Re: YES Yoga ___ Newsletter (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:10:57 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > wow, Joyce really restricted her diet to combat pain(see attached)

It's always a matter of priorities.

Also, jalapenos are nightshades.

I do agree that fermented foods rock.  Of course.

Fungi are good, too, but she doesn't mention those.

 > Also will have a workshop yoga and wrists.

Would Heather have any interest?

 >  > Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:40:51 -0400 (EDT)
 >  > From: Joyce Anue <http://profiles.yahoo.com/joyceanue>
 >  > 
 >  > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 >  > ~~~
 >  > 
 >  > YES Yoga News
 >  > August 2013 vol 7, issue 1
 >  > 
 >  > In This Newsletter
 >  > 
 >  > In yoga, we call the physical body the anna maya kosha, or sheath of food.  
 >  > Anna
 >  >  means food. Paying attention to what we ingest and imbibe is one of the 
 >  >  single 
 >  > most important things we can do to build strong and resilient physical 
 >  > bodies.  
 >  > As the old adage goes we are what we eat...well actually, we're much more 
 >  > than that
 >  > but the physical body is not separate from that.  Some dietary changes and 
 >  > nutritional
 >  > support have helped me with  some longstanding "gut issues" I have had.  
 >  > These changes
 >  > (among them the elimination of  sugar, soy, all dairy, eggs, grains, beans, 
 >  > nightshades
 >  > and seeds) although radical, seem to help with my asana practice. The 
 >  > chronic joint
 >  > and muscle pain I have had for years, improves markedly when I am following 
 >  > this
 >  >  anti-inflammatory eating regime.
 >  > In yoga, there is a principle called mitahara,  which means the controlled 
 >  > intake
 >  > of pure food.  Mitahara is one of the most important lifestyle aspects of a 
 >  > hatha
 >  > yogi.  It seems that the more sensitive we become the more quickly and 
 >  > acutely our
 >  > body let's us know if we are ingesting something that is toxic or doesn't 
 >  > agree 
 >  > with our system.   In my dietary explorations, I have discovered the benefit 
 >  > and
 >  >  deliciousness of fermented foods like homemade sauerkraut and coconut milk 
 >  >  kefir.
 >  >  Did you know that 80% of your immunity lives in your gut?  So says local 
 >  >  author,
 >  > natural health educator and raw chef Joy Binah.  Her superfood recipe for 
 >  > goji balls
 >  > is included in this issue's recipe section  (see below) and she has two 
 >  > great workshops
 >  > this month on sprouting and fermented foods.
 >  > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 >  > ~~~
 >  > 
 >  > Coconut Balls and Fresh Melon Soup
 >  > 
 >  > These raw  Goji Coconut balltreats are always a big hit with friends and 
 >  > family.
 >  >  They contain many "super foods" and taste delicious. We learned to make 
 >  >  them from
 >  > our friend and natural health educator Joy Binah. The only trick is they 
 >  > have to
 >  >  be refrigerated to retain their shape. My husband makes these for me all 
 >  >  the time...he
 >  > learned from Joy. She  has two fantastic workshops coming up this month that 
 >  > you
 >  >  definitely  want to know about- One on fermented foods [
 >  >  http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001x1SMQVosNFnzUIcvDXrwiTcuaOirv7PzCVsWr5sIzto0IQINWtdxX7xxCCZMCdz-94TK6Bur8uo7z0ixPVWdxp1ZfzgubQjgT0cIF4Xyf4RTcAQnFVvbSiQlm3M5YD4HVWV6cx4Cuch3GHVVkZ2jmGs6txEYqETvy9rzhXWlOhPEEGV1MQ5BM6DVKgYci-llZPAD2JR7L08=
 >  >  ]
 >  > and the other on sprouting [
 >  > http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001x1SMQVosNFls-nzFNw9O__dAp1wRK0Mf_7x0qpPNep3Er7HGArdO0IBGpIJ1I5nMSpP6us-LnDZcNM5iTJReUWjUdTzfDctGG3j7tOtKbDc04ZAG8sfgJ7Kh3vooIC4ZIjX7PIor2PQhBC1tQD80z6Avy6COwVRQgFZMpccSn_oL8X8xxh2FndE0aIp8yS7SOV7nH5PYn-s=
 >  > ].
 >  > Click on these for a link to flyers with details.
 >  > I also had to include a second recipe while it's still in season. This fresh 
 >  > melon
 >  > soup that our long time friend Esther in Ukiah made for us. It is ambrosia 
 >  > too. 
 >  > I could eat this every day it's so delicious. The key is using melons when 
 >  > they 
 >  > are at their peak of ripeness. Yummeeeee.
 >  > 
 >  > Joy's  Goji Balls
 >  > 
 >  > These goji balls have an astronomical amount of nutrition. Great as a snack 
 >  > or a
 >  >  quick meal and will store in the refrigerator over a month!
 >  > 
 >  > 2 cups goji berries
 >  > 
 >  > 1 cup fresh coconut flakes
 >  > 
 >  > 1 cup hemp seeds
 >  > 
 >  > 1 cup cacao nibs
 >  > 
 >  > 1/4 cup carob powder
 >  > 
 >  > 1/3 cup coconut palm sugar
 >  > 
 >  > 1/2 cup coconut oil
 >  > 
 >  > 3/4 Tablespoon Himalayan salt
 >  > 
 >  > Take 1 1/2 cups of the goji berries and one cup of coconut flakes and 
 >  > pulverize 
 >  > in a blender, or a small food processor.
 >  > 
 >  > Melt the coconut oil over very low heat, stirring constantly.
 >  > 
 >  > Place all ingredients into a bowl.
 >  > 
 >  > Using your hands, mix until oil has saturated the entire mixture.
 >  > 
 >  > Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
 >  > 
 >  > Take a small handful of the mixture (approximately 1 Tablespoon) and roll 
 >  > into a
 >  >  ball, pressing firmly.
 >  > 
 >  > Keep your hands moist to prevent sticking.
 >  > 
 >  > Repeat this, using all the mixture.
 >  > 
 >  > Place in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour to set.
 >  > 
 >  > Melon Soup
 >  > This is a great summer treat, cooling and naturally sweet. Great for pitta 
 >  > dosha
 >  >  but go easy on the jalpeno.
 >  > You use 2-3 kinds of melon (about 1/3-1/2 each, I like a good ripe green 
 >  > honey dew
 >  > best)
 >  > 1-2 gloves garlic
 >  > small jalapeno or serrano chile minced (or a touch of cayenne pepper)
 >  > 2-3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
 >  > 2-3 Tablespoons chopped mint
 >  > 1-2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
 >  > Blend everything together in blender, cuisine art or vitamix. Serve 
 >  > chillled.