Michele Risa
M.A., Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher
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Michele Risa is a Health Consultant with a BA from New York University and a MA from Columbia University. She is certified as a Kundalini Yoga teacher by the Kundalini Research Institute and certified in Therapeutic and Hatha Yoga by Satsang Yoga Center. Risa has certifications in Breathwalk, Conflict Resolution, Divorce Mediation, and Yoga for Children, and has completed courses in Vipassana and 16 years of White Tantric Yoga with Yogi Bhajan.
Since 1989, she founded Beyond Body Mind Spirit (www.BeyondBodyMindSpirit.com), which offers her four main areas of expertise - weight-loss, anti-aging, stress management and yoga, using non-traditional approaches. Risa has produced her own yoga TV show since 1998, has been a frequent radio guest, and has co-authored a book, “Conscious Entrepreneurs: A Radical New Approach to Purpose, Passion and Profits,” Winner of the National “Best Books 2008″ Awards.
She has lectured at corporations such as Boeing, Viacom, and Forbes and produced a 6 month program at NYSE where she reduced stress and lowered health care costs. Although the majority of Risa’s clients are in NYC, she has conducted seminars as far west as Califo ia and as far east as Russia.
Her motto for healthy living is, “When you find your personal formula for self love through body, mind and spirit, you create the life you want.”
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2 Great Additions to Your Turkey
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and give appreciation for all the good things in your life. Add to your abundance with these two delicious, nutritious dishes- Jicama-Apple Slaw that is refreshingly crispy, and Caramelized Pear Bread Pudding with its flanlike pudding and sweet caramel. Jicama-Apple Slaw Ingredients 1/3 cup packed chopped fresh cilantro, plus leaves for garnish 2 tbs chopped fresh mint, plus leaves for garnish 1-2 tbs minced jalapeño pepper 1 tsp sugar 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/4 cup lime juicer
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Jumping Into The Void And Finding My Passion And Work
Leaving my financially secure job and jumping into the void was the catalyst for finding my passion and work. For years, I wallowed in a position that was extremely lucrative with lots of perks, but was bereft of values dear to my heart. It would have been a mistake to continue down this ...Leaving my financially secure job and jumping into the void was the catalyst for finding my passion and work. For years, I wallowed in a position that was extremely lucrative with lots of perks, but was bereft of values dear to my heart. It would have been a mistake to continue down this path.
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Spicy Sweet & Juicy Summer Salad
Nuts, fruit, cheese, and dressing: I think you will agree that at any one of these ingredients is bound to be your favorite part of a salad. So why not combine all of these into one miraculous creation? You’ll rethink all future salads once you try this one. Here you have the crunchy nuts, the juicy fruit, the savory cheese, and of course a delectable light dressing to top it off. Plus with its spicy sweetness to excite your taste buds, I think we have a winner! Caution – though this can serve a family, be warned that you may find yourself devouring it all. Spicy Sweet ‘N Juicy Saladr
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Love vs. Fame: The Curious Case of Whitney Houston
By Michele Risar Founder, Beyond Body Mind Spirit www.BeyondBodyMindSpirit.com There is much to be said for a life of abundance, financial security, and the freedom to do anything and go anywhere. Seems like the dream come true, yes? Just about anyone would immediately nod their head in approval. However, there is much thought about the consequences a life like that could have.
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Why Stress Makes Us Fat
Stress is often to blame for weight gain. But it’s not the emotional eating that’s the only problem. Stress actually ignites a series of responses in the body that makes us fat. Here’s how. Why Stress Makes Us Fat
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Revolutionizing Aging
We are the people who comprise the legendary, diverse generation known to the world as The Baby Boomers. We grew up during the transformation of Post World War II period and helped shape America into a society filled with change and advancements, in the political, economic, social, and cultural spectrums. We lived through John F.
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Another Win-Win Recipe: Powerful Pesto Pasta
Americans love pasta. And we encourage everyone to eat what they love while giving their body what it needs. That’s why we call it a win-win! So why not substitute one of your pasta dishes with this one. Here’s why:
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Stressing Over Murdoch Madness
Living in a world where technology evolves into more complex forms by the second is an incredible accomplishment. Yet at the same time, it can generate manipulation, corruption, and invasion of privacy, given we are all too aware of computer hacking, cyber bullying, and identity theft. There has been a vast range of personalities behind such misdeeds, so it is no surprise that our personal cell phones can be tampered with by Rupert Murdoch’s News of The World, a Moghul Empire of the Media.
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Another Win-Win Recipe: Grill Baby Grill
Do you love grilling on the barbecue as much as I do? Cooking food over a fire just transforms how everything tastes. So if you’ve been wanting to switch to eating more vegetables- for all those good reasons- here’s another win-win recipe that gives you what your body needs and what you will enjoy. It looks- and even tastes- like a steak! And this trumps your ordinary sandwich, being packed with 10 g of protein, 781 mg potassium, 9 g of fiber, 0 g of saturated fat (yes, 0), plus folate, magnesium and Vitamin C! Grilled Eggplant & Portobello Sandwich Ingredientsr
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How to Stay Your Wedding Dress Weight
Congratulations on your wedding! We hope it was the most beautiful day of your life and everything you hoped for it to be. And hats off to your success in “Operation Lean Bride”…we’re sure your struggle paid off and you looked fabulous in your white dress. We believe every woman deserves to learn the secret of staying at her wedding dress weight, so read on!
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Oprah Fix: How to Change the World
It’s been a while since Oprah’s official last show. So I thought from time to time, I Oprahwould offer an Oprah fix- maybe a few stories, or a how-to, or some inspirational words. I was reading about the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Did you know that on a molecular level atoms are constantly in a state of disorder? They are always reacting and colliding with other atoms to form molecules, splitting from other molecules, back to being atoms again, which according to this law, increases entropy, or the overall chaos of the universe.
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Learn the Secrets of Ancient Yoga during Yoga Month
September is the Official National Yoga Month as designated by the Department of Health & Human Services. At Beyond Body Mind Spirit, we believe it’s time to go BEYOND a physical workout…BEYOND stillness…and merge the inner with the outer…achieving union…the definition of yoga. Our Yoga Month Offerr
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New York, NY 10016
E-mail: MRisa@BeyondBodyMindSpirit.com
Telephone: 212 889-4986