WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE TODAY SICK AND SAD? Holistic health counselor and transformational coach INGRID ARNA gets up close and personal with legendary health expert DON TOLMAN, discovering the truth about the healthcare industry and how wholefoods can help you to heal your body and live a longer, happier and a healthier life.
For those of you who don’t know Don is an author, public speaker, trainer, educator, entertainer and experimental nutritional-eating researcher. In this fun and enlightening interview Ingrid and Don discuss the importance of educating ourselves about our bodies and how to actively take care of our health. Ingrid shares her own story about adrenal fatigue and how she transformed guilt and fear and to trust the body, to slow down and to empower ourselves by integrating small but powerful rituals to get rocking health. Check out Don’s revered book, Whole Food Medicines, for a compelling, ground breaking and truthful read.
The late Earl Nightingale once said, “If George Carlin (legendary stand-up comedian) and Albert Einstein had a son, it would be Don Tolman.”
In this episode you will learn:
• to extend longevity and the secret to improving your own health by practicing one simple exercise
• Ingrid’s view on the chemical and emotional aspects of food and healing
• why we went from several diseases to over 30 000 disease in 30 years.
• why we have more cancer, diabetes, obesity and thyroid disease and what we can do about it
• how to make sure we don’t create chaos in the body
• that illness can be a symptom which is a clear signal that something is off balance and how to use the “symptom” as a way to heal your own body.
Much Bodylove,
Ingrid and the Bodylove Babe Team! X
Here is the latest in a 2 part interview I recently conducted with David Wolfe. This was super fun and there is some great info in this interview. Enjoy and leave any comments at the bottom!
Holistic health expert and Bodylove founder Ingrid Arna, interviews author and nutrition guru David Wolfe about food, mood, anti-ageing, the energy of love, the pleasure and health benefits of eating as a self love ritual, coconut oil for lots of yummy and sexy uses and his LONGEVITY NOW program. Ingrid is on a mission to empower women to get off poisonous diets forever by learning how to nourish the body with healing food to create rocking health and happiness. In this dynamic conversation, David presents powerful nutritional information so you can live the best life ever. Be sure to watch the FEEL GOOD SHOW weekly at www.mybodyloveblog.com
This is part two of THE FEEL GOOD Show series. Check out Part One Here: http://bit.ly/g5G2mo
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On my days off, I love to lounge and when lounging I love to eat healthy snacks. If your looking for great salty snack ideas check out the yummy foods for you to enjoy whilst still living healthy.
Tomorrow I will post the sweet snacks I love! Enjoy good food and put yourself in a super great mood!
• Olives
• Pickles
• Oysters
• Sardines
• Sweet Potato Chips – check out recipe below!
• Fresh lime and or lemon juice as seasoning or in a beverage
• Salted Edamame ( the green Japanese peas)
• Small amount of organic cheese or my favorite goats feta!!
• Avocardo with a dash sea salt ( creamy and salty!)
Baked Sweet Potato Chips Recipe
I love foods that are good for me including great carbs that don’t send my sugar soaring or send my body into fat storage. That is why I love sweet potato, it is low GI or low sugar and these baked chips rock. This recipe is a great alternative to regular potato chips.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: Approximately 20 minutes on 200 degrees!
Ingredients:
1 sweet potato
3 teaspoons coconut oil
1 pinch sea salt
1 pinch of cayenne pepper
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 200 degrees
Take a large sweet potato, wash and dry off.
Then peel potato length ways to remove skin.
Next, you need to use one of those larger style peelers to cut very fine round slices, so almost like a thin shave.
Place 2 teaspoons of olive oil into bowl, add a pinch of sea salt and a pinch of cayenne depending on how spicy you like your food!
Then add super thin slices of sweet potato and mix well.
Line baking tray with alfoil and spread another teaspoon of coconut oil on alfoil to avoid sticking.
Evenly place sweet potato on the tray
Bake in oven for 20 minutes, keep an eye on it because you don’t want them to burn! These chips are super fine so you should babysit and check in every 5 minutes the first time
Remove from the oven and set aside for 10 minutes or for as long as you can manage without tasting. Personally, I find it hard to wait too long
The body is magnificent and deserves praise rather than abuse. You only have one body so honor it and be grateful for the body you have, regardless of shape or size.
Your body houses your soul, so it’s important to appreciate how powerful your body is and give thanks for all that it does. So you don’t look like a supermodel. Who cares! And if you do care then let that expectation go. The truth is less than 1 % of women look that and in order to obtain the beauty in magazines hours of makeup, hair, lighting and least we not forget, airbrushing has been executed to create this so called “natural beauty”.
So back to gratitude, give thanks for what you do have. It is one of the most powerful and transformational things you can do for yourself. Notice your legs that walk, eyes that see and a powerful mind that creates!
You’re a divine woman as you are now so start with celebrating YOU. If you can give your body some love by having a lovely warm bath, a nourishing meal or chant some loving affirmations full of gratitude, you will start to feel better. Try it you have nothing to lose! Ok, so start by looking into the mirror and say this out loud or silently to yourself,
“ BODY you rock and I love you. Sorry for being such a ball breaker but you are lovely!”
So why is anger harmful to our bodies?
When we are angry with our bodies we are creating an energetic inner battle that depletes our life force. Once we can love ourselves as we are, things gradually start to blossom and flow, both physically and in all other areas of your life. Express gratitude and enter into a new groove. Choose something new about yourself daily to acknowledge and appreciate about yourself. Expand from your physical body and look at your whole body; which includes your relationships, spirituality, career, creativity and passions.
A few more mantra’s to repeat when driving, cooking, before bed or out for a walk: “ I am divine and sacred just as I am.”
“ I give thanks to my body and I appreciate all that it does for me.”
“ I am lucky to live in this amazing body!”
It’s the weekend again. Ingrid talks about her own need to take time out for herself and to listen to her body and nurture it with good rest. Don’t forget to do the same! Take time for yourself – you won’t regret it!
I love this quote a friend send to me last night, “You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.” Mary Manin Morrissey
I am person with big visions and sometimes I can tend to overwhelm myself and then fear starts to brew. By learning to take small steps, I know I am on my way to achieving my grand vision but I am creating it with achievable little steps. What I have discovered is that the fear dissipates completely, my vibe is all good and I am also taking care of myself in the process. Phew!! I am so pleased that I have finally woken up this because it has been a repetitive theme for me for a long time! So, if you feel fear that is normal but try to shift it as quickly as possible by taking off the pressure and expectation. If fear is overwhelming it usually a great sign that sometime is not in alignment with your core values. It is a sign to look deeper at what is really going on. It is a good idea to self assess our feelings and behaviors so we can clearly see where we can diminish the load. Here are some questions:
1. What is exhausting me?
2. Why do I have to do things so quickly? What would be the worst thing that could happen if I took twice or even three time as long to complete a project? (The answer will typically be well nothing bad will happen. Perhaps I might even enjoy the process more with more time for myself and those I love!)
3. How can I invite more fun into my life?
4. Where can I get more support?
5. What rituals can I set up that can give me the break I need to centre myself each day or every few days?
6. Get outside in the fresh air, go for a walk and connect with your inner self and your inner voice. Breathe in love and exhale fear. This is a great mind-body technique that I love to use!
Enjoy the ride, take small steps and the fear you feel should mostly be replaced by love, enthusiasm and excitement. Love, ING xx
Today I spent most of the day in bed resting. I am craving stillness, quiet and peace. My soul is tired and the most nurturing thing I can do is stop, allowing myself the gift of sacred space and silence. And I am having so much fun! This is the first time in my 32 years that I can truly say that feel real peace. Gone are the days that feel I must work hard to build my dream life. Today I am moving with flow and allowing life to bring what I desire to me. Being receptive and learning to receive has been a great lesson for me. My school motto “ Nothing Without Hard Work”! How very passé. I am over hard and onto gentle flow with pure focused intention and direction. It works and it is not hard at all. Finally I feel free, full of faith and trust in myself. I am walking with light step and the pace has slowed.
Of course I do believe in shamans and there healing powers and I do believe in quantum (almost immediate) healing. But it was not until I had a recent session with a guru Chinese acupuncturist that I believe in miraculous spectacular healing as much as I do now and what a blessed gift.
I have suffered from chronic period pains for two decades. That is about two and a half years lost in excruciating pain! Each month without fail I would lay in the fetal position for days, popping endless amounts of pain killer to deal with the agony. My tummy would bloat so that I looked at least four months pregnant. My work would suffer and my social life well I was confined to my apartment so that was null and void.
Last month, I awoke with the pain again and I had vowed to get rid of the pain once and for all. I went on the pill, as advised by many GP’s and although I had not been on it since I was 16, I decide to give it a go. After five days of severe nauseous I stopped taking the pill. I had to find another solution. I called one of my closest gal pals, Jackie and asked her for insight into the issue. My resolution this year was one thing only. To live in pleasure!
“Jackie this does not fit in with my pleasure vision. I don’t want this pain in my life. This is the past and it does not fit my new life. I want this healed NOW!” I explained.
We prayed together, I prayed alone and after a few conversations Jackie remembered hearing about an amazing Eastern doctor. Two weeks later I was in Dr. Ho’s office. After a lot talking for a few hours, I hopped onto the table full of hope and the process commenced. Apparently, while doing all the talking the doc is beaming you with healing light. I was warned about this so I was more than happy to talk away, (thinking beam me up doc with every word I spoke) and every now and then Dr. Ho would have a flash of spot on insight (he is no doubt physic or medical intuitive) about my past and the links to my painful period issues.
I was needled with about 60 needles from head to toe. I had needles everywhere and boy did the two behind my ears hurt! But I trusted Dr. Ho with every cell of my being. Repeatedly Dr. Ho would ask “are you ready to heal?” “YES, YES, YES, I am ready already”, I would laugh and exclaim. Bring it on Dr. Ho this girl is ready to be vibrantly well at all times!!
After five hours of Dr. Ho’s special attention I walked out of his office feeling serene peace. I had a black blotched back with all the cupping he did ( add link ) . That night I went home to chill out so I could absorb the healing process and rest in my sacred space. I gave my thanks and gratitude to the universal force and to Dr. Ho of course.
Today, I have my period. Today, I have NO PAIN!!! Today I feel so grateful, so lucky and so free as I live in a pleasure filled state even at this time of month. YEAH HAH!!!! FABULOUS!!!
For me this is a spectacular example of the magnificent power and beauty the universe has to offer us all. I have been given such a gift. This has been another confirmation for me, giving me even more reason to communicate the healing that is available to us all, if we are believe and trust in miracles.
There are many miraculous things that occur daily. Many we can’t see in the physical realm but you can be sure that energetically things are shifting and transforming as you shift your mind and call in your dreams. This healing experience was fabulous for me because it also showed up on a physical level making it easier for me to express and I suppose prove the results of energetic transformation and mind-body healing.
Dr. Ho is a super star in my eyes. The universe is a super star. We are all super stars bound for the miraculous as long as we believe it we will receive it! ☺
I don’t have to live with pain. It is not part of the divine truth of existence. It is a choice and my choice was to remove it once and for all. Now it is gone. Finally now I am free from all that contaminated me.
Ok I am off for a walk in the park because I have no pain and only love to gain! Ok what can I say I get all this rhyming thing going down when I am super charged and blissful!
I stopped by your page here on Zaadz as well as your Bodylove website and was greatly impressed. You’ve gone through tremendous depths of pain, heartache and hardship. Reading your biography, I’d say you’ve been to hell and back. But most importantly, you’ve come out clean on the other side. Rejeuvenated and filled with a sense of purpose and meaning. That’s a testament to who you are as a person and is a great credit to you. Furthermore, your company and its mission are wonderful. I agree with everything your wrote about women and the issues they face in terms of self-esteem and body acceptance. I know from my own point of view, nothing is more attractive or more enchanting than a woman who is comfortable with who she is and everything that goes into making her unique, special and rare. A woman may be outwardly beautiful in the conventional way, but it is that inner sense of poise and grace that makes her truly radiant. I really applaud you not only for everything you’ve done for yourself–which is inspiring and so impressive–but also for all you are trying to do for other women so that they too may begin to feel at home in their bodies and see themselves as the beautiful people they are. Take care and be well.
All the best,
Charlie
“I know from my own point of view, nothing is more attractive or more enchanting than a woman who is comfortable with who she is and everything that goes into making her unique, special and rare.” I love this comment, so ture, amen.
How can we expect anyone to know what we need if we don’t ask for it. Often I see myself and my friend’s battle with relationships because their needs, expectations and desires are not being met. As I have grown to understand who I am and what I want in life, I now have a deeper connection to what I deserve and what I need to have to be happy and fulfilled. Thank the lord, I have learnt to ask for what it is that I need to feel supported, loved, in balance and respected. But that learning has come with time and a sense of self – confidence that has allowed me to express my truth with compassion.
I deserve to have what I want and I won’t settle for anything less. My needs I am sure are different to yours and only you can determine what will truly bring you joy. From my business to personal relationships I am finally asking, and as a consequence setting clear parameters for myself and to others. I may not always receive what I want but I can tell you I am much more likely to get it if I ask. It’s so empowering for me to take on this new way of communicating and it has come with many tears in my personal relationships. Part relief, part releasing the old me, part re-connecting to my truth made for some of the tears. Not knowing the outcome of this new ground of unfamiliar territory was a another part of the emotional release.
Girls and women really get taught to ask for what we need and rather than ruffle feathers we suppress our desires to please others. But I want to please myself now! And NO I am not a selfish bitch! I am so over feeling guilty for knowing myself and communicating what I need. Yes it feels good, yes I feel empowered and yes I feel like a strong woman and there is NO bitch living here. Others can think what they want to, I can’t control their responses and if they dig it cool and if they don’t then that is cool too. I move on or try to work out why they have an issue so we can resolve it and move forward whilst still being true to what I needed to begin with.
Today if I need to ask my partner to caress me in a certain way to turn me on (MORE) or to please every so often, like a few times a week ?, to cook me dinner and pick up the groceries and if I need days of solitude and space then I ask for it. It’s amazing how accommodating people can be when we communicate from the heart.
Lately I have needed days on my own to just chill and be still. I have an amazing man in my life and I felt soooooo conflicted about neglecting him. But the more I neglected myself the more agitated I became. Duh, hello, of course. So I had a little battle with what to do, mediated on my feelings, and in a weepy blur decided to speak from truth. I told him, “ I love you and your splendid but I need some Ingrid time. I don’t know why I feel this way but I do. I need to take care of myself. I have been working really hard and I just need space to quieten my mind and to tune into my inner me.” As you can see I just spilled it out in one big confession!
The boyfriend was totally cool and if he wasn’t I wouldn’t be with him anyway so of course he was going to honor and respect my needs because he’s a cool, confident loving dude! Now here I am at the beach alone in my home alone, alone, alone and I love it, love it, love it! My body feels balanced and I am able to give myself what I need; love, solitude and attention from me!
This is all a very new way of being! I have only just recently started to ask for what I need and my life has changed almost instantly. I have learnt to establish boundaries and a huge weight has been lifted!! At first it was awkward and emotional. It was like all this confined pent up emotion spilled over, pent up over years of suppressing what I really want to say. The tears that flowed illustrated just how much I needed to get it out. I am convinced that if we hold emotion in our body that needs to be released it dampens the spirit and our energetic health. Asking and expressing our desires is an act of self-love! So express, speak up and ask!
I am sure that suppressing my needs was totally linked to wanting to having people like me but what I have discovered is that I like me and if other people do that is fabulous but I am not dependent on the approval of others.
So now if I feel heavy, tired, frustrated or angry, I ask myself,
1. What are you really feeling?
2. Where is this coming from?
3. What do you need? &
4. What do you really want to say?
I then role play it to make sure that I am speaking from love and not any other emotion but I do express with no veils to cover what I really feel, need or desire. What a relief!
I am finally feel free to show it all and still be accepted, appreciated and perhaps respected even more as my relationships deepen because of it. I urge you to go within to discover who you are and what you need. Then don’t forget to ask for it with love and compassion! Ask, believe and receive!
These chips are super fine so you should babysit and check in every 5 minutes the first time
