment by Richard

~ This book is a beautiful and powerful
elaboration upon our 2nd upgrade … mind expanding
Enjoy !

Click here to read more or buy here.

 Jayana’s Pearls of Wisdom

Quote

“Life is not a tension anywhere except in the minds of humanity.”

–  Osho

Remember Emotions are your personal Feedback System, leading you directly to the belief you hold about events, situations, or yourself in any given moment.

Instead of making them right or wrong, good or bad, remember they are the automatic, physical effect of what you are thinking.

Allow yourself to pause, feel them, gather information they hold, then trace back to inaccurate thinking and beliefs, allowing you to transform them by making better, different choices (change).

Instead of being stuck in the limited view, see the wider perspective of the situation and UPGRADE using the Wisdom Upgrades.

The emotional experience automatically changes as you change beliefs and become aligned with reality.

And remember – your Self Worth is not defined by any of this.

Self Care Tips
What helps to bring you back to your centre when life gets hectic, is making a regular appointment to take time for yourself, in meditation.
Silent sitting, being the Observer, allows you to gradually detach from the minds busy-ness. This takes time, developing the practice, regularity is the key.

Latest research indicates meditation practice has a far more beneficial affect on the body than medication for stress, anxiety and depression.

Above all, be your own best friend.

Jo’s Picks

We all need to learn to be our own best friend and give ourselves advice, when needed, as we would to our closest friends.
Because YOU are going to be with yourself for the rest of our life.
What progress, you ask, have I made?
I have begun to be a friend to myself.

Hecato, Greek philosopher

Be not afraid of growing slowly;
be afraid only of standing still.

Chinese Proverb

Jaye’s Quote

I have a lovely book to share with all of you. It is one of a series called “MODERN SPIRITUAL MASTERS SERIES,” which introduces the Essential Writings of THICH NHAT HANH (which means One Action), with an introduction by SISTER ANNABEL LAITY. Thich Nhat Hanh  is a Buddhist monk of the Vietnamese meditation school.  To his friends and students he is more affectionately known as “Thay,” which means teacher.
The principles of the Buddhist ‘way of life,’ are presented in a light simple read.

From time to time, to relax, to be peaceful, we may wish to retreat or practice a day of Mindfulness.  I would like to offer one short poem you can recite from time to time, while breathing and smiling.  I have taken it from Chapter One  .

Breathing in, I calm my body.
Breathing out, I smile.
Dwelling in the present moment.
I know this is a wonderful moment.

“Breathing in, I calm my body.”  This line is like drinking a glass of ice water, you feel the cold, the freshness, permeate your body. You can actually feel the breathing calming your body and mind.
“Breathing out, I smile.”  You know the effect of a smile.  A smile can relax hundreds of muscles in your face and nervous system.
“Dwelling in the present moment.”  While I sit here, I don’t think of somewhere else, of the future or the past.  I sit here and know where I am.  Now is the moment to be alive, in the present moment.
“I know this is a wonderful moment.”  This is the only moment that is real.  To be here and now, and enjoy the present moment is our most important task.

“Calming, Smiling, Present Moment, Wonderful Moment.”
Zoe’s Dairy Free Custard

Ingredients

1 x 400ml coconut cream
600ml Rice Milk
6 egg yolks
1/2 cup of Honey
2 tablespoons corn flour

Method

Put coconut cream and rice milk into a sauce pan and bring to the boil.

Meanwhile beat remaining ingredients in a bowl until combined.

Whisking constantly, pour the milk into the egg mix then return to the pan on medium heat and continue whisking until mixture starts to thicken.

Transfer to container and refrigerate.

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Zoe’s Aioli Recipe
 

Don’t be fooled, this recipe appears long winded and difficult, however it won’t take more than 10 minutes and once you have made it the first time you will realise that it is a piece of cake to make!

Ingredients

3 Egg Yolks
1 tsp Mustard
150mls Lemon Juice
2 cloves of garlic finally chopped
1lt light flavoured oil e.g. grape seed, sunflower.

Method

Place all ingredients, except the oil, in a food processor and turn on to highest speed setting. Once the mix turns pale, this will only take a few seconds, begin to add your oil slowly, in a steady lightstream. Once you have added about a third of the oil you can begin to increase the amount you are adding, keeping the oil flow steady.

At about the half waypoint the aioli will become very thick.  You can add in 1 tablespoon of water, then slowly continue adding the oil.

Once all the oil is added you will have a very thick aioli, depending on how you like it you can add some extra water a little bit at a time until you reach desired consistency. Once you have stopped the food proccesor and tasted your aioli, then season accoringly and give it a final whiz to mix.

Your aioli is now ready to be used as is or added to make other flavours eg. Tartare, seafood.

Zoe Wilson, Chef @ The Retreat House
Spanish Chicken with Lemons

Onions & Olives

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, about 2 kg , cut into parts
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon rice flour
1/4 cup grated ginger
3 teaspoons smoked paprika
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 medium lemons
2 large brown onions, sliced
1 large fennel bulb, halved and sliced 12 whole garlic cloves, peeled
3/4 cups pitted green olives
1 pinch ground cinnamon
1 cup whole peeled tomatoes, crushed 1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 bunch coriander , roughly chopped

Method

Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine 1/2 cup of the flour, ginger and 1 teaspoon of the smoked paprika in a large bowl. Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy pot (a big Dutch oven, perhaps?) over medium-high heat. Dry the chicken parts thoroughly with paper towels and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper on all sides. Dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour and then place in your pot in batches. Allow the chicken to thoroughly brown, about 5 minutes per side. Don’t crowd the pan! Remove the chicken to a plate and repeat until all of your chicken pieces are golden and crispy-looking.

Quarter the lemons, but zest one of them first; reserve the zest. (If your lemons have a thick pith, you’ll want to zest all 3 and then juice them, discarding the pith; this will help you avoid a bitter sauce.) Add the onion, quartered lemons (or zest of 2 lemons and the juice of all 3), fennel, garlic, green olives, the remaining 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika, and cinnamon to the pot; cook until softened, golden, and overall mushy-looking, about 10 minutes. Taste for salt. Sprinkle the mixture with the remaining tablespoon of flour and stir over the heat for two minutes. Add the tomatoes and the wine and bring to a boil — let bubble away for a minute or two. Add the lemon zest.

Place the chicken pieces back into the pot, skin side up, along with any drippings from the plate. Poke the onion/fennel/garlic/olive mixture so it surrounds the chicken on all sides. Place in the oven, uncovered, and bake for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

Garnish with shallots. Serve warm. Delicious!

Aravindha, Chef @ The Health Retreat

Welcome

Introducing Rowan Bradley to the Team of Inner Journey Therapists at The Health Retreat.

Rowan brings an extensive amount of experience in the field of natural health and healing.
Carolita’s Fresh Tomato Salsa

Ingredients

8 large ripe tomatoes, diced into 1cm approx. squares
1 tablespoon salt
3 large garlic cloves crushed
1 bunch of  fresh coriander chopped finely
1 red capsicum chopped very finely
1 red onion chopped very finely
½ teaspoon chili powder

Method

  1. Mix all ingredients together in ceramic bowl and allow to stand for about
  2. one hour before serving.
  3. Stir a few times during that time to allow flavours time to infuse.
  4. Serve as topping for Mexican dishes.

Enjoy
Lots of love
Carolita Chef @ The Health Retreat

February’s Masterpieces!

  

  

Artwork by Troy, David, Jacob & Nam
Helga’s  February Bootcamp Champ

Congratulations ‘Danni’

February 2013

Boot Camp Champ

1st – Danni 18 minutes, 47 seconds

Some great achievements this month, and regardless of time everyone’s efforts were amazing…well done to all those that gave it a shot
(yes Gavin that includes you too!)


Troy boxing, Francis coaching.

QUOTE

Hayley shared this quote with me during my stay at The Health Retreat
and I thought it worth sharing, Jon (client)
Throw as many hooks as you like my way,
I don’t bite
I just keep swimming away!

‘Thank You’ Hayley

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Hi,

Hello and welcome to The Health Retreat’s February Newsletter.

In our Newsletters you can expect to receive inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful Team at The Health Retreat.

In this edition our amazing Life Coaches share more tips to help you to continue to stay empowered.  For those that might need a little help with exercising, Carol has some great tips to help you get started and outlines the the benefits of exercise for depression and anxiety.  Zoe, Retreat Chef continues to delight and tantalise our taste buds with another delicious healthy recipe.

PLUS we share with you some creative artwork, we’ll announce Helga’s Bootcamp Champ of the month and some lovely contributions from former clients:

  • Mark shares his goal to embark on an adventure  helping others and himself;
  • Anthony’s shares one of his mouth watering recipes, and
  • Mischa’s her personal journey since returning home.

If you have any specific topics you would like covered in the newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please send it through to Helga at: helga@thehealthretreat.net.au

We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%

Best Wishes
Francis & Carol
And the very Remarkable Health Retreat Team Team

To Our Dear Valued Guest:

That which you are most challenged by is that which needs to develop within you and will assist others. 
Let’s look more deeply into this realization.  Okay what’s challenging you the most?  It could be an ongoing issue regarding how someone is treating you.  Lets say that person does not agree with you.  Or they are verbally putting you down.
Question :  Why would you need to develop some part of you’re thinking or behaviour if the challenge is because of someone else’s  behaviour?
Answer : What I predominately believe (often unconscious ) will be what I predominately keep experiencing.  What this means is you have a belief structure that supports this behaviour and therefore an emotional trigger to the behaviour and the ongoing situation.
Solution : We may not be able to change others behaviour (and sometimes we can) however what is important is that you identify what belief structure you have about yourself that keeps surfacing through body sensations /stress that needs to be brought into conscious awareness so it can be upgraded, let go of, released!
By applying  The 6 Step Upgrade Process  you start the process of reducing your emotional response and upgrading your beliefs to be able to look at these situations differently.  Then from a more accurate perspective, bigger picture, see how you can think, feel and react differently.  This is also a great moment to take any action necessary to facilitate on going change.
Conclusion:  Reoccurring challenges are bringing to the surface limiting beliefs you hold, to allow development to take place within you, therefore ultimately facilitating change in how and what you keep experiencing.
Mission: Make the decision to work on one of the reassuring challenges for the next month or until the inner change (Upgrade) has taken place within you, and the outer situation has either changed or your reaction to the situation has changed.
FOR THOSE OF YOU READY TO STEP UP TO THE TASK, PLEASE FORWARD TO HELGA (helga@thehealthretreat.net.au) YOUR NEW CREATED OUTER CHANGE.   LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON!
Big Hug from Salima

Tip from Richard

Continue to explore through daily excursions into mindfulness how to ‘inhabit being’ more and more… so that your ‘doing’ flows from this being in ‘being-ness.’

Set the intention within yourself to remember to take conscious belly breaths 15 to 20 times a day, as you simultaneously centre your consciousness more and more in the region of your heart.  As soon as your big mind sends up the reminder to take a slow conscious breath, DO IT, and send gratitude to your big mind for that reminder.  This will build and strengthen further your working cooperative relationship between the conscious and subconscious mind(s).

Richard’s Quote Pick
 “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
~ Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning  
(Note: from Richard: this applies to women as well – lol!)
Richard’s Book Pick
Free Will – by Sam Harris
Statement about the book from Richard:  
This book by neuroscientist Sam Harris is short (less than thirty thousand words) and not overly technical.  Although the philosophical implications might disturb some, it does support our position in relation to the 3rd upgrade – Change beliefs to change behavior. It is certainly worth a read if you have been through stages 1 and 2.   Click here to read more or purchase the book.

 Jayana Wisdom Pearls

In a Universe where “like goes to like” and “birds of a feather fly together”, we attract to us that which we emanate. Consequences may come in an unexpected way. We are kind to the Checkout woman, a year later a helpful stranger gives us a hand on a deserted highway. An observable “this” does not cause an observable “that”. Instead, in reality, a shift in motive or behaviour acts on a field which then produces an increased likelihood of responding in a positive way. Our inner work is like building up a bank account, but on which we cannot draw at will. The disposition of the funds is determined by the subtle energy field which awaits a trigger to release this power back into our own lives.
Excerpt from Power Vs Force by David R Hawkins M.D.,PhD.
What you have learnt at The Health Retreat and are practicing, is a form of this understanding…what you believe and think about, is the creative force that directs where your energy (behaviour) will follow. Remember to take the time to inspect and challenge ANY beliefs and thinking whenever your emotional indicators give you the feedback that its time to do so. 
By examining your beliefs and thoughts regularly, using the 6 step upgrade and other techniques you have learnt, exposes inaccurate arising fears the mind conjures up about your sense of self worth, and everything. Whilst we know we cannot control life, we remember we ARE creating how we experience our life moment to moment, thought by thought.  
Change your belief, change your behaviour if needed, NOW, don’t wait a second longer, your life is waiting!
Happy Journey.

Jo’s Quote Picks

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” – Les Brown

Jaye’s Quote

“This too shall pass.”
Buddist quote

Jaye’s Book Pick

“The Power of Now”

A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

By Eckhart Tolle

To make the journey into “The Power of Now” we need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind.  Surrender to the present moment, where problems do not exist.  It is here we find our joy, are able to embrace our true selves and discover that we are already complete and perfect.  Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle offers simple language and a question and answer format to guide us.  ‘The Power of Now’ aims to transform your thinking.  Click here to read more or buy the book.
Yum Yum Balls
A sweet little treat that’s nice to your body.

200g dates
100g figs
100g sultanas
100g currents
100g raisins
300g apricots
2 tbsp. sunflower seeds
2 tbsp. pepitas
2 tbsp. flax meal (use extra almond meal if unavailable)
1/2 cup of almond meal Desiccated coconut to roll balls in

In a food processor, process the sunflowers and pepitas until finely ground. Put into a bowl with the flax and almond.

Process the fruit until it is finely chopped but not quite paste.  Depending on the size of your food processor you might need to do this in a few lots. Add the fruit to the bowl and mix well by hand.

Place coconut into a bowl. Roll the fruit mixture into balls and then roll in the coconut.

Enjoy with love from Zoe Wilson, Chef @ The Health Retreat

Zoe’s Cookbook Recommendation

Cooking Without By Barbara Cousins

This is not only a good book for those with food allergies; it also contains a lot of valuable information about eating healthy. The recipes are tasty, simple and designed to help the body heal and stay well.
Click here to buy now!

Jude’s Quote Picks

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.
Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky… but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy ~ the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.
Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”


~ Dr. Brene Brown

AND

“Your beliefs don’t make you a better person, your behaviour does!”

Exercise Tips from Carol

GET UP AND MOVING

THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE FOR

DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY

Research suggests that it may take at least 30 minutes of exercise a day for at least three to five times a week to significantly improve symptoms of depression and anxiety.  Some evidence suggests that exercise positively affects the levels of certain mood – enhancing  neurotransmitters in the brain call endorphins.  This can release tension in the muscles, help you sleep better and reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

TIPS TO START EXERCISING 

Take simple steps each day and add a little activity into your day you will find it will help lift your mood.  Start with realistic goals which may be:

  • Set achievable goals. You do not have to train for a marathon.  Set a goal to get dressed and walk around the block and build from this.
  • Identify what you enjoy.  Figure out what type of exercise you enjoy and would most likely do and start with this.   You may like gardening so plan a new adventure in the garden.
  • Don’t think of exercise as a burden!  Do what you enjoy.  Look at is as another tool to make you feel better.
  • Upgrade and change your beliefs on exercise – Go easy on yourself. You might not be able to handle a lot of exercise at the start so feel good about what you have done not what you have not done.
  • Make it social.  Try to find a friend to walk with.  Talking to a friend can help raise your energy levels and remind yourself you are not on your own.
  • Go outside.  Even a little bit of sunshine can help raise your mood. Try to get outside and get some fresh air remind yourself about all the beauty in this world and be grateful.

Remember you are 100% in your journey of life and embrace it !!! 
One of Ant’s Favorites

Anthony’s Skewered Coconut Tiger Prawns

Marinate
6 Spring Onions (finely chopped)
Rind of 1 lime
Juice of 1 lime
½ cup chopped coriander
2 tablespoons of sunflower oil
1 tin of coconut milk or cream
Combine all ingredients above for at least 1 hour
30 – 40 Raw Tiger Prawns
Coconut Milk

Method
Place raw tiger prawns in a bowl with finely chopped spring onions place add 400mls rind and juice of 1 lime, chopped coriander, 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil and coconut cream.  Marinate for 1 hour.

Place 6-8 prawns on metal skewers.  Cook on a medium heat on the BBQ for approximately 8 minutes turning frequently or until they change colour, keep brushing excess marinade onto prawns once cooked rest and squeeze lemon juice over them and serve.

Enjoy, love from Ant (Guest) 
Misha & Mark

Misha shares her personal journey

since returning home…

This is my attempt at the fruit cake from the December newsletter.  I replaced the eggs with “no egg” (because I’m vegan) and decorated it with a R2D2 (Star Wars) icing sugar snowflake that I made.  Everyone in my family loved it especially my gluten and dairy intolerant sister 🙂 It was all eaten so that is a good sign!

        

This is the first Christmas in a ‘long time’ that I have had pictures of me “really” smiling.  I was also able to enjoy all the moments of being with my family, like watching the kids unwrap presents and enjoy the wonder and magic in my 4 year old daughters eyes.  In the past I had always been focused on the stress the season causes, the shopping, driving and all the logistics then missing out on the moments.  Not this year!!  Every time I found “right life model” thoughts sneaking in I would “Stop, Breath and Think” and work out Is this thinking accurate? and Is it coming through a filter?   If so, which one?  Then I would think about the corresponding wisdom from “The Wisdom Development Model” and upgrade J

Also it was very nice to have others comment to me on how I had changed and that I was back to “the old Misha”

All this thanks to The Health Retreat.

Love Misha 
Mark before a training ride

Mark shares his goal

to embark on an adventure

to help himself and others.

There are many reasons why I am embarking on the adventure of completing the Rio Tinto Ride to cure Cancer. 
This cause is close to my heart on a number of levels.  We all have family or friends that are battling cancer or who have already lost that battle, so I know it will be close to your heart too.  My family and friends have been touched by many types of cancer.  Facial carcinomas, bowel cancer, non Hodgkin’s lymphoma, melanomas, prostate and ovarian cancer to name a few.   Whilst I may not be able to find a cure directly, I hope that by completing this challenge, I can at least help to contribute to the ongoing research of our wonderful scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR).

On a deeper personal level I am committing to this ride to mark a new way of moving forward as I have suffered from anxiety and depression for a number of years, and feel this is one way to continue on a positive journey to make exercise my mood enhancer, set a goal and give back to the community that has supported me over the years. Your support in helping me on my journey to complete a goal, stay fit and make a difference to those that have been effected by Cancer are most welcome – donations to can be made by clicking here.

Thank you for your support, Mark
Andrew & his masterpiece

January’s Art Masterpieces

    
Lou               Andrew                David

Peter

Treacy

Treacy
Helga’s  January Bootcamp Champs

Congratulations ‘Seamus’January 2013

Boot Camp Champ

Some awesome PB’s (Personal Bests) this month and I must say regardless of time the efforts you all put in were amazing…well done to all those that gave it a shot.

1st – Seamus 18 minutes, 30 seconds
2nd – Peter 18 minutes, 40 seconds
3rd – Dane 18 minutes, 50 seconds
4th – Kala 19 minutes,45 minutes

Peter boxing, Ozzie referee, Michelle assistant

Meet Bennett

Sian’s 5 month old Border Terrer puppy Bennett.
A present from her fiancé.
The most amazing gift EVER!!Sian, Client

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“WELCOME 2013 & HAPPY NEW YEAR’ from the Team at The Health Retreat

Hi,

Happy New Year and welcome to The Health Retreat’s January Newsletter.

Do you feel it?  The buzz in the air…the extra energy as everyone pledges their New Year resolutions.

The New Year is another opportunity for us to start fresh, with a positive outlook and open arms and hearts to the many possibilities of exciting new beginnings!

We want to be with you every step of the way and will be staying in touch.  So you can expect to receive monthly newsletters with inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful Team at The Health Retreat.  We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%

If you have any specific topics you would like covered in the newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please send it through to:  info@thehealthretreat.net.au

Best Wishes
Francis & Carol
And the very Remarkable Health Retreat Team Team
WE NEED TO RE-TRAIN THE BRAIN BY EXPERIENCE, NOT BYINSIGHT, DECISION MAKING OR BY KNOWLEDGE.

One of the ways to re-train the brain is Mindfulness Practice.
S  –  STOP
T  –  TAKE A BREAK
O  –  OBSERVING
P  –  PROCEEDING
*  Stop, take a breath, observing your body, feelings and state of your mind.  Now proceed with a more calm, wiser approach to reality and how you want to  BE in any given situation.  Keep making the CHANGES you want moment to moment.

HO HO HO!  A SPECIAL GIFT FOR YOU!  ” A QUICKIE STRESS BUSTER”
When you become aware of a stress reaction, take a moment by yourself and hear the words you are saying inside your head about the concern.  Now say those words out aloud or silently within your mind while moving your eyes rapidly from side to side, keeping your head still.  Do this exercise for about 30 seconds, then stop, repeat 2 more times to reduce the stress response.
The above technique is so easy to use and can be very effective.

Wisdom Tools from Salima
As we are approaching the end of the year, it is a good time to reflect on the benefits you have received by making Wisdom part of your daily life.  As we often over look the growth and the beauty developing within ourselves.  Now is also a great time to work on any stress / anxiety you are “doing” about the festive or not so festive season to come.Remind yourself – it is not the upcoming event that is causing you stress / anxiety, but instead the meaning you keep giving to those events.   After you have reduced your stress and upgraded your beliefs, now decided to be the change that is needed.   And no matter what takes place you are clear that you will not be moved from your position of being / doing the new wiser behavior – that you have decided to make part of your life.

It is good to feel good within yourself by having greater understanding and acceptance of where others are at in their personal development. 

To change your beliefs and behavior you need to:
(1) practice / imagine in your mind new ways of thinking, feeling and responding, and
(2) the other way in which we get to develop new improved responses is by experiencing stressful events that force you in the moment to apply what you have learnt.

Big Hug from Salima

Quote from Richard

“Life is a gift…yours is but to receive.”

Suggested Reading

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question:

What does it mean to be human and alive?

Anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world’s indigenous cultures.

Read more or buy – click here
“In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.”- Sid Caesar –

If you were just to stop and realise what life has to offer, live its magic and experience its profound depth, your goals might not be as relevant as they once used to be. You are looking for life and what it has to offer in your goals, but whether you attain your goals or not is irrelevant because Life is still here offering you existence, joy and happiness, with or without your goals.

The UNIVERSELove Jayana

 Jayana Wisdom Pearls

To help reinforce what you have learnt at The Health Retreat, here’s some fresh ways to work with asking better questions to discover your inaccurate thinking and beliefs..and to use your preferred Upgrade technique to make personal change.
Questions for Self-Wholeness
Instead of asking yourself “Why do these things always happen to me?”
Learn to ask: What is it inside of me that attracts these painful situations?
Instead of asking yourself why things had to go this way or that way…
Learn to ask: Why is the way I feel determined by external conditions?
Instead of asking yourself how to protect yourself in challenging situations?
Learn to ask: What is is in me that always needs to be defended?
Instead of asking yourself how to clear up your mental fog…
Learn to ask: Can confusion know anything about clarity?
Instead of asking yourself what to do about tomorrow (or the next minute)
Learn to ask: Can there ever be intelligence in anxiety or worry?
Instead of asking yourself why does so-and-so act this way or that way….
Learn to ask: What’s inside of me that wants to hurt itself over how anyone acts?
Instead of asking “Why me?”
Learn to ask: Who is this “me” that feels this way?
Instead of asking yourself if you’ve made the right choice…
Learn to ask: Can fear ever make a safe decision?
Instead of asking yourself why doesn’t so-and-so see how wrong they are…
Learn to ask: Is what I’m feeling about that person right now good for me? Or them?
Instead of asking yourself how to get others to approve you…
Learn to ask: What do I really want, the applause of the others or to go quietly have my own life?
(These questions come from ‘The Secret of Letting Go’ by Guy Finley)
Remember: Being, doing and having things “perfect”  is the Inaccurate Mindset way. It focuses on the False Idea of Destination = Happiness.

Your purpose is to be living Here, NOW with what is, realistically.

Growing, learning and experiencing, sharing your Life Journey.

Never accept the Inaccurate view which may suggest that Reality is boring, unattractive, sad, less. You ARE reality. You are the creative co-creator with Life.

Life loves us that much it gives us opportunities to learn and grow in Wisdom, until we learn and grow.

Book Recommendations: 

The Secret of Letting Go by Guy Finley (an Oldie, but a Good one)

Reviews – read more or buy book, click here

“Guy Finley is one of the most respected people in self-development because he guides the seeker’s soul with common sense, humor, and ultimate spirituality.”

Love Jayana

Goals

Don’t forget to set yourself some new goals for moving forward in the new year and to continue to reinforce the method.  Work first with your day to day goals as these are the ones that will help you towards the big picture goals.REMBEMBER THIS:  IF YOU GO HOME AND DO THE SAME THING THAT YOU WERE DOING BEFORE YOU CAME ON THE RETREAT PROGRAM, WHAT IS GOING TO CHANGE?   NOTHING.

Number one goal.  Remember to treat yourself as your best friend as you are going to be with YOU for the rest of your life.

Lots of love
Jo
Enjoy the journey

Welcome

Introducing Jaye Fleming to the Team of Inner Journey Therapists at The Health Retreat.Jaye brings an extensive amount of experience in the field of natural health and healing.
Zoe’s Zucchini Slice
Zucchini Slice•  Olive oil
•  500g Zucchini, grated
•  1 large Onion, finely chopped
•  150g Bacon, diced
•  170g Cheese, grated (replace with soy cheese if dairy cannot be tolerated)
•  75g Rice flour
•  75g Besan flour
•  2 large Eggs
•  1/4 tsp Salt
•  Freshly ground black pepper
•  3 ripe Tomatoes

Method

  1. Preheat oven 180°C. Line and grease a 25cm square baking dish.

  2. Combine all ingredients except tomatoes and olive oil. the mix will be dry to start but let it sit for 5 min while you slice the tomatoes.

  3. Pour mix into baking dish and smooth with the back of a spoon. Lay tomato slices over the top, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with a little extra salt and pepper.

  4. Bake for 30-35 min or until firm. Serve warm or cold.

Enjoy with love from Zoe Wilson, Chef @ The Health Retreat
  Recipe supplied by Aravindha – Chef @ The Health Retreat

Summer Salmon Penne Pasta

  1. Strain Penne pasta, cool completely so it isn’t cooking anymore, run cold water over it.  Place pasta in large metal bowl and add 1-2 tablespoons olive oil to prevent pasta from sticking together.

  2. Tomato & Capsicum Salsa – Prepare your ingredients for blending Salsa – tomatoes, onions, garlic, any fresh hers (basil, parsley, mint), fresh peeled cucumber, salt & pepper, dash virgin olive oil, juice of one lime and ½ lemon.

  3. Put boiling water on for Penne Pasta, cook as per instructions on the packet/box.  Put oven on high to roast capsicum pieces, taking out all the seeds, roast in hot oven with olive oil.

  4. Once capsicum is nicely roasted in oven allow it to cool (optional: peel skin), when book blend with all other ingredients in step 2 above (optional: add fresh chili).  Add ½ to 1 cup of organic coconut cream and let settle, put in fridge or leave out if using within the hour (room temperature).

  5. Add salsa mix, toss well to combine then add your fresh smoked salmon (4-8 slices depending on your desire).  Add very thinly sliced raw red onion and 1 tablespoon capers (optional).  Add chopped fresh herbs to make vibrant.

  6. There you have your Summer Salmon Penne Pasta

Let the mock tails in the New Year keep you in the zone! Love Aravindah
Andrew’s (H) Masterpiece

Colourful expressions of how we feel…

a selection of some of your amazing artwork

from our Art Workshops (2012)
Kala’s Masterpiece

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
Andrew’s (B) masterpiece

“A piece of art is never a finished work. It answers a question which has been asked, and asks a new question.” ~Robert Engma
Erin’s Masterpiece

“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” ~John W. Gardner
Bella’s Masterpiece

It is important to express oneself…provided the feelings are real and are taken from you own experience.
Berthe Morisot
Jenny’s Masterpiece

“The reason that art (writing, engaging, and all of it) is valuable is precisely why I can’t tell you how to do it. If there were a map, there’d be no art, because art is the act of navigating without a map.”
~Seth Godi

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December 2012 Newsletter

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“MERRY CHRISTMAS’ from the Team at The Health Retreat

The Health Retreat Newsletter December 2012

Hi,

Welcome to this festive edition of The Health Retreat Newsletter. Now is the time when you start to feel the toll of yet another hectic year behind you. And if you weigh up all your efforts; the highs and lows, triumphs and challenges, successes and losses the outcomes you reflect upon will be rewarding.  To top it off December is a stream of festive parties, crazy behaviours and overindulgence. The net result – “I need more TIME OUT”.   For this reason, the New Year without a doubt is one of the most invigorating times at The Health Retreat!

There is an added energy and buzz as everyone pledges their New Year resolutions to get fit and healthy, de-stress, lose a few kilos, continue to stay empowered and 100%.  We are there for you in 2013 and look forward to supporting and/or welcoming you or a loved one to the Health Retreat in 2013.  We pledge to support you in achieving your goals. In the meantime share the love and kindness, express your gratitude and enjoy the festivities!

Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous New Year!We would like to wish you all a wonderful time over the Christmas break, please if you are travelling drive and travel safely.

Our warmest wishes are with you all, and please know that you can contact us at any time.

 

Be happy with you,
and the world will be a wonderful exciting place to be.

Best Wishes
Francis & Carol
And the very Remarkable Health Retreat Team Team

Wisdom Tools from Salima

As we are approaching the end of the year, it is a good time to reflect on the benefits you have received by making Wisdom part of your daily life.  As we often over look the growth and the beauty developing within ourselves.  Now is also a great time to work on any stress / anxiety you are “doing” about the festive or not so festive season to come.Remind yourself – it is not the upcoming event that is causing you stress / anxiety, but instead the meaning you keep giving to those events.   After you have reduced your stress and upgraded your beliefs, now decided to be the change that is needed.   And no matter what takes place you are clear that you will not be moved from your position of being / doing the new wiser behavior – that you have decided to make part of your life.

It is good to feel good within yourself by having greater understanding and acceptance of where others are at in their personal development. 

To change your beliefs and behavior you need to:
(1) practice / imagine in your mind new ways of thinking, feeling and responding, and
(2) the other way in which we get to develop new improved responses is by experiencing stressful events that force you in the moment to apply what you have learnt.

Big Hug from Salima

Quotes from Richard

“Our life is a faint tracing
on the surface of mystery.”
~ Annie DillardWe transform symptoms into signals and ‘problems’
into creative functions.
~ Ernest Rossi 

Mind and body are both aspects of one information system.
Life is an information system. Biology is a process of information transduction.
Mind and body are two facets or two ways of
conceptualizing this single information system.
~ Ernest Rossi

Tips from Richard

You are the hero/heroine of your life story.
Learn to separate from the world,
descend into your place of power and mystery,
find the gifts and boons,
and make your life-enhancing return with
those gifts to help the world be a better place.Daily … from moment to moment
build and strengthen your observer self
your witnessing self.

 Jayana Wisdom Pearls

The Baby Elephant:
Next time you go to the circus, look at those huge elephants
that are tied by a rope to a small stump in the ground.
They are so powerful that they could drag massive weights
anywhere they want to.
But they make no attempt to escape!
Do you know why?
Because they have been conditioned ever since they tried
to get away unsuccessfully as baby elephants that…
“I can’t”…”I can’t”…”I’m not good enough!”
And therefore now, even as massively powerful adults,
they don’t even try!
They believe that any effort to change can’t possibly work,
so they don’t even try.
Always remember this key principle.You can only feel inferior if you consent to it.
You can only continue to believe “I’m not good enough!”
as you mature into adulthood, if you consent to it.

Use your new found Wisdom Model to unchain your
perception of self daily, until you know that you know
you are free from old conditioning.
Jayana xx

Tip from Jo

When setting yourself goals, remember to pat yourself
on the back for the things you have achieved
and not to focus on what you have not.
Remember that life is a journey.

Quote from Jo

Experience is not what happens to you;
it’s what you do with what happens to you.
~ Aldous Huxley

The pessimist complains about the wind;
the optimist expects it to change;
the realist adjusts the sails.
~ William Arthur Ward

Gratitude and Wellbeing 

Gratitude is strongly associated with mental and physical wellbeing. The more grateful we are the more positive thoughts and feelings we have. Grateful people are less stressed, depressed and have higher levels of wellbeing and happiness.  Being grateful and thinking healthy thoughts keeps your body and mind healthy.   So what are you waiting for?However there will be days when when we wake up and do not feel like there is much to be grateful for.  Use the exercise bellow to rediscover your inspiration and life’s challenges

1 TREAT YOURSELF
What would make you happy right now?  Maybe you cannot take a trip to the Bahamas but step outside to see the sun might be enough for now.

2 CELEBRATE THE LITTLE THINGS
Use your senses to celebrate the little things.   Enjoy the smell of flowers, see the detail in a painting, listen to the sound of the wind or relish the taste of herbal tea.

3. BREAK A HABIT EVERY DAY
Take a new route to work. Walk on the other side of the road. Try a new breakfast. Say yes instead of no!

4 BALANCE YOU THOUGHTS
If you are stuck in traffic accept the situation and enjoy the song on the radio.  If your date did not show up as planned accept that you have learnt something new.

5 GRAB YOUR CAMERA
Take a photo of things that make you happy : a funny sign, a beautiful tree, your dream home a friend or a loved one.

6 GIVE A GIFT
Think of someone you care for and what would make them happy. A phone call a card or even a flower on their desk.

7 WRITE A THANK YOU LETTER
Write a thank you note whether you intend on sending it or not.  Thank you for being a great friend or being there for me and making me smile.
By Carol Mcloughlin
Aravindha’s Paw Paw, Mango & Walnut Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 green Paw Paw, peeled and grated
  • 1 Radish, sliced thinly
  • 1 cucumber, grated
  • ¼ cup Coriander, chopped
  • ¼ cup Parsley, chopped
  • ¼ cup Thai Basil, chopped
  • ½ cup walnuts, chopped lightly
  • 2 diced Mango, slightly un-ripened
  • 1 handful bean sprouts
Method
1.     Place all ingredients, except the Mango in a bowl and mix well
2.     Add Mango last so as not to bruise it.
3.     Stir in dressing and toss lightly
4.     Serve with lime wedgesDressing

  • 2 lemons
  • 1 Lime
  • ½ cup finely chopped Coriander
  • 1 heaped teaspoon of finely grated fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • ¼ cup Chinese or Japanese White Wine Vinegar
  • ½ cup Grape Seed Oil
  • Chili, fresh to your own taste
  • Teaspoon Honey, optional
Method
1.     Put dressing ingredients in a blender and whiz for 2-3 minutes until combined.

Enjoy with love from Aravindha D’Angiolillo, Chef @ The Health Retreat
from the book  ‘Cooking Without’ by Barbara Cousins

This recipe is not only Gluten, Sugar and Dairy free but tastes great!

Ingredients

  • 170g/1⅙ cup dried dates
  • 140ml/⅔ cup water
  • 115ml/½ cup sunflower oil
  • 30g/⅓ cup ground almonds
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 3 eggs
  • 55g/⅓ cup rice flour
  • 55g/⅔ cup soya flour
  • 55g/⅓ cup corn flour (cornstarch)
  • 455g/3 cups mixed dried fruits

Method
1.   Blanched almond to decorate if desired
2.   Per heat you oven to 170°C/Gas mark 3. Line and grease a 18cm/7″ cake tin.
3.   Chop dates into small pieces and place in a pan with the water. Bring to the boil and simmer over a low heat for about 10min until the dates are soft. Allow to cool.
4.   Process or beat together dates, oil, ground almonds, spice, eggs and flours until well blended.
5.   Stir in dried fruits and mix well by hand.
6.   Pour into tin and spread evenly, bake for 30min then lower the temperature to 145°C/Gas mark 1 and bake for a further 45min.
7.   Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10min, then turn out onto a wire tray. Remove the lining paper and allow to cool. Store in the fridge and eat within 2 weeks or freeze in slices.

Notes:

ž Oil can be replaced by unsalted butter if preferred.

ž If you like you Christmas cake a little more naughty the fruit can be soaked in alcohol, this may vary the cooking time slightly depending on how well you drain the fruit.

ž For those who are a little on the nutty side, ½ cup of any nuts you like can also be added

Recipe shared by Zoe – Chef @ The Health Retreat

Rice Paper Rolls

These rice paper rolls are easy to make and are a great side, starter or finger food for guests at a party; we eat them at home for dinner too. Serve them with dipping sauce and experiment with your favourite vegetables. You could also add shredded tofu or shredded egg omelette (obviously not for vegans) for something a little different.

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Serves 4-6 as a side or starter

Ingredients
125g (4 oz) vermicelli noodles
1 cup shredded Chinese cabbage
½ cup bean sprouts
1 red capsicum (bell pepper), sliced thinly
½ cup fresh mint leaves, chopped finely
½ cup fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped finely
1 fresh red chilli
1 lime
1 ½ tbs soy sauce
1 ½ tbs sweet chilli
15-20 rice paper sheets

Dipping Sauce
½ shallot, finely diced
1 tbs mixed fresh mint and coriander (cilantro), chopped finely
1 tsp miso paste (optional)
1 tbs water
2 tbs honey
1-2 tbs soy sauce
Prepare the vermicelli according to packet instructions; insure to drain and rinse well and then chop the noodles roughly.

Method
In a large bowl combine the chopped noodles, cabbage, sprouts, capsicum, herbs and chilli with the juice of 1 lime and the soy and sweet chilli sauce.

Mix well to insure all ingredients are well combined.

Soak individual rice paper sheets in a large bowl of water until just soft; depending on the brand 15 – 30 seconds; pat dry on a clean tea towel or absorbent paper.

Arrange 2 tablespoons of the filling into the centre of the rice paper sheet. Fold in the edges and then roll up firmly. The edges should seal neatly.

Repeat; soaking and filling each sheet one at a time; for the remaining mixture.

To make the dipping sauce; combine all ingredients well.

Serve the rice paper rolls with dipping sauce when entertaining guests or enjoy at home as a light and healthy meal.

Enjoy – Kate Remedios, Chef @ The Health Retreat

Richards Link

Amy Purdy – Living Beyond Limits

Amy Purdy talks about the power of imagination.
She explains how our lives are not
determined by what happens to us,
but by the choices we make.
Imagination allows us to break down borders,
to move beyond our circumstances,
to create and constantly progress.
Click here to view

Richard’s Book List:

for the consideration of our former guests
The Biology of Belief
by Bruce H Lipton
Through the research of Dr Lipton and other leading edge scientists, stunning new discoveries have been made about the interaction between your mind and body and the processes by which cells receive information.
Read more and Click to purchase 

6 Ways to Become Enlightened

by David Arensn
  1. Accept there is no escape from yourself.
  2. Find your true identity.
  3. Consciously reduce your attachment to material comforts.
  4. Be the love you’re seeking.
  5. Stop Resisting.
  6. Create your life how your want it.
Read more, click here

If You’re Too Busy to Meditate, Read this…

People say the hardest part about meditating is finding the time to meditate.  This makes sense: who these days has time to do nothing?  It’s hard to justify.  But it’s not impossible.Meditation brings many benefits:  It refreshes us, helps us settle into what’s happening NOW, makes us WISER and GENTLER, helps us cope in a world that overloads us with information and communication, and more.  But if you’re still looking for a business case to justify spending time meditating, try this one:
Meditation makes your more productive.
HOW?  By increasing your capacity to resist distracting urges.

Click here to read more.Thank you Ryan, valued client, for recommending this article.
Sample Christmas Cards

Creating Something – Making Art

Whenever we create anything we actually create changes in our bodies, minds and spirits. These changes help us put aside our concerns and enable us to better cope with the stressors in our lives.

Scientists have noted that changes first occur in the brain, just as our stress response does. Without getting technical, the end result is that hormones and especially endorphins are released which help with relaxation, stress reduction, body repair and healing. Our bodies respond with more relaxed breathing, lower blood pressure and slower heartbeat. Furthermore as we step into a creative flow (‘the zone’) and achieve that feeling of relaxation we can foster our self esteem and generate a sense of peace.

When we are creating something we give it our full undivided attention and immerse ourselves in the process. It’s our focus on the creative process that can lift us above our problems and take us out of ourselves. It does not have to be painting or drawing. It can be dancing, playing a musical instrument, building something, writing a poem, working with clay, sewing, gardening, cooking, restoring a car, making scrapbooks, taking photographs, the list is endless. Whatever we choose it should be for pure pleasure.

Our art classes at The Retreat are designed to nurture our creative process. Art activities are kept simple using line, pattern and colour and a variety of different materials.

Ideas for Creating Something at Home

In many of our sessions we have explored the magic of ‘Zentangles’. This process uses a variety of simple patterns drawn with a black ink marker and added colour. With Christmas almost here why not make some Christmas cards for family and friends? Something handmade is treasured far more than a commercial card. All materials are found at the newsagents: thin cardboard (white or coloured), Artline 210 medium 0.6 black pen and coloured pencils.

Check out this website for some inspiring ideas – click here

Article supplied by Helga Nehrkorn, Art Teacher @ The Health Retreat
Josie’s Zentangle Masterpiece

November’s Art Selections

Zentangle’s – an easy to learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.
Micha’s Zentangle Masterpiece

Almost anyone can use Zentangle method to create beautiful images.  It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well being.  The Zentangle method is enjoyed all over this world across a wide range of skills, interests and ages.
Beatrix’s Zentangle masterpiece

We, at Zentangle.com, believe that life is an art form and that our Zentangle method is an elegant metaphor for deliberate artistry in life.

Read more Click here:
Ozzie – ‘See you in 2013″

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“HELLO’ from the Team at The Health Retreat

The Health Retreat Newsletter November 2012

Hi,

Hello from the Team at The Health Retreat.   We want to be with you every step of the way and our newsletters are a great way for us to connect with you.  So you can expect to receive regular inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful team at The Health Retreat.  We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%.

Remember this newsletter is for you, our valued client.  If you have any specific topics you would like covered in the newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please send it through to info@theretreathouse.com.au.

Best Wishes
Francis & Carol
And the Team at the Health Retreat

Quote from Salima

Definition of insanity:
thinking, feeling and doing the same thing
and expecting a different outcome. 
*   *   *
Salima’s Wisdom Tips
&
Insights:
A BIG HELLO TO ALL OUR
WISDOM WARRIORS:
For change to take place we must move beyond blaming others or making it all about us, either way nothing will change if you continue this line of thinking.  If you keep worrying about those concerns in the same way, the thinking starts to take on a life of it’s own, often spiraling into anxiety.  When you find yourself thinking … WHY? …. WHAT IF? … WHY ME? …  Ask yourself is this thinking helping you to feel better?  Answer NO!  So let’s do something different YES!    STOP, PAUSE,  TAKE A DEEP BREATHE AND ASK YOURSELF HOW CAN I APPROACH THIS IN A BETTER WAY?   Put the situation into perspective.  Try and look at the situation from the other person’s point  of view as well.  Look outside the box of limitations to find another way.

Quote & Tip from Richard

“We meet ourselves time and time again
in a thousand disguised on the path of life.”
~ Jung
*   *   *
“Sometimes you have to make the leap,
and build your wings on the way down.”
~  Kobi Yamada  *   *   *
If you do not practice the process,
don’t expect the results.
Repetition – Repetition – Repetition!
*   *   *
Believing is seeing ~ you have the power
to believe what you want to believe.
You can choose to change your beliefs.
Do that and your world will change.

Tip from Jayana

The Law of the Farm says:
If you want to grow something there are no
short cuts.   You need to pick the season,
till the soil, choose the seeds,
plant and water them, protect them from
predators, wait for the crop to grow, and then
reap the harvest, with gratitude and thankfulness.
Now that you have examined the truth of your
own life, picked the season and tilled the soil
with us at The Retreat House,
the next step symbolizes
that you need to choose the seeds…
identify your goals, now understood accurately,
realising the very next step embarks you on an
adventure with life, no guarantees;
and the realisation this knowledge opens you
to a great, expansive journey of experiencing
yourself,  and sharing what you learn with others,
like a meal we enjoy together from
the fruit of the harvest.
Bon Appetite!   Jayana xx

Quote & Tip from Jo

Caution:
If you go home and do exactly what you were doing
before you came on your retreat program,
what is going to change?
NOTHING!
So remember for things to change,
first I must change.
*   *   *
We cannot change the past.
Not from this second backwards.
The only thing about the past we can change,
is the way we are viewing it and
the meaning we have attached to it.
   *   *   *
A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

Katharine Graham
*   *   *

I’d rather regret the things I’ve done
than regret the things I haven’t done!
Aravindha’s Roasted Vegetable Salad

Recipe

Ingredients
1 Egg Plant
1 Red Capsicum
2 Zucchini
2 large hand full of English Spinach
3 cloves of crushed Garlic
3 table spoons Grape Seed Oil
3 tablespoons Virgin Olive Oil
3 tablespoons Chinese White Wine Vinegar
1 large squeezed Lemon
Fresh Herbs
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 fresh Chilli chopped finely (optional)Method
1.      Preheat oven on high 180 to 200 for 10 minutes.
2.      Cut the vegetables into large cubes and add grape seed oil.
3.      Place onto a grease proof tray then roast in hot oven for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring the vegetables at least twice.
4.      When the vegetables are nicely golden brown, roasted to your taste, remove from the oven.
5.      Place crushed garlic, olive oil, vinegar, spinach, lemon, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
6.      With a wooden spoon mix all ingredients, including fresh herbs and chilli.
7.      Place hot steaming mix into a serving tray.
8.      Now it’s ready to eat yummy yummy!!!!!

Aravindha D’Angiolillo
ENJOY!!
Kate’s Marvelous Orange Cake 

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 2 whole oranges (medium/small)
  • 5 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Honey
  • 250 grams Ground Almonds (Almond Meal)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Method

  1. Bring to the boil 2 whole oranges and boil for approx 2 hours
  2. Cut cooked oranges in quarters and remove any pips then blend in food processor or hand held blender, including skins to smooth paste.
  3. Pour in honey and blend,
  4. Blend in Eggs
  5. Remove into bowl and fold in ground almonds (almond meal) and baking powder
  6. Grease standard cake tin
  7. Bake in 180o over for approx 40 to 50 minutes.

Syrup

  • 3/4 cup of honey
  • 1 cup of orange juice
  1. Cut slices of orange and immerse into the syrup then place on the top of the cake.
  2. Heat in a pan gently until thickened and pour over cake.

Enjoy with love from Kate Remedios, Chef @ The Health Retreat

The Health Retreat

will be

open for business

during

Christmas

and

New Year

Salima’s Book List:

Molecules of Emotions, by Dr Candice Pert
For those of you who have become very excited about learning all you can about the Mind Body Connection, this is a scientific look into how emotions are held within cell.  And how through emotional release work we can change how we think and feel about past events.Click here to purchase ON SALE NOW

Richards Links

Be Here Now – in concert at the BBC
Ray LaMontagne
&
Healing With Horses – video
Natalie and Iman travel out to Silver Horse Healing Ranch
with a session of horse therapy  with Sara Fancy.
Things get a little awkward when Iman’s a natural with
horses and Natalie can’t seem to make a connection.
Sara leads Natalie through a more in-depth session,
which brings up some old wounds around her pro soccer career.

Richard’s Book List:

for the consideration of our former guests
The Element
How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
by Ken Robinson
The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion.  It is here that people feel most themselves, inspired and able to achieve at their highest levels.
Click here to purchase.

FEEL ‘FREE’AGAIN

Our program will help you walk away no longer
feeling ashamed of the past or afraid of the future.
You will feel free againQuote by:
Retreat House Team Member
Veronica Fowler

What Happens To Our Brains During Exercise
(And Why It Makes Us Happier)

Most of us are aware of what happens to the body when we exercise.  We build more muscle or more stamina.  we feel how daily activities like climbing stairs becomes easier if we exercise regularly.  When it comes to our brain and mood though, the connection is not too clear.  Leo Widrich, set out to uncover the connection between feeling happy and exercising regularly.What triggers happiness in our brain when we exercise?  

Click here to read more.Thank you Ryan, valued client, for recommending this article.
Artwork of the Month – Erin

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“HELLO” from the Team at The Health Retreat

The Health Retreat Newsletter October 2012

Hi,

Hello from the Team at The Health Retreat.   We want to be with you every step of the way and will be staying in touch.  This is the first edition of our newsletter which is a great way for us to connect with you.  So you can expect to receive regular inspiration, tips and words of wisdom from our wonderful Team at The Health Retreat.  We look forward to sharing and helping you continue to stay empowered and 100%.

If you have an specific topics you’d like covered in the newsletter or wish to share a personal story, please sent it through to info@@theretreathouse.com.au

Best Wishes
Francis & Carol
And the Team at the Health Retreat

Quote & Tip From Salima

For Change to take place we must move beyond blaming them or making it all about us, either way nothing will change if you continue this line of thinking.
*   *   *
Remember to use the 3 minutes or less technique to catch yourself in the stressful story
and then start the Upgrades.
If you find your mind stuck going around and around in the story,
these are some steps you can take before using the six step upgrade process.

Step I  –   Stop / Pause –  Stay to yourself with determination and compassion – STOP MIND,  STOP THAT THINKING NOW.
Step 2 – Take a deep breath in through the nose, then breathe out through the mouth.  Repeat this three times.
Step 3 – Now change your thinking to :
I can ……Eg.  Get through this
I must …Eg.   Look at this accurately.
I will …..Eg.  Upgrade this, so I can feel better.

Quote & Tip from Richard

“There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is.”
~ Albert Einstein
&
“Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention. e astonished.
Tell about it.”
~ Mary Oliver
*   *   *
Remember – you are always more than your thoughts and feelings,
for they are only objects within the broader awareness that you are.

Quote & Tip from Jayana

Some Wisdom Pearls:
Fact: The wisdom, the guidance, the direction, the community,
the approval that you seek outside, are all within you!
All the hardships, nightmares, and setbacks that come to you, are in fact, gifts.
They are an invitation to grow and love unconditionally.
This is the fundamental purpose of life.
*   *   *
Practice “Life’s Ups + Downs Mind balancer”
Each night share what you consider have been 5 High-points of the day and
5 Low-points of the day – with another, or write in your Journal.This allows you to practice both Appreciation and Self-observation and
gives you topics/events, perhaps gone unnoticed, to UPgrade!

Remember that little Dung Beetle of a mind can work tirelessly to rebuild old pathways if we are not busily laying down NEW neural track and showing it the Way. Practice, Practice, Practice.
Lots of Hi-5’s! Jayana

Quote & Tip from Jo

What you focus on, you get more of, so if you focus on the negative,
that’s what you will get more of.
Hence, if you focus on all that is positive in your life,
this is what you will get more of.
*   *   *
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
&
Happiness is not something ready made, it comes from your own actions
Dalai-Lama
Health Retreat Homemade Toasted Muesli

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 5 cups of Rice Puffs (Woolworths stock them)
  • 1 cup Sunflower Seeds
  • 1 cup Pepitas
  • 1 ½ cups Almonds
  • 1 ½ cups Macadamia nuts
  • ¾ cup Macadamia nut oil
  • ¾ cup honey (warmed so it is runny)
Method
  1. Combine all above ingredients in large bowl.
  2. Line deep baking tray with backing paper
  3. Cook at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes and keep turning over regularly (10 minutes) until cooked
  4. Once cold: you can add cranberries, currents and Goji Berries if desired.
ENJOY!!
Rice Noodles with Spring Vegetables & Ponzu Sauce

Rice Noodles with Spring Vegetables
and Ponzu Sauce 
Serves 2

 Ingredients
  • 300gm rice noodles (linguine shape)
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 450 gms tofu, drained and pressed (cut into thin slivers)
  • 1 medium zucchini, sliced into half moons
  • 150 grms snowpeas
  • 1 medium carrot, cut into thin strips
  • 3 tbsp green onions (green parts only, sliced)
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh corriander

Ponzu Sauce (Makes 1 cup)

  • 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon mirin (sweet rice wine)
  • 1tbs finely chopped ginger
  • 1 Tbs sesame oil
 Method

For sauce

  1. Saute ginger in sesame oil
  2. Pour in rest of ingredients & bring to a gentle simmer for a couple of minutes & turn off.

For Noodles

  1. Prepare all vegetables & tofu for a gentle stir fry
  2. Bring a pot of water on for noodles & prepare according to packet
  3. Put noodles into water & gently stir fry tofu first in sesame oil till a little golden
  4. Gently stir fry vegetables & toss through noodles, sprinkle with chopped corriander
  5. Serve Ponzu Sauce over plate or on the side.

Enjoy with love from Kate Remedios, Chef @ The Health Retreat
Getrude Chinyazu

Meet Getrude Chiyazu

At the Health Retreat we strive to help make a difference to the lives of people.  We would like to introduce you to Getrude Chiyazu our sponsor child  from Zambia through the World Vision.

Getrude is 3 years old with her 4th birthday fast approaching on 19 October and her favourite game is playing with dolls.

Our sponsorship helps provide access to basic necessities like clean water, medicines and education and helps Getrude’s community tackle their everyday problems and meet the immediate and future needs of their children.

If you wish to make a donation to help Gertrude and her community through the Mwinilunga Project emailinfo@thehealthretreat.com.au
Artwork of the Month – Mel

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