Our New Tavala Customer Orders Help Us Donate to Wea Each Month

By workwithdaveandjoy | October 23, 2017 - 3:27 pm |October 23, 2017 Alert, Build with TAVALA, Dave and Joy, helping women in Nigeria, Network Marketing, Network Marketing for Women, Tavala, Tavala Opportunity, WEA, why we donate to WEA, Women's Earth Alliance, Work From Home, work with Dave and Joy, work with Dave and Joy, www.DaveandJoy

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Each month we donate 5% of all our new Tavala customer orders to Wea, Women’s Earth Alliance. Our customer base is growing with TAVALA (www.DaveandJoy.com) and we appreciate both our customers AND also the opportunity to have a monthly donation from that revenue.

Also our customers feel great that their order helps people and projects in need.

Our donation today was ‘ear marked’ for the “Clean CookStove” project in Nigeria.

I spent a summer in Nigeria in 1975 and lived with a host family (Chief and his family, whom I am still in touch with and friends today!) so this project truly hit home as I remember the women in the market place and on the streets preparing foods for their families and communities, as well as to sell in the market.

WEA’s motto:

When women thrive, communities and the Earth thrive. This is one of our core beliefs here at WEA because we’ve seen it to be true.

#WEA‘s partnership with WISE Nigeria aims to improve health and safety of women and reduce deforestation by training women entrepreneurs to promote and sell life-saving clean cookstoves as an alternative to traditional stoves. The work these women are doing in their communities is becoming more and more important! According to a recent report by Sustainable Energy for All “more that 70% of Nigerians use wood as their main cooking fuel, stoking deforestation.”

Reliance upon poorly ventilated cooking stoves and wood burning fuel has impacts on both human and environmental health. Without “bold market-based strategies” and significantly more international and domestic investment, “the millions of women and children who suffer and die every year from dirty cooking fuels will not diminish.”

Countless studies point to the adoption of affordable, effective, and durable clean cooking technologies as a key influencer on our planet. WEA works in Nigeria with women-led NGO, WISE, to train women in clean cookstoves entrepreneurship and to build a replicable training model for other regions. Around 93,000 people die each year of smoke-related illnesses in Nigeria, and globally 3 billion people cook over open fires, producing 2-5% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Shifting to clean cookstoves reduces emissions while also protecting women’s health.

The training participants (in teams of two) have returned to their communities, equipped with new skills and seed grants to launch clean energy initiatives based on their business plans. They’ve hit the ground running – hosting outreach events to demonstrate the benefits of cookstoves and to motivate community members to purchase this life-saving solution. To learn more click on the link below.

http://womensearthalliance.org/updates/wise-clean-cookstoves-training-update-clean-cookstoves-women-entrepreneurs/

Dave and Joy/Global Leaders with TAVALA

802-846-7530

info@DaveandJoy.com

www.DaveandJoy.com

If you are looking to purchase any of our products for health and wellness go to www.DaveandJoy.com

Your customer orders will help this amazing organization!

September customers: Thank you! We rounded up the amount and donated, with a happy heart, $100 towards this organization.

Remembering Why I Started…. Joy’s Journey with Bikram Yoga and Beyond!

By workwithdaveandjoy | September 8, 2017 - 10:03 am |September 8, 2017 Alert, ALERT, Balance the Body, Bikram Yoga, burn fat, Dr. Min Soo Kim, Increase Energy, Increase Focus, Leadership in Network Marketing, Power Strips, PowerStrips, Quantum Energy, Quantum Relief Strip, Quantum Relief Strips, Quantum Relief Strips and now Tavala bru, Queen City Bikram Yoga, Tavala, Tavala Quantum Relief, Tavala Trim, Transformational Life Coaching, Work From Home, work with Dave and Joy, work with Dave and Joy, www.DaveandJoy

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I don’t know about you but I must thrive on goals. I don’t know if that is normal but most of my life it seems like I am setting goals- planning the execution (usually creatively) and then hopefully remembering to celebrate when I actually attain them.

Sometimes in the past I have built up to attainment and then when I reach it there is a let down….or I forgot to actually ‘champion myself in attaining whatever goal I set out to attain’.

Has that ever happened to you? Always striving to arrive and not really enjoying the process ?

In mid-August I decided to slow down and enjoy each and every day in a new and different way. Since yesterday is the past and tomorrow is the future, enjoy TODAY for it really is the “PRESENT”….and today is all we have.

Recently I began Bikram Yoga. When I joined it was with an intro of 30 days for $30….. meaning you can take a class each and every day for 30 days. BAM! I don’t know when I created the goal to do Bikram 30 days in a row, but it has become my goal.

Funny thing is a month ago I never would have expected to do yoga EVER….and now here I am. What happened?

Our bodies create opportunities to have things show up if only we listen. My right elbow was my guide here as it became painful to play tennis and lift weights so I went ‘inward’ and asked my body & soul what it needed and I heard LOUD AND CLEAR, Bikram Yoga. ???? Really???? (By the way, without a sore elbow I can almost guarantee I never would have choose yoga.)

I could have fought it, however at age 60 I am old and wise enough to act when I hear that ‘special whisper’. I admit that sometimes in my life I have ignored that inner voice….and it took a lot longer to get where I wanted to go with the detour. Not good or bad, just a longer journey.

Several people who know me well have asked what changed where now I not only wear yoga clothes as I always have, but actually I am now DOING Yoga? Why did I begin and why am I driven?

Each and every day I wake up and remind myself why I started. Like most 12-Step programs…. one day at a time.

So 20 days ago I look at myself in the mirror. I didn’t cry but I also wasn’t totally excited with the woman looking back at me in the mirror.

I have always been healthy, strong and lean but the lady in the mirror looking back at me looked different. Confidence was missing in her eyes! So I talked to her and heard some reasons why I ought to consider the shift and why Bikram Yoga would be good for ‘her’, aka ME. Although I have gracefully embraced my age, I have not embraced my body since menopause.

The most driving reason I am doing Bikram Yoga is I want to be healthy/flexible and have a healthy longevity. I have a family I love, that include grandchildren and I want to be vibrant and healthy so I can see them grow up and can be a part of their world- and their children’s world. I’m in a loving marriage and want to be healthy together til our last breath.

Yes, perhaps across the board I am healthier than most women my age, but it still doesn’t mean anything unless you are happy with how you LOOK and FEEL!

I see my parents and in-laws age and although they are vibrant in their own way in their mid to late 80s…. I personally want to be able to travel and explore and have the strength and health to do so well into my 90’s, if I choose.

Much of my life I have concentrated on my physical body and my physical health- perhaps spurred on by body building at age 30. (Once again, another goal…can I do it and win after giving birth to 2 children 4 and 5 years prior? I needed to prove to myself that I could! Much like with 30-Days of Bikram Yoga)

Ahhh, the ultimate shape and size….body fat, etc. OK, so I proved that I could reach a lean (unhealthy I may add) 8.5% body fat and win my category in a Body Building competition but that didn’t make me any happier. In fact there was such a let down after that experience that I still can’t shake to this day.

Fast forward 30 years and the health I am seeking today is more well-rounded. Not just the physical beauty aspect of what one sees in the mirror, but the soul-spirit connection. Although some people think going to a zen yoga class that is gentle with spiritual music may feed my soul better, right now the challenge (mentally and physically) of Bikram Yoga is where I am at and fuels the challenge!)

Ultimately I want to love, appreciate and enjoy who I am in the world. Don’t we all? Since making ‘MY SELF CARE’ a priority it has shifted into other areas of my life. Hallelujah!

Yes, without question part of the transformation is still the PHYSICAL BODY and one ‘must do’ is melting my men-o-pot (belly fat) so that I am a healthier and lean post menopausal woman. Belly fat is toxic, unattractive and honestly, very difficult to have when trying to do yoga poses. (no kidding!!!) Not to mention, clothes just don’t fit the same when your belly is large.

CAREER & LIFE

Working with TAVALA is very gratifying on many levels. I enjoy mentoring other people who want to improve their lives either with their health (which includes WEIGHT LOSS with Tavala TRIM, or being PAIN-FREE and have vibrant energy with the Tavala Quantum Relief Strips!) Learn more here: www.DaveandJoy.com

TAVALA for Wealth Building and Fueling Dreams!

I know that having additional income in all households offers additional options, no matter the current level of wealth. It’s about a shift in consciousness with abundant thinking….not just MONEY! When we have abundant thoughts we think beyond ourselves…which led Dave and I to discover an amazing organization that is doing great things throughout the world, for women. (And when women are empowered, face it, families and communities are empowered!)

We recently partnered with an organization called WEA, Women’s Earth Alliance http://womensearthalliance.org/ and are donating 5% of our customer sales to their organization each month. This includes any of the products off our website, www.DaveandJoy.com or even through our sampling site, www.TryOurSamples.com. It may not sound like a lot of money, but in time, we hope it will add up to being able to make a difference in the lives of many.

So there you go… today is Day 19 doing Bikram. I am actually looking forward to my ‘practice today’. Will it be perfect? YES and NO. Yes for ME, as I’ll do my best, and that is all they ask at Bikram. If you can do it – DO IT, and if not, at least do what you can… but do it ‘the right way’.

I doubt the majority of my poses today will actually look like those in a Bikram book- but this is OK. Today is another day, another opportunity for self-care and self-love. By filling MY CUP daily I am in a great position to help others in my life and beyond.

So what is YOUR goal? Your STORY? Mine is ever-changing and I like the changes. It’s all about today and eventually tomorrow, but I leave my story from yesterday at the door. Life Coaching taught me that!

If you are inspired to share your journey or how you may be able to relate, let me know. I’d love to hear. If you have ever set a goal similar that seemed insurmountable like 30-Days of Bikram Yoga is for me, please share.

If you are looking for a way to become the better version of you in the HERE & NOW, perhaps I can offer guidance. I am a Transformational Life Coach although I don’t ‘practice’ that, rather I incorporate it in my life and in my Tavala business.

Joy Edgerton/ Transformational Life Coach/Busines Coach

802-846-7530

joyedgerton@gmail.com

www.DaveandJoy.com

Every TAVALA ‘Customer’ who Purchases with US Helps Women’s Earth Alliance

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WHY BUY YOUR TAVALA PRODUCTS THROUGH www.DAVEANDJOY.com?

Imagine every 1st time purchase you make for products you are already buying from Tavala, through our website, www.DaveandJoy.com helps WEA, Women’s Earth Alliance! That’s right. We are creating an alliance that helps fund great programs that WEA is already doing around the world.

We’ll offer a percentage of each and every customer purchase you make from our Tavala website to Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) because we believe contribution in the world is important. We are fortunate to be in a position to creatively contribute and this organization truly touches my heart. Stay tuned to other ways we will advocate for WEA.

Perhaps this is spurred on because I am a woman entrepreneur and many participants in this program are also women entrepreneurs. This program EMPOWERS women with programs and educational programs. They “teach’ the women how to “fish” (so to speak) rather than simply donate dollars for programs. I believe when you empower women you help the women, but also their children and families!

Sharing is Caring!

Invest in women. Unlock the future.

Your purchase, large or small, will help women leaders worldwide protect our environment and communities from the inside out.

What WEA Does:

WEA equips women with the skills and tools they need to protect our earth and strengthen communities from the inside out. They work with local leaders who build up other leaders. In some of the most threatened places on earth, WEA partners are:

Saving indigenous seeds
Selling clean cookstoves
Launching sustainable farms
Providing safe water
Protecting land rights
and much more.

How Does WEA Do It? :

With local leadership guiding each WEA project, they design capacity-building training where women access skills and tools in appropriate technology, entrepreneurship, and advocacy. They gain seed funding, mentorship, and a global alliance.

With these resources in hand, participants go on to launch their own environmental projects and teach others to do the same. Not only are lands healing but women and their families are healing too. Read about WEA’s growing impact around the world.

So, if you are moved to help women around the world, your Tavala order will help. You’ll be a part of the change needed in the world and it costs you nothing. Much like with Amazon – by choosing Amazon Smile they’ll donate a tiny percentage of your purchase to your charity of choice. (By shopping at smile.amazon.com instead of plain old amazon.com, 0.5 percent of the value of their purchases will be donated. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2013/11/07/amazon-charity-site-philanthropic-charities/)

(To support WEA through Amazon choose smile.amazon.com to have your % go to Earth Island Institute, which is the fiscal ‘arm’ of WEA.)

I can’t wait to share the amazing projects we help WEA support over the next months and years. If you’d like to chat about working together I’d love to hear from you. joyedgerton@gmail.com

We’d like to thank you in advance for your support. Simply visit www.DaveandJoy.com and place your order for any of the TAVALA products. (Trim. Control, Bru, Alert, Snooze or Quantum Relief Strips.)

We’d also would love to hear from you if you are moved by what Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) is doing in the world. Be a part of the Change that is needed in the world! Be an agent of change! Check out what WEA is all about and how YOU can make a contribution or difference. http://womensearthalliance.org/

Dave & Joy/ 802-846-7530 / info@DaveandJoy.com/ www.DaveandJoy.com

If you are an entrepreneur and would like to collaborate together I’d love to chat. Perhaps you are with another network marketing company and would like to do something similar, or perhaps together we create an awareness around programs that matter to you. Women coming together is collective power.

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