Yoga and me

I've been doing yoga for quite a while now. Some of my favorite tapes are Wai Lana's toning series. Why? Because they're simple, easy, and yet challenging still.

I've toned up a bit since I've started practicing yoga with her. I also love Wailana Yoga Mats. There are so many designs now and I love the green yoga mats she's come up with.

Currently I've been learning some other exercises as well, such as rowing, bowling, and walking. I hope to slowly increase my strength and start jogging. I'd say two more weeks or so and I'll be out going jogging. Health is such a nice thing to have. :)

Toning your body

So today is the first time I let my mother try out Wai Lana Yoga's Toning workout with me. She's been practicing a bit of yoga with me now that she's been around. I was pleasantly surprised at how much she loved it. She said, "My I haven't been challenged like this in so long." It's hard to think of her as the gymnast that she was as a young girl now! The funny (or sad) thing is that her back, at her age, is still more flexible than mine.

After these few days of her trying out yoga, she's asked me to get her a Wai Lana Yoga Mat. How could I refuse such a healthy request, right?

In the meantime, I have all these beautiful summer flowers just like these ones growing so wonderfully in my garden:

Wailana's Juice book

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If you’re traveling the road to better health, you’ll want to take along Wai Lana’s FAVORITE JUICES. In her beautiful book, Wai Lana shares more than 85 recipes for fresh juices, luscious smoothies, and guilt-free desserts. Each and every juice is beautifully photographed. A wellspring of nutrition and inspiration, Wai Lana’s FAVORITE JUICES makes getting healthy a genuine pleasure.

These mouth-watering juices will help you to:
• Lose weight
• Reduce stress
• Eliminate toxins
• Improve your digestion
• Decrease your risk of cancer
$24.95
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Juicing Tips & Juice Recipes
Recipes from the Juice Book Juicing Tips
Juicing sample 1 Fruit Juice: Melon Magic

Juicing sample 2 Vegetable Juice:
Fat Burner
Juicing is a snap—if you can turn a switch, you can juice. But Wai Lana does have a few simple tips.

“Cut ingredients into pieces small enough
to fit into the juicer feeder,” she says.
“Dilute fruit juices up to half water ...

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Reviews of Wai Lana’s Favorite Juices
Over 85 of Wai Lana’s Favorite Juice and Smoothie Recipes
Reviewer: Lyda Whiting, Awareness magazine, March/April 2004

The health benefits of natural antioxidants like vitamins A and C are still being discovered. While supplements can be useful, the most complete source of vitamins and minerals is fresh food, especially fruits and vegetables. One of the most interesting and delicious ways to enjoy the benefits of fresh produce is juicing.

Wai Lana, a well-known yoga instructor with a nationwide PBS television series and numerous yoga videos to her credit, makes juicing seem easy and delicious with this appealing book. Over 85 recipes are included, all beautifully illustrated with luscious photographs. Many of the recipes will appeal to kids as well as the rest of the family. The pictures alone will entice you into trying these intriguing combinations. Each recipe includes a list of benefits as well as ways to boost nutrition and flavor.

There are separate sections for fruit juices, vegetable juices, smoothies, and desserts. There is even a section on how to use the pulp left over from juicing, including recipes for patés, vegetarian burgers, and muffins. There are fact-filled charts on vitamins and minerals, details on finding the best produce, and on storing your juice, as well as information on supplements and herbs to add to your juice for taste and added nutrition.

If you have been thinking about adding fresh juices to your life, or if you are looking for some new and interesting juicing recipes, this is a great book to explore. While the recipes require a juicer or at least a good blender, most of the fresh ingredients are readily available in Southern California. Recommended.

A Colorful and Tasty Delight
Reviewer: New Age Retailer Magazine, May/June 2004

Tantalizing is the perfect word to describe both this book and its juice and smoothie recipes. Wai Lana, a popular television yoga instructor, shares her recipes for healthy fruit juices and vegetable juices in this attractive volume.

I have been juicing for years, and this book is excellent. One of my favorite concoctions is Carrot Cake Cooler. With its mixture of carrots, apples, pineapple, ginger, and pumpkin pie spice, this healthy drink really does taste like carrot cake. Lana stresses healthy living and eating throughout the book. I could not find a juice recipe that sounded unappealing. For many of the juices, Lana includes recipes for smoothies and desserts, and she also describes ways cooks can use leftover pulp. I made Lana’s Veggie Hazelnut Burgers using leftover carrot pulp, and they were very tasty. An excellent chart details vitamin functions; symptoms of vitamin deficiency; and the best sources for vitamins.

Fantastically bright and colorful photographs fill every page, giving the book exceptional eye appeal. The cover image reflects the book’s strikingly bold color scheme and will display well. The celebrity of the ever-smiling Lana also will boost sales. The book makes a wonderful gift for people who want to transition to healthier eating; who already are eating in a healthy way; and who prepare food for children.

Wai Lana's juice book