With everyone coming down with this disgusting flu, this is a stunning soup... it's full of immune-boosing anti-oxidants, can be fozen & the kids love it! Enjoy!

Immune boosting chicken broth
Immunity for Healthy Kids, Lucy Burney pg 126

*1 chicken
*2 medium onions, cut into ¼
*4 garlic cloves
*1 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped
*1 red chilli, deseeded
*4 large carrots, chopped
*4 sticks celery, chopped
*2L vegetable stock
*1 cup fresh peas
*1 cup fresh broccoli florets
*Large handful of coriander & parsley, chopped
*Juice of 2 limes

Place chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, carrots & celery into a large pan.
Cover with the stock, bring to boil & simmer with the lid on for 1 hour, or until the chicken is cooked through & beginning to fall off the bone.
Remove the chicken from the pan & separate the meat from the skin & bones, which can be discarded
Strain remaining broth through a colander & skim off excess fat.
Return chicken & broth back to the pan & add broccoli & peas.
Simmer for 10mins until veg are cooked through.
Add coriander, lime juice & parsley & serve immediately.

Life Skills Exercise for Living in the Present

The following exercise is a very useful tool to help you "get out of your head" and become more aware of what you're feeling. This exercise is a great way to get grounded and feel like you are in your skin, and experiencing or living life to the full, rather than racing through each day on automatic pilot! Many of my life-coaching clients have reported feeling a sense of calm, connectedness, peace, and the ability to relate more easily to significant people in their lives, when they practice this. It is such a simple thing to do - give it a try today.

Being present

This exercise is to practice staying present in any given situation. Throughout the day, start to spend time being present by focusing your senses. Stop doing whatever you’re doing, and think about what you’re hearing, what you’re seeing, what you’re smelling, what you’re feeling, what you’re tasting, what you’re touching etc. eg. I might be walking along the road and instead of being caught up in my thoughts, I will start focusing on my senses. So I start to really take in every detail of the trees around me, their different shades of green, their fresh minty smell, the touch of the ground underneath my feet, the tingling excitement in my stomach etc. I always come out of this feeling refreshed and clear. This exercise can be done anywhere and at any time.

Quotation No4

We need to make two journeys: one in the external world where we share our
experiences, our stories. Then we need to take the journey to the heart, the inner
journey, where we connect to our own truth. Knowing what is true for us and
choosing to live from this inner knowing can create a sense of inner peace and
balance. This is the experience of resonance – what is true for you?

• CONSIDERATIONS TOWARDS GAINING ABUNDANT HEALTH AND ENERGY
  
  To start your day:
  - drink a glass of luke-warm lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  - Do 15 minutes of GENTLE exercises & deep breathing
  - Spend time in prayer / meditation / journaling
  
  
• Drink 8 glasses of water per day (approx 2l – listen to your body)
• Be relaxed when eating, and chew your food well (eat ‘mindfully’)
• Your food should be as natural (“God-made”) as possible
• No heated or processed fats (margarines, fried foods etc…)
• Avoid / limit nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, sugar and wheat
• Include Avocado, seeds, nuts, vegetables, brown or basmati rice
• Have five to eleven portions of fruit and vegetables every day
• Eat raw food first (eg have a salad before a cooked meal)
• Ensure that you are getting some healthy fats in your diet:
  Omega 3 foods include – fish such as tuna, mackerel, salmon, herring and flaxseed oil
  Omega 6 foods include – seeds such as pumpkin, sunflower, sesame and safflower, avocado, olive oil
• When you change your diet, your “T” cells can increase within 5 to 15 days (ie, your body’s immune response improves)
  

REMEMBER THAT POSITIVE THOUGHTS ARE IMPORTANT TO IMPROVE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

FIVE STEPS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR EATING HABITS
(from Mary-Anne Shearer)

1. Start all cooked meals with some raw vegetables (includes salad), and fresh fruit before breakfast
2. Eat natural fresh fruit before a sweet / chocolate cake/ biscuit etc
3. Eat avo / nuts/ seeds before chips / cheese / biltong
4. Eat one bowl of fresh fruit every day (one “fruit-meal” per day), can be with ¼ to ½ cup of nuts / seeds
5. Slow down and eat mindfully and simply
   
   Note that the following (in excess) has a negative effect on the endocrine system (ie your hormones)
   
   Alcohol and sugars
   Gluten (wheat – bread, biscuits etc)
   Mercury – eg fillings (take chlorophyll to help)
   Aspartame (sweeteners, diet drinks etc)

Quotation No 3

" … serenity is more than a beautiful feeling. It’s an essential strength…. "