Inside The Polished Apple

Curious what happens behind the scenes during the 21 Energy Rich Days Challenge? We're proud of our current group of challengers-everyone has picked a personal project that they are working on-everything from decluttering to singing! I am working on writing my Solutions Workbook for an Energy Rich life and am happy to say that the pages are coming. We kick the challenge off with our Friday night presentation and goal commitment- we talk about energy states, the Triad of Change, throw in some Reorganizational chit chat, and help with goal setting. Week One has been a Behaviour Theme. That means taking action, perhaps without a solid structured plan. It may mean doing jumping jacks or going for a brisk walk before you sit down to your project. Week Two is a Structure Theme and is our current task. This is about making the lists, scheduling your goal in your day timer, and ensuring you have all the pieces to ensure success. Week Three is a Perception Theme. This m...

Elan's Theme for January is Fresh and here are some Thoughts from Scott, our Registered Massage Therapist and Allergy and Sensitivity Testing and Treatment Practitioner at the office.  Wow, what an astonishing year. I'm not talking about 2016... that's done and put to bed. I'm talking about 2017!!!! As we ease, crash and or appear with piles of energy into this new year, I would like to challenge you to find novelty with this following question. When is the last time you did anything for the first time? I'll ask it again and this time with some bold capitals.  WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU DID ANYTHING FOR THE FIRST TIME? It's a great question. For some of you, you will feel it in your body. Others, your breath will quicken as you read the line again. And some of you will start to imagine and dare I say... give yourself permission to dream for a second or two. This freshness of thought, action or even structural re framing of experience can be all that it...

Elan's Theme for January is Fresh~Here's Dr Lynn Hoffman-Tempel's Perspective on this and Meditation. Dr Lynn will be offering a Taming the Monkey Mind, a Mindfulness meditation night on Thursday, January 19th at 7:30 pm.  Welcome to a New Year and to a new season.  We understand this time as a time of new beginnings, it is also the time of year that is associated with the water element in Traditional Chinese Medicine.  The energies that support and surround us at this time of year encourage us to look deeply inwards, to be very curious about out own lives and experiences.  We are motivated to create change and momentum towards things that we would like to experience or be different.  I often hear from people – “I know what I need to do, why can’t I do it?”  Creating something new or different requires small or big changes made consistently over time.  How do we make this a reality in out lives – Be Curious!!!   Be Curious about yourself.  ...