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Zumba: Listen to How Richard Martinez Lost 75 Pounds

Are you a fan of Zumba Fitness?
If not, I urge you to learn about it.
Zumba is an incredibly fun, easy to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party, that’s making millions of people around the world more into health.
Not only that, but Zumba is making people happy.
And Zumba is helping people lose lots of weight.
Just listen to this exciting Gab with the Gurus Radio Show with Zumba instructor Richard Martinez, who had been overweight all his life until he discovered Zumba.
Richard tells you how he lost 75 pounds, thanks to Zumba’s influence.
Here’s how to find a Zumba party near you.
Listen to Zumba instructor Richard Martinez at any time.
Listen to internet radio with Gab With the Gurus on Blog Talk Radio
My Story: I’ve been really into Zumba since Jan. 2, when I took my first class at the JCC in Manhattan. Since then, I’ve been going all over to take Zumba classes, especially at the awesome Equinox Fitness Clubs, where I’ve found all kinds of awesome instructors.
I’m deeply grateful to author Marci Shimoff, author of Love for No Reason and Happy for No Reason, for getting me interested in learning Zumba after seh mentioned it in her workshop at the Hay House I Can Do It! Conference in Tampa, Florida.

The Dr. Oz Show: “The # 1 Food Dr. Oz Wants Out of Your House — Sugar”

Hurrah to Dr. Mehmet Oz for doing an important episode on the hit Dr. Oz Show, called “The #1 Food Dr Oz Wants Out Of Your House.”
Dr. Oz gets huge applause for warning millions of Americans that eating too much sugar — which most Americans do — puts you at major risk for High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance.
I’m so excited to have Dr. Oz calling sugar “# 1 on his most wanted list.”
I’ve already watched last week’s segment three times — thank, you TiVo .
Talk about amazing timing! Just as I was working on the chapter in my next book, Beyond Sugar Shock, about groundbreaking research from Dr. Miriam Vos at Emory University — sugar-themed episode airs, and he interviews her!
Dr. Oz was also joined by Dr. Alan Greene, author of Feeding Baby Green.
You can watch The Dr. Oz episode here. (Make sure to see all three parts.)
I also encourage you to watch this video with from Dr. Vos, where she discusses her groundbreaking research, which finds that excess sugar increases your risk for heart disease.
Watch The Dr. Oz episode here.

Happy New Year: This is Your Time for H.O.P.E.

Happy New Year all!
This is your time for H.O.P.E!
By that, I mean:
H for Happiness, O for Optimism, P for Passion & Purpose and E for Energy & Excitement!!
Now, it’s time to get ready for the new year with this tune from the Black Eyed Peas tune, “I Gotta Feeling.”

Alone for the Holidays? Guest Post from Arielle Ford

If you’re single this holiday season, here’s a three-step guide for making it a super-special time of year from my friend and colleague Arielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret. Now here are Arielle’s tips.
What do Do if You’re Alone this Holiday Season by Arielle Ford
First, for those of you who are sad, depressed, angry, or resigned to the thought you will always be alone, let me offer you a very short exercise.
1) Get out the egg timer and set it for 5 minutes.
2) For 5 minutes close your eyes and dive deep into the feelings you are feeling don’t resist on any level, just allow yourself too embrace the full (possibly unpleasant) experience of your sadness, anger, doubt, etc. Look and see where in your body the feelings reside, feel them and then see if you can feel them even more intensely.
3) Breathe deeply during this process and with each exhale, breathe out the emotion while silently saying to yourself thank you and goodbye. Chances are before the 5 minutes are up, all or most of these feelings will have dissipated. This is because you have stopped “resisting” feeling those feelings and you allowed yourself to be fully present with what was true for you in that moment.
Second: Now, get out your journal and make a list of three things you can accomplish between now and the end of the year that will make someone else’s life better. This can be anything from taking an elderly neighbor shopping, to serving food at a shelter, to a variety of random acts of kindness.
My favorite line from A Course In Miracles is this: “The only thing that can be lacking in any situation is that which you are not giving.” Want more love? Give love. You get the idea.
Finally, decide to create a memento of this holiday season that you will GIVE to your soulmate someday. It can be a special letter, photographs, a scrap-book or, my favorite, get out your video camera and make a short film that shows where you went and what you did for Holiday 2010 that you will want to share with him or her. This is an excellent way to “live as-if.”
P.S. Another very powerful solution for the blues is tapping. If you’ve never heard of Tapping before you’re going to be blown away at how powerful it is. Tapping is a technique that combines ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology with startling results. It’s used and recommended by leading experts such as Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale, Cheryl Richardson, Deepak Chopra, and many others (including me!). If you’re looking to release unpleasant emotions, create prosperity, clarity, energy focus, better physical and emotional health and much, much more, check this out. I use it EVERY DAY!

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