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Hi Everyone-

Learn how to enhance your well-being by incorporating cardio workouts, toning exercises, yoga, and healthy food into your lifestyle.

Being healthy in body, mind and spirit is not about a quick fix; it is about a dynamic lifestyle that celebrates your evolution outwardly and inwardly over time. If you are wondering how to lose weight, get toned, eat well, become flexible, and increase your stamina and energy, your are in the right place.

Join me on this journey. It’s time to get in shape and be your best! On this site I offer you expert workout plans, “how to yoga videos,” information about nutrition, and lots of delicious low-fat and healthy recipes. ~ Julie

 

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What Is A Pescatarian?

This entry was posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
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People frequently ask me what I eat. I am pescatarian. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a pescatarian as “one whose diet includes fish but no other meat.” More specifically, I eat seafood but not the flesh of other animals and I choose to eat fish that is fresh, wild, low in mercury, not oily, and high in omega-3 fatty acids (favorites are wild salmon, grey sole, black cod, shrimp, crab). Continue reading →

Health Benefits Of Blackberries | Blackberry Smoothie Recipe

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 5:36 pm
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Have you thought about blackberries lately? If not, it’s time to. Summer is prime time for this incredible fruit, which is full of anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatory properties, fiber, and vitamin C (one cup has half the recommended daily dose of vitamin C). Are you curious about other fun blackberry facts? Continue reading →

Yoga Challenge | Morning Yoga 4 | The Julie Wilcox Method

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 at 1:56 pm
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There’s nothing like a great morning yoga sequence to get you out of bed in the morning with comfort, balance, and ease. Join Julie Wilcox for this 10-minute AM morning yoga video. Julie guides you through a sequence designed to gently awaken your energy, get your circulation going, open your joints, stretch your muscles, and finally, to ground you through simple balances. Continue reading →

Yoga Challenge | Great Yoga Music

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 9:05 pm
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There’s nothing like practicing yoga to the sound of great music. From Electronica, to Film Soundtracks, Rock to Yoga Instrumentals, TV Music (gotta love Tear Drop, the House intro) to Reggae, Jazz to Ambient..etc. You name it, it all works. An awesome playlist brings yoga to a whole new place just like the breath does. Try both! Continue reading →

Yoga Challenge | 20 Minute Tone-Up Yoga Video With Julie Wilcox

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 18th, 2013 at 9:49 am
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This tone-up yoga video is a quick yet strong and effective practice for intermediate yoga students. Take 20-minutes of your day to sculpt your muscles and find strength and balance in all areas of your body.

The sequence includes several simple arm balances, standing balances on one leg, and postures that fine tune the many large and small muscles of the body. It also includes backbends to strengthen and open your back, chest, shoulders, legs, and arms. Finally, no yoga posture escapes core toning when done correctly! Continue reading →

Yoga Challenge | What is “Ahimsa” | | The Julie Wilcox Method

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
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In the aftermath of horrific events like yesterday’s bombing of the Boston Marathon, it’s hard not to feel and employ universal compassion and love, that which the yogis call Ahimsa. Yesterday’s event is a blatant reminder of the ephemeral nature of human life and well-being and illuminates the yogic idea that we should employ ahimsa not only in times of great distress but also every day with everyone. Repeating the following mantra to yourself is an incredible and beautiful way to recall and stay present with ahimsa. Continue reading →

Yoga Challenge | Practice “Satya” (Truth)

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 at 7:03 pm
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The Sanskrit word “satya” means truth and is one of the yamas in yoga philosophy (the yamas are the first limb of the eight limbs of yoga or ethical rules). According to the ancient yogis, being truthful to one’s self and others provides a path to clarity and self-contentment. They believed that if we are constantly in denial about what is true and what is not, we remain trapped in “avidya” or ignorance. Stuck behind a veil of ignorance, we can only exist in “maya” or illusion. Continue reading →

Yoga Challenge | PM Yoga With Julie Wilcox | Calming

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 at 11:08 am
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Balance out your system with this awesome 30-minute evening yoga video. This PM yoga video will leave you feeling calm and mellow as you move through your evening affairs. Continue reading →

Yoga Challenge | What Does Sadhana Mean | Daily Yoga Practice

This entry was posted on Monday, April 1st, 2013 at 5:15 pm
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What Does “Sadhana” Mean?

If you are practicing yoga once a week, try to bump it up to two times a week and then more if you want to or can. However many times you choose to practice yoga, try to develop a sadhana, meaning a chosen, committed, consistent, and aspirational approach to your practice. Yours could be a daily yoga practice or perhaps you practice 3x a week (or 1x a week). Make a decision, schedule your time for your yoga, and do it! It’s extremely difficult to reap the wonderful healthy benefits of yoga without sadhana. The more you practice, the more you will get out of your practice as long as you are practicing safely and in a manner that suits your constitution.

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