Our second annual 'Train the Trainer' event has been on going for the month of October (Breast Cancer Awareness month) at the Personal Training Institute facilities.
The idea is to kick the butt of your trainer for a donation! Revenge is sweet! Huntington Bay texted (we are so modern) in their total of $1200.
Thank you so much Christina Zito (Mgr) and her couragous staff! This money is earmarked for the wellness weekends - Huntington Bay sponsored four cancer survivors/patients to our new wellness weekends with this collection.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts - you rock!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Kick Cancer's Butt
So Debbie's at it again googling galore, there is much to be said for googling! Debbie came across the Kick Cancer's Butt web site and immediately had to contact them. Can we get Strength for Life information in your beautiful organizer?
Shameless, I think not - (we have been down this shameless path in previous blogs).
KCB is dedicated to providing strength and financial support for selected cancer programs and research. Georgia Cancer Foundation was chosen as the recipient of one event due to their extensive programs addressing all cancer throughout the state of Georgia.
You never know when Strength for Life will have it's Georgia chapter, Tia make room on your schedule for us!
Letting everyone know that the KCB Survivor Organizer is finally online and for sale. A great gift and a must have for anyone diagnosed with cancer. These can be personalized, they are found on top of the page, visit the web at:
http://www.myspace.com/kickcancersbutt
Shameless, I think not - (we have been down this shameless path in previous blogs).
KCB is dedicated to providing strength and financial support for selected cancer programs and research. Georgia Cancer Foundation was chosen as the recipient of one event due to their extensive programs addressing all cancer throughout the state of Georgia.
You never know when Strength for Life will have it's Georgia chapter, Tia make room on your schedule for us!
Letting everyone know that the KCB Survivor Organizer is finally online and for sale. A great gift and a must have for anyone diagnosed with cancer. These can be personalized, they are found on top of the page, visit the web at:
http://www.myspace.com/kickcancersbutt
Sunday, October 25, 2009
NAVEL EXPO - November 1, 2009
Come visit us at the Navel Expo at the Huntington Hilton on Sunday, November 1st from 9am - 9pm. Thank you, Alex Lubarsky for confirming our spot at the Navel Expo.
N - nutrition
A - aesthetics
V - vitality
E - efficacy
L - life
The day promises inspiration and education to be your best! Control you life!
51 - Yes FIFTY - ONE brilliant lectures, so you must be prepared to make educated choices where you will spend your time - or bring a buddy and split up! I can not begin to cover the span of these topics but they do have one common thread - your body.
For a complete list of speakers (including our own Jess Swanson, Director of Training and Development at Personal Training Institute) visit:
http://www.navelexpo.com/expo1.php
Dr. Linchintz on Cancer and Integrative Therapies at 11 am &
Chris Calapai, DO on Heavy Metal Toxicity at 4 pm are on my wish list.
So, who wants to cover the Strength for Life table for these shifts?
N - nutrition
A - aesthetics
V - vitality
E - efficacy
L - life
The day promises inspiration and education to be your best! Control you life!
51 - Yes FIFTY - ONE brilliant lectures, so you must be prepared to make educated choices where you will spend your time - or bring a buddy and split up! I can not begin to cover the span of these topics but they do have one common thread - your body.
For a complete list of speakers (including our own Jess Swanson, Director of Training and Development at Personal Training Institute) visit:
http://www.navelexpo.com/expo1.php
Dr. Linchintz on Cancer and Integrative Therapies at 11 am &
Chris Calapai, DO on Heavy Metal Toxicity at 4 pm are on my wish list.
So, who wants to cover the Strength for Life table for these shifts?
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Goals and Winning!
"The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them."
Denis Waitley
You might have picked up on my preoccupation with goals in older blogs. I believe they are essential to achievements. As a personal trainer I use the good ol' January 1st date to ask my clients to think about a fitness goal for the year. This can be as simple as walking 30 minutes three times a week to competing in a triathalon. I am guilty of embracing the 'baby step' theory to achieve these goals. I suspect that is because it works best for me.
I had a client who wanted to lose 30 lbs for her son's Bar Mitzvah in six months. Let's break it down - that is 1.15 lbs a week; which means 4025 calorie deficit a week (3500 calories = 1 lb) which is 575 a day; cut out 250 calories a day - (you can easily see that being two slices of bread, two cookies, a second serving) and add 325 calories expenditure in exercise - 30 to 45 minutes a day, wearing a heart rate monitor which could even be broken down to 3 fifteen minute session. Possible, I think so, to look great at her son's Bar Mitzvah priceless (I just had to say that)!
In that still moment (we spoke about in the latest blogs) visualize what you want to achieve, how it will feel, how it looks, when it will be, who will be there - every aspect you desire. Be specific! Your thoughts should be as clear as you want the results! You can write them down on your vision board, then plan the steps to achieve this. Set yourself up for success - small markers to pat yourself on the back! Good Job!
It will happen - you will succeed!
Denis Waitley
You might have picked up on my preoccupation with goals in older blogs. I believe they are essential to achievements. As a personal trainer I use the good ol' January 1st date to ask my clients to think about a fitness goal for the year. This can be as simple as walking 30 minutes three times a week to competing in a triathalon. I am guilty of embracing the 'baby step' theory to achieve these goals. I suspect that is because it works best for me.
I had a client who wanted to lose 30 lbs for her son's Bar Mitzvah in six months. Let's break it down - that is 1.15 lbs a week; which means 4025 calorie deficit a week (3500 calories = 1 lb) which is 575 a day; cut out 250 calories a day - (you can easily see that being two slices of bread, two cookies, a second serving) and add 325 calories expenditure in exercise - 30 to 45 minutes a day, wearing a heart rate monitor which could even be broken down to 3 fifteen minute session. Possible, I think so, to look great at her son's Bar Mitzvah priceless (I just had to say that)!
In that still moment (we spoke about in the latest blogs) visualize what you want to achieve, how it will feel, how it looks, when it will be, who will be there - every aspect you desire. Be specific! Your thoughts should be as clear as you want the results! You can write them down on your vision board, then plan the steps to achieve this. Set yourself up for success - small markers to pat yourself on the back! Good Job!
It will happen - you will succeed!
"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open." Thomas Dewar
I admit to "blogger's block" as Debbie labeled it, if you checked in this week there was an entry - which I deleted the next day. I felt I had to update the blog and added an article from the American College of Sports Medicine - but you can read that in the news.
I have two hours between appointments today - so I checked myself into Border's! I absolutely love book stores and music stores which are combined (Yeah!). So, Rick Collins, I was disappointed not to find a copy of your book "The Alpha Male Challenge", we really must address this! There are so many books here I want to purchase - but since I have three or four at home that I bought and are still unread - I will not.
Besides, I was given a "Kindle" for my birthday last year and can download books in a minute. Problem - there is nothing like paging through a book that interests me, technology does not always win - it is just very convenient.
A very kind sales woman wanted to share her interest in one book - (she doesn't know me) - although this book was very interesting, with the plethora of books I am interested in - this comes way down the list of possibilities.
Drawn to Deepak Chopra's new book "Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul", I have always believed in the mind/body connection - healthy body/ healthy mind or something like that. Deepak Chopra is the author of one my top ten books "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success", I suppose you are somewhat drawn to writers you know and respect and find easy to comprehend.
I understand Debbie's blog about settling the mind, listening to your heart - it's the place my mind used to go to on a long run, I often have that same experience in the shower (TMI?) there is something about the water, no distractions that opens my heart to clarity. I am sure that we all have a place that offers that feeling, that serenity - where is yours?
Here's a quote that is a spin on what both Debbie and I are trying to say but a bit more eloquently:
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."
Siddartha Guatama Buddha
I have two hours between appointments today - so I checked myself into Border's! I absolutely love book stores and music stores which are combined (Yeah!). So, Rick Collins, I was disappointed not to find a copy of your book "The Alpha Male Challenge", we really must address this! There are so many books here I want to purchase - but since I have three or four at home that I bought and are still unread - I will not.
Besides, I was given a "Kindle" for my birthday last year and can download books in a minute. Problem - there is nothing like paging through a book that interests me, technology does not always win - it is just very convenient.
A very kind sales woman wanted to share her interest in one book - (she doesn't know me) - although this book was very interesting, with the plethora of books I am interested in - this comes way down the list of possibilities.
Drawn to Deepak Chopra's new book "Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul", I have always believed in the mind/body connection - healthy body/ healthy mind or something like that. Deepak Chopra is the author of one my top ten books "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success", I suppose you are somewhat drawn to writers you know and respect and find easy to comprehend.
I understand Debbie's blog about settling the mind, listening to your heart - it's the place my mind used to go to on a long run, I often have that same experience in the shower (TMI?) there is something about the water, no distractions that opens my heart to clarity. I am sure that we all have a place that offers that feeling, that serenity - where is yours?
Here's a quote that is a spin on what both Debbie and I are trying to say but a bit more eloquently:
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."
Siddartha Guatama Buddha
Friday, October 23, 2009
"Settle your mind so you can listen to your heart"
Debbie's Virgin Blog
Okay, I am not promising much-writing, well, not my best attribute, I would normally not even be interested in blogging, but since Jacqui has a case of "Bloggers' Block", I am stepping up to the plate for my counterpart.
So what's on my mind? What's NOT on my mind is more like it!
The dishwasher has water sitting in the bottom (phone call to make-set up a service appointment), the boiler needs to be replaced (appointment at 9am for estimate), make kids doctor appt, call back SFL contacts, Wellness Weekend is fast approaching, 2 big seminars are breathing down our necks, email everyone who has contacted SFL in the past 2 days-56 unopened email-computer has been on the brink (finally back on line), send Fitness Club balance due statements, arrange Liam's schedule, operate on Brendan's stuffed dog (don't ask), set up Jack's evaluation, Clancy-oh poor Clancy-what to do with our 14 year old dog, return business and personal phone calls, address the new ANT problem in the kitchen, clean, change, feed, wash, work, go, go, go!!!!!! ARGGGGGGGG!!!! My head is either going to explode or I am just going to just breakdown and CRY!!!!
This is all running through my head as I am running on the treadmill at 6am this morning---then, all of a sudden, POOF! It hits me--the mantra one of my best friends, Peggy, shared with me not so long ago..."Settle your mind so you can listen to your heart". Great advise and I decided for 30 minutes, as I was running, to take it, I worked at "settling" my mind so I could "listen" to my heart.
What happened? Well, it's really quite amazing what can happen when you allow yourself to let go and settle down. I found peace among many other amazing things-true mental clarity (is it the run or the mantra?-that's for another blog-when Jacqui is back in business!).
So now I am HERE in the NOW and asking everyone who may be reading, please, follow the advice my dear friend offers ..."SETTLE YOUR MIND SO YOU CAN LISTEN TO YOUR HEART" and for right now, if only for today, LIVE IN THE NOW.
You may be pleasantly surprised by what you find.
Okay, I am not promising much-writing, well, not my best attribute, I would normally not even be interested in blogging, but since Jacqui has a case of "Bloggers' Block", I am stepping up to the plate for my counterpart.
So what's on my mind? What's NOT on my mind is more like it!
The dishwasher has water sitting in the bottom (phone call to make-set up a service appointment), the boiler needs to be replaced (appointment at 9am for estimate), make kids doctor appt, call back SFL contacts, Wellness Weekend is fast approaching, 2 big seminars are breathing down our necks, email everyone who has contacted SFL in the past 2 days-56 unopened email-computer has been on the brink (finally back on line), send Fitness Club balance due statements, arrange Liam's schedule, operate on Brendan's stuffed dog (don't ask), set up Jack's evaluation, Clancy-oh poor Clancy-what to do with our 14 year old dog, return business and personal phone calls, address the new ANT problem in the kitchen, clean, change, feed, wash, work, go, go, go!!!!!! ARGGGGGGGG!!!! My head is either going to explode or I am just going to just breakdown and CRY!!!!
This is all running through my head as I am running on the treadmill at 6am this morning---then, all of a sudden, POOF! It hits me--the mantra one of my best friends, Peggy, shared with me not so long ago..."Settle your mind so you can listen to your heart". Great advise and I decided for 30 minutes, as I was running, to take it, I worked at "settling" my mind so I could "listen" to my heart.
What happened? Well, it's really quite amazing what can happen when you allow yourself to let go and settle down. I found peace among many other amazing things-true mental clarity (is it the run or the mantra?-that's for another blog-when Jacqui is back in business!).
So now I am HERE in the NOW and asking everyone who may be reading, please, follow the advice my dear friend offers ..."SETTLE YOUR MIND SO YOU CAN LISTEN TO YOUR HEART" and for right now, if only for today, LIVE IN THE NOW.
You may be pleasantly surprised by what you find.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Keebler Elves????????
Was it the Keebler Elves who worked through the night, yes I know all about Santa's elves....In any event, I was MIA this weekend for Strength for Life but, the Commack PTI (Personal Training Institute) took the ball and ran with their Train the Trainer Day - collecting $1335 for Strength for Life. Thank you Jess Zimbler and her mighty staff, who really took a beating.
For those of you who have not read about 'Train the Trainer' the clients donate a minimum of $25 to workout the trainer of their choice on 3 exercises. So let's think about this, as a client you hate chins, and your trainer Alyssa (fictitious ?) always has chins in your routine. Somehow I believe you would want to see Alyssa doing body weight chins - and perhaps add a 30 lb weight belt to her for one or two reps. Worth $25 - I think so - the fact the your $25 is going to assist cancer patients be stronger - definitely!
$1335 is an awesome amount - thank you Commack trainers, clients and administrators for all your hard work. There is a little healthy competition between facilities to raise the most $$$ for Strength for Life, Commack you raised the bar high, high, high!
Stay tuned!
Still growing up to $1400
and still growing.....
For those of you who have not read about 'Train the Trainer' the clients donate a minimum of $25 to workout the trainer of their choice on 3 exercises. So let's think about this, as a client you hate chins, and your trainer Alyssa (fictitious ?) always has chins in your routine. Somehow I believe you would want to see Alyssa doing body weight chins - and perhaps add a 30 lb weight belt to her for one or two reps. Worth $25 - I think so - the fact the your $25 is going to assist cancer patients be stronger - definitely!
$1335 is an awesome amount - thank you Commack trainers, clients and administrators for all your hard work. There is a little healthy competition between facilities to raise the most $$$ for Strength for Life, Commack you raised the bar high, high, high!
Stay tuned!
Still growing up to $1400
and still growing.....
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Leap for Life!
So Debbie, what have you gotten me into now? As I arrived at her house for a day of "no kids" (except Jack - who was asleep) she presented me with an article about "Leap for Life." "LI Attorney Leaps for American Cancer Society" - Rick Collins raised more than $13,500 for ACS.
Debbie us so excited about this attorney, author of the "Alpha Male Challenge" (hmmmm), bodybuilder and defender of steroid use (what???), lecturer, magazine columnist - yada yada yada. I allowed her to go on, took the article to read and we went to work on the wellness weekend.
So, shame on me - let us not be judgemental! We met with Rick Collins today, what Debbie was able to extract from reading his web site, his bio etc, I was presented with in person. A gentleman, articulate as any I have heard, passionate about health, fitness and nutrition and willing to spend an hour or more of his time with Strength for Life.
His opening statement (isn't that like a lawyer) was how an individual is in control of what they eat and what they do! Especially during disease (dis-ease) that uncontrollable aspect that presents itself - we do have control of some aspects of our life. Evelyn Knapp (the reason for Strength for Life) said that exercise gave her a sense of control in an uncontrollable situation.
Debbie ran to buy the book - sold out in Border's, Commack. I have not read the book, I am interested in reading the book now after meeting Rick. I have looked through the table of contents - no quiche in there but there is cilantro! There are wonderful recipes for food and there is a full recipe for fitness! There is information that I recognize GAS - not as in flatulence - as in the General Adaptation Syndrome - our body's reaction to stress. The excerpts are inviting - you will want to run out (like Debbie) and buy this book. It covers it all diet, exercise and ATTITUDE!
Thank you, Rick Collins! We are gaining altitude for the Strength for Life Leap!
Please take the time and visit Rick's web site - I could not begin to add his credentials to this blog. www.rickcollins.com - see the link
Debbie us so excited about this attorney, author of the "Alpha Male Challenge" (hmmmm), bodybuilder and defender of steroid use (what???), lecturer, magazine columnist - yada yada yada. I allowed her to go on, took the article to read and we went to work on the wellness weekend.
So, shame on me - let us not be judgemental! We met with Rick Collins today, what Debbie was able to extract from reading his web site, his bio etc, I was presented with in person. A gentleman, articulate as any I have heard, passionate about health, fitness and nutrition and willing to spend an hour or more of his time with Strength for Life.
His opening statement (isn't that like a lawyer) was how an individual is in control of what they eat and what they do! Especially during disease (dis-ease) that uncontrollable aspect that presents itself - we do have control of some aspects of our life. Evelyn Knapp (the reason for Strength for Life) said that exercise gave her a sense of control in an uncontrollable situation.
Debbie ran to buy the book - sold out in Border's, Commack. I have not read the book, I am interested in reading the book now after meeting Rick. I have looked through the table of contents - no quiche in there but there is cilantro! There are wonderful recipes for food and there is a full recipe for fitness! There is information that I recognize GAS - not as in flatulence - as in the General Adaptation Syndrome - our body's reaction to stress. The excerpts are inviting - you will want to run out (like Debbie) and buy this book. It covers it all diet, exercise and ATTITUDE!
Thank you, Rick Collins! We are gaining altitude for the Strength for Life Leap!
Please take the time and visit Rick's web site - I could not begin to add his credentials to this blog. www.rickcollins.com - see the link
Monday, October 12, 2009
Dental Screening!
We have been given an invitation from Dr. Peritore of Plainview to share a day of dental wellness to cancer patients/survivors.
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the office of Dr. Peritore is committed to a month of observance to increase awareness about the necessity for proper oral health care for cancer patients/survivors.
"On Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 we are opening our Plainview Office, and on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 our Brooklyn Office to volunteer our time to educate, evaluate and treat these patients with an examination, cleaning, and oral cancer screening at no cost, because we care…"
Please call our Plainview office today to set up your appointment at
(516) 822-9585
Frank V. Peritore, D.D.S.
“As attentive to you as we are to your smile”
100 Manetto Hill Rd., Suite 304 • Plainview, NY 11803
Phone (516) 822-9585 • Fax (516) 822-9598
___________
397 Graham Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone (718) 349-2011 • Fax (718) 349-8713
www.drperitoredds.com
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the office of Dr. Peritore is committed to a month of observance to increase awareness about the necessity for proper oral health care for cancer patients/survivors.
"On Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 we are opening our Plainview Office, and on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 our Brooklyn Office to volunteer our time to educate, evaluate and treat these patients with an examination, cleaning, and oral cancer screening at no cost, because we care…"
Please call our Plainview office today to set up your appointment at
(516) 822-9585
Frank V. Peritore, D.D.S.
“As attentive to you as we are to your smile”
100 Manetto Hill Rd., Suite 304 • Plainview, NY 11803
Phone (516) 822-9585 • Fax (516) 822-9598
___________
397 Graham Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone (718) 349-2011 • Fax (718) 349-8713
www.drperitoredds.com
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Cedar Beach Triathlon
This is the third annual Cedar Beach Triathlon in Miller Place, New York and there were three athletes donning our Strength for Life uniforms. Jess Swanson, our Iron Man pictured on the website placed second in her age group - Go Girl! Michele Fernandez and Denise Chapman joined Maggie Fields in a relay this year and they had a great time - both in enjoyment and finishing time. Michele, Denise and Maggie are all from PTI Smithtown.
Our first experience at Cedar Beach, and the first annual triathlon, was to show our support for Denise who participated then. In January 2007 Denise was a client at Personal Training Institute working very hard. Both Michele and I trained Denise and shortly after January 1st, I asked her for her fitness goal for the year. Perplexed, she shared that she never really thought of one. After consideration, she said she wanted to compete in a triathlon. In May 2007, she participated in a rookie tri, the swim was in a pool and the distances were short. She completed it and looked for other opportunities. Denise started training and finished the Cedar Beach Triathlon in October 2007 at 2:11. That year the Cedar Beach Triathlon was a 3/4 mile swim; 17 mile bike and 5K run. What an outstanding accomplishment, and we were very proud.
I suppose the moral of this story is that one simple question started a chain of events, and successes.
Today, I met an triathlete at the race who could not compete due to some present health issues. This woman has had breast cancer and is interested in supporting Strength for Life after hearing about who we are, what we do, and more importantly that every dollar raised is used for the program.
In addition, a gentlemen approached Jess Swanson and asked about her uniform, she told him about Strength for Life and he was very interested as a cancer survivor and doctor. The opportunities are out there, thank you for putting us in their way!
"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises." Demosthenes
Postscript
Congratulations Justin for completing the Chicago Marathon in 3:45; a 8:35 minute pace. Justin is the franchise co-owner of the Personal Training Institute in Smithtown running his first full marathon. Justin raised money for the Lupus Foundation, next time maybe he will share the wealth with Strength for Life.
Our first experience at Cedar Beach, and the first annual triathlon, was to show our support for Denise who participated then. In January 2007 Denise was a client at Personal Training Institute working very hard. Both Michele and I trained Denise and shortly after January 1st, I asked her for her fitness goal for the year. Perplexed, she shared that she never really thought of one. After consideration, she said she wanted to compete in a triathlon. In May 2007, she participated in a rookie tri, the swim was in a pool and the distances were short. She completed it and looked for other opportunities. Denise started training and finished the Cedar Beach Triathlon in October 2007 at 2:11. That year the Cedar Beach Triathlon was a 3/4 mile swim; 17 mile bike and 5K run. What an outstanding accomplishment, and we were very proud.
I suppose the moral of this story is that one simple question started a chain of events, and successes.
Today, I met an triathlete at the race who could not compete due to some present health issues. This woman has had breast cancer and is interested in supporting Strength for Life after hearing about who we are, what we do, and more importantly that every dollar raised is used for the program.
In addition, a gentlemen approached Jess Swanson and asked about her uniform, she told him about Strength for Life and he was very interested as a cancer survivor and doctor. The opportunities are out there, thank you for putting us in their way!
"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises." Demosthenes
Postscript
Congratulations Justin for completing the Chicago Marathon in 3:45; a 8:35 minute pace. Justin is the franchise co-owner of the Personal Training Institute in Smithtown running his first full marathon. Justin raised money for the Lupus Foundation, next time maybe he will share the wealth with Strength for Life.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Amityville Acupuncture & SPOHNC
If you did not read the previous blog on SPOHNC, please do so. Tonight we met with the Syosset group and we were well received by all. Men, 6 - 8 of them willing to attend our classes - be still my heart - a first! This group was as wonderful and welcoming as the Stony Brook support group. Kudos for SPOHNC.
And to make the evening better, we met the founder Nancy Leupold who shared ideas and gave us some hints to success. Thank you, Nancy for you kindness and sage advice.
From Amityville Acupuncture -
please read the following bio of Erin Hume taken from http://www.amityvilleacupuncture.com/
A native of Copiague, New York, Erin moved to San Diego, California where she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Chinese Herbology from the renowned Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Having studied with some of the most respected faculty in the country, she also received clinical training at the prestigious Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China.
From San Diego, she relocated when her husband, a Naval officer, was stationed in Nashville, Tennessee. Erin opened and operated a very successful practice in Nashville, where she treated professional athletes such as the NFL Tennessee Titans and NHL Nashville Predators.
Now, back on Long Island Erin looks forward to bringing all of her knowledge and skills in wholistic medicine to Amityville. She continues to work with many professional athletes including the NFL New York Jets. She also is a professor at The New York College of Health Professions teaching acupuncture and massage.
At Amityville Acupuncture & Wellness, the aim is to treat the root imbalance, or causative factor, not simply the symptom. Erin is committed to treating her patients with the utmost care and concern. Amityville Acupuncture & Wellness offers a full granular pharmacy to provide patients not only the best care, but custom herbal formulas.
Erin was kind enough to invite Debbie and I to speak at her Breast Cancer meeting which she holds the second Thursday of each month. Again the entire staff was warm and welcoming - as was this location. Please give the website your attention - Erin has so much to offer and so many ways to help any condition you may suffer from.
So Thursday, October 8th was a very productive day for Strength for Life - we made many contacts, met many wonderful people and succeeded in spreading the word.
A postscript - this morning I awoke and was thinking about this blog I did in a hurry late last night. My thought was that the title "staff" at Amityville Acupuncture did not suit the feelings I encountered - it was more like "family". Well tonight (a day later) in a conversation with Debbie about Erin and her team - lo and behold it is her family - her mother and grandmother were a part of that warm embracing feeling at the center. One more reason for you to visit Amityville Acupuncture, not everyone was biological family - but you would never know.
And to make the evening better, we met the founder Nancy Leupold who shared ideas and gave us some hints to success. Thank you, Nancy for you kindness and sage advice.
From Amityville Acupuncture -
please read the following bio of Erin Hume taken from http://www.amityvilleacupuncture.com/
A native of Copiague, New York, Erin moved to San Diego, California where she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Chinese Herbology from the renowned Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Having studied with some of the most respected faculty in the country, she also received clinical training at the prestigious Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China.
From San Diego, she relocated when her husband, a Naval officer, was stationed in Nashville, Tennessee. Erin opened and operated a very successful practice in Nashville, where she treated professional athletes such as the NFL Tennessee Titans and NHL Nashville Predators.
Now, back on Long Island Erin looks forward to bringing all of her knowledge and skills in wholistic medicine to Amityville. She continues to work with many professional athletes including the NFL New York Jets. She also is a professor at The New York College of Health Professions teaching acupuncture and massage.
At Amityville Acupuncture & Wellness, the aim is to treat the root imbalance, or causative factor, not simply the symptom. Erin is committed to treating her patients with the utmost care and concern. Amityville Acupuncture & Wellness offers a full granular pharmacy to provide patients not only the best care, but custom herbal formulas.
Erin was kind enough to invite Debbie and I to speak at her Breast Cancer meeting which she holds the second Thursday of each month. Again the entire staff was warm and welcoming - as was this location. Please give the website your attention - Erin has so much to offer and so many ways to help any condition you may suffer from.
So Thursday, October 8th was a very productive day for Strength for Life - we made many contacts, met many wonderful people and succeeded in spreading the word.
A postscript - this morning I awoke and was thinking about this blog I did in a hurry late last night. My thought was that the title "staff" at Amityville Acupuncture did not suit the feelings I encountered - it was more like "family". Well tonight (a day later) in a conversation with Debbie about Erin and her team - lo and behold it is her family - her mother and grandmother were a part of that warm embracing feeling at the center. One more reason for you to visit Amityville Acupuncture, not everyone was biological family - but you would never know.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Navel Expo?
We have our fingers crossed for the opportunity to be involved in the Navel Expo. Personal Training Institute will be an exhibitor and Jess Swanson (Director of Education) will be a speaker on November 1, 2009, at the Huntington Hilton.
Alex Lubarsky is considering allowing Strength for Life to be represented at the Navel Expo to meet and greet many powerful wellness/fitness practitioners. The doors could fly open with this opportunity since, historically, everyone believes we are on the right track.
"Believe and it shall be yours." We so believe!
Alex Lubarsky is considering allowing Strength for Life to be represented at the Navel Expo to meet and greet many powerful wellness/fitness practitioners. The doors could fly open with this opportunity since, historically, everyone believes we are on the right track.
"Believe and it shall be yours." We so believe!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Street Fairs, Chain Letters...Word of Mouth
The idea is to spread the word. Please do not ever send me a chain letter and tell me to forward it to my friends .... I wouldn't have any if I forwarded all those chain letters - (some with very good intentions). If I chose to leave them unopened for the time that I had available, they would stress me that they were unopened. If I take the moment when they are received, I wouldn't have another available moment.
My idea is to talk to others, share your thoughts. It is amazing that when you open up your heart so many things are opened up to you. When you choose to read this blog, or any other - it is when you have a moment and are inclined to share it with us. A simple mention, by you, at the right time and to the right person could open doors that we have been trying to breakdown. I have said that we feel "shameless" at times, but shameless for a cause which takes the shame out of the equation.
Just keep us in mind and you may be the person who changes the course in an instant. I try to remember that "in an instant, life could change" just as easily for the better than worse.
If we live by the law of attraction - it will be for the better.
My idea is to talk to others, share your thoughts. It is amazing that when you open up your heart so many things are opened up to you. When you choose to read this blog, or any other - it is when you have a moment and are inclined to share it with us. A simple mention, by you, at the right time and to the right person could open doors that we have been trying to breakdown. I have said that we feel "shameless" at times, but shameless for a cause which takes the shame out of the equation.
Just keep us in mind and you may be the person who changes the course in an instant. I try to remember that "in an instant, life could change" just as easily for the better than worse.
If we live by the law of attraction - it will be for the better.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Runes - anyone?
Are you thinking "oh my God" she's lost it! Trust me, I have not lost it. Few people today have heard of the word "Runes", followers of J. J Tolkien might. It is an ancient alphabetical script, with each letter possessing a meaningful name as well as a signifying sound. Runes were employed for legal documents, for writing poetry, for inscriptions and divination, yet never evolved as a spoken language.
I have adopted "consulting the oracle" as they call it - to help direct my attention. But let me share, there are times when I need a little direction and you select a Rune (it's a tile with a letter) upside down or reversed - not usually a good sign. Today I selected a rune that is a straight vertical line - can not be reversed - the gist of this rune is "submit and be still, for what you are experiencing is not necessarily the result of your actions or habits, but rather rises from conditions about which you can do nothing. What has been full must empty, what has increased must decrease. To surrender is to display courage and wisdom."
Alright, what do I do with that direction!
I will tell you, there are times that things just take a life of their own. Strength for Life is there right now. Debbie and I have certainly put it out there, but it is being received in abundance. Thank you Lord - I have been reminded to say, we are grateful for the support we are receiving, the interest that has been stirred and the possibilities that are ahead.
It is so "not the norm" that someone approaches us, we feel "shameless" lately, (our new mantra), but Darren Neuberger has been following our path for sometime and has shown an interest in promoting Strength for Life in Canada. Darren Neuberger is a cancer survivor with a background in fitness. Please read his bio from facebook:
Darren Neuberger is a man on a mission. Mr.Neuberger was diagnosed with acute leukemia on August 5, 2003 and after 2 years straight of treatment , which entailed 5 months as an inpatient in the hospital, over 600 chemo treatments, 2 weeks of brain radiation, 1 ALL INCLUSIVE trip to I.C.U. and over 17 units of blood, Darren is coming up 3 years post treatment and still showing no evidence of disease! Mr. Neuberger's speeches are not only motivational, inspiring and positive, he also has a knack for showing a side to cancer that most will not associate to the disease, and that is humor. Darren came face to face with his mortality at the young age of 34 and his passion and mission is to let others know that we can overcome obstacles and when life throws us lemons, we can turn it into wine!!
National, International - the possibilities are endless! Just sit a be quite and allow it to happen - that possibility is very difficult. But we, Strength for Life, have the conviction and the faith to allow it take the course it may - for the moment.
Debbie and I know that what we offer is special to cancer patients and survivors, and we know that what we receive is the greatest gift - seeing the organization grow to help countless others (as Evelyn did). But our joy is meeting each individual and listening to their story and seeing their growth and strength prevail.
Long winded? Sorry - I am sitting, submitting and being still - aren't I.
Thank you for reading our blog - for supporting our cause and for spreading the word! When you, all, have done that work - I can really sit and be still!
I have adopted "consulting the oracle" as they call it - to help direct my attention. But let me share, there are times when I need a little direction and you select a Rune (it's a tile with a letter) upside down or reversed - not usually a good sign. Today I selected a rune that is a straight vertical line - can not be reversed - the gist of this rune is "submit and be still, for what you are experiencing is not necessarily the result of your actions or habits, but rather rises from conditions about which you can do nothing. What has been full must empty, what has increased must decrease. To surrender is to display courage and wisdom."
Alright, what do I do with that direction!
I will tell you, there are times that things just take a life of their own. Strength for Life is there right now. Debbie and I have certainly put it out there, but it is being received in abundance. Thank you Lord - I have been reminded to say, we are grateful for the support we are receiving, the interest that has been stirred and the possibilities that are ahead.
It is so "not the norm" that someone approaches us, we feel "shameless" lately, (our new mantra), but Darren Neuberger has been following our path for sometime and has shown an interest in promoting Strength for Life in Canada. Darren Neuberger is a cancer survivor with a background in fitness. Please read his bio from facebook:
Darren Neuberger is a man on a mission. Mr.Neuberger was diagnosed with acute leukemia on August 5, 2003 and after 2 years straight of treatment , which entailed 5 months as an inpatient in the hospital, over 600 chemo treatments, 2 weeks of brain radiation, 1 ALL INCLUSIVE trip to I.C.U. and over 17 units of blood, Darren is coming up 3 years post treatment and still showing no evidence of disease! Mr. Neuberger's speeches are not only motivational, inspiring and positive, he also has a knack for showing a side to cancer that most will not associate to the disease, and that is humor. Darren came face to face with his mortality at the young age of 34 and his passion and mission is to let others know that we can overcome obstacles and when life throws us lemons, we can turn it into wine!!
National, International - the possibilities are endless! Just sit a be quite and allow it to happen - that possibility is very difficult. But we, Strength for Life, have the conviction and the faith to allow it take the course it may - for the moment.
Debbie and I know that what we offer is special to cancer patients and survivors, and we know that what we receive is the greatest gift - seeing the organization grow to help countless others (as Evelyn did). But our joy is meeting each individual and listening to their story and seeing their growth and strength prevail.
Long winded? Sorry - I am sitting, submitting and being still - aren't I.
Thank you for reading our blog - for supporting our cause and for spreading the word! When you, all, have done that work - I can really sit and be still!
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