Sandy Hook, Kids Yoga and Meditation 101... Oh My!

Happy Monday! Happy First Day of Autumn! Fall is my favorite time of year… The weather is cooler, the air is crisp and its means my birthday is right around the corner!  With my birthday being right around the corner, I’ve spent A LOT of time reflecting on this past year and what changes I want to make for the new year. One of the things I realized was I’ve lost of sense of who I truly am… This is normal though… We all go through cycles within our lives. In realizing this though I vowed to myself I was going to go back to my roots! My marine science roots that is! My hair color is all natural, thank you very much!

In keeping this promise to myself I was able to make a dream of my come true and was offered a position with NJ Sea Grant. For those not familiar with NJ Sea Grant their mission is to promote the wise use of New Jersey’s marine and coastal resources through research, education, and outreach.  But I digress… This isn’t anything I’m going to get financially rich off and I’m 100% fine with that… As I’m not doing this for the money, I’m doing it for love.  

This past weekend was my first weekend with Sea Grant co-leading a Boy Scout Merit Badge and all I can say is… I was KID IN A CANDY STORE! It felt amazing to get back in the water and teach the kids how to seine and how to do the vegetation surveys. It was music to my ears when I heard “Michelle, what is this?” only to respond with… “What do you think it is?” or “What does it look like?” or actually telling them what it is… Only to hear “Oh WOW! COOL!”.  It gave me great joy to watch these boys in the lab.. learning, exploring, and having fun with science. This to me is what learning is all about! This to me how kids TRULY learn and part of the reason why I could no longer be in a traditional classroom any longer. I left Sandy Hook on Saturday afternoon with the HUGEST smile on my face and felt a way I haven’t felt in YEARS! My soul had been restored! Little did I know the restoring of the soul weekend had JUST BEGUN!

From Boy Scouts, sand, fish and science too… girls, yoga, and being a kid again. Yup! Sunday morning I woke up and taught my first kids yoga class at Joyful Living Center.  It felt great to be a kid again! We hopped around the room as lost little frogs trying to make our way back to pond and asking all the animals we saw along the way for help. We belly laughed , we sang, and the girls learned they are strong! They certainly were all smiles when they left and honestly didn’t want the class to end. I kinda didn’t want the fun to end either. Once again, I left with a huge smile on my face and feeling at peace. The restoring of my soul was continuing…

From kids yoga, it was kicking off my Meditation 101 workshop!  Over the next 7 days I will be leading a workshop on how to meditate, the benefits of meditations, and leading daily guided meditations. This is the first time I’ve done anything like this and am nervous as anything… Thankfully, the workshop is off to a wonderful start… thanks to a little meditating the nerves have subsided and I’m really looking forward to sharing my knowledge on this topic with others.  While this workshop is currently closed, I will be offering another free online  meditation workshop in November to help with the stress of the holidays. You can register for Holiday Meditation Workshop at http://bit.ly/MichelleMeditation101

What I realized during this soul restoring weekend is…  I have so many gifts,  so much knowledge to share and absolutely LOVE being able to teach so many people so many different things.  When I said I wanted to go back to my roots I thought it meant my marine science roots… Little did I know, I would be going back to my informal education roots and sharing all the knowledge I’ve been blessed with. Get ready… because I’m going to be doing a WHOLE LOT of knowledge which I'm going to be sharing. What to learn something, simply ask and I'll be happy to do a workshop or video training on it.

Keep Smiling,

Michelle

PS ~ I’ll be teaching a free clean eating for all you single ladies starting Oct. 5th Email me at motivationbymichelle@gmail.com for info.

Meditation 101

Meditation helps you to grow your own intuitive faculty. It becomes very clear what is going to fulfill you, what is going to help you flower. – Osho

Let’s be honest... Life can get a little crazy at times. We live in a society with daily demands and move at a hectic pace which often leave us feeling stressed, overworked, tired and even unhappy. Meditation is a simple, effective and convenient way to calm your busy mind, relax your body, become grounded and find inner peace amidst the chaos of day-to-day life.

For 7 days, I will teach you what Buddhist monks have known for centuries. I will share with you how meditation has changed my life for better and why it's part of my daily routine. Each day I will guide you through a meditation (you can sit or recline in any comfortable position which will allow you to stay awake during practice) to help achieve a calm mind and spirit. It's the perfect way to introduce yourself to meditation and gain a sense of peace!

Please signup online at bit.ly/Meditation101Registration to reserve your space.

No Exercise, Just Nutrition

250,000 crunches to burn 1 pound of fat!!! I'll stick to eating healthy! Won't you rather eat healthy and focus on your nutrition then doing crunches....

Join us August 31 for 7 days of NUTRITION and NO exercise! Click on the link below to RSVP and I'll send you all the info to get started.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1455761954751827/

8 Ways to Improve Your Health

Happy August!! How the heck is it the 10th of August already?? Where has the summer gone?? Its not over yet, so lets enjoy the weather, the sun, and all the fun associated with summer.  July was a BUSY month… It was also HUGE for me month with Summit, TONS of new products and being my BEST month EVER! Let’s take a look at what’s in store for August and all the new products…

August Groups

I live at beach, which means I spent a lot of time in a bikini and having a LEAN TUMMY is a must for me, besides I NEED the accountability... As I’ve been over indulging with all the ice cream shops around me… (Ice cream is a summer weakness for me). So I'm running a 21 day FREE FLAT BELLY challenge for ALL OF YOU!!! This will involve everything to target your abs!! If you are interested you PLEASE complete the application http://bit.ly/21DayFlatBelly and the link to the group will pop up upon completing. Yes, its completely FREE. We start Monday, August 10th.

If a flat belly isn’t for you… How about my Change it Up Challenge. I will share The Exact Systems I used to move PAST my fears, and OVERCOME the a lot of the obstacles in my life. We will use A PROVEN SYSTEM to change up our fitness and nutrition, which WILL result in changing your body. In this challenge we will share our day with amazing health, vitality and energy WHILE discovering how to move past our fears, allowing us to have more abundance in our lives. For more info click HERE

The final group I’m offering in August is 7 Day Shakeology Challenge with Fixate. This is a nutrition based challenge! NO EXERCISE REQUIRED! During this group we will be drinking Shakeology your daily dose of dense nutrition and using a 7 day meal from Autumn Calabrese’s new cookbook Fixate. All those who join the group will be entered to win a copy of Fixate. BONUS ~ Each person you refer to the group who joins equals another entry for you!  If you are interested PLEASE complete the application http://bit.ly/ShakeoChallenge and I will send you all the info.

Now onto the new products….

Cize

CIZE is a dance program for everyone, it makes exercize something to look forward to because its SUPER FUN! Honestly, I didn’t think I was exercising, yet I was sweating more than I have with any other workout!  Shaun T breaks down the moves step-by-step, move-by-move, so anyone can dance their way to fit in just 4 weeks.

Beachbody Performance

It’s a performance-enhancing supplement system specifically designed to meet the demands of Beachbody’s world-class workouts. Now, you don’t have to let anything hold you back from getting the results you want. Beachbody Performance helps you overcome your fitness obstacles, whether it’s low energy, lack of focus, dehydration, exercise-induced muscle soreness, slow recovery, or poor workout performance. With Beachbody Performance, you can push yourself harder and last longer, which means you can get better results from your workouts—faster.

• An easy-to-use, balanced supplement system which was specifically designed to boost your workout performance and help accelerate the results from any fitness program or training.

• It’s designed by Harvard-trained scientists and combines the latest cutting-edge exercise physiology and nutrition science with the most effective performance-boosting ingredients from nature.

• No high-risk or unproven ingredients

• No artificial color. No artificial flavors. No artificial sweeteners. No perservates.   

• There are 5 unique formulas - Energize, Hydrate, Recover, Recharge, and Creatine ~ They can be used alone or easily customized based on your personal fitness goals and needs.

• NSF Certified

• For more in info click HERE

Shakeology Boost

Need a boost? Shakeology Boosts are the easiest and most effective way to customize your shake for even healthier results. Focused Energy Boost helps give you that healthy energy you need without the chemicals. It also supports mental clarity, alertness, and focus to help you be more productive. Power Greens Boost helps fuel your body with a full serving of nutrient-dense veggies and exotic greens. And Digestive Health Boost helps support regularity and digestive health with a proprietary blend of 7 g of soluble and insoluble fiber. So when you want to make your shakes as unique as you—Boost Up! Learn more HERE

Fixate

Enjoy the foods you love and still lose weight with the FIXATE cookbook, Autumn Calabrese's very own collection of 101 delicious, portion-controlled recipes designed to work with the 21 Day Fix food containers.

FIXATE includes:

Easy-to-follow recipes (each marked with their color-coded container equivalents) designed to work with 21 Day Fix, 21 Day Fix EXTREME, and Portion Fix—or use the deliciously nutritious recipes to create balanced meals for any other Beachbody program.

Simple, time-saving, and delicious meals. ~ Really this recipes are simple, quick and upgrading leftovers, cause lets face it… I eat A LOT of leftovers… Have delicious dishes even on your busiest days.

Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo recipes. ~ Yup, I’m LOVING all the gluten free options in this cookbook. I was starting to get into a food rut and Autumn has once again come to my rescue.

Tasty treats and mouthwatering drinks.~ We all know enjoy snacks, desserts, and the cocktail ~ Fixate has allowed me to make them clean and healthy. Since. I don’t deprive myself of anything and neither should you.

To order or get more info…. Visit HERE

On Demand

Beachbody On Demand is a new feature of the Team Beachbody Club which provides unlimited access to stream over $3,000 worth of fitness programs from your computer, laptop, phone, Roku, Amazon TV, and coming soon the Beachbody On Demand App. Try it FREE for 30 Days.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your summer. One more thing…  Want  to get all your products at a 25% discount… Ask me how.

Until next month…

Keep Smiling,

Michelle :-)

The END of Exercise is COMING with CIZE!!!!!!

Are you READY for the end of exercize? Looking to add variety to your workout or try something new? 

Then this is going to make your day...  Shaun T is BACK and this time he has gone back to his roots with DANCE. Oh yeah... We all know Shaun has moves!  By having On Demand,  I was able to get a sneak peek of the program and its FUN! This is coming from a white girl with no moves!  I seriously looked like a complete dancing fool, but had a blast and the sweat was pouring off be before it was even over.  

You just have to channel your inner Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, or Beyonce and MOVE. Who doesn't like to dance?  Whose busted out a few moves in their kitchen while no was looking? I know I have... 

Check this out.... Doesn't look like a workout, RIGHT?

This program will not be released until July 20th but, here is your chance to get into my exclusive Cize test group. 

You will be one of the first people to get your hands on this program and be able to work 1:1 with me.

What you can expect from the CIZE Test Group. 

- 30-45 minute Home Workouts (Dance party in your living room)
- Daily Super Dense Dose of Nutrition
- Portion Control System
- Peer Support 
- Free Coaching 

- VIP PRIVATE ONLINE Group

* Dance moves which will take you from two left feel to a dancing machine (I promise you, anyone can do this...)
* COLOR CODED CONTAINERS
* Real, serious changes to your body


You will also get a free CIZE t-shirt JUST for completing the program. By being one of the FIRST to have mind blowing results you will be eligible for $500, $1000 and a $25K grand prize. Your results could even be used in the upcoming informercial. Your life is going to change and you WILL have FUN doing it! :-) 

If you want to be considered and one of the first ever to complete this program then APPLY HERE:

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Summer Support & Accountability.

Alright, lets get honest! Summer is full swing how is yours going? Are you staying on point with your nutrition and exercise, or is are thinking "exercise... whats that?"? Are you having a little too much fun at BBQ's?

Are you feeling extremely BLAHHH on Sunday night or Monday morning and are you ready to get back on track or even just start all over again!?!

Lots of you want to know when my next 21 Day Fix group is going to start!!!! So here is the deal!

The date is out! July 20th!!!
The group is a 6 week support and accountability group focused on helping you to dial in your nutrition, to learn about a healthier eating plan, to make exercise a part of your lifestyle, to find time for yourself, and to make it work with your ALREADY on the go lifestyle!

It is all about finding balance, having fun and being the healthiest and happiest you can be!
If you truly are ready to take a leap of faith then I am inviting you to join my 6 week summer support and accountability group!

Complete the application below if you are not currently working with or have a coach to join and/or get more details: http://bit.ly/ANewYouWithCoachMichelle

Plus this month anyone who purchased the 21 Day Fix Challenge Pack gets entered to win 1 of 5 Fixate cook books which feature 101 recipes from 21 Day Fix Creator Autumn Calabrese to spice up your nutrition and keep you on the right path to success!

There is no better time than now! heart emoticon Lets do this! 

EXCITING NEWS ALERT!!!

Blue Cross and Blue Shield feels that Shakeology is SOOO beneficial they will COVER it! They will also cover workouts! Now that is what I call HEALTH insurance! 

Special offer on Home Direct orders! This offer only good thru Michelle Burke at Motivation by Michelle and if you're not already working with a coach! :-) 

** You must have the plan where they ADMINISTER a Wellness Card to you! (which looks like a Visa Card) Call your individual provider to verify!