Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Spring Couscous
Morning Couscous with Almonds, Coconut and Honey
1 cup Israeli couscous
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 tbsp honey or agave nectar
Dash of salt
1. Toast the almonds in a skillet over medium heat for 7-9 minutes. Remove and set aside.
2. Toast couscous in a skillet over medium heat until lightly toasted.
2. Pour coconut milk in a small saucepan and heat until almost boiling, but not quite. Add toasted couscous, honey, and dash of salt and stir quickly. Cover the pot and remove from heat; let sit for 15 minutes. During this time, the couscous will absorb the liquid. Once couscous has absorbed all of the liquid, add in the roasted almonds and shredded coconut and a dash more honey to taste (depends on how sweet you like it).
Serves 4.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Southport Mind and Body Open House
Open House Introducing
Seth Anne Copley of Body Centric
and
Nina Sutton of One Smart Mother
Join Us for an Open House
on
March 25th, 2010
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m
Grab a Bite from Health in a Hurry
at
Southport Mind and Body
2551 Post Road
Southport, CT 06890
www.southportmindandbody.com
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Les Cols ( the hills)- the ups and downs
Here we are in the 3rd day of the mooove-a-thon.Today was a hilly day! Three big hills! A lot of challenges to overcome. What were your challenges today? Did you keep your goals in mind? How did you chart your daily events? Were there more blacks then reds? Did you find time for your scary color to emerge?
Each day make it a point to chart your daily events and then write about them in your journal. Plan for the next days events. Make a plan of attack ( so to speak). At the end of each week, you will begin to see a pattern. This will help you with your plan of action towards making changes. Changes for a heathier lifestyle.
Remember, my goal for you is to begin to move out the negative and unhealthy behaviors in your life- AKA CHANGE! As I stated in the previous post we are not stagnant beings. For change to occur we first need to recognize that we are ALWAYS CHANGING.
Neuroscience tells us that our sense of "self" is an illusion. That is our external labels of who we are and what we can accomplish. We/ YOU can and DO change all the time. The change depends on where we put our attention and how we value [spend] our time.
So lets talk about today's events in the Peloton. The peloton is the French word for 'ball' or what we would call a 'pack' of riders. The goal of the pack is to conserve energy as the rides 'draft' off each other. Giving each rider the opportunity to strategies for the next move towards his goal.
As each rider begins his strategy there are physiological and psychological responses that occur (flight or fight). We all have felt these responses when put in a situation where we need to take action or wait in response to a stimulus. This stimulus is perceived as a threat to our being so fear or anxiety set in which often hinders performance or best action.
What was your flight or fight response today? Did you wish to make a move toward change and felt the inertia setting in? Or were you able to make the breakaway and attack the hills? Fear and anxiety are common when we face change. We must have a plan and understand the process of change for making a lasting change- a developmental change!
Process of Change:
First Step: recognize that we are dynamic - we are always changing.
Second Step: Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses. Then ask a close friend to do the same about you. We are not always the best judge of ourselves.
Third Step: Gather your support group! Reach out to friends, colleges, family and community. Who, what and where we spend our time have tremendous influence on how we live our lives.
Therefore, to set this process in motion make your list: 1. goals 2. daily events log on calender and journal and 3. list your steps for change. Do this for the next 4days and we will reconnect on Friday.
Bon courage a tous ( good luck to all),
Seth Anne
Sunday, March 7, 2010
On y va! ( lets go)
Congrats you made it to the start line!!!!! Today with your goals at your side, the motivation for change in your heart... we are on the road!!!
Today is the TIME TRIALS. This is a personal quest. It is known as the "Race of truth"! How appropriate. As expressed by a great time trialist himself; Dave Viney:
" There are no wheels to suck, and there are no excuses – you are on your own, you are in the wind, and there is no place to hide! If you listen to the chatter at the end of the typical road race, you will hear many of the following statements: “I got boxed in”; “I didn’t know someone was off the front”; “I was driven wide in the last turn”; “Someone sat up in front of me”; “My lead out man went too early”; “My lead out man went too late”; etc., etc., etc.. There are no excuses in a time trial – you either cover the distance faster than everyone else or you lose.
For you- what was your strategy for today? How did the events of the day shape your outcome? Did you have more "blacks" than "reds" or other colors? What were your "excuses" for completing your personal time trial today? Can you minimize them in the days to come and focus on your motivation for change?
Today in the tour of Paris-Nice it was bitter cold and windy! What were your barriers and how did you handle them. Your success depends on YOU and your ability to overcome the barriers.... NOT to blame the EXTERNAL FACTORS!!!
Today is just the first of many. Learn from today and put your mind in the race for tomorrow. Tomorrow you are in the pack the "Peloton". You are now working with the mass.... how do you work with a group in your personal quest for change?
All the best! See you tomorrow.
Seth
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Pre-Game Prep!
Good Day fellow moo..vers! It has been a few days since my initial post announcing the March move- 0- thon. Now you should have the colored markers a calender and or journal.
Today begin thinking of a few short term goals. Small steps towards living a healthier life- mentally and physically.
To help you with your goal setting, I want you to travel back to last few weeks. Take out your colored markers and review the EVENTS of the past few weeks. As you begin your review, begin to label each event with the following remarks and their color code: ( we will continue to do this each week- you will begin to see a pattern).
1. I don't wish to do that anymore- BLACK
2. I did this for my health!- RED
3. I did this with family/ friends or for fun!- FAVORITE COLOR
4. I did this to learn and grow! - GREEN
5. I need to spend less time on this or delegate it- YELLOW
6. Want to TRY this!- your SCARY color.
By traveling back in time you will begin to see what you value, what energized and depletes you. But most importantly this allows you to see HOW you spend most of your time. And one of the best ways to build change into your life is to begin looking at how you value your time.
After you finish this exercise. You may see your goals more clearly. Write your goal(s) in your journal and on the calender. Seeing your goals in ink will allow you to keep true to your actions as well as see them transform.
One of the goals in this March move-a-thon is bring awareness to how static our lives can be. The same holds true for our goals. We need to keep our goals dynamic as we move throughout the challenges of life.
The move-a-thon's main mission is to help MOVE OUT the negative behaviors that keep us stagnant and dis-eased. This movement creates space and more space allows room for ............. ( you fill in the blank).
We begin tomorrow with the time trial - March 7th along with the riders of Paris- Nice. We will be racing against ourselves; testing our strengths, learning where our weakness lie and begin building our foundation for the road ahead.
"Start where you are", as Pema Chrodron stated. This is the only and best place to start a new. See you tomorrow!
Healthy Regards,
Seth Anne
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