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Hi everyone. Just wanted to give you an update on the articles I’m currently working on.

My next article will be on Gratitude and will include a meditation script which I hope to record on MP3 for your use as a morning and/ or evening meditation. I will discuss how to “thank your body” into balanced health. Sounds a little different, I know, but the mental and physical results are almost tangible. It will give you a new-found perspective on your physical body. The book I’ll be using to support the article is by Masaru Emoto called The True Power of Water. My good friend and fitness colleague, Scott Jenkins gave me the book months ago as a gift. Little did he and I know I’d be using it in a future blog.

Also in the near future, I’ll be advising you on the benefits of a vegetarian and/or vegan diet. I’ll give you some great recipes and show you how to safely shed 2-5 pounds in as little as 7-10 days– a fabulous way to kick-start into a more wholesome, conscientious diet and bestow a feeling of lightness to encourage you in your weight management goals. I’ll also present some topics on diet and nutrition that will be addressed in more detail in my upcoming book. I’m still gathering research and pulling chapters together at this point, but I hope to be looking for a publisher by years end.

In addition to all this, I’m excited to be installing a newsletter on my site very soon, allowing me to better communicate and serve my audience and students. I’m also embarking upon something I’ve toyed with for a few years: Personal Training. I’m preparing for my P.T. Certification through AFAA and will pass my exam the first weekend in May. I will then be qualified to offer a ‘hybrid’ personal training program that marries weight training with yoga and visualization. Along with nutritional support and a technique to integrate mind, body and spirit, the mix should make for a very dynamic training experience!

I’d like to offer yoga retreats to Mexico by Fall 2007. I’m putting together a tentative itinerary and daily schedule. As you can see, I’m a planner. It’s the Girl Scout in me (or just being a mother of five kids). I want to offer a retreat that will leave you begging for more … and always coming back. We could all use more beauty, relaxation and yoga in our lives, right?!

Just a note … remember, I am a certified Reiki healing practitioner. If you have healing requests, e-mail me at donna@yogasoup.net or write down your request to be given to me in class, (please include the name and what the healing is for). I will send distance healing during my daily meditation. There is no charge for this so please don’t be shy. Every bit of energy counts. I can also administer healing in private sessions by appointment only. My rates are listed in “Pages and Links” under Private Reiki Sessions.

So! Thank you for being patient with me while I pull together my articles, get my newsletter going, write a book, study, and organize a retreat! Good thing I’m a multi-tasker …

Much love to all those who have given me such encouraging feedback on my website and my yoga classes. It keeps me motivated and brings much fulfillment and joy into my life to connect with you all at this level.

Namaste,

Donna