Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Dailey Takeaways From our 2014 Owners Retreat
Last week we held our annual Dailey Method owners retreat at our new flagship Studio in Fairfax California. This is truly one of my favorite weeks of the year - getting together with an amazing group of smart, motivated and inspiring women (and a couple men) that are all passionate about the class and the culture and want to keep us evolving and expanding. We took the town by storm: 65 spandex clad women (and a few men NOT in spandex) teaching, sharing, learning from each other and holding up the salad bar line at Good Earth!
When I polled the owners about their biggest Dailey Takeaway, one of the most common ones as a whole was the “YOU” and the “WE” in our Dailey community vs. the “I” and how important this is for our company’s expansion and evolvement - the opportunity to pull from the amazing talent we have together to continually grow upward. I want to share with you what a few of the Dailey Method owners shared with me:
“Every year we come together and Im reminded that together we are better, together we are Dailey Strong! We are a collection of incredibly smart, hard working, passionate (for better or worse), creative, patient, eager, kind and fun women. And when I say strong, I mean in heart, in physical strength, in compassion and openness.”
“One thing that stuck out to me was that there was no feeling of competition. Rather than a room full of people competing to have the best performing studio, and awards given to highest sales, everyone is genuinely interested in the common good of the brand and sharing is promoted by awards given for innovation and following our core values. We have so much talent in our organization and everyone is generous with the sharing of that talent.”
“An amazing AH HA in relation to our Alignment Principles: Our primary Alignment Principles (Align/Engage/Move) not only apply on a micro-level to our bodies and our practice, but also on a macro level to our studios, larger community and TDM brand. Our owners retreats are amazing opportunities to Re-Align; Re-Engage; and then Move. To enjoy and appreciate where we are and evolve! Align/Engage/Move again and again. I think we did this at Owners Retreat & we do it all the time."
“1) Community and 2) Experience. We are part of something so much bigger than just us, than just the single class we take at our specific home studio. We are a strong, diverse, inspirational community that spans the World. Every TDM student belongs to something bigger- an international community and we are all connected by our desire to live life happily. That is why we are all attracted to the Dailey experience. It is more than just a workout that gives us great results. It is a fulfilling spiritual/mind/body experience. We know that our target market wants the mental and emotional benefits from their workout even more than the desire to get a "bikini-body ready." The reason we continue to grow in numbers and strength is our ability to provide the entire experience they are searching for.”
“Im always amazed at the power of having so many motivated and hard working people in one room. I love every conversation whether it is about business strategy or a particular exercise. Getting insight into the way the minds of others work really helps me to expand my own thinking and look at my business, our class and life in general from different perspectives. I feel like this is the major benefit to being part of a group as opposed to being out there on your own.”
“A main takeaway was humility. No matter how long TDM owners have been in business, I felt like we were all one, there were no rankings. Everyone was kind, helpful, inspiring and motivating... you guys are all truly amazing. And you Jill, you created this method and this community - you have these gifts, talents and abilities to offer, yet you dont declare them as such. You are authentic and truly...#tdmcommunity #tdmlove.”
I know I can speak for everyone that we are excited to bring our new learnings, teachings and inspirations home to you, our TDM students and community!
With Dailey Love,
-- Jill
Friday, March 13, 2015
South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round up for May 2014 and an announcement
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| Kalyn's Phase One Recipe Picks for May 2014 were Baked White Fish with Onions, Peppers, Olives, and Feta, Stir-Fried Broccolini with Oyster Sauce, Fried Cauliflower Rice with Shrimp, Sugar Snap Peas, and Red Pepper, Shrimp and Black Bean Salad with Cilantro, Cumin, and Lime, and Baked Eggs and Asparagus with Parmesan. |
It's summer, and if I needed a reminder I got a good one when I looked at the bookmarks where I save recipe links to feature here every month and realized I didn't have one single soup, stew, or chili recipe this time. I like a good bowl of soup as well as the next person, but I couldn't be happier to say bring on the salads! But before we get to the food, I want to talk a little about these round-ups.
This post makes 74 months of writing monthly South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round-Ups for the blog, and times have changed. I still love the South Beach Diet, but now a lot of people reading my blog follow other types of low-carb or grain-free eating plans. (That was the reason I gave the blog a makeover last year, adding new tabs so recipes could be sorted by diet type.) After asking for opinions on Facebook and giving it a lot of thought, I've decided to make the monthly round-ups more broadly focused, hopefully making them more useful for people who aren't strictly following South Beach. I'll still include recipes that are South Beach Diet Phase One of course, but I also want to spotlight interesting recipes that are Low-Carb in general, Paleo, Whole 30, and possibly others. As always, all the recipes in the round-up will be grain-free, making them Gluten-Free as well, and there will be some type of labeling system to make it easy to see which recipes are Phase One or another plan. That new format will be coming next month; hope you like it. And if you have any thoughts about this, please share them in the comments!
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25 Deliciously Healthy Low Carb Recipes from June 2014 Gluten Free South Beach Paleo Whole 30
Twenty-five deliciously healthy low-carb recipes from June 2014, from Kalyn's Kitchen and my favorite blogs.
It's the first day of a brand new month, and since March 2008 I've been starting each month with a round-up of South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes found on Kalyn's Kitchen or spotted on other blogs. It's been a fun way to feature healthy recipes from my favorite blogs, but six years later I now have readers who follow many different types of low-carb eating plans and the South-Beach only focus was feeling restrictive. That's why I announced last month that I'd decided to change it up a bit. So what has changed, and what's staying the same?
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Health Maintenance for 2014
By Denise Hooks-Anderson, M.D., Special from the St. Louis American
Do you recall how you felt when you purchased your first new car? Each time you walked toward it in the parking lot, the excitement and awe-inspired sensation that tickled your skin never seemed to lessen in intensity. You adored that car: the new car smell, the pristine seats, the shiny tires, and you loved how sharp you looked in it!
However, you soon learned that beloved vehicle came with many maintenance recommendations that must be met within a timely manner. The car needed regular oil changes, tire rotations, battery checks, occasional hose and belt changes, and routine auto body detail. Keeping the car in tip-top condition required hard work, dedication, and sacrificial contributions of your monetary resources.
In comparison, the human body can similarly be explained. There are a host of recommendations that each infant, child, teen, adult, or senior need to prevent various diseases. Many of our leading health organizations, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control, and the United States Preventative Task Force formulate the guidelines that physicians across the country follow. As each of you reflect upon this past year with its successes and failures, I hope you are considering ways to make 2014 bigger, better, and healthier. How can you achieve those goals? Where do you start? Who can assist you?
-First Step-
Make an appointment to see your primary care provider. If you do not have one, please seek recommendations from your insurance company, family or friends. Doctors should be more than just “one-night stands.” If your doctor has to introduce herself to you each rare time you visit, then obviously you have not been to the office enough. Adults should at least have a physical once a year. This physical should include a blood pressure check, weight, and BMI (body mass index) calculation. Depending upon your other health co-morbidities, a lipid panel, blood sugar, and/or a complete metabolic profile should be obtained.
-Second Step-
Become current with recommendations for your age group such as getting screening tests and immunizations. If you are a woman and at least 40 years of age, get a mammogram. This digital image of your breast can be done at any hospital or imaging center and usually does not require a referral from your doctor if you have private insurance. You simply need to call the scheduling center and make an appointment. Detecting a breast mass when it is small can potentially save your life. If the current trajectory of breast cancer disease in African American women is to change, early detection is the key.
All adults starting at age 50 need a screening colonoscopy, an endoscopic view of the colon. This procedure is not painful but does involve a fairly thorough colon preparation a day before. A flexible camera is inserted into the rectum, and advanced through the entire large intestine searching for any abnormalities, such as polyps or inflammation. If a polyp is identified, it is removed and sent to pathology to determine if cancer is present. The majority of people whose colon cancer is found early will be alive five years later and will go on to live a normal life.
-Third Step-
Commit to a four to five-day-a-week schedule of exercise. Many of the local facilities are having special promotions where there is a $0 joining fee. Consider eliminating that daily run to Starbuck’s for the Caramel Frappuccino, you would then have the money for a gym membership and you would decrease your daily calorie intake. That’s a win/win situation! Invest in yourself this year and hire a personal trainer. If you have never consistently worked out before, you need a professional to teach you the proper exercises and techniques for maximum results. You would not consider bungee jumping without receiving appropriate guidance, so why do you think exercising is any different?
-Final Step-
Stop poisoning your body. Make 2014 the year of fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, and water. Purify your body the natural way. You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars allowing someone to flush water through you to be cleansed. Allow your body to do it naturally by eating close to nature. If it came from the ground, a vine or a tree, it is probably good for you. Eliminate excessive sugar, processed and fried foods, and those nasty cancer- causing cigarettes. You can’t even imagine how good your body will feel after that.
These are only a few suggestions to get you started on the right track. Please see your doctor so that a specific plan can be designed for you. Each of you are unique in that you are fearfully and wonderfully made and there is no one size fits all.
Lastly, I want to hear from you this year. Share your success stories. Start a health revolution at your job or place of worship. We here at The St. Louis American want to hear about it. A rising tide lifts all ships! Have a blessed and healthy New Year!
Yours in Service,
Denise Hooks-Anderson, M.D.
Assistant Professor
SLUCare Family Medicine
yourhealthmatters@stlamerican.com
Do you recall how you felt when you purchased your first new car? Each time you walked toward it in the parking lot, the excitement and awe-inspired sensation that tickled your skin never seemed to lessen in intensity. You adored that car: the new car smell, the pristine seats, the shiny tires, and you loved how sharp you looked in it!
However, you soon learned that beloved vehicle came with many maintenance recommendations that must be met within a timely manner. The car needed regular oil changes, tire rotations, battery checks, occasional hose and belt changes, and routine auto body detail. Keeping the car in tip-top condition required hard work, dedication, and sacrificial contributions of your monetary resources.
In comparison, the human body can similarly be explained. There are a host of recommendations that each infant, child, teen, adult, or senior need to prevent various diseases. Many of our leading health organizations, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control, and the United States Preventative Task Force formulate the guidelines that physicians across the country follow. As each of you reflect upon this past year with its successes and failures, I hope you are considering ways to make 2014 bigger, better, and healthier. How can you achieve those goals? Where do you start? Who can assist you?
-First Step-
Make an appointment to see your primary care provider. If you do not have one, please seek recommendations from your insurance company, family or friends. Doctors should be more than just “one-night stands.” If your doctor has to introduce herself to you each rare time you visit, then obviously you have not been to the office enough. Adults should at least have a physical once a year. This physical should include a blood pressure check, weight, and BMI (body mass index) calculation. Depending upon your other health co-morbidities, a lipid panel, blood sugar, and/or a complete metabolic profile should be obtained.
-Second Step-
Become current with recommendations for your age group such as getting screening tests and immunizations. If you are a woman and at least 40 years of age, get a mammogram. This digital image of your breast can be done at any hospital or imaging center and usually does not require a referral from your doctor if you have private insurance. You simply need to call the scheduling center and make an appointment. Detecting a breast mass when it is small can potentially save your life. If the current trajectory of breast cancer disease in African American women is to change, early detection is the key.
All adults starting at age 50 need a screening colonoscopy, an endoscopic view of the colon. This procedure is not painful but does involve a fairly thorough colon preparation a day before. A flexible camera is inserted into the rectum, and advanced through the entire large intestine searching for any abnormalities, such as polyps or inflammation. If a polyp is identified, it is removed and sent to pathology to determine if cancer is present. The majority of people whose colon cancer is found early will be alive five years later and will go on to live a normal life.
-Third Step-
Commit to a four to five-day-a-week schedule of exercise. Many of the local facilities are having special promotions where there is a $0 joining fee. Consider eliminating that daily run to Starbuck’s for the Caramel Frappuccino, you would then have the money for a gym membership and you would decrease your daily calorie intake. That’s a win/win situation! Invest in yourself this year and hire a personal trainer. If you have never consistently worked out before, you need a professional to teach you the proper exercises and techniques for maximum results. You would not consider bungee jumping without receiving appropriate guidance, so why do you think exercising is any different?
-Final Step-
Stop poisoning your body. Make 2014 the year of fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, and water. Purify your body the natural way. You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars allowing someone to flush water through you to be cleansed. Allow your body to do it naturally by eating close to nature. If it came from the ground, a vine or a tree, it is probably good for you. Eliminate excessive sugar, processed and fried foods, and those nasty cancer- causing cigarettes. You can’t even imagine how good your body will feel after that.
These are only a few suggestions to get you started on the right track. Please see your doctor so that a specific plan can be designed for you. Each of you are unique in that you are fearfully and wonderfully made and there is no one size fits all.
Lastly, I want to hear from you this year. Share your success stories. Start a health revolution at your job or place of worship. We here at The St. Louis American want to hear about it. A rising tide lifts all ships! Have a blessed and healthy New Year!
Yours in Service,
Denise Hooks-Anderson, M.D.
Assistant Professor
SLUCare Family Medicine
yourhealthmatters@stlamerican.com
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