Having lost my mom to dementia a couple of years ago, I have been interested in the power of lifestyle changes in prevention. Recently there have been numerous studies pointing to the role of exercise and brain function. Last month a new study clarifies the optimal form of exercise training for cognitive health. Interestingly, it… Continue reading Exercise and the Brain
Author: Carlos Gonzalez
Carlos Gonzalez teaches English at Miami Dade College and yoga and wellness in the community through Miami Firm Body, the company he co-founded with his wife, Maribel. He works with words, movement, and the body. His calling is to invite others to join him in the joy of searching within and finding the strength and courage to walk toward wholeness. Carlos is a spell caster, an educational trickster whose core mission is to transform grief into a source of possible beauty, vulnerability into strength, and fear into wonder.
Do Your Meals Match Your Clothes?
Lunch today consists of leftovers: a turkey burger and a half on a bed of spinach, and green beans with an adventurous dab of Asian hot sauce (not shown in the picture.) The turkey burgers don’t look that great, but they are incredibly delicious. They are made with ground turkey and zucchini squash. I made… Continue reading Do Your Meals Match Your Clothes?
Changing Perspectives
Sometimes we need a physical change in perspective to reset our habitual thinking. Many of our days are marked by basic routines. This is not such a bad thing, but these routines often put us on a spiritual, emotional, and mental autopilot that distances us from experiencing life fully. Working with habitual thinking patterns, becoming… Continue reading Changing Perspectives
Rooted and Grounded in Love
As I turned the corner this morning, I saw this banyan tree growing slowly on the edge of a rockland ridge. The branches up above and the roots down below of this magnificent being take nourishment from the light and the soil, in the process manifesting divine beauty. As above so below goes the ancient… Continue reading Rooted and Grounded in Love
Refuge
Every Monday through Thursday around 7-10 people get together to practice yoga in the oldest house in the Kendall area, the Dice House. This little house on the corner of Continental Park is not only a historical site, but now, over the past year, a place of refuge for those of us who get together… Continue reading Refuge
Dancing with Fire
Over the years I come back to the importance of doing things purposefully over and over again. I call it practice. Some call it dancing with fire. Whatever it is, the repetition is prayer for me, a way to move through the world stepping into a greater self, a place where fear is dropped and… Continue reading Dancing with Fire
Mango and Avocado Salad
We are often asked about fruit in our diet. In the past I ate as much of it as possible. I can say that I was a fruit-a-holic. In this past year I began to reduce my sugar intake in order to improve my cardiovascular health. In the process, I realized that the fructose in fruit… Continue reading Mango and Avocado Salad
Our Household
This post is a follow up from last week’s. So many of you who come to our classes and workshops are wrestling with health and weight issues. I say you, but I want you to understand that both Maribel and I also struggle and wrestle. You are not alone! Based on the criteria from the… Continue reading Our Household
Fat and Gratitude
A month ago I was at my cardiologist for a checkup. My blood pressure was low and he asked why I was on medications. I told him he was the one that had prescribed them for me about eight years ago. He looked at me funny, and told me I needed to be off of them.… Continue reading Fat and Gratitude