Browsing September, 2007
The Chopra Center and Multi Level Marketing-What??
What does the Chopra Center for Wellbeing have to do with a Multi level Marketing system? And why should I care? Why should you care?
At first glance, something seems awry. After all, the Chopra Center for Wellbeing is dedicated to helping people from within, to empower and heal themselves, right? Not to get involved in money making schemes and “get rich quick ploys”.
That is certainly true. And that is precisely why the Chopra Center has endorsed a brand new liquid nutritional beverage called Zrii. The Chopra center has teamed with Bill Farley, a marketing genius, for the launch of Zrii. Why? Because this is the best way to spread the word and HELP people regain their health. Now THAT sounds like the Chopra Center.
Now, Zrii itself is an amazing product. For the Center to back it, it would have to be. It is formulated with Amalaki, a fruit grown at the base of the Himalayas. Amalaki is a superfood with astounding health benefits. The Chopra center has been recommending Amalaki for years. Now, with Zrii, that will be available to everyone.
For more in depth info on Amalaki, go HERE.
So, you have a great product in Zrii that can help millions of people get healthy, you have an amazing company with Bill Farley, so everyone of us has a very unique opportunity here with Zrii. For anyone who wishes to help people become healthier, happier, this is a great opportunity to do that. Also, for anyone who wants to start a home based business, there could be no better opportunity than teaming up with the Chopra Center and Zrii.
So, The Chopra Center and Multi Level Marketing? I guess it is a good fit!!
Health and Wellness,
Jamie
Think and Grow Rich
Recently I was reminded of two of the best lines from Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich”.
If you are not familiar with this amazing book, it is the father of the modern day books of the Law of Attraction. I can highly recommend it. Anyways, I love these 2 ideas:
If you keep your faith and focus, your mind will ALWAYS find a way to accomplish your goal no matter how bleak the outlook may be right now, and that the biggest successes are found one step beyond you’re most desperate struggle.
If you are someone who is struggling right now- keep your faith and focus on what you WANT. Do not focus on what you don’t want. It can be difficult to tune out the negative, but you can.
Visualize EXACTLY what it is you want.
When you come through your struggle and learn from it, you will look back on that struggle and realize how important that struggle was for you at that point in your life.
That’s it for now.
Health and Wellness,
Jamie
What is Amalaki?
Lately people have been asking me about this fruit called Amalaki . It is the main ingredient in a brand new liquid nutritional supplement which is endorsed by the Chopra Center – in fact the ONLY product endorsed by the Chopra Center. The Chopra Center has teamed up with marketing guru Bill Farley to launch and market this product. A great team with a mission to make people healthier. I like it!
The product is Zrii, and it will be available in October of 2007. Now, the fact that Zrii is endorsed by the Chopra Center should say enough about how great the Amalaki fruit is, but I have a lot of info on Zrii and the Amalaki here. Also, you can get involved in Zrii- it can actually be a great business opportunity for anyone interested- make some extra cash (or a LOT of cash) by helping people become healthier with Zrii. Pretty cool. So read on for the skinny on Amalaki and Zrii.
Zrii: The Original Amalaki – The Science
In Brief: Ayurveda – “The Science of Life”
Ayurveda, which translates from Sanskrit as the “Science of Life”, is a 5000 year old medical system from India which aims to create dynamic balance in all areas of health. As humankind’s most ancient system of healthy living, Ayurveda is commonly referred to as the “mother of all healing systems.”
The ancient texts of Ayurveda focus on three primary areas: healing illnesses, preventing diseases, and promoting rejuvenation and longevity. Central to all of these areas is one simple tenet: align yourself with the wisdom of nature, and you will experience vibrant, glowing health.
Over the past two decades, Ayurveda has gained increasing popularity, through proponents such as Deepak Chopra. Similar to its sister-science of Yoga, millions of people across the globe are currently embracing this science of self-healing. At its core, Ayurveda aims to empower every individual by placing the ability to heal back into their own hands. Through the use of botanical medicines, healthy dietary practices, and daily and seasonal lifestyle routines, Ayurveda embodies an unparalleled, “whole-health” approach to life and healing.
Amalaki – The Great Rejuvenator!
Central to this vast science is one unsuspecting, little green fruit– no bigger than a golf ball but containing a nutritional profile that places it in a class of its own. Amalaki (emblica officinalis) grows at the base of the pristine Himalayan mountain range in northern India. In its pantheon of thousands of fruits and herbs, Ayurveda describes amalaki as the single most important botanical for promoting cellular rejuvenation, immune function, and increased vitality.
Simply stated, amalaki has one of the richest and most documented legacies of any fruit known today. In fact, amalaki has been revered as the “Nurse”, the “Great Rejuvenator”, and the “Fruit of Immortality” for centuries, due to its numerous healing properties and its ability to nourish the body on all levels. This little fruit even has its own holiday in which families share a meal under the tree, while giving thanks for the strength and luster promoted by the fruit.
The science of “rejuvenation” refers to the ability of a fruit or herb to restore ones overall health, vitality, and radiance at a core level. As modern science begins to validate what ancients have known for centuries, amalaki has emerged as the world’s most rejuvenating superfoods.
Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science
In addition to being heralded for its youth-promoting and rejuvenative qualities, Ayurveda describes amalaki as a potent anti-inflammatory, digestive aid, elixir for the skin and hair, and metabolic enhancer. This has been extensively validated by peer-reviewed research in the modern scientific community. Over the past 50 years, amalaki has been the subject of hundreds of scientific studies, ranging from its role in fighting cancer to its ability to increase healthy cholesterol (HDL), reduce wrinkles, and improve eyesight.
These results have posed a logical question for modern science: how could one fruit be so singularly beneficial for promoting health? In peering deep into the amalaki fruit to answer this question, modern nutritional technology has come away with some remarkable discoveries.
So What’s in This Fruit, Anyway?
Unlike many superfoods being introduced today, the chemical profile of amalaki cannot be limited to one star ingredient or beneficial compound. Instead, research has discovered an unparalleled spectrum of powerful anti-oxidants, polyphenols, tannins, and bioflavanoids. Amalaki also contains a high concentration of amino acids, trace minerals and other beneficial phytonutrients.
Amalaki contains the potent phenolic combination of ellagic acid, gallic acid, and emblicanin A+B. Together, these polyphenols are important for reducing cellular and oxidative stress, destroying immune-damaging free-radicals, and supporting the overall detoxification of the body. The bioflavanoids rutin, quercetin and powerful enzyme superoxide dismutase also contribute to the overall anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and youth-promoting qualities of this remarkable fruit.
In addition to these anti-oxidants, amalaki is widely thought to contain the most concentrated natural source of Vitamin C in nature. The fruit is also host to rare ‘mighty- molecules’ known as ascorbagins. Part of the tannin family, ascorbagins create a protective bond around the Vitamin C molecules, making amalaki’s source of Vitamin C more bio-available and bio-stable than synthetic varieties.
Zrii- A Formulation Like No Other
The ancient texts of Ayurveda constitute some of the oldest and lengthiest medical texts in the world. Within this great collection of texts, exist hundreds of finely tailored herbal mixtures, each designed to unlock the full potency of a given fruit or herb. Simply put, the beneficial qualities of one plant are used to ‘potentize’ the qualities of another plant– and it is through this synergistic activity, that the most complete and potent healing effects are derived.
Based on its remarkable nutritional profile, amalaki stands on its own as a superfood like no other. In designing Zrii, the fruit could have been easily combined with only fruit juices to create a leading liquid nutritional drink.
In learning about the ancient texts and formulations, however, the Zrii team raised this question: why not combine ancient wisdom with modern nutritional science to create a synergistic blend like no other product on the market? In combining amalaki with select herbs and fruits, the potency of amalaki could be effectively ‘unlocked’ in ways that fruit juices could not achieve alone.
Bill and his management team quickly discovered that raising this question was far easier than the process of actually designing this intricate formulation.
In addition to the challenge of creating a potent synergistic blend, no other company had successfully utilized amalaki in a juice-based liquid delivery system. In order to accomplish this task, Zrii assembled a truly world-class formulation team. The team includes award-winning Western medical doctors, world-renown Ayurvedic physicians and scholars, and PhDs in chemistry and modern nutrition.
After months of working on the formulation, the team emerged with a formulation that features amalaki and 6 supporting ‘actives.’ Inspired by a classical Ayurvedic formulation featuring the revered botanical triad of amalaki, turmeric, and tulsi, the formulation also aimed to strike a broader, global chord. In addition to these powerful ingredients, the team drew upon the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, due to the highly complementary and adoptogenic properties that the fruits schizandra and jujube share with amalaki. Lastly, the famed Ayurvedic fruit haritaki was added to the blend for its mild detoxifying properties, and ginger was included for its assistance in helping to digest and assimilate all of the ingredients more effectively.
In addition to helping ‘potentize’ the amalaki, each of the 6 supporting actives also holds widely recognized healing properties of their own:
Turmeric (root)- improves circulation, digestion, and reduces inflammation
Tulsi (leaf)- improves digestion and intestinal health
Schizandra (fruit)- enhances mental function and memory; excellent ‘brain tonic’
Jujube (fruit)- calms the nerves and serves as a mild rejuvenative
Haritaki (fruit)- serves as a mild-detoxifying agent, nourishes the tissues
Ginger (root)- improves digestion, absorption, and assimilation
Wildcrafted in the “Lap of Himalayas”
There’s an old saying in Ayurveda: “Use the whole fruit to treat the whole person.” Zrii honors this adage by using the purest, whole-food source of amalaki found anywhere in the world. Harvested in the nutrient-dense soil at the foot of the Himalayas, amalaki grows in some of the cleanest air and water on the planet. The fruit is wildcrafted, a harvesting technique where the amalaki fruits are taken from trees as they are naturally found in nature– as opposed to harvesting from large fields that are planted only with amalaki trees (called ‘mono-cropping’). The latter varieties are considered to be nutritionally less potent or inferior to wildcrafted varieties. The wildcrafted varieties are also grown in completely organic conditions, without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides of any kind.
The amalaki in Zrii is hand-picked according to ancient techniques, and processed by a cold-pressed method which utilizes the whole plant. Upon extracting the amalaki from 100% juice, the extract is then vacuum dried using a proprietary method to retain its nutritional potency.
Zrii- To Enliven the Tongue
In tasting Zrii, the purity of the amalaki, and 6 supporting active ingredients comes through in the vibrancy of the taste. The ability for a food or drink to “enliven the tongue” is a hallmark of Ayurveda’s use of food for healing. When you drink Zrii for the first time, you will feel this potency and aliveness. In combining the amalaki with anti-oxidant-rich juices such as pomegranate, grape, cranberry, and raspberry juice, the resulting blend is delicious, with a nutritional complexity that offers a wholly unique and exciting flavor.
I think you’ll agree that a nutritional drink this powerful– and this tasty—could only be backed by quality. And this quality is exemplified by Zrii’s rich legacy of ingredients, impeccable harvesting techniques, world class formulation team, and unparalleled nutritional profile.
I invite you to enliven your tongue!
Zrii-The Original Amalaki-Get involved with Zrii!
Health and Wellness,
Jamie
The Miracle of Forgiveness
I wanted to share this story with all of you. As a student of A Course In Miracles, one of my goals is to look at each moment as an opportunity to practice forgiveness.
I had one of those moments the other day. This was a subtle, yet very tangible experience of the power of forgiveness in our everyday lives.
I had just finished my night with the band I work with regularly in Las Vegas. A patron had thrown a $100 chip up onto the stage as a tip.(Nice!) So I went to the casino cage to cash in this chip so the band could split it up.
As I was waiting in line, another man came up and simply walked right in front of me. He did not look my way, he just acted as if I was invisible, and proceeded to stand in front of me. So, my first instict is, like, “uh, you are NOT going to cut in front of me, pal”, and I started getting all tense and red in the face and all that. And this guy, who cut, then was grumbling to himself about how long it was taking in the line!! “Oh, man what are they doing back there, oh, come ON!!” Geez.
But then I remembered the Course and what it says, so I thought about looking at this situation differently. I thought, what does it matter if he goes first anyways? Is it going to kill me if I wait an additional 30 seconds to cash in this chip which I was lucky enough to get in the first place? You know, maybe this guy just gambled away his whole house or something!
So, I let it go, and I relaxed.
Something amazing happened. Not more than 2 seconds after that thought, this man turned, looked directly at me, and took his place in line behind me! I was amazed.
This forgiveness stuff really works. Just like the Course teaches , if you choose to see things differently, you WILL.
Love and Forgiveness,
Jamie
Can We Save the Polar Bears?
I woke up today and on the front page of the las vegas Review Journal was an article by Tom Kizzia – the headline reads- “Gloomy Prediction issued for fate of polar bear population in 50 years”.
The article goes on to describe how as the ice goes in Alaska, so goes the polar bear. “The loss of sea-ice habitat will be so profound for bear populations that regional efforts to protect them, such as restricting substance hunting or arctic oil and gas development, will not be able to prevent their disappearance, the government scientists said”.
The overwhelming evidence is that people, us, are the cause of this global climate change. Now, I bet that if that same quote replaced “polar bear” with “human population”, things would change rather quickly. But the truth is, we are next.
In the same newspaper, the same day, in the Nevada section, front page reads:
“Panel lets power plants proceed”. You can read the article here.
Here is a brief excerpt:
A petition from seven environmental organizations that sought to stop three companies from constructing coal-fired power plants unless they control carbon dioxide emissions was rejected Friday by the Nevada Environmental Commission.
But commissioners then quickly voted 7-0 to require the state Division of Environmental Protection to draw up “memorandums of understanding” requiring the companies to capture carbon dioxide once the technology becomes commercially available.
Tony Sanchez, a Sierra Pacific Resources vice president went on to say that “It is our desire to add this technology once it is economically feasible,”
Economically feasible is rather vague. What is NOT vague is that renewable energy is not very high on the list of priorities for Nevada.
Consider this: There is a company out there right now that is signing customers up to have complete pv systems installed on their homes for virtually no upfront cost. The customers would then rent the system from the company at a cost of what they are paying right now for electricity. And better yet, while the cost of power from say, Nevada Power or your local utility company would go up each year, your rental fee would stay locked in for the duration of your contract- up to 25 years.
But in Nevada there is a law stating that homeowners must “own” the pv system installed on their home. See, here is a realistic solution to CO2 emissions, and an affordable one at that, but Nevada’s big business is blocking it. For more info on what this program is go here.
For more resources, check out SOLAR NV and the National SOLAR Act
Music is Healing!
Being a musician my entire life, I understand about the power of music. When a song comes on that we like, it makes us FEEL good. It stirs something inside of us, something intangible yet real. Music can and does heal the body and mind. How?
Well, I believe that when we listen to music that moves us, a similar thing to meditation happens unconsciously. While tuning IN to the music, we are tuning OUT all of the background noise in our heads and just being in the NOW. Living in the present. No past, no future, just NOW. When we live right now, we do not judge our own past mistakes nor do we judge others. We are not living with the fear of what could be, based on our own past thought patterns. So we are essentially allowing all things good into our awareness. And that, is a miracle.
I have the amazing honor of performing with the most incredible musicians every Monday night in Las Vegas at the Palms Hotel Casino with the group “Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns”.
Now, I bring this up because we open up every night we play by proclaiming-”Let the Healing Begin!!” ( It is also the name of our latest live cd).
When we hit the stage, no matter if we are a bit down, have a cold, feel rotten or upset, it all goes away once we start playing. This gig is done for the love of music, not for pay or anything else.The sheer joy of it. And here is the most amazing part- what we feel in regards to healing while playing- the audience members have said the same thing! They come out for their ‘Monday Night Healing”. Music is healing.
BALANCING THE CHAKRAS
STEVEN HALPERN is a gifted artist whose music is used for massage, yoga, and meditation worldwide. As the founding father of New Age music, he pioneered the use of therapeutic music in the fields of holistic and alternative medicine. His healing music is an essential tool for relaxation, healing and wellness, and has been used by health care practitioners, caregivers, and hospice workers for over 30 years. Check out his Music For Healing and his fantastic
Chakra Suite. I have found these to be very soothing and calming, and I just generally feel better after listening to them.
So break out your records and get a healing!!
Health and Wellness,
Jamie