everyday heroes - our wellness support in Yorkton

I attended this conference on the weekend

it was the inauguration of a biannual event honoring women in Yorkton.

The heroes in the room are all of us attending. For those days that one feels less than heroic, there is a team of women ready to help pick you up.  There are the obvious women in your inner circle who you lean on often; but at this conference the circle gets bigger as we met and got to know and learn from the presenters of the passionate and compassion help available in my area.

Some health concerns and tips I picked up on:

• Massage therapy helps cancer patients' and as well -touch- is important for our mental health!

• eat more plant-based foods, like flax seeds, chia seeds, avocado, green vegetables.  We had a discussion at my table about how tiring a lettuce salad is becoming;  so at lunch a lovely vegetable mix that was steamed slightly and just dumped into a big serving dish.  The veggies were not too soft and not too hard and crunchy.  Simple, easy to eat and each vegetable was a different colour.

• frozen fruit bought in stores is as good as fresh, blueberries are super anti-oxidants

• celery is a fantastic inflammation and digestion fighter

• Splenda for sugar replacement was not recommended and if you are diabetic or have high blood sugar it was suggested to buy Monk Fruit sugar (Bulk Barn carries it)  if you bake for Christmas  and special treats that require sugar ...use that

• Sleep Apnea was talked about from a presenter at Parkland CPAP and it is a very common health issue.  A questionnaire was on our table to fill out if we wanted to see if we were at risk  or if we showed obvious symptoms.  Sleep Apnea means apparently that you stop breathing at some point or it appears that you stop but the chest is still moving.  Anyway it was super information and they talked about the small machine and mask that they carry.

• Kung Fu demo was slow and boring but that is just me....we did learn some easy starter techniques to practice on ourselves.  Was enlightening but I am not jumping up to sign up for a class.  It does develop a great focus because in meditation you are sitting still but with Tai Chai or kung fu your focus is strengthened by the precise slow movements.  Maybe it is what I need (lol!)

There was a presenter about skin care from Prairie Beauty and an Acupuncture presentation; one for all about raw natural honey and so much more.  We all left with a nice swag bag too!

 I am going to pick up some bok choy on my next grocery store

visit and try that out.

It was a good day and the cost for this was to just show up!

......Next one is on Sept 30th.

Namaste!  We all deserve good health and the support available to

ensure we have that.

Cows don't like me

i am walking down the road with me, myself, and I

and these cows see me walking slowly along

and they take off!

Hubby says that I should stop for a minute or
two and then start walking again.  Maybe I have an
intense presence?

I'm not losing sleep over this!

Rooting In

Since my September is like a new year (as for many I am sure) and summer ends and issues get resolved or issues get started I needed something to strengthen prayer; to keep me more centered and in more control.  So.....

 I am re-studying the Chakra System.   There are 7 main chakra points in the body.  My root chakra was weak and so was my heart chakra.  I am a student of Healing Touch Energy Therapy and I have lost my way with this so I am getting on board again.

Here is my 7 chakras and what they mean to me (my interpretations) in relation to what they provide when the energy is open on each chakra......here is my wording when I want to ensure I am open.


Root Chakra
(this is at the base of the spine)
it means that I feel I belong, I am safe and I am
enough  I am financially secure.  I am strongly connected
to my family and I love all my material possessions!

Sacral Chakra
(this is your reproductive area above the
pubic bone)
I am a sensuous woman and I enjoy my intimacy with
people who honour me.  I am creative and my creativity
is worthwhile.

Personal Power Chakra
(this chakra is under the breast bone in the abdominal section)
I have confidence and make decisions easily.
I communicate and am heard.

Heart Chakra
(this is where your heart is which is below the throat and above the breast or breast bone area)
I am full of gratitude and love.
I wish myself and others well, without feeling sorry for anyone.
I am lovingly accepting myself for who I am.

Throat Chakra
(this is at the throat area)
I speak the truth.  I enjoy my self-expression
I listen and I am heard.

Third Eye Chakra
(this is between the eyebrows)
I trust my intuition.  I am a discerning person.

Crown Chakra
(this is the top of your head or crown area)
I am connected to source
I believe and am connected to a higher being. (for me I am
connected to God as my higher being)

There it is!  These are all the 7 chakras and how I am when these energy centres are opened.  When they shut down or, I should say,  if one or two are shutdown, it is extremely helpful to know which ones and to understand this energy system called Chakras.  I am happy to get back to this energy body system and keep my root and heart chakra stronger.  Carol Tuttle is my favorite woman on the internet who lives and dresses and provides life skills in her programs LivingYourTruth/DressingYourTruth. 

How you may ask if you are still reading this? do you open these energy chakras?  Here is a video to explain how you can do it.  It's easy....

neck meditating

slowed down today

checking out my neck

working on meditating

to ensure relaxation is available

this is my favourite window to sit by

it faces south and it's in my creative room (love)!

Doctor prescribed bedtime med to help relax

the tightness in my neck.  Try it for 30 days he says,

I've lasted for 11 days and tucked the bottle away for now.

It helped moderately which is pretty good.

I have overstretched and injured the muscle(s) somewhere

in my neck many many moons ago, tends to get 

so so so tight and then it tightens up my shoulder muscles

and bam!  I got problems.

feels so much better today

my beachbody workouts are helping strengthen

my shoulder and pecs but the danger is

keeping the weights too heavy (only 1 pounders right now)

just an issue that has slowed me down alot

in my life

wrote a prayer this morning so I can be assisted in

keeping my neck muscles relaxed

that's my nit and grit complaint today

being aware of it and having support from my

doctor and therapists helps.

yoga class tommorrow will help it even more

any peeves of grief in your body

that keeps coming  back?

when it's quiet

sometimes I feel lonely, even though i have so much

 that is when I open up my writing book and start to write about.."poor me" because 

the journal is only read by me and it gets these thoughts out of my head and onto 

the page.  So now I can look at my thoughts!

I have spent these last several months stepping forward with everything new

I have not been looking back too much as "I am not going that way"!

the new perspectives are delightful !

I am enough!

May 15 horse meditation

 Thunder and Ben are taking us on a morning ride
This is the black colt's first ride off our property
Soon she will be handed back to their owners
Ben and I are riding to support her

 beautiful morning and newly cultivated land to place their hooves into.
 Nice and soft for their feet.

there she is taking Mantracker for a ride
very minimal "shenanigans" from Thunder and
Ben and I rode behind and beside them.
This was my first long ride this year and I am calling that my morning
meditation!

my blog page MEDITATE

"keep calm and carry on"


"Omnia"

since I am in the 30 day meditation challenge

i have created another header page above called "Meditate" just for your information.

day 12

this is day 12 of my Mala Meditation

i am so amazed at the power of

this meditation

each day i meditate with a different mantra

and I use these Mala beads, there are 108 sandalwood beads

on this bracelet,

for $5.24 I got these off of Amazon and they

come from Tibet via Singapore via HongKong

and in 2 weeks they arrived (just yesterday)

 the number of beads, which is 108, is for the mantras;

each time you say your mantra during meditation you move to the next

bead until you get to the end of the necklace.  You can wrap the beads around\

your wrist and wear as a bracelet too.

i moved my meditation cushion upstairs by the gas fire

place, very cozy and calming during this arctic weather.

a powerful mantra for me was "Sabbe Satta Sukhi Hontu" that is the Puli version meaning "May all beings be well and happy" . Once I said this  outloud or quietly to myself (either way works), 108 times, I was and am moved.

this is a surprising moving calming addition to my daily life and i

cannot believe how impactful meditation is when you can find a way

to let all those "sticky notes"  float away, on my to do list and scoot them away a few minutes each day.

May all beings be well.  May all beings be happy.  May all beings

be free from suffering.

"Sabbe Satta Sukhi Hontu"