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Ah, Yoga. One of the most relaxing ways to get fit. Well, unless you’re someone like me who doesn’t like to sit still for very long. I’ve taken a few Yoga classes over the years, and they are very stimulating and places your body in a state of relaxing with it’s intricate positions and breathing techniques, but it’s not entirely the regime for me. But it could be for you!

Leia Lynch Williams of Nirvana Yoga leads a Vinyasa class each Friday in March that is designed for both beginners and more experienced Yoga buffs. The classes are held at the Memphis Botanic Garden. How much more relaxing can you get? Beautiful flowers, gorgeous scenery, and a nice, new, relaxed body and mind. Be sure to head out and take a class!

Classes continue through March 26. Prices are $8 for members and $10 for nonmembers.

Do you Yoga? What are your exercise routines of choice?

Once again, Food Network has chosen to feature Memphis Area residents on the popular food related channel. Many of our local restaurant’s specialties have been featured, with showcases the rich, and flavorful culture of this fair city. “Down Home with the Neelys,” which stars Neely’s Bar-B-Que owners and Memphis residents Pat and Gina Neely, is now in its seventh season, with an eighth scheduled to begin filming in April.

Soon, two more Memphis chefs will be showing their culinary prowess on the network. They are Kelly English of Restaurant Iris and Viking Cooking School instructor Gail Churinetz.

Churinetz, a Germantown resident, will appear on “Ultimate Recipe Showdown” with Guy Fieri. The show airs on March 14 at 8 p.m. with Churinetz and her Crawfish Andouille Sausage Pizza battling against contestants from New York, Florida and Missouri.

English will be on “The Best Thing I Ever Ate,” which is co-hosted by native Memphian Claire Robinson, at 9 p.m. Friday. He says that being seen on the Food Network “is something everyone wants to do.”

I think this is great! What better residents than Memphis’ own to showcase on Food Network? I can’t tell you of how many great restaurants I’ve found in town! I find it so refreshing because I get SO tired of the same chain restaurants day in and day out.

What about you? What’s your favorite restaurant in the area?

Think about it MHC. Sometimes, it’s just time for a new look. Have you ever wondered the functionality of your bed’s headboard? Sure, it can be asthetically pleasing, serve as a back rest when reading, and if a shelf is attached, it can be a nifty storage space. However, many times, the headboards can get kind of cumbersome and take up space, so why not forego the headboard all together?

It leads to a cleaner, more classic look. It also gives you more creative freedom to decorate the wall that your bed rest against. Check out some pictures for examples.

I like the no headboard look. It adds an illusion of space to the room, while giving me endless possiblities for changing the rest of the furniture without having to worry about if it matches the headboard or not.

What do you think? Would you go without a headboard?

Photo Courtesy of ShelterPop

There really hasn’t been a definite answer. I’ve always felt that elixirs were only a stepping stone, and that drinking them alone would not guarantee weight loss; you actually have to work out as well. That, and keep up a healthy and nutritional diet. Face it, losing weight is hard. Who wouldn’t want to take the ‘easy way out’? Which is exactly what I think the ‘miracle’ elixirs are; an easy way out that doesn’t guarantee anything.

This doesn’t slow down the magic elixir market, however. In fact, Kirstie Alley in endorsing a new elixir called Organic Liaison, that specifically deals with helping with cravings and too big of an appetite. The elixir is the first USDA-approved certified organic weight loss program. She swears by it actually, stating that she’s lost 20 pounds and that it will be documented on her new reality show, ‘Kirstie Alley’s Big Life’. Her plan is designed to be healthy, easy, convenient, tasty, affordable, and something you can stick with for the rest of your life.

The thing is, the weight loss program itself is actually full of supplements. One of the elixirs named Rescue Me, is a formula packed with essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients, which supposedly helps to reduce cravings while giving you an energy boost. Kirstie basically says it works because it’s organic, and when you drink it, you won’t be hungry so you end up losing weight. Ok Kirstie…

Do you think these weight loss products will get her healthy once and for all, or do you think it’s just another turn on her roller coaster weight loss ride? Also, do you believe in the suggested end result of the ‘magic’ weight loss elixirs? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Ok, MHC. So Winter may be pretty and all, what with snow falling and being able to wear snazzy sweaters and the like, but come on! I’m ready for it to be warm again! (Though there’s nothing like cuddling up in a warm, fresh out the dryer comforter in the middle of winter, with a cup of hot cocoa )

Monday is March 1st. March is a time that I always equate with Spring, because, well, Spring starts in March. March 20th to be exact. Being that I’m a down home southern gal, I’m used to warm weather and blazing hot summers. So below freezing temperatures are hardly ever welcomed. And that’s exactly what Memphis woke up to, today!

Even though my allergies will begin to flare up soon, I can’t wait to see the fresh, new baby buds of Spring to blossom.

Are you ready for warmer weather too, or is the Winter season your cup of tea?

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ~ David Brinkley

This is a quote that I hold true to, and one that has appeared many times in my own life. No matter what you want to do with your life, be it favorable or unfavorable, you will always have nay-sayers. Here is where the bricks are thrown. There are just some folks out there who’s whole life is based on the enjoyment that they get out of telling others that they ‘can’t do it’. This is where your will power, self preservation, and determination kick in.

No one can tell you what you cannot do. If there is something out there that you want to do, DO IT!! Take those bricks that those with ill will sent your way, and build the foundation to the steps or plan that will eventually leave you to success. Many times, those who criticized or down played your intentions are only left holding that brick in the end, because it’s all that they could hold on to.

What are some of your daily mottos?

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