In my last newsletter, I promised you a few tips on some of my favorite summertime herbs, so here goes...

Tarragon is known in French cuisine as the “King of Herbs.” Which is no surprise considering its edible leaves and flowers can really kick up the flavor in chicken, salads and other dishes with a distinctive mild licorice taste.

While it’s spicing up your supper this herb is also aiding your body’s digestion and detoxification processes. Tarragon promotes bile production in the liver, which in turn speeds up the body’s ability to eliminate toxins.

Another cool Tarragon tip… Because of its sedative properties, tarragon tea makes it the perfect bedtime drink for insomniacs. Just pour one cup of boiling water over one tablespoon of dried leaves. Let it stand for 10 minutes and enjoy.

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Bliss Guides are all about helping you play and lighten up a little. So here are a few tips to help you connect with your own playful spirit...

✰ Buy a coloring book and color
✰ Don’t just walk or run… skip
✰ Play a video game, board game or cards
✰ Go roller blading, sledding, or skin boarding
✰ Play with pets or kids
✰ Skip stones ton the water
✰ Go to a craft store or hobby shop
✰ Bake cookies (and no calorie counting!)
✰ Go fly a kite ~ literally

For more fun tips, join me tomorrow night at The Red Tent. Call 561-865-5791 to register.

For more information, click HERE.
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Is your life way too serious lately? Are you stressed out, overworked, out of balance?

Then it's time to bring a little fun back into your life with the help of your Bliss Guides!

Your Bliss Guides are playful, joyful, loving beings whose job is to remind you that life is beautiful, blissful and a heck of a lot of fun. These fun-loving Guides help you lighten up when you’re too tense or you start to take your human drama way too seriously.

The role of your Bliss Guides may at first seem trivial, but in reality they’re a vital part of your spiritual equilibrium. These Guides balance your emotions and help keep the blues at bay. They teach you to embrace the inherent goodness in this world and in yourself.

Bliss Guides help ease worry, stress and fear by encouraging you to laugh, even at yourself. They remind you that life is more than just a struggle, and help you focus on the good stuff ~ because where your attention goes, so goes your life.

So make a date with your Bliss Guides this Thursday, July 22nd at The Red Tent in Delray Beach. This workshop will include a meditation to meet and heal your inner child and a fun "Bliss Guide Stop & Go Spirit Game" full of tips to help you live you blissful life today.

Call 561-865-5791 to register, or click HERE to learn more.
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Meat-Free Me 07/09/2010
 
Well, I did it! I went 30 days without meat and I didn’t die of protein deficiency. So now that I’ve met my 30-day challenge, you may be asking, “What next, Michele? Are you a full-fledged vegetarian?”

The truth is… I don’t really know what I am.

But I will say that as a result of this little experiment, I’m much more aware of what I’m eating and how it makes me feel ~ physically, mentally and spiritually.

And, truth be told, I feel pretty damn good. I even think my taste buds are more alive!

In the interest of full disclosure, I have to tell you I never did give up seafood (hey, a girl’s gotta know her limits). But even that was limited to about once or twice a week.

For the most part, my diet consisted of veggies, fruits, healthy carbs, lots (and lots) of beans and a surprisingly tasty assortment of "tofuish" meat substitutes.

And yes, I actually lost a few pounds. Although I think that probably had more to do with my newfound awareness of my body's needs than the elimination of pork, beef and chicken from my diet.

I won’t lie and tell you that there weren’t times that I looked longingly at a juicy steak or coveted my husband’s chicken tacos as I sullenly ate my beans and cheese.

I’m not gonna say that the smell of bacon doesn’t still turn me on, or that if someone offered me a delicious cheeseburger I wouldn’t be tempted.   

So I can’t tell you with 100% certainty that all tasty farm animals are safe from me from now on. The truth is, I’m just planning to listen to my body and to honor it in whatever way feels right in that moment.  

But one thing I can tell you is that I’m not craving meat right now. I don’t NEED meat the way I thought I would at the end of this 30 days. And that’s a great start, or finish, depending on your outlook.
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I've decided to live the next month like a Goddess. Evey decision I make will be preceded by the question, "If I was a Goddess, what would I do?"

Living like a Goddess means different things to each of us. It's as varied as our tastes in men or shoes.

Bottom line... it doesn't matter if you aspire to be the irresistible Aphrodite or the nurturing Demeter, there's a Goddess for everyone.

All you have to do is welcome her. Be her eyes and ears in the world. Bring her pleasure and honor her silly side  just as you honor her sacredness. Welcome her into your heart and your life.

Join me this month ladies, in treating yourself like the Goddess you are  Rand the woman you're becoming every day! Remember to ask "What would Goddess Do?"
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