A Moment for Me & Baby by Tracy Newton

As a serving “mother to be” I thought I would share with all of you the wonderful experience I had, after Kelly’s excellent referral, at Breathe and Flow Yoga.  Breathe and Flow is a fairly new, family run, Yoga studio in Freeport. They have an abundance of classes offered each week in two beautifully tranquil Yoga studios. I am a Yoga newbie and therefore, was a little apprehensive that my first Yoga class would be when I am 14 weeks pregnant. I arrived last night for the 7:15 class and was greeted with students from the previous class exiting the studio expressing how much they enjoyed their class, a great sign. 

Lea, the owner of the studio made me feel extremely comfortable right away, they showed me around the studio where the prenatal class was held, pointed out the props I would need for the class and let me get settled. Lea entered the studio and advised me that even if I was the only person to show up she would give me a private lesson. This is something Kelly had pre-warned me about, she knew Lea was someone who catered to anyone who came out to take a class even if you were the only one. Of course, I might not always get a private lesson, but it sure was nice especially for my first class. Lea was amazing, she is kind, and was an extremely knowledgeable Yoga instructor. She is reassuring and supportive; two things I really needed as I ventured out into this new Yoga world. She taught me so many of the positions that can be modified when pregnant and made adjustments to my positions when necessary. It is evident that Lea is dedicated to establishing her Yoga studio as a place that grows with the families of her patrons.

I really needed this experience…first for nourishment of my body, but most importantly for the nourishment of my soul and peace of mind. It was nice to just have something for me and my baby to share alone…for in a few months I know there will be rare opportunities like these.  During our session Lea gave me so many opportunities to connect with my baby; it was a wonderful experience. I can not wait for my class on Saturday morning.

Breathe N Flow Yoga -

361 Atlantic Avenue

- Freeport, NY -  t: 516.632.9626

http://www.breathenflowyoga.com/

JUST S.T.O.P. IT!

Dumping chemicals into our environment I mean.
As my family is a big proponent for using safe cleaning products, we do a lot of encouraging our community to dispose of those “questionable” cleaners in a safe way.  The thought of these hazardous ingredients leaking into our ground and water from landfills just disgusts me! 

I am pleased to share that the city of Long Beach, NY is offering to dispose of such things properly at their local drive; S.T.O.P., Stop Throwing Out Pollutants, will be in Long Beach on Sunday, April 10 from 8am to 3pm in the parking lot behind City Hall.  They accept propane tanks under 20 lbs. too!

Just take a look around the house and garden, collect the hazardous materials and dispose of them on April 10. Click here to view the S.T.O.P. flier to see what items you can drop off.

20 Ways to Be Green                             
Live Healthier, Save the Planet

20.  Call your power company and ask them if they use Green energy?

19.  Use energy efficient light bulbs.  Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 lbs. of carbon dioxide a year.

18.  Check your tires.  If you can afford one, buy a hybrid car.  Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%.

17.  Use energy efficient appliances, or if you can’t afford to change them, can you do without any of them.  Turn them off whenever possible.  Simply turning off your T.V., DVD player, stereo and computer when you are not using them will save thousands of lbs. of carbon dioxide a year.

16.  Walk, Bike or use mass transit whenever possible.  Carpool.  You’ll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don’t drive.

15.  If you can afford it, use solar or water power to heat your home.

14.  Speak up in your community about the benefits of making a difference for the environment of today and tomorrow.

13.  Unplug cell phone charges.  They zap energy even if you phone is not plugged in and increase your electric bill!

12.  Encourage others and members of congress to reduce our dependence on oil.  You can write a letter to your state representative.

11.  Recycle everything you can.  You can save 2400 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.

10.  Buy recycled and recyclable products.  Avoid products with a lot of packaging.  Safe for you, your family, and the environment.  www.searcy.myshaklee.com

9.  Watch an “Inconvenient Truth”  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497116/

8.  Visit www.climatecrisis.net

7.  Learn as much as you can about our increasingly changing environment.  www.globalwarming101.org

6.  Don’t take for granted the resources that we have today, they might not be there for our children tomorrow. Conserve.

5.  Use less hot water.  It takes a lot of energy to heat water.

4.  Plant Trees.  A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.

3.  Adjust your thermostat.  Moving your thermostat just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer, you could save 2000 lbs. of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.

2.  You can even buy low- VOC Paints (low Volatile organic compounds)!

1.  Spread the word!!  We can make a difference.