Joy’s Journey, day 9 Bikram and other ‘Insights’ for the Day!

Today I enjoyed a little more time than usual before getting out of bed. My body needed the additional rest and we had decided to do our Bikram Yoga class at noon, rather than 9 am. Luckily I looked at my cell phone around 8 am and saw a message from the owner of the yoga studio. “There are only noon classes on MWF.”

“Oh, Okay”. We quickly adjusted our mindset and our plans and decided to go to the 9 am class. Isn’t it nice to be flexible in your thinking and in your schedule?

Isn’t it terrific to be your own boss and have flex time to go and workout and do things when you want without asking for time off? or living someone else’s schedule?

I can’t even imagine having a boss other than myself. Time flexibility is important in my life and has been for decades.

So, one of the ways we enjoy our early morning time is by visualizing, meditating, journal writing and setting the stage for a powerful day. When we take the time to do those things it ALWAYS helps bring out the best that any day can offer. We always begin our days with Gratitude as well. Gratitude IS the best Attitude!

One thing we watched this morning before Bikram was Oprah Winfrey’s inspiring words. It is worth watching, I guarantee!

 

Day 9 for me (Day 2 for Dave)- doing Bikram yoga… so proud I haven’t missed a day since joining. I’m proud of myself because it takes time and lots of energy to do a 90-min. yoga workout in 105 degree heat…. and have the energy and stamina to go on and also have an impactful day helping others on our team.

Each day, like anything else, seems to get a little easier. Still hard, because doing it the RIGHT WAY is the challenge. No short cuts with Bikram and doing it correctly yields the best therapeutic benefits.

Body image….hmmmm, I have to work on this one. When I had a tight, lean body with 12-17% body fat I was proud to show my mid-section but since menopause I have been embarrassed as I literally grew a ‘men-o-pot’. I know I need to get over it and will. I have promised myself…. especially after today, as the cotton tank top that I was wearing was drenched to the core and just weighed me down.

I read in the Bikram book to stay off the scale and I think it is a good idea. But, you think I listened? I rarely weigh myself but thought with all the sweating I’d certainly drop at least a pound or two a day. Not necessarily! Day 2 I was down 2 lbs. and then today up 3. So no scale for me. I did however try on my one and only pair of jeans that I call my “tester jeans” and noticed that not only can I zip them up, they are ‘wearable’. Good sign.

My reasons to begin BIKRAM YOGA: #1 reason is Therapeutic exercise for flexibility and longevity in life. (avoid injuries and stiffness as I age)

My #2 reason is to get in ‘shape’…. both mentally and physically. Yes, this means improved focus and drive in life but I really would like to get back to my pre-menopausal size.

Yes, dropping 15 lbs. and leaning out around the belly is HIGH on my list, I won’t lie! Weight lifting, walking and tennis were not working and I have been nursing a tennis elbow, so I am hoping that Bikram will help heal that injury and prevent others.

Once again, armed with the right tools for getting the best results. Electrolytes in my cold water to sip on throughout the session, a full Quantum Relief Strip below the belly button. Those QRS are amazing as they truly do help bring energy to the places needed most in the body. Don’t know where “those places are”- no worries, the body is intelligent and will attract energy to the parts of the body needed most. Similar to Reiki energy.

 

 

 

Are you practicing Bikram or are you involved in a form of exercised that is feeding your body and your soul? If so, I’d love to hear about it. When we take care of our physical body we also fill up our ’emotional and spiritual’ body which I call the ultimate Self-Care!!!!

Sweat is FAT CRYING. I feel like I am cleaning out the old and breathing in the new. Thank God I listened to my body 10 days ago when I heard the ‘whisper’ to do Bikram Yoga.

Interested in learning about the TAVALA TRIM or Quantum Relief Strips? Go to www.TryOurSamples.com

 

Joy Edgerton

802-846-7530

joyedgerton@gmail.com

www.DaveandJoy.com

Joy’s Journey -Which Includes Bikram Yoga: Days 4 & 5

I wrote a blog yesterday explaining how I LISTENED to my intuitive ‘inner self’ and as a result am now fully engaged in a commitment to do Bikram Yoga- for at least 30 days.

Day 4

I’m not going to lie…. I am exhausted today. It’s interesting how I can go to the gym, lift weights, play tennis etc. and not have the kind of fatigue I am feeling at this moment….but I am not complaining, it is a ‘good feeling of fatigue’, not a bad one.

When I woke up today I thought if I were still body building like when I was a competitive body builder at age 30, (incidentally- that was 30 years ago) I would definitely have taken the day off.

You need a day to rest, yes? Upper body one day, lower the next or back and biceps, chest and triceps, etc. This way you have a day for recovery.

I have not found what to do to fully recover from 90 minutes of Bikram yoga, other than to take it easy, stay hydrated and eat healthy foods before repeating it all over again the following day. Heck maybe what I am experiencing- besides the dumping of and elimination of toxins is that I have not stretched my muscles, my ligaments, my arteries or my body like this in a very LONG time!!!!

Approximately 6 years ago my husband and I did P90X….. which incidentally in many ways is easier than what I am currently experiencing. Every Thursday during that 90-Day program we did 90 minutes of “Tony Horton’s yoga”. Dave called it “Yoga from HELL” as it was tough….but I have to say the benefits outweighed our dislike of that yoga routine. Bikram is far better!!!!

Having been a personal trainer I remember how much I enjoyed doing the Beach Body P90X program because all you had to do was show up and push play. I was not training anyone, I was BEING trained. If you followed the instruction with good effort and form, you get results. It was nice being trained rather than being the ‘trainer’.

The instruction is one of the best things I like about Bikram Yoga. If I can just GET THERE and follow instructions and give it my best, I will receive the benefits.

In all honesty there is no room to have a big belly or muffin top when doing any kind of exercise, but especially with yoga. The belly simply gets in the way!!!! I feel like my waist is already a little smaller in just 4 days. Could that be possible?

Day 4 ‘down’…another fantastic instructor at Queen City Bikram Yoga today! Alex was great! I am impressed.

To bed early tonight, 8 pm. I’ll apply new Quantum Strips on my arm and on my dan tien area tomorrow. I know it helps. Also I’ll add some of the TAVALA TRIM (drink that is a metabolism booster, gives you energy and focus, suppresses the appetite and helps you lose body fat!

Day 5

I actually thought of getting up and doing the 6:30 am class today but I just couldn’t get myself going. I am listening to my body. GREAT class at 9:00 am. Another great instructor, Stacie….I continue to be impressed with Queen City Bikram Yoga.

Bikram yoga is therapeutic~ there were a couple of gals there today who chose Bikram over traditional physical therapy post-injuries or accidents. Their doctors are impressed with their recovery and things that they are now capable of doing that they were told they would not be able to do again. That keeps me going. Yes, therapy…. exactly what I want. Something more than just the physical.

Sweating toxins from the body has made my mind and body clear and cleaner in thought. I am more deliberate in my thoughts and actions. I like the new shift occurring.

Five Days Straight doing Bikram Yoga. I am proud of myself! But I am most proud of myself for both ASKING and then LISTENING to what my body, mind and spirit needed!

Yes I show up each day and honestly do my best, but if I didn’t know WHY I was doing it I doubt I’d have the inner motivation or drive. In some ways it is like business….once you find your WHY or reason you want to accomplish something and connect it with your ‘sweet spot – it comes to fruition.

In the past month Dave and I have accomplished what few have accomplished with Tavala, the company that has the Quantum Relief Strips I talk about wearing on my body.

We’ve accomplished a whole new level of success and several things have opened up… and I believe there are many reasons. One reason I believe is that we now are looking outside OUR own personal success, /and what we can gain from more abundance which creates room for others growth and success.

Another thing we have begun to do is to donate a portion of all our customer sales to WEA, an organization “Women’s Earth Alliance”. I am so moved with what this organization is doing to help women (children and families as a results) all around the globe. http://womensearthalliance.org/

I’d love to hear from you if you have ASKED your own body what it needs and actually LISTENED to what you heard.

Did you like the answer or fight it like I did? We are wise and yet the wisdom of our bodies is far wiser than our minds.

Joy Edgerton

802-846-7530

joyedgerton@gmail.com

www.DaveandJoy.com

Yoga and Tavala’s Quantum Relief Strips

Is it true that the Quantum Relief Strips can help me with my YOGA PRACTICE?

I don’t know how to answer that question as everyone and every ‘body’ is different, however I will tell you that I have heard people tell me since they have been wearing the Quantum Relief Strips on a regular basis they have experienced both an inner and outer balance and more flexibility.

As for MY limited experience- and I am NOT a Yogini by any stretch of the imagination, but I recently started doing BIKRAM YOGA, based out of a physical need to rest my upper body from weight lifting and tennis and to gain more flexibility. The fact is, YOGA is therapeutic and can be a ‘healing practice’ but what was I thinking- that I wouldn’t need to use my upper body in Bikram? Very funny indeed. Every muscle and tendon in the body is worked and stretched with Bikram yoga.

You may be asking, what the heck are Quantum Relief Strips and does this relate to YOGA?

The Quantum Relief Strips (or QRS) are a topical ‘strip or patch’ made up of synthetic silk and quantum energy, that you adhere on the skin of your body, wherever you want to bring energy (quantum healing energy) to that area.

Some people wear the QRS because they are experiencing discomfort in a particular area, some people because they understand that we are all electrical beings and keeping the energy in constant flow allows us to function optimally.

The instructions are simply: Put it where it hurts!

Let’s suppose you simply want to avoid feeling tired or want a positive flow of positive energy in and throughout your body? Well, then the QRS can be used to continue the flow of positive chi which will help keep the body oxygenated as well as Chakras in balance.

The Quantum Relief Strips worn daily keep your body in ease, so you can avoid being in dis-ease and susceptible.

So, getting back to YOGA and wearing the Quantum Relief Strips. Yesterday was day 1 of me taking Bikram Yoga (HOT yoga, approximately 105 degrees) I had 1/2 of a QRS below my belly on the Dan Tien, which is the energy source in our body. Thanks to the advice of a Dr. of Oriental Medicine this is a “GO TO STOP” for the Strip.Power Strips

I also had a QRS on my elbow area where I am experiencing what they call “tennis elbow”. I have to say in a room that is 105 approximately 40% humidity….these strips (Quantum Relief Strips) adhere for days! (The older version created by the same doctor would roll off within minutes of getting wet or sweating!)

Yesterday I felt more strength and flexibility and zero discomfort in my elbow. I was wearing a Quantum Relief Strips. Today I forgot to put one on and my range of motion and level of discomfort was felt. TOMORROW I will wear a new Quantum Relief Strip both below my belly button area as well as on my elbow area. To learn more about the QRS watch this: https://youtu.be/bzlz6rwWiBo

or watch ME below TALKING about the Quantum Relief Strips…..

SILK STRIPS INFUSED WITH QUANTUM ENERGY
STIMULATES KEY PRESSURE POINTS
NATURALLY PROVIDES EFFECTIVE RELIEF
HELPS REDUCE DISCOMFORT THROUGHOUT THE BODY
BALANCES THE BODY’S ENERGY
NEXT-GEN TECHNOLOGY WITH ANCIENT WISDOM

If you’d like to learn more about the Quantum Relief Strips give us a call 802-846-7530 or email us at info@DaveandJoy.com

For those curious about Bikram Yoga: The temperature is about 105 F degrees and about 40% humidity. The room is kept at this temperature or more for the following:

  • Keeping the body from overheating (contrary to popular misconception) Protecting the muscles to allow for deeper stretching
  • Detoxing the body (open pores to let toxins out)
  • Thinning the blood to clear the circulatory system
  • Increasing heart rate for better cardiovascular workout
  • Improving strength by putting muscle tissue in optimal state for reorganization
  • Reorganize the lipids (fat) in the muscular structure

Are you interested in learning more about the Quantum Relief Strips? Email us at info@DaveandJoy.com or call us at 802-846-7530. We are looking for reps world-wide to represent/market the Tavala Quantum Relief Strips. There is an incredible opportunity for leaders on our team and all is in place.

The cost for a 28 day supply of the Quantum Relief Strips costs only $64.99 which is customer and member pricing. That is less money than an hour body work session or massage and will last 4 full weeks. Each of the Strips lasts 48 hours.

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Dave and Joy/ Global Leaders with TAVALA

802-846-7530

info@DaveandJoy.com

www.DaveandJoy.com