Mary Aranas Yoga

10/14/2024

Heal To Lead II: Book Launch ~ Monday 10/14

I am excited to share I am finally publishing my first book!

My short story, "China Dolls: A Healing Journey" is being published on Amazon tomorrow, and you're invited to our party!

ZOOM Book Launch Party: Monday 10/14, 7-8pm EST

"Heal to Lead: How To Turn Your Wounds into Wisdom" is a collaboration book published by Raven and Grace Press and available for pre-order now on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3r7k8hhp

This book holds twenty authors' powerful stories of courage and resilience to rise above life's challenges. And it comes with a workbook packed with tools, meditations and techniques to help us all continue to grow and transform.

HTL2 is a “Give Back Book”: All net proceeds will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) with hundreds of locations in the United States, so every book sold counts.

We are holding our official Launch Party on ZOOM, Monday, October 14th 7-8pm EST, so join us, wherever you are! A few of the authors are reading excerpts from their chapters 🥳 and we will all be celebrating! 💃🏽 🧜‍♀️ 🤩

You will also learn how to get entered to win a Retreat to Costa Rica 🏝($3500 value) when you show up to the party! Hope to see you there!

HERE is the LINK TO PRE-ORDER THE BOOK: https://tinyurl.com/3r7k8hhp

RSVP FOR THE ZOOM LAUNCH PAR-TAY HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscemqqz4rGNJ3F2-OZcYO8CO-9HmD8yim

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Heal to Lead Launch Party (Volume 2). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

01/10/2024

Hey New Years Cleansers! See you tonight for our first pre-cleanse zoom at 8:30 ET! Here are a couple cleanse-approved dishes I enjoyed yesterday & today!

04/01/2023

08/27/2022

In running this 14-day Foods Cleanse I am getting a much bigger feel for that truth, as we experiment with our bodies being purely cleanly fed!

Whole new fields of research such as nutritional psychiatry have emerged since I wrote The UltraMind Solution about how the body affects the mind in 2009. Stanford has a department of Metabolic Psychiatry. Harvard now has a department of Nutritional Psychiatry. Studies show that simply swapping out processed, sugary starchy foods for whole foods is effective in treating depression. ⁣
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Studies also show kids with severe violent behavior transform when swapping out processed foods for whole foods, including a 75% reduction in the use of restraints and a 100% reduction in suicides, which is the 3rd leading cause of death in that age group. ⁣
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One study of violent juveniles found that simply giving children a vitamin and mineral supplement reduced violent acts by 91 percent compared to a control group. Why were they violent? ⁣
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Their brains were starving for nutrients that regulate mood and behavior including iron, magnesium, B12, and folate. Just giving these kids vitamins for three months fixed their abnormal brain waves on EEG. The kids who also changed their diet had an 80% reduction in violent crime and those who stayed on a processed diet continued their violent ways.⁣
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While many children are not eating enough brain food, they are also eating too many chemicals, including about five pounds of dyes, preservatives and additives that are linked to hyperactivity and worse.⁣
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While therapy, stress reduction, and movement are equally critical in many brain disorders, food plays a pivotal and often overlooked role. ⁣
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Start small. Start with the Pegan Diet. Eat loads of veggies, some fruit (especially the low-sugar, nutrient-dense ones), whole grains (not flours), nuts and seeds, low-starch beans and legumes, and some high-quality meat, poultry, and fish. Focus on brain foods that have been shown to impact mood and reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety— foods rich in omega-3s, zinc, magnesium, vitamin D, antioxidants, and B vitamins. ⁣