Dowsers Conference

The British Society of Dowsers will be holding their annual conference shortly and I will be speaking at it.

My talk/lecture is entitled "Geopathic Stress And Individual Susceptibility" and is on the first day (14 September 2007). I'm also giving a workshop on saturday afternoon (repeated on Sunday afternoon) on verbal questioning skills for dowsers.

I'm looking forward to meeting lots of dowsers and listening to other speakers. You can ge more information on the conference at the Dowsers web site.

Lentil And Brown Rice Soup

The Cancer Project do some great recipes, not only for those with cancer but for everyone who wants some new nutritious recipes. Check out their site for some great resources. You can sign up for their weekly emailed recipe. here's an example of one from a recent mailing:

Serve this hearty soup with whole-grain bread and a cucumber salad.

Directions
Makes about 8 1-cup servings
12 cups water or vegetable broth
1 cup dry brown lentils
1 cup dry short-grain brown rice
1 small onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
1 cup finely chopped parsley, loosely packed
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
salt, to taste

Bring water or broth to a boil in a large pot. Add lentils, rice, onion, garlic, parsley, oregano, thyme, black pepper, celery seeds, and cinnamon. Reduce heat, bring to a simmer, then cover loosely and cook, stirring occasionally, until lentils and rice are tender, about 45 minutes. Add salt to taste.

Nutrition Information
Per 1-cup serving:
173 calories
1.1 g fat0.
2 g saturated fat
5.6% calories from fat
0 mg cholesterol
8.5 g protein
33.4 g carbohydrate
1 g sugar
7 g fiber
158 mg sodium
43 mg calcium
3.3 mg iron
12.2 mg vitamin C
390 mcg beta-carotene
0.2 mg vitamin E

Why Is Change So Difficult?

David Krueger, a respected personal coach, sent me this:

Why Is Change So Difficult?

In studies of coronary bypass patients, when their lives are at risk unless they adopt healthier lifestyles, how many do you think change their habits? Only one in nine.
Changing behavior is difficult. What keeps people from doing what they need to do for themselves? What makes it difficult to change, even when someone's life depends on it?

· 70% of health-care costs stem from preventable diseases. (NY Times: The Company Doctor, 6/14/07).
· 70-80% of physician visits are stress related. (US Public Health Survey).
· Stress is the number one reason behind sickness from work (Gee Publishing Survey).
· Stress undermines work productivity in 9 of 10 companies (Industrial Society survey).
· Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease have reached epidemic proportions—and almost all are preventable (American Medical Association).

One answer is to have a clear, specific, step-wise program for change. Every dollar invested in worksite health promotion yields $3.50- 6.00 in return through reduced absenteeism, increased productivity, and decreased health-related costs. (Partnership for Prevention National Coalition)

A Strategic Plan for Wellness
Wellness is an informed choice, a lifestyle that integrates mind, body, and spirit. The process of change itself must be addressed in an informed and systematic way.
Your intentions need a strategy and plan: a ROAD MAP™

I am offering a five part Teleseminar series: 7 STEPS TO LIVE A NEW LIFE STORY™A ROAD MAP™ for WELLNESS presenting proven strategies for a life design and crucial transitions. Includes New Life Story Workbook™and ROAD MAP™ Program

Please go to http://www.newlifestorycoaching.com/for details and registration.

We're back

Well, Tom and I are back from our cycle ride in Africa. We had a great time and there’s lots of memorable highlights:

• The exhaustion and triumph after achieving a difficult day’s riding
• Tom dancing with the Masai warriors – jumping up and down while holding a lethally sharp spear
• The dust that got everywhere
• The strange and wonderful bathroom and toilet arrangements
• Seeing the blue Indian Ocean at the end of the trip and diving into it in our cycling clothes
• The friendship within our group aged from 24 to 73 and from England, New Zealand, USA, Finland and South Africa.
• Being warned when we camped in Ambeseli national park that we might find a pile of elephant dung by the side of the tent in the morning, as a local elephant had taken to walking over/through the electric fence
• The look on the face of one of the Masai men when I explained that I was a vegetarian
• Having to get off the bike because a giraffe was crossing the road ahead
• Seeing a cheetah cub with a face covered in blood from the kill it was eating – this from the safety of a vehicle
• Eating a chocolate cake made in a camp fire
• Experiencing earthquake tremors while lying in a tent

Unfortunately I had a spectacular fall of my bike on the third day of the ride and badly injured my right hand, so it meant I was unable to ride for three days. Even when I got back on my bike it was very painful. Tom completed some very difficult off-road riding, even though he’d never done anything like that before. So, we both in different ways had a very challenging but satisfying time.

We have now raised over 4500 GB Pounds towards our total of GB Pounds 5000 and we have more promised, so we are in sight of achieving our goal. Thanks to all of you for the part you have played in helping us achieve this.
You can have a look at how our sponsorship is going at our fund raising page.

If you’d like to try an adventure like this, I highly recommend the company we went with – Escape Adventures based in New Zealand. They offer trips in Africa, South America, New Zealand, China and Tibet. You can view all these rides on their web site.