Celebrate the Goddess Within - Goody Bag!
Thank you for joining our virtual events - most recently on October 7, 2021! This page is loaded with goodies designed to support your journey of the Goddess in body, mind & spirit.
** A special note of gratitude to Donna Brallier-Lincoln, for stepping in on very short notice to offer her energy/card reading and healing gifts to the group! I was very much under the weather, and we did not want to cancel. A beautiful and supportive evening was had by all!
Goodies from Emily - click here for Playlists and more about Emily's health & wellness offerings
Goodies from Paula - click here for Goddess Guidance readings, affirmations, invocations & nourishing recipes
Guest Contributor Goodies - click here for these supportive gifts & tools
Our overall theme and guidance on October 7th came from Kuan Yin, and she radiates compassion, gentleness, and love. She came through to encourage all of us to practice this towards ourselves first, and then radiate it out to others...scroll down for more!
** A special note of gratitude to Donna Brallier-Lincoln, for stepping in on very short notice to offer her energy/card reading and healing gifts to the group! I was very much under the weather, and we did not want to cancel. A beautiful and supportive evening was had by all!
Goodies from Emily - click here for Playlists and more about Emily's health & wellness offerings
Goodies from Paula - click here for Goddess Guidance readings, affirmations, invocations & nourishing recipes
Guest Contributor Goodies - click here for these supportive gifts & tools
Our overall theme and guidance on October 7th came from Kuan Yin, and she radiates compassion, gentleness, and love. She came through to encourage all of us to practice this towards ourselves first, and then radiate it out to others...scroll down for more!
Goodies from Emily - This Beautiful Goddess offers weekly virtual dance and fitness classes and the amazing, nourishing wellness products from Neora:
emilybrenner.neora.com/us/en/products/wellness
http://www.dancewithemily.org
Join her mailing list here - emily.brenner@comcast.net
AFAA certified Instructor of Zumba®, Zumba Gold®, Let Your Yoga Dance®, Dance Fitness, Senior Fitness, & more
Neora Independent Brand Partner
emilybrenner.neora.com/us/en/products/wellness
http://www.dancewithemily.org
Join her mailing list here - emily.brenner@comcast.net
AFAA certified Instructor of Zumba®, Zumba Gold®, Let Your Yoga Dance®, Dance Fitness, Senior Fitness, & more
Neora Independent Brand Partner
Let Your Yoga Dance playlists from our events! Click below and scroll through these empowering and uplifting offerings designed by Emily to guide you into a space of playfulness, joy and peace.
Goodies from Paula - Find delicious & nourishing recipes, Goddess Affirmations & more from our Celebrate Goddess events!
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Goddess Guidance Readings with Paula - together we receive the messages from the Goddesses for the group, using a 3 card spread. Plus, extra guidance from our guiding Goddess for the event!
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Goddess messages from the Goddess Guidance Oracle Card Deck September 16th - Diana came in to support us in our efforts to remain focused on our inner light and not surrender to lower energies, Sedna reminded us that we DO live in an abundant universe with unlimited potential to heal...we talked about calling in these healing waters to extinquish the wildfires raging in the west (thank you, Donna), and Bast validated that we are strong and independent and that is needed for our success! After calling in the energy of Durga it is no surprise that Bast came through for us :)
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Goddess messages from the Goddess Guidance Oracle Card Deck July 29th - Boundaries were such a strong theme and powerful discussion topic for all of us! Love, love, love...came through beautifully to remind us of the power of love and light over darkness. The cards never fail to give us the messages we truly need to hear :)
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Goddess messages from the Goddess Guidance Oracle Card Deck from June 24th - Loved how Lakshmi jumped out last night! We are protected, safe and loved for our beautiful gifts and feminine wisdom. Keep shining your light, beautiful Goddesses!
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Nourish your body with healthy, tasty fuel...you DESERVE this!
Favorite roasted veggies! Roasting veggies is a great way to ground our energies as we transition the seasons.
Here is one of my favorite combos, brussel sprouts & butternut squash, plus my oh-so-easy favorite Kale Chip recipe!
Here is one of my favorite combos, brussel sprouts & butternut squash, plus my oh-so-easy favorite Kale Chip recipe!
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Roasted Brussel Sprouts
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Kale Chips
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Roasted Butternut Squash
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- 1 butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes (some stores now have pre-peeled and cut options)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste - or try chili powder for a spicy/sweet variation (my favorite way to eat this dish!)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Toss butternut squash with olive oil in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper/chili powder. Arrange coated squash on a baking sheet.
- Roast in the preheated oven until squash is tender and lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
Infused Water - refreshing summer detox!
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Filtered or spring water in a large pitcher, jug, jar, etc.
Add any combination of fresh fruit & herbs you like: Watermelon & Basil (featured here) Cucumber & Mint Watermelon, Cucumber & Mint Lemon & Basil Cucumber, Raspberries & Mint You get the idea! Let the water sit and chill for a few hours and then enjoy! You can find water bottles and pitchers with built in strainers so you don't get fruit chunks in the glass. Or just run it through a mesh strainer and you are good to go! This is a very easy and natural way to add flavor and detox your body at the same time. Fruits & veggies naturally carry toxins out of the body - woohoo! |
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Favorite Smoothie Recipe
Easy, delicious and nutritious! Fruits and veggies naturally carry toxins out of the body, and vegetarian protein keeps you feeling full. Power up and energize through the day! Ingredients Handful of Organic dark leafy greens – baby kale, regular kale, spinach, etc. Handful of mixed organic berries – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc. Celery and/or Cucumber Tablespoon of raw local honey – or to taste 1/4 cup of combined Pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds and flax seeds (your choice) Filtered water or almond/coconut/cashew milk Combine all ingredients in blender and blend/pulse until smooth. You may need to adjust the amount of water or milk – start will a small amount and build up to adjust the thickness. |
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Paula's Favorite No-Bake Energy Bites
Prep Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes | Yield: About 2-3 dozen Ingredients
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Featured Summer Recipe
Quinoa Avocado Salad. Serves four
Prep time: 25 minutes, plus cooling time.
1 cup quinoa – you can use any variation
1¾ cup water
½ cup red pepper, diced
2 scallions
¼ cup roasted pumpkin seeds
¼ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 fresh ripe avocado
Optional add-ins: cheddar cheese, cooked black beans, roasted asparagus
Directions: Rinse quinoa and drain. Place in a saucepan and cover with measured water. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and let remain covered for another 10 minutes until all water is absorbed. Remove and fluff with fork onto a tray to cool. When the quinoa is cool, add peppers, scallions, and roasted pumpkin seeds. Combine olive oil, lime juice, and salt. Toss with quinoa. Garnish with fresh, sliced avocado and any of the other add-ins. Serve over a bed of mixed greens/salad or with a light soup.
Source: kripalu.org
Quinoa Avocado Salad. Serves four
Prep time: 25 minutes, plus cooling time.
1 cup quinoa – you can use any variation
1¾ cup water
½ cup red pepper, diced
2 scallions
¼ cup roasted pumpkin seeds
¼ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 fresh ripe avocado
Optional add-ins: cheddar cheese, cooked black beans, roasted asparagus
Directions: Rinse quinoa and drain. Place in a saucepan and cover with measured water. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and let remain covered for another 10 minutes until all water is absorbed. Remove and fluff with fork onto a tray to cool. When the quinoa is cool, add peppers, scallions, and roasted pumpkin seeds. Combine olive oil, lime juice, and salt. Toss with quinoa. Garnish with fresh, sliced avocado and any of the other add-ins. Serve over a bed of mixed greens/salad or with a light soup.
Source: kripalu.org
Our fabulous guest contributors - thank you!
Guest Contributor for February 21st, 2021, Donna Brallier-Lincoln - To offer more intuitive guidance and healing, Donna shared with us a couple of readings using oracle cards - Pick a Color, and messages from Archangel Metatron.
Donna pulled the color Yellow for our group, the fire element and chakra 3, which encourages us to purify our body & soul. She then "sprayed" us with a healing mist and sent us those healing vibes remotely. I certainly felt lighter and more peaceful afterwards!
Next, she pulled she cards from Archangel Metatron - Higher Realms & Alchemy (9), Birthing a New Energy (4) & Let Go (Time to Release) (4). When we put this together, the messages were to tap into your magic, birth your new conditions and make sure to let go & release what not longer serves you, so that you make room for this new to come in! Such beautiful messages, and the middle card, Birthing a New Energy, was in keeping with the Ostara card pulled from the Goddess Guidance card. Spirit definitely wanted us to get that message!
Donna offers Therapeutic Massage & Energy healing- Reiki, Angelic/Color therapy, Energy sprays, Sound therapy, Aromatherapy. Plus, Soul support readings using a variety of Oracle cards.
Donna can be reached at 781-254-2838 or blessingsnow@comcast.net
Donna pulled the color Yellow for our group, the fire element and chakra 3, which encourages us to purify our body & soul. She then "sprayed" us with a healing mist and sent us those healing vibes remotely. I certainly felt lighter and more peaceful afterwards!
Next, she pulled she cards from Archangel Metatron - Higher Realms & Alchemy (9), Birthing a New Energy (4) & Let Go (Time to Release) (4). When we put this together, the messages were to tap into your magic, birth your new conditions and make sure to let go & release what not longer serves you, so that you make room for this new to come in! Such beautiful messages, and the middle card, Birthing a New Energy, was in keeping with the Ostara card pulled from the Goddess Guidance card. Spirit definitely wanted us to get that message!
Donna offers Therapeutic Massage & Energy healing- Reiki, Angelic/Color therapy, Energy sprays, Sound therapy, Aromatherapy. Plus, Soul support readings using a variety of Oracle cards.
Donna can be reached at 781-254-2838 or blessingsnow@comcast.net
Guest Contributor for January 10th, 2021, Ellie Mout - To help ease us into a new year, Ellie introduced us to the concept of kaizen (baby steps), and why it's good to make incremental change over time. She also shared her beautiful singing voice with us - such a treat!
Ellie explained the Kaizen method and then guided us through an interactive exercise together. We were asked "What do I want to experience next in my body?" and then "What step can take to get there?". Her guidance was helpful, compassionate and supportive.
As a gift to everyone who attended on January 10th, she is offering a complimentary 20 minute session. If you would like to claim your prize, please click here!
Ellie Mout started Intuitive Living to help women build better habits, improve their self care, and connect with their intuition. She has decades of experience with various approaches to physical, mental, and spiritual health. When she’s not working on her business, you can find Ellie reading SF/F novels, singing, or losing at Uno/Solo on Board Game Arena.
Ellie explained the Kaizen method and then guided us through an interactive exercise together. We were asked "What do I want to experience next in my body?" and then "What step can take to get there?". Her guidance was helpful, compassionate and supportive.
As a gift to everyone who attended on January 10th, she is offering a complimentary 20 minute session. If you would like to claim your prize, please click here!
Ellie Mout started Intuitive Living to help women build better habits, improve their self care, and connect with their intuition. She has decades of experience with various approaches to physical, mental, and spiritual health. When she’s not working on her business, you can find Ellie reading SF/F novels, singing, or losing at Uno/Solo on Board Game Arena.
Guest Contributor for December 6th, Linda Shafer - Have you ever wondered why you get all fired up when you’re at an inspirational/motivational meeting and a few days later fall back into the same old patterns? Tonight, Linda shared tools that you can use on a daily basis to keep your self-worth front and center. Life is constantly challenging us! Learn the tools that you can use every day to help you through the dark and the light.
This was such an empowering offering and we barely scratched the surface! I am so grateful to Linda for sharing these tools with us, but more importantly, for sharing her wisdom, courage, strength and what honoring the path of the Goddess means to her and how she lives that every day. I encourage all of you to print out a copy (link below) of these tools and enjoy bringing these practices into your daily life. If anyone would like to practice together, please reach out!
Linda Shafer is a Life Coach, motivational speaker, mother and grandmother. For the past 20 years she has been inspiring women to embrace their self-worth. Linda can be reached via email: lshafer302@gmail.com or Phone: 781-789-2817
This was such an empowering offering and we barely scratched the surface! I am so grateful to Linda for sharing these tools with us, but more importantly, for sharing her wisdom, courage, strength and what honoring the path of the Goddess means to her and how she lives that every day. I encourage all of you to print out a copy (link below) of these tools and enjoy bringing these practices into your daily life. If anyone would like to practice together, please reach out!
Linda Shafer is a Life Coach, motivational speaker, mother and grandmother. For the past 20 years she has been inspiring women to embrace their self-worth. Linda can be reached via email: lshafer302@gmail.com or Phone: 781-789-2817
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Expressive Art Experience with Linda Joffe - we were so lucky to have this beautiful and healing offering from Linda during our September 16th gathering! Getting in touch with this part of ourselves was a welcome journey for all of us!
Enjoy the screen shot of our creations and learn more about Linda (below pic) and how you can stay in touch!
Enjoy the screen shot of our creations and learn more about Linda (below pic) and how you can stay in touch!
As an expressive arts facilitator practicing in Sarasota, Linda has led sessions for the Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County, Jewish Family and Children's Service and at the Senior Friendship Center. A professional member of IEATA, the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, she has also hosted an expressive arts "women's circle" called HeARTwork. Linda is a movement instructor and is trained to teach Shake Your Soul, a joyful expressive arts dance program created by Daniel Leven, and Let Your Yoga Dance, a chakra-based dance program created by Megha Nancy Buttenheim, both for many years on the Kripalu faculty. She also holds a "white belt" in the NIA technique. Linda incorporates all of this, along with her modern dance training, into "Fluid Dance" classes offered in the Sarasota community and online through Zoom.
Linda received a certificate in Art and Healing from Ringling College of Art & Design (Sarasota, FL) in 2012.
She can be reached at lindajoffe534@gmail.com.
Linda received a certificate in Art and Healing from Ringling College of Art & Design (Sarasota, FL) in 2012.
She can be reached at lindajoffe534@gmail.com.