Can you imagine the relief and happiness of the muscles if you take a break from tapping at that keyboard and tap into your energy and find balance in your body if only a few minutes. It does not even have to be yoga. You can call it a stretch, Martial arts or any name you please so long as you take good care of that body.
I admit I fell out of my green juicing habit.
Falling out of good habits is inevitable in life. Staying flawlessly on track with an unattainable goal is stuff for the athletes and superstars. I have fallen out of my health habits countless times. I have never given myself a break for it either and in hindsight, what a waste of energy. All that matters is what we do next. We stop, we regress, we back paddle in life all the time. Big deal. We simply need to get back into the rhythm. We simply have to start over, again and again and yet again. It is the perseverance mindset that comes to the rescue.
With that mindset, I found my way back into juicing recently. As usual, I am shocked how I let such a brilliant habit slip into the background of my life. One taste from my home made green juice the other day and my body felt instantly rejuvenated. It is no wonder my first Favorite Green Juicing Recipes has been the most popular post! To kick-starting the juicing habit again with a huge dose of inspiration, I made a video of my green juicing process and tips for us.
About the Video: We made the video completely unrehearsed and impromptu; I only had so many vegetables for juicing and I really wanted to make a video sharing my indelible love of green juices in order to tempt you into this habit which can bring enormous benefits to your health and your life if you only let it!
If you are going to be juicing, you need a reliable, top notch juicer, and it will be your BEST investment. I highly recommend the Green Star Elite juicer by Tribest.
For a list of recipes, see Favorite Green Juicing Recipes. I use my Omega Juicer in the video. As I mentioned, the portions vary and you have to experiment to find your own ideal combination. I provided rough portions below on what was used in the video:
First Recipe for a Simple Green Juice: ~ 3-4 medium carrots, 1 medium Beet, 1/2 yellow delicious Apple.
Second Recipe for an Advanced Green Juice: ~1-2 medium carrots, 1 medium beet, 1/2 yellow delicious Apple, 1 lemon, ginger, 1 cup parsley, 1 cup cilantro, 2 medium cucumbers, 2-3 beet leaves, 1/2 cup carrot top leaves, 1 cup baby spinach, 1/2 cup fresh dill.
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Because juicing must go on, baby! Now hurry up and join me and let’s go on the journey together!
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Whale watching in Hawaii is an experience of a lifetime.
It is just after sunset here in Maui on a glorious February evening. For the last hour, we were glued to our balcony not to watch the stunning sunset against the magnificent drop that is Hawaii. That alone should have sufficed, for the beauty which Mother Nature has bestowed upon Hawaii is abundant. But we had more. We were following the playful slapping of a young humpback whale’s tail against the surface of the big blue waters. We have witnessed it dozens of times during our short week here and yet, there is no tiring of such a sight. The sight of these gentle giants of the sea playing, breaching, and tail slapping is something to behold.
It is February and it is the height of season for humpback whales here in the Hawaiian islands, and it is this beauty alone that I believe can restore all of what winter has taken away from us in its bitter cold this year. You can watch these amazing creatures right from the shores of Kaanapali beach (among other beaches in Hawaii) as well as going on special whale watching tours. The humpback whales spend their summers in Alaska where they feed in the polar waters, and then migrate to tropical waters of Hawaii to mate and breed. You can see them there from December to May, but February is the sweetest month of all for indulging in their action and beauty!
The Pacific Whale Foundation is a superb non-profit organization with a mission to research, study, and most of all protect marine life especially whales and dolphins. They do a magnificent job. I have been to several of their whale watching tours over the years and highly recommend using them exclusively for your whale watching trips. Most of all, they speak against the despicable act of Whaling, which there are not enough ways to condemn and which still goes on, unbelievable as it may be, in some parts of the world.
You can join me in supporting their tireless efforts by becoming a Pacific Whale Member and by learning about these beautiful mammals that add so much beauty, grace, and delight to the oceans of the world.
Traveling changes your mind and expands your horizons! If you like to see the other travel stories here, check On the Road category.
Educating ourselves is the first step to better understanding and protecting anything on this planet, and this extends without an exception to the humpback whales. So learn a little about these magnificent animals and love them a lot. Even though the web is filled with heaps of information about these gentle giants, here are my Quick 10 Humpback Whale Factoids for you:
1. Whales are marine mammals. They have lungs instead of gills, hair instead of scales, and they give birth live.
2. The whales do not eat the entire time (6-8 weeks) spent in Hawaii during whale season (Dec-May).
3. The whales come to Hawaii to breed and mate. Their babies are referred to “calves”, and the Mama Whale does not let them out of her sight during their entire stay in the Hawaiian waters.
4. The male whales produce a 10-20 minute male song, the most complex vocalization in the animal kingdom, during the mating season (partially recorded on the video here.)
5. No vessel in Hawaiian waters is allowed to operate when a whale approaches to within 100 yards.
6. The weight of an adult humpback whale is around 80,000 pounds (36,000 kgs)
7. They are called the gentle giants of the sea, and pose no harm to people or other mammals despite their magnificent size.
8. The dolphins in Hawaii have been observed to “hang out” with the whales and researchers still do not know why!
9. Breaching is when the whales jump entirely out of the water, using their powerful pectoral fins, and they do it either to clean their skin, scare off prey or just to have fun!
10. Approximately 1,500 to 2,000 humpback whales visit the waters around Maui each year between December 15th and May 15th and there is no experience like watching them during their yearly visit to paradise.
All photography by Prolific Living during our February 2010 Whale Watching tour off the coast of Lahaina in Maui.
Discovering Oolong tea for me was an accident. A life changing one. One day 3 years ago, my husband fancied the tea shop’s Oolong titled “Iron Goddess of Mercy” and bought 2 ounces for fun. We both tried it and liked it fine. Then a few months later, I happened to give up espresso in my ultimate quest to go healthy! (Well, I still drink the occasional espresso) But I was not about to give up caffeine (who knows! That may be another quest at the yoga teacher training someday!). But the ideal replacement seemed obvious: Loose-leaf Oolong tea. Then I discovered the taste and equally delightful benefits of raw honey, (thanks to Natalia Rose and her Raw Detox Diet) combined with Iron Goddess of Mercy Oolong, I must say: one taste and you are hooked for life! [Read more…] about Liquid Meditation: Making the Perfect Cup of Tea
Extemporaneous Speaking will give you a second thought about becoming that professional speaker!
In the pursuit of our goals, it is inevitable that on every path, we will encounter a beast we would rather avoid. I call it a beast. In nice business language, it is called a challenge, and you may have other names for it!
No matter, it is the necessary evil in achieving the goals for which we strive. It is the thing we would rather avoid and still somehow secretly wish to be allowed to reach our target. Everyone has them. For me, it is doing strenuous abdominal training in order to develop a strong enough core to do my dream yoga poses. Or talking French to Parisians with risk of much embarrassment in order to finally someday master a language I adore. And in the pursuit of becoming a professional speaker, it is the thought of extemporaneous speaking on any given topic which I would rather avoid at any cost.
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I am Farnoosh, the founder of Prolific Living. So glad you are here. My mission is to empower you to unblock your creative genius to live your dream life.
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