Here are a few tricks I use to stay cool!

Energy Trick

There are energy lines that run to your stomach where heat can get trapped in the body. These lines run up the upper back from the mid-shoulders to the neck. Place a cold towel there and breathe through your mouth to let yourself cool off and breathe out the heat!

Ayurvedic Trick

In ayurveda, you are looked at as having dominant energies in your body called dosha energies. Kapha, Pitta, and Vatta are the doshas. If you are unfamiliar with your dosha types, go to my other site, Holistic Hometown and take the ayurvedic profile at http://www.holistichometown.com/resources/tools.ph p. Once you've taken the profile, here is a trick by dosha to cool off:

Ayurvedic Tea with Ginger. To 6 ounces of warm water add: a) Vatta: 1/2 tsp. ginger with cane sugar b) Pitta: 1/2 tsp. ginger with sucanat or rock sugar c) Kapha: 1/2 tsp. ginger with honey

Also, refrain from eating spicy food in the heat as it can overheat your system and actually, refrain from cold drinks, especially with meals, because they can force your body to work to calm itself again after the shock of the cold. And, as those who work with me know already, drinking anything - especially something cold- with meals dilutes digestion causing constipation, weight gain, reflux and other challenges so try to drink at least 30 minutes prior to or 2-4 hours after your meals instead.

Hope that helps! Stay cool!

This fall, please join me in the first of a series of shamanic courses and learn about:

• the power of the shamanic journey
• how shapeshifting can change you and your world
• the power of intention and integrity
• and much more!

Power, from a shamanic perspective, may be viewed as the amount of and way we hold our life/soul's energy and how we use it in our daily lives. Everything we do comes down to a choice of how we use this energy. How we interact with those we love, and those we don't feel love for. How we make decisions or don't make decisions. How we allow or don't allow others to treat us and those we love. Each time there is an action or lack of action we are choosing how we use our energy. Think back on the last time you wavered for a while before you made a decision. It probably felt exhausting as you wrestled with your energy and like a relief once you made the decision.

How many of you have thought of and/or tried a cleanse? If you have, you know how confusing the products and belief systems are that are out there. From fasting to using cleansing products, the options are endless, but what does cleansing mean for you? That is what this article is about.

Diet Types: Dairy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients: 14 ounce can garbanzo beans; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup flax seed (ground or whole); 2 teaspoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 large clove garlic; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon Cumin; dash of cayenne pepper and black pepper; 4 10 inch tortilla shells (I prefer Eziekiel Brand Sprouted Tortillas found in the freezer section); 1 cup coarsely grated cucumber, drained on paper towel; 2 roma tomatoes, diced; alfalfa sprouts as desired

Instructions: To make hummus: In a blender or food processor, blend together the garbanzo beans, water, flax seed, olive oil, Sesame Oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, Cumin, cayenne and pepper until it reaches a creamy light texture. Lay tortillas flat on counter. Divide hummus equally onto each tortilla (approximately 1/3 cup each). Spread to within 1/2 inch of edge. Lay 1/4 cup cucumber down center of each tortilla. Top each with a quarter of diced tomato. Pinch off desired amount of alfalfa sprouts, lay on top. Sprinkle with pepper. Roll up, tucking in one end and kepping the other end open. Serve with olives, marinated peppers or hot pepper sauce, if desired.

ENJOY!!!

This months quotes are on the topic of Opportunity! Enjoy!

Albert Einstein

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Francois Bacon

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Orison Swett Marden

Opportunities? They are all around us, there is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.

J. Chinese Proverb

Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself.

Anonymous

Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.;)