My morning workout today: 

Up the mountain regular walking with 10 pound pack.  Smaller route

Yut Yee 3 times 

Dropping Horse 3 times

Mantis Grab  3 times

10 front kicks

10 side kicks

15 standing obliques 

10 outside crescent kicks

10 inside crescent kicks

10 straight leg kicks

10 side lying leg lifts

10 side lying leg push

10 side lying hip circles

10 wide…

I am one of the original students that started Mr. Bronson's Forms class when forms class first started.

I believe I have been doing them off and on for 13 years plus.   I was hit with an illness caused by the chemicals in our environment and it has literally taken parts of my life away.  It has also left me for my death bed a few times.  

No matter what hits with my MCS/EI I am not going to loose my focus.  I will just  move slower and not as low.  I feel awakened, alive and…

“think whatever makes you truly happy to think”

Photo by, Sophia 

Aside from seeing the amazing wildlife in this country, I have also found great places for outdoor training.

We stayed in Cape Town for a month.  One weekend I hiked up and around Table Mountain.  It was a cool misty day...reminded me of home...great place for a little straight horse stance....the time passes faster when surrounded by great scenery. …

Gnocchi anyone?  My family loves it!    

I just came across this recipe this morning and I will be making it this weekend.  I have plenty of arugula and spinach growing in the gardens ( a rare breed spinach that I have been growing for the last 4 years and saving it seeds). 

 Making gnocchi sounds complicated, but it's actually fairly easy.  They can be frozen for later use, just add a couple more minutes to the cooking time.  

1 pound yukon gold potatoes,…

Today's Breakfast: 

When I cook, most of the time I just throw things together.  The spices I use depend on the mood I am in, what I have in stock and what country I feel like eating from.  Today, I had some snow peas from the garden so the mood was Asian stir fry.   There are no exact measurements here.   I am thinking that I should have added some  freshly grated ginger and saute it with the celery.…

Our food is becoming more toxic, our food traditions that are passed down are  toxic.  These food traditions that are passed down, are toxic choices that need to stop.  It is NOT ok to eat a candy cane with red 40 in it, it is NOT ok to eat a valentines day cup cake with Red 40 in it, it is NOT ok to eat marshmallow throughout the summer on your camping trips, they are full of GMO ingredients and toxic food coloring, it is NOT ok to eat at the sports snack shack, it is NOT ok to eat the…

When the tiredness sets in from weeks that seemed like months, nights that seemed too short, the days seemed like you could not catch up on anything,  and now you hit a wall. That was me today

That is when the  little evil voices tell you, you can't do it.  These evil little voices tell you things like you can't get up that mountain,  you are moving to slow, just stay in bed, just look at the computer more,  you have no energy so just watch a movie, maybe you should eat some junk,…

  I can only hope that "Silent Spring" does not happen.  Hope is all I can hold, but in reality of this realm, by which I see, hope might not be enough.... 

" Sue Sanders "

We must push hard to rid our world of the toxic chemicals that are used in conventional agriculture.   Support local organic farmers... …

Statement by Rosemary Gladstar

Women have been experiencing menopause for eons, so it amazes me that in our era menopause is so often designated as a medical condition, an anomaly that requires medical intervention.  menopause is a state of being, not a disease.  medical intervention should be the exception, not the norm.   

Many of the symptoms of menopause are similar to those of adrenal stress:  nervous disorders,severe depression, irritability, fatigue, and…

Today I am especially feeling frustrated. I was reading on old post from Mr. Bronson about chemicals in our hoses, as well as many older posts and new posts about how we lost 30% of our bees in the US (again), which now means that the almond/blueberry/apple crops will probably not get pollinated. We have reached that critical low point.

Why do we have to work SO HARD NOT TO POISON OURSELVES?!? Why do we have to do tons of research in hard to find places so as NOT to kill our…

For many years I have heard people say they can not afford to eat healthy foods.  Being a single mom for years I new they were very wrong. People can afford to eat healthy. The underlying issue is this, we have a society that does not know how to cook.  Living off of a dollar menu will give nothing but bad health and a lot of expensive health care bills.  Besides why not work on feeling good, vibrant, healthy, active, awake, motivated and happy.  You are what you eat.  If you…

Lentil Salad Recipe: 

2 cups cooked lentils, rinsed

Dressing:

3 to 6 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

1/8 cup fresh lemon juice

3 small clove garlic, minced

1/2 red onion  minced

1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest (optional)

1 tsp. Celtic  salt

1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

1 tsp. homemade mustard or organic mustard- Summer omit mustard…

Multi Bean Salad 

2 cups cooked kidney beans

2 cups cooked garbanzo beans

2 cups cooked butter beans 

6 Tbs olive oil

2 minced garlic cloves (spring use green garlic) 

4 Tbs. lemon juice

6 Tbs red balsamic vinegar

5 Tbs. Fire Cider (http://mcminnvillehealthdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/fire-cider)

1 tsp. local…

For many people ageing is synonymous with the loss of ability. Ability to jump as high, bend as low, kick as fast etc... Yes we all will age and, yes, we will become less able to do many of the things that were possible when we were younger. ( On a physical note, it is very important to continue striving for our highest level of ability no matter what limitations may come our way. This is an important part of growing old gracefully). 

This short article is specifically meant to…

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I rise up out of bed early in the morning, out by 7:00 am, feed the animals, take the horses and dogs up the mountain, I workout doing agility drills up the steep hill with a 10 pound pack on, once I am at the top, I do push-ups, low stances drills, front kicks, outside crescent kicks, inside crescent kicks, straight leg kicks, ab work, stretch, then I have tea, listen to the birds and then come down out of the mountains.  At that point my day is all farmer Sue, I have a couple of…

This week one of my favorites herbalist passed away.  There were many things that I loved about her, a few of them were, she was very against herbicides, chemical agriculture and that it was important to truly take care of our earth.  

Long ago I wasn't such a healthy person. I ate Cheetos,Cup'O'noodles,Lays chips,and more. I also ate candy's filled with artificial colors. And worst of all I drank soda, and ENERGY DRINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! And not just your average energy drinks. I'm talking "extra large" Monster energy drinks! So one day I was drinking my daily Monster(Sometimes 2 a day),and suddenly it felt like someone poked my brain with a needle! I then knew it was the drink so I quit that very day. Then I realized after…

Pad drills, at their highest level, should be practiced as a meditation. A state of focused oneness with the drill is our main goal. When a student reaches this state of oneness (focus) with the drill, time blur's. There is no thought of self, other, the pads. Total focus is on oneness and perfection of movement/self in the moment. Through great dedication, perseverance and an unwavering commitment to self. Each student has the capability of reaching both great physical technique in their…