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How you feel is your greatest source of power. Mastery Newsletter. June 24, 2015

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Dedicated to Health, Wealth and Fr~eedom

 

How you feel is your greatest source of power.

 

It is your most important asset – sacrifice it for nothing & no one. http://ow.ly/Ol2E4

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The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire

 

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page (Also no-cost Mastery Newsletter)

 

 

 

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

 

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Zen of Joy Consultant and Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success.

 

How Joyous are You? Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire. Click here: http://zenofjoy.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

 

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

 

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

 

 

You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.

 

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 304 – 1834C Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, B.C. Canada V8R 0A4

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

Your Most Important Job is to Feel Good…No Matter What. Mastery Newsletter. June 17, 2015

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Your Most Important Job is to Feel Good…No Matter What

Here is Why and How

 

From birth to about 6 years of age, our brain waves are predominantly slow waves. These are called Delta and Theta waves (Lipton 2008).

 

These slow waves are associated with hypnosis, a trance like state, with profound creativity and with sleep and dreaming (Fehmi & Robbins 2010, Wise 2002). *

 

Children Are Highly Impressionable

 

This is why, for young children, the line between reality and fantasy is blurred. Who has heard the thought that young children are highly impressionable? This is the reason.

 

What we learn in this phase of life continues to affect us as adults.

 

Traumatic life experiences at that age can be experienced as threats to survival. One example would be if mommy is angry and daddy is a raging alcoholic.

 

At this stage, the child is not able to tell that mommy and daddy are not going to kill him or her!

 

The body’s elegant survival system is kicked into high gear and the child hides from what it perceives as a life threatening situation. The fight or flight stress hormones run rampant.

 

Threats in Childhood are Remembered as Adults

 

That memory gets encoded in what is called the limbic system, otherwise known as the reptilian brain.

 

Now that person is an adult. When a boss or a spouse is yelling, the same fight or flight survival mechanism kicks in. “Ah hah, this sounds like mommy yelling, I better hide.”

 

This is all Unconscious

 

It is important to note and underline, this is all happening BELOW THE CONSCIOUS LEVEL. It makes no difference if we know all about it logically and in the rational mind. Our system’s first job is survival, to keep us safe. This is instinctual and operating below the conscious level.

 

In a real life threatening event, there is often no time to think things through. We have to survive and instincts kick in.

 

Causes us Misery in Adult Life

 

These survival mechanisms, which were critical to survival on the savannah 100,000 years ago, can cause great misery and grief to us today.

 

Solution: Find ways to feel good…no matter what.

 

Because when we feel good, the endorphins run the show.

 

Endorphins Crowd out Stress Hormones

 

The stress hormones CANNOT COEXIST IN THE BODY WITH THE FEEL GOOD HORMONES!

 

Feeling Good May be the Solution to Many of Our Life Challenges

 

Easier said than done, of course. But here are some ways.

 

Laughter, Smiling, Breathing and Posture (LSBP).

 

Laughter: When we laugh for at least 10-15 minutes, that process releases the endorphins. It does take that long. Laughing at a joke for 3-5 seconds doesn’t do it. That is why Laughter Yoga is so popular.

 

Smiling: When we smile, we feel good and, in that moment, endorphins run the show and we are relieved from the stress hormones.

 

Breathing: Deep and slow breathing does the same. Three deep breaths slow things down and we feel better.

 

Posture: Posture is an often overlooked technique and can fill a textbook. In fact, it does. Esther Gokhale spent a decade and a half studying societies where a natural posture was the norm and wrote a book on how we can regain our natural energy flow by emulating them. 8 STEPS TO A PAIN FREE BACK.

 

To explore these solutions, May I not-so-humbly suggest my book THE ZEN OF JOY, HOW TO REWIRE YOUR BRAIN FOR HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS.

 

This manual is designed to produce results in only minutes a day.

 

We are all leading busy lives. It is easy to put off even important things.

 

THE ZEN OF JOY is unique: you only need a few minutes a day to get results.

 

There are some free resources on my website as well. Check it out: http://zenofjoy.com/

 

 

Love, Laughter and Smiles,

 

 

Matti

 

*Source: THE EFT MANUAL, Dawson Church.

 

 

 

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The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire

 

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page (Also no-cost Mastery Newsletter)

 

 

 

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

 

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Zen of Joy Consultant and Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success.

 

How Joyous are You? Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire. Click here: http://zenofjoy.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

 

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

 

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

 

 

You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.

 

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 304 – 1834C Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, B.C. Canada V8R 0A4

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

Don’t Play Russian Roulette With Your Health and Your Life. Mastery Newsletter. June 10, 2015

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Don’t Play Russian Roulette With Your Health and Your Life

Try making money when your health is devastated by dis-ease.

Try enjoying life when you are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

All the money in the world means nothing…without health.

Having energy and vitality is a base-line requirement to being able to fully participate in life and truly to “suck the marrow out of the bone” as it were.

So, it is a puzzle why everyone is not making it their number one job to study health and vitality.

The “default setting” for many seems to be: “I will let my doctor worry about it.”

Why does that not work?

  • Doctors, bless their souls, are faced with an impossible task. Here is my jurisdiction, they are only given 15 minutes to see a patient. Anything over that and they are working for free.
  • Their “Modus Operandus” seems to be: Wait until symptoms show up, then address those symptoms, usually with drugs, surgery or some other dramatic response.
  • Often times, the prescription carries “side effects.” All you have to do is tune into American TV and see the ads for prescription drugs to hear of the many side effects, some quite serious, even possible death is sometimes listed. (Those ads are banned in Canada.)
  • There is little time for doctors to give proactive prevention suggestions, even when they are trained for it. Only a small fraction of their education hours is given to nutrition, as an example.
  • The medical system’s track record for solving modern maladies leaves something to be desired. Cancer, heart disease, diabetes are all on the rise. One in three is expected to get some form of cancer in their lives. Imagine playing Russian Roulette with your life and cancer. Here, have this pistol. It has three chambers. I have put a bullet in one of those chambers. Now, roll the chamber, cock the trigger, place the gun against your head and pull the trigger. In effect, this is what you are doing by relying on the medical system as it stands.

The system’s track record for heart health and diabetes is not much better.

No one cares as much about your health as you do.

It us up to each of us to take care of our bodies as well as our minds, emotions and yes, our spiritual selves.

“Health is the True Wealth.” –Mahatma Ghandi

What are you doing to develop and improve your health and life?

Here are some resources to consider:

Mastery Newsletter. I have published this since the early 90s.It includes “The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire.” Free here:

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com/

The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com  (Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire)

 

Also: connect with me on these social media platforms:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 304 – 1834C Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, B.C. Canada V8R 0A4

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

Childlike Playfulness as Healer and “Deprogrammer”. Mastery Newsletter. June 3, 2015

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Childlike Playfulness as Healer and “Deprogrammer”

“Creativity is not the possession of some special talent. It’s about the willingness to play.” — John Cleese

This willingness to play may be our saviour.

In Laughter Yoga, we make pretend we are children and chant “Very good, very good, yay!”

It seems and is silly, but it connects us with our creativity.

It is this willingness to play that opens up not only our creativity, but also our freedom.

Here’s how.

We get messages daily from the media that the world is a dangerous place. The “powers that be” have a vested interest in keeping us connected to fear.

If we fear terrorism, they can create laws that supposedly protect us, but in fact, take away human rights.

If we fear dis-ease, they can sell us drugs.

Fear is a useful emotion. In case of life and death situations, it can guide us away from danger.

If we have constant fear, however, we restrict our creativity and our healing powers.

When we hold on to emotions rather than allowing them to flow through us, we get stuck physically as well. Muscles tighten. Blood flow and nerve flow and energy flow are restricted.

Childlike playfulness can help to release fears (and traumas).

Children wear their emotions on their sleeves. Adults, not so much. We are taught (manipulated?) to “suck it up” and not be childish.

By allowing emotions to flow, being silly, seeing the humour in situations, we activate joy.

In this joyful state, we are more likely to have the “feel good” hormones flowing and not have the stress hormones in play.

The feel good hormones allows our immune systems and endocrine and digestive systems operating more optimally.

The stress hormones basically shut down all other systems besides the survival “fight or flight” system.

By playing more, we gain joy and help to release not only trauma, but fear also.
Love and Laughter, Smiles and Fun,

 

Matti

 

 

In this issue:

 

Cortisol. Public Enemy #1?

 

Money: Master the Game.

 

medical system is the number one killer

 Plus:

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN

►FINAL WORD:

 

 

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Quotes:

‘TRUTH is simple. Very simple – so simple that a child can understand it. In fact, so simple that only a child can understand it. Unless you become a child again you will not be able to understand it. It is an experience, not speculation.’ –Osho

 

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HEALTH

 

Cortisol. Public Enemy #1? This is your brain on stress – and it isn’t pretty

 

http://ow.ly/MDXCG

 

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WEALTH

Money: Master the Game. –Tony Robbins

http://masterthegame.tonyrobbins.com/

 

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FREEDOM

 

The American medical system is the number one killer in the United States.”

 

 

“Modern medicine…is a for-profit disease industry that can only survive if millions of people get sick, and stay that way.”…

 

http://reset.me/story/conventional-medicine-is-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us/

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

 

8 Steps to a Pain Free Back – Esther Gokhale

Get your natural posture back…ease your life.

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

 

The Imitation Game. During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/

 

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FUN

 

Laughter Helps Cancer Patients in Taipei Hospital

http://laughteryoga.org/english/news/news_details/626

 

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FINAL WORD:

 

One Twin Exercises, the Other Doesn’t

Research from Finland http://ow.ly/Mr7Kk

 

 

That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher.

Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com 

(Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire)

 

Publisher of Mastery Newsletter. Free Special Reports when you subscribe (at no cost):

The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire (And others)

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Publisher of:

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com/

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

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You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.  

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 110-174 Wilson Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada V9A7N7

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

 

Mind Release: Stress Relief. Mastery Newsletter. May 27, 2015

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Mind Release: Stress Relief

 

When we humans have the stress hormones operating (cortisol as an example), we have no choice but to scan the environment for danger.

 

It is a built-in survival function.

 

When a gazelle is chased by a leopard, all other bodily systems take a back seat to survival. The fight or flight system kicks in. This means all resources are focused on meeting the physical challenge head-on or fleeing to save its life.

 

When the danger is over, the gazelle (and other animals) shake off the stress hormones and continue on.

 

Humans have somehow lost that ability.

 

Now, we have a society with a continuous release of stress hormones all the time. Many of us don’t even remember what it is like to be fully and truly relaxed.

 

And because those around us are also in the same fight or flight mode, we don’t see how big a problem it is.

 

This is what is referred to as “chronic” stress.

 

It means that all other systems are operating sub-par, not efficiently. The digestive system as an example. How can we expect to have good digestion if our bodies are in fight or flight mode?

 

Rhetorical question: of course we do not digest well and can’t expect it if the stress hormones are running rampant in the body.

 

Can we see how critical stress release is for our health? How can we expect good health if we are not fully digesting our food?

 

Further, this mode of operation, always being in “fight or flight” where we have no choice but to scan the environment for threats, can threaten our most precious relationships.

 

Our partner says something. Being in stress mode, our survival mechanism listens for a threat and often times finds it where none exists.

 

We respond “defensively.” Off we go to a conflict where none actually existed….except in our minds.

 

Solution?

Now, when my partner (or anyone) says anything that triggers a thought that seems negative, I ask myself if my responsive thought is because of me being in fight or flight mode, without even realizing it?

 

I make the assumption that my mind is in that mode, smile, relax, maybe chant the Ho’Oponopono chant and release my response.

 

Some may call it bringing “mindfulness” to the situation.

 

I prefer to think of it as “Mind Release.”

 

It is an ongoing challenge and I am more successful at times and not so much at other times.

 

Try out “Mind Release” the next time you find yourself reacting to a statement from your partner…or anyone.

 

Let me know how it goes.

 

 

Love, Laughter, Smiles,

 

 

Matti

 

P.S. Ho’Oponopono chant: “I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you.”

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The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire

 

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page (Also no-cost Mastery Newsletter)

 

 

 

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

 

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Zen of Joy Consultant and Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success.

 

How Joyous are You? Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire. Click here: http://zenofjoy.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

 

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

 

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

 

 

You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.

 

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 110-174 Wilson Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada V9A7N7

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

The Root Cause of Dis-ease. Mastery Newsletter. May 20, 2015

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Special Report from Matti Anttila

 

There is only one dis-ease. All conditions from cancer to the common cold have and everything in between have, at their root, four causal conditions. And we all have all four operating in our lives in the modern, 21st Century world.

 

  • Not getting the nutrition the body needs in the proper proportion delivered to the inside of our cells. Note the words “proper proportion.” This is a challenge in the modern world as much of modern food is deficient in nutrients. Knowing this or sensing this, many are using supplements to fill the gap. This may not be ideal. Part of the reason for the worldwide obesity epidemic is that we in the affluent western world are getting lots of food into our mouths while being starved on the cellular level. The body craves the nutrition, so we stuff more “food” into our mouths that is not being delivered to our cells.

 

  • Build-up of toxins in our bodies. In the 1950s, there were only a handful of chemical additives in our food. Now, there are over 50,000 (probably a lot more, I have lost track). Herbalist Dr. Terry Willard tells us the average North American is taking in 10% of their bodyweight in pure chemicals annually. We are not designed for this, nor is our DNA capable of adjusting to such an onslaught in such a short time. “Paleolithic diet” researchers tell us our bodies have not yet adjusted to the agricultural revolution which is 10,000 years old. It is not rocket science to say that our bodies would find it difficult (the height of understatement) to adjust from zero chemical food additives to over 50,000 in a half century.

 

  • The challenge with this point is to prevent ourselves from rolling our eyes as we hear this old chestnut once again. We have all been told that stress negatively affect us. “Yeah, yeah. Tell me something I don’t know.” Let’s see if we can revisit this with fresh eyes.

 

When we are faced with a life threatening situation, our bodies’ survival mechanisms kick into gear. The body is flooded with hormones and chemicals with one purpose and one purpose only: to survive. Adrenalin and cortisol are amongst those hormones. These are sometimes called the “fight or flight” hormones as their purpose is to neutralize the danger by overcoming it through battle or by fleeing the situation. When the danger is over, there is no more need for those chemicals. Indeed, when a gazelle gets away from a leopard, the gazelle spends about two minutes trembling to release those chemicals and then carries on as if nothing had happened. Humans, not so much. We tend to hang on and keep the fight or flight hormone production up. Therefore, we are chronically stressed.

 

It is important to note that all other systems in the body basically shut down. For example the digestive system. So, no matter how great the diet, if the digestive system is shut down because we are in a continual fight or flight mode, what chance for the body to deliver nutrients to the inside of the cell and nourish the system? Slim and none, right?

By holding on to the fight or flight mode, our bodies stay in continual trauma. Low grade trauma, it can be argued and not like soldiers returning from an actual battle zone, but trauma nonetheless. If we don’t release one trauma, then the next one layers on top of the previous one. Over a lifetime of being in continual cellular level stress and adding more and more layers to the “trauma onion” we impair the body’s natural healing capacity.

 

As a sidebar, this may be a major cause of the high divorce rate. When we are in fight of flight mode, we continuously scan the environment for danger. That is, we are looking for the negatives. Instead of seeing the wonderful qualities of our partners, we have no choice but to see their negatives. No choice as survival is the most basic function of living things, including humans. Until and unless we release the stress (notice I said “release” rather than “overcome.” “Overcome” is a word that we would use to do battle against the stress. That perception itself comes from being in the fight of flight mode.)

 

Another challenge with this is that all around us in the modern world, others are continually stressed, i.e. in fight or flight mode. So it seems the natural order of things. NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH! It may be normal or what the average person experiences, but it is decidedly NOT natural. Refer back to the gazelle trembling to release stress hormones when the danger is over. THAT is natural, NOT what we humans do. Solutions in a few moments.

 

  • Electromagnetic Chaos. In the 1950s, CKWX radio was one of 7 radio stations in my city, Vancouver. They were the first to go from 10,000 watts to, at that time, an astounding 50,000 watts. The big news at the time was how that increase in power meant that some people were hearing the radio station through the fillings in their teeth and some just by sitting in their bathtubs!

 

Think how much more electrical and electronic “juice” is now circulating in the air. Not only many more radio stations, all the AM ones now at the 50,000 watt level, FM stations, 100,000 watts. Microwave towers, cell phone towers, even simple electricity has “juice” that spills out beyond the wires.

 

Do you think all this extra electrical activity has zero effect on our systems?

 

 

Solutions

 

Clearly identify the problem and you are 90% of the way to the solution.

 

Can’t remember where I first came across that phrase, but it resonates with me and makes sense.

 

If the above four causes are accurate, then we can start to unravel the solutions to all dis-ease and not just isolate any one condition or group of conditions. We can actually begin to unravel any condition. That is my opinion at any rate.

 

Caveats:

 

  • It can be argued that there are other causal factors. a) Emotional: Louise Hay has written on how our emotions can affect our bodies. If so, and I do believe Louise, where can “negative” emotions come from? First, is there such a thing as a negative emotion? Perhaps it is not the emotion itself, but the fact that we humans tend to hold on to them rather than letting them pass through our systems. Just like we humans hold on to the fight or flight mode while animals release them and carry on as if nothing had happened, do we also hang on to emotions?

 

  1. b) Spiritual: Do we choose prior to birth to experience some illnesses to “work out karma?” This is beyond the scope of this article. See “Your Soul’s Plan” if you would like to explore this area.

 

  • Taking personal responsibility. If we accept the idea of four causative factors for dis-ease, it appears then we have little choice but to take over the task of healing ourselves, rather than turning it over to the medical system. This means changing our modus operandus. We have been taught/programmed from an early age to operate like this: Wait until there is a problem, take that problem into a higher authority to fix it for us. In this case, our doctors and the medical system.

 

The good news is we can address the four causative factors ourselves.

 

How to Address all Four Causative Factors

 

#1: Flood the cells with nutrients.

 

There is no end to the number of books, manuals, theories and systems of nutrition. How can I possibly make sense of them? There are so many that contradict each other.

 

Let us use a simple concept to cut through the clutter. That concept is results over time.

 

The Cleveland dentist Weston A. Price traveled the world looking for societies with perfect teeth. He found 14 of them. These societies not only had perfect teeth (.0001 cavities per thousand people, in that order of magnitude) but also had vibrant health and were still working as hard as ever in their 90s and even past age 100.

 

Motivational author and speaker Tony Robbins puts it this way: If you want to be successful at anything, find someone doing it and model them! Do what they are doing and you should get similar results.

 

Building on that concept, you can get Price’s book NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL DEGENERATION. I argue that it is the most important health book of the 20th Century.

 

If you are in a more critical situation, then there are two more recent and powerful books to get a system working for you right away. They are:

 

THE WAHLS PROTOCOL by Dr. Terry Wahls. A medical doctor, she had Multiple Sclerosis that was so pronounced she had to have a reclining wheelchair as the pain was too much for her to sit in a regular chair. She now bicycles! Talk about results.

 

She has three different levels to her protocol to flood the cells with nutrients.

 

The other is PERFECT HEALTH DIET by Paul Jaminet and his wife Shou-Ching Jaminet, both Ph.Ds. In fact, Paul Jaminet is an astrophysicist. That is the closest to rocket scientist I have seen who writes about health. They had very disturbing health problems in their forties, and being the scientists they are, they did their research and found cures.

 

They then said, what would we, as scientists, need to see in a well-researched and documented health book for us to believe it. They then wrote that book, complete with every point backed up by scientific research.

 

Either of these books can give a complete system to address causative factor #1.

 

 

#2. Rid the body of toxins. This may be a lot easier to do than we might think. A recent study in Sweden found that a family who went totally organic showed that most of accumulated pesticides in their bodies disappeared in 2 weeks. https://www.yahoo.com/health/this-is-how-eating-organic-affects-the-pesticide-118942216062.html

 

Further, The Wahls Protocol lines up with Paleolithic Diet ideas that if we fast for 16 hours a day, we can dramatically flush toxins from the body. That involves eating in an 8 hour window from 11am to 7pm. Finish eating by 7pm and don’t break your fast until 11am. That apparently helps the body to cleanse itself with no need to go on expensive cleanses from the health food store.

 

#3. Release/reduce stress. There are many stress reduction and release techniques. Meditation, laughter, smiling, playing, dancing, singing, helping others. The list is long. It does take doing it and making a commitment.

 

I use Laughter Yoga daily. Details: https://victorialaughteryogaclub.wordpress.com/

 

THE ZEN OF JOY is a book I wrote about how to access our authentic joy. http://zenofjoy.com/. It has 24 protocols that take only minutes a day to lift stress, feel joy and therefore enhance our immune function and our health.

 

Note that stress release is not an option. Flooding the body with nutrients will do little if the digestive system is shut down because fight or flight hormones are ruling the roost.

 

Stress release is critical. Don’t overlook it.

 

#4: Get grounded.

 

EARTHING is a book by Clinton Ober, Dr. Stephen Sinatra and Morton Zucker. It is based on the discovery that connecting to the Earth’s natural energy is foundational for vibrant health. The idea is getting your bare feet on to the earth. There are also mats to buy to put on your mattress to sleep while grounded. http://www.earthing.com/

 

 

Notes

 

We are faced with a system that is becoming overloaded. As I write this, I read in this morning’s news about a 71 year old man with an aggressive cancerous growth on his neck. The local British Columbia medical system had an 8 week wait for him to see his oncologist. His Korean born wife arranged for him to fly to South Korea where the tumour was surgically removed. He and the Korean surgeon both agree he would likely have died if he had to wait for surgery in BC. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gerd-trubenbach-says-flying-to-korea-for-cancer-surgery-was-his-only-hope-1.3079619?cmp=rss

 

 

Health systems are being overwhelmed. All the more reason to begin to take charge of and responsibility for our own health.

 

Thanks for Kevin Trudeau for the idea.

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Your mother was right when she said: “Sit up straight!” Zen of Joy book excerpt. May 15, 2015

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           Your mother was right when she said: “Sit up straight!”

 

(Chapter 8 from The Zen of Joy http://zenofjoy.com/)

 

First of all, it is actually easier to have good posture than poor posture. If you have been used to slouching, that may be hard to believe at first. Let’s think it through for a moment. Your head weighs how much? I am told about 25 pounds or just over 11 kilograms.

 

 

 

As an exercise, find something that weighs 25 pounds. If you have a 25-pound dumbbell, that will work. Otherwise, we can choose a briefcase and fill it with books. Be sure to weigh it on a scale to approximate 25 pounds. Even a large purse can be filled with 25 pounds of stuff.  Now, carry that around for an hour and notice what goes on in your body. You may find yourself changing the weight from one hand to the other, or even using two hands to carry it.  Then, imagine carrying that around for 16 hours. That’s what you are doing when you slouch. The head slouching forward means the muscles in your neck and upper back have to support the weight.

 

 

 

Alternatively, if you position your head so it is directly above the trunk of your body, your neck and upper back muscles don’t have to work as hard. Is this making sense?  Somehow, many of us have become “slouches” when it comes to posture. The subconscious belief may be that it is just easier to do that rather than try to be a soldier. Perhaps it is if we consider that a soldier may be required to tense all the muscles in the body to achieve a “military” posture or stance.

 

 

 

This is not about tensing. Rather, this is about positioning and then releasing those muscles or portions of muscles that are no longer required to keep the head from falling to the floor. (You may notice that some of these protocols start to blend into each other. Protocol #8, Posture, uses the same procedure as #2, Lifting Money Worries.)

 

 

 

Let’s do this:

 

 

 

Stand comfortably, feet about shoulder distance apart.  Imagine a silk cord at the top and back of your head, pulling your head up. This allows your spine to lengthen easily, effortlessly. It pulls your chin in a little as the silk cord gently eases the spine. Imagine the vertebrae being like pearls on a string, suspended by this silk cord.

 

Notice any tensions in the neck, upper back, lower back.  Allow those tensions to ease.  Rock gently back and forth, finding the spot where you are most centred, where you are using the least amount of muscle strength to hold yourself in place.  Do the same rocking, this time side to side, again finding the spot where you are using the least amount of muscle to hold yourself up.  Breathe gently.

 

Now, let’s practice how to keep this relaxed posture while walking.  Stay focused in the present moment by paying attention to the posture or stance and your breathing at the same time.  Stay totally relaxed or as relaxed as you can.  Imagine your right foot moving forward one step and your left following it.  Continuing to breathe and smile, gently allow your right foot to follow your imagination and allow your left foot to follow.  As you do so, feel your connection to the earth.  You may choose to continue for a few steps.

 

Notice how this feels.  The next time you are outside, you can choose to walk with this posture/stance and with this visualization of energy preceding your steps and of being connected to the earth as you walk.

 

 

 

Here are some other tips for posture: How to Create Good Posture

 

 

  1. As with anything else, we need good reasons to change long term entrenched habits. So, either a) copy and paste the 7 reasons for good posture (listed below) into a Word document, print them out and put them up where you can see them whenever and wherever you are sitting, or b) write “POSTURE!” on some post-it notes and stick them up.
  2. Pretend your body is held by a string. This is a tai-chi and martial arts technique and it works like a charm. Pretend that at the top back of your head, there is a titanium cord pulling the spine up. Notice as you do this, that your head naturally rises and your chin comes in a little bit. At the same time, focus on relaxing all your other muscles, especially the neck and surrounding muscles that may be chronically tight from constantly holding the head up. Give them time. This is a lifetime habit being changed, so be easy on them. Over time, you may find those muscles relaxing as they get the message that they no longer need to hold up this 25 pound weight.
  3. Get a head, shoulder and back massage.If you have always been in a bad posture, you will find that it’s hard to change your posture due to the hardening of your joints. A massage can loosen up those joints, which can make it easier to get into a better posture afterward.
  4. Eliminate bad habits that cultivate bad postures. This includes watching TV or reading while lying down, sleeping on your stomach and working under dim light, which results in slouching.
  5. Get a good quality chair, one that has good back support, including supporting the shoulders.
  6. Place your behind at the innermost edge of the chair. This helps set the right base for your posture. Many people have bad postures because they place their bottoms on the middle or towards the end of the chair. This causes them to lean forward or slouch forward and hunch since there is no support behind their backs to press against.
  7. Get a back cushion. (Optional) Put it at the back of your chair. Whenever you sit, make sure your back is wedging the cushion against the chair. Whenever you lean forward, the cushion will fall down which will act as a reminder to shift back into your proper posture.
  8. Ground both your feet when standing or sitting. This means having both feet planted flat on the floor and not resting your weight on a particular foot which is a very common habit. While sitting, try not to cross your legs. This helps to keep the upper part of our body straight.
  9. Invest in a good bed and pillow. Get a mattress that is firm and not too soft. The soft mattresses, that you sink into, may feel nice and comfy initially, but are not good for your back and posture. For your pillow, consider investing in an orthopedic pillow. The most common is contour pillows which are pillows that arch and support your head.
  10.  Avoid carrying heavy items. The simpl act of carrying heavy items is bad for the shoulders and back. Over time, it can gradually lead to hunched shoulders and backs. If it’s not possible to reduce the load of things you carry around, you can consider getting a trolley bag or roller bag—these are really convenient and are becoming commonplace.
  11.  Re exercise: the usual advice here is to work on strengthening the back muscles. The reality is your back muscles are probably already too strong! This was outlined in Mademoiselle Bertherat’s wonderful little book The Body Has Its Reasons. The suggestion instead is to work on releasing the chronic tension most of us carry in the back muscles just as we do in the neck muscles. Yoga, Tai Chi and Somatics are all forms I have tried and can recommend. Good instruction is vital, so seek out someone who feels right for you. Tip # 19 has more detail on exercise.
  12.  If you have a history of back pain and/or back injuries, it may be wise to get a professional assessment with a trusted chiropractor or physical therapist.
  13. Take regular breaks when sitting. I have a music CD loaded in my computer. When it stops playing, I stop, get up and get a drink of water or a snack.
  14. Take a long-term view. You are changing life-long habits. Be easy on yourself. Don’t expect miracles overnight. You may, however, see a miracle over time in more joy, energy and health. Especially if you combine good posture with laughing, smiling and breathing. (LSPB!)

 

 

 

7 reasons for focusing on good posture are:

 

 

  1. It helps you to breathe deeper and better.
  2. It Increases your concentration and thinking. More air, more oxygen. More oxygen, more brain food. More brain food leads to higher quality thoughts and ideas.
  3. It helps to keep back pains away. Bad posture, over time, can contribute to risk of slipped disc, back aches, back pain, pressure inside your chest and poor blood circulation.
  4. You experience less fatigue and less stress. Think about it. Your head weighs about 25 pounds, more or less. If your head is not in its proper place resting easily directly above your body, then your muscles have to support it. Why do you think people get sore neck muscles? Because those neck muscles are supporting a head that is tilted forward, not sitting where it was designed to sit and has to be supported by neck muscles. Constant tension means constant stress. (And you have already heard or read about stress being rated as the number one killer.)
  5. It supports the best possible muscle performance. Because of optimal biomechanics.
  6. It creates optimal organ function.Good posture ensures your organs are aligned how they were designed and that can lead to them working more harmoniously together.
  7. It improves your image.People with good posture look smarter and more attractive. Have you ever seen someone with a bad posture and felt the person seemed unkempt, even though the person has not said or done anything yet? On the flip side, someone with a good posture naturally exudes an aura of assertiveness and appeal.

 

 

 

Your mission for this week, should you decide to accept: Do the Posture Protocol. 

 

 

More, including free resources: The Zen of Joy 7 Step Coaching. The “How Joyous Are You? Questionnaire:

http://zenofjoy.com/

Posture: Far More Critical Than I Ever Realized. Mastery Newsletter. May 13, 2015

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8 Steps to a Pain Free Back

This book came highly recommended. I started reading and based on the first chapters and some photos, already my posture has improved.

 

And I haven’t even started the exercises.

 

It comes highly recommended from a top London Osteopath.

 

My days are more fun because of it. They also flow a lot easier now. Hard to fathom that just paying attention to posture throughout the day would have that effect.

 

See what you think.

 

http://gokhalemethod.com/8-steps-pain-free-back

 

This research goes back and discovers what a “primal posture” is like and how it differs from what we have been taught.

 

 

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Superb Olive Oil at an Economical Price in Victoria. Matti’s Victoria Newsletter. May 7, 2015

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Neat stuff in Greater Victoria.

 

Superb Olive Oil at an Economical Price in Victoria

 

Many of us have been using olive oil for its many health benefits.

 

Turns out we may not be getting ANY of its benefits because of the scams many producers are involved in.

 

For details, please read my Special Report on Olive Oil:

 

Your “Olive Oil” May Be Poisoning You…

 

Most “Extra Virgin” Olive Oil is Not Even Olive Oil

 

You buy “extra virgin” olive oil because you believe it’s healthy.

 

69% of the time, you could be buying something else.

 

Something that is “rancid, fusty and musty.”

 

Something that could be mostly soybean oil or peanut oil or canola oil or sunflower oil or any of a number of other cheaper oils.

 

In the well researched book Extra Virginity, The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil, author Tom Mueller points out that 69% of olive oil that is labeled “extra virgin” is not olive oil at all.

Continue reading: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/2014/03/05/your-olive-oil-may-be-poisoning-you-mastery-newsletter-march-5-2014/

 

 

The Good News: Superb Olive Oil at an Economical Price.

 

Health Essentials at 300 Gorge Road West, just at Tillicum, has a great olive oil: Phileos. It is from a local Greek contact who have family in Greece. It has the qualities that Tom Mueller expounds on in his book.

 

It has the production date as well.

 

If memory serves, I paid $13.99 for a whole litre.

 

To get the same quality, other brands are selling at $31.99 for a half litre!

 

http://myhealthessentials.ca/contact-us/

 

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Thriving as you age with a holistic approach: how to feed your brain , rewire brain circuits for optimum functioning, and changing limiting beliefs and patterns that we have absorbed from the collective consciousness.

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Energy Psychology conference posted by Leonard Thornton:

 

We are fortunate to have the Annual Energy Psychology conference here in Victoria from Oct 1-5

http://www.epccanada.ca/#arvlbdata

Early bird pricing for individuals and groups is available until the end of May.

 

I personally have used EFT and other forms of Energy Psychology for many years ( http://www.eftandmorelive.com) and look forward to participating.

 

More than two dozen published, peer-reviewed, randomized clinical trials show that Energy Psychology interventions are unusually powerful and rapid for a range of conditions.

 

Clinical evidence and preliminary research suggest that combining “energy” interventions, such as tapping on acupuncture points, with cognitive and other therapeutic approaches is potent. The technique shifts the neural pathways that underlie targeted psychological problems with greater speed and precision than psychological interventions alone.

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67 Ways to kill Your Family with Sugar. Mastery Newsletter. May 6, 2015

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Today’s article is intended to overwhelm…heh heh.

 

Overwhelm with info about how really, really bad sugar is for all of us. It comes from Wellness Consultant Catrina Roesch. And yes, you can skim it and still get the message.

 

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     67 Ways to kill Your Family with Sugar

In addition to throwing off the body’s homeostasis (The ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.), excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is a listing of some of sugar’s metabolic consequences from a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications.

 

  1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.Sanchez, et al.

“Role of Sugars in Human Neutrophilic Phagocytosis.

“American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 1973, pp. 1180-1184

 

  1. Sugar can upset the body’s mineral balance.

Nutritional Implications of the Interaction between Minerals

Progressive Food and Nutrition Science 17, 1933, 65-87.

 

  1. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children.

J.Goldman, et al.

“Behavioral Effects of Sucrose on Preschool Children,”

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 14 1986 565-577.

 

  1. Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.Behar, J. Rapoport, Berg C., Adams, and M. Cornblat.

“Sugar Testing with Children Considered Behaviorally Sugar Reactive.”

Nutritional Behavior 1 1984 277-288

 

  1. Sugar can adversely affect children’s school grades.

Alexander Schausss.

Diet, Crime and Delinquecny (Berkeley, CA: Parker House 1981)

 

  1. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.Scanto and John Yudkin.

“The Effect of Dietary Sucronse on Blood Lipids, Serum, Insulin, Platelet Adhesiveness and Body Weight in Human Volunteers.

Postgraduate Medicine Journal 45: 1969 602-607

 

  1. Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection. Rinsdor, E. Cheraskin, and R. Ramsay.

“Sucrose Neutrophlic Phagocystosis and Resistance to Disease”.

Dental Survey 52. 12 1976 46-48.

 

  1. Sugar can cause kidney damage.Yudkin, S. Kang, and K. Bruckdorfer.

“Effects of High Dietary Sugar.”

British Journal of Medicine 281, November 22, 1980,p. 1396.

 

  1. Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs) and promote an elevation of harmful cholesterol (LDLs).

Lewis GF , Steiner G

Acute effects of insulin in the control of VLDL production in humans.

Implications for theinsulin-resistant state.

Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. Diabetes Care 1996 Apr;19(4):390-3

  1. Pamplona, M.J. Bellmunt, M. Portero, and J. Prat.

“Mechanisms of Glycation in Atherogenesis.”

Medical Hypotheses 40, 1990, pp. 174-181.

 

  1. Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.

Kozlovsky, et al.

“Effects of Diets High in Simple Sugars on Urinary Chromium Losses.”

Metabolism 35, June 1986, pp. 515-518.

 

  1. Sugar can cause copper deficiency. Fields, et al.

“Effect of Copper Deficiency on Metabolism and Mortality in Rats Fed Sucrose or Starch Diets.”

Journal of Clinical Nutrition 113, 1983, pp. 1335-1345.

 

  1. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.

“Sugar and Prostate Cancer.”

Health Express, October, 1982, p. 41.

 

  1. Sugar may lead to cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, and rectum.

R.M. Bostick, J.D. Potter, L.H. Kushi, et al.

“Sugar, Meat, and Fat Intake, and Non-dietary Risk Factors for Colon Cancer Incidence in Iowa Women.”

Cancer Causes and Controls 5, 1994, pp. 38-52.

 

  1. Sugar can cause colon cancer, with an increased risk in women.

Clara Moerman, et al.

“Dietary Sugar Intake in the Etiology of Biliary Tract Cancer.”

International Journal of Epidemiology 22, No.2, 1993, pp.207-214.

 

  1. Sugar can be a risk factor in gall bladder cancer. Kelsay, et al.

“Diets High in Glucose or Sucrose and Young Women.”

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 27, 1974, pp. 926-936.

 

  1. Sugar can increase fasting levels of blood glucose. Lemann.

“Evidence That Glucose Ingestion Inhibits Net Renal Tubular Re-absorption of Calcium and Magnesium.”

Journal of Clinical Nutrition 70, 1967, pp. 236-245.

 

  1. Sugar can weaken eyesight. Ed Taub, ed.

“Sugar Weakens Eyesight.”

VM Newsletter 5, May 1986.

 

  1. Sugar raises the level of a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which can narrow blood vessels.

Richard Wurtman.

University of California, Berkeley,

Newsletter 6, No. 3, December 1989, pp.4-5.

 

  1. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia and produce an acidic stomach..

William Dufty.

Sugar Blues. (New York: Warner Books,1975.)

 

  1. Sugar can raise adrenaline levels in children and adults. Lewis.

“Health Briefings.”

Fort Worth Star Telegram, June 11, 1990.

 

  1. Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.

Katz RJ , Ratner RE , Cohen RM , Eisenhower E , Verme D

“Are insulin and proinsulin independent risk markers for premature coronary artery disease?” Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology,

George Washington University School of Medicine,

Washington, DC 20037, USA.

Diabetes 1996 Jun;45(6):736-41

 

  1. Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and grey hair.

Annette T. Lee, and Anthony Cerami.

“The Role of Glycation in Aging.”

Annals of the New York Academy of Science 663, pp. 6370. D.G. Dyer, et al.

“Accumulation of Maillard Reaction Products in Skin Collagen in Diabetes and Aging.”

Journal of Clinical Investigation 91, No. 6, June 1993, pp. 421-422.

 

  1. Sugar can lead to alcoholism. Abrahamson, and A. Peget.

Body, Mind and Sugar. (New York: Avon, 1977.)

 

  1. Sugar can promote tooth decay. Glinsmann, H. Irausquin, and K. Youngmee.

Report from FDA’s Sugar Task Force, 1986:

Evaluation of Health Aspects of Sugars Contained in Carbohydrate Sweeteners.

(Washington, DC: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 1986, p. 39.)

 

  1. Sugar can contribute to weight gain and obesity. Keen, B. Thomas, R. Jarrett, and J. Fuller.

“Nutrient Intake, Adiposity, and Diabetes.”

British Medical Journal 6164, No. 1, March 10, 1979, pp. 655-658.

 

  1. High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Cleave.

Sweet and Dangerous.

(New York: Bantam Books, 1974, pp. 28-43.)

B.G. Persson, et al.

“Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”

pidemiology 3, No. 1, January 1992, pp. 47-51.

 

  1. Sugar can cause a raw, inflamed intestinal tract in persons with gastric or duodenal ulcers. Cleave.

Sweet and Dangerous.

(New York: Bantam Books, 1974, pp. 157-159.)

 

  1. Sugar can cause arthritis Darlington, Ramsey, and Mansfield.

“Placebo-Controlled, Blind Study of Dietary Manipulation Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis.”

Lancet 8475, No. 1, February 6,1986, pp.236-238.

 

  1.  Sugar can cause asthma.

Lawrence Powers.

“Sensitivity: You React to What You Eat.”

Los Angeles Times, February 12, 1985.

 

  1. Sugar can cause candidiasis (yeast infection). Crook.

The Yeast Connection.

(Jackson, TN: Professional Books, 1984.)

 

  1. Sugar can lead to the formation of gallstones. Heaton.

“The Sweet Road to Gallstones.”

British Medical Journal 288, April 14, 1984, pp. 1103-1104.

 

  1. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.

N.J. Blacklock.

“Sucrose and Idiopathic Renal Stone.”

Nutrition and Health 5, No. 1-2, 1987, pp. 9-17.

 

  1. Sugar can cause ischemic heart disease. Yudkin.

“Dietary Fat and Dietary Sugar.”

Lancet, August 29, 1964, pp. 478-479.

 

  1. Sugar can cause appendicitis. Cleave.

The Saccharine Disease.

(New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, 1974, p. 125.)

 

  1. Sugar can exacerbate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Erlander.

“The Cause and Cure of Multiple Sclerosis.”

The Disease to End Disease 1, No. 3, March 3, 1979, pp. 59-63.

 

  1. Sugar can indirectly cause hemorrhoids. Cleave.

The Saccharine Disease.

(New Canann, CT: Keats Publishing, 1974, p. 45.)

 

  1. Sugar can cause varicose veins. Cleave, and G. Campbell.

Diabetes, Coronary Thrombosis and the Saccharine Disease.

(Bristol, England: John Wright and Sons, 1960.)

 

  1. Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraception users. Behall.

“Influence of Estrogen Content of Oral Contraceptives and Consumption of Sucrose on Blood Parameters.”

DiseaseAbstracts International B. 43, 1982, p. 1437.

 

  1. Sugar can lead to periodontal disease. Glinsmann, H. Irausquin, and K. Youngmee.

Report from FDA’s Sugar Task Force, 1986:

Evaluation of Health Aspects of Sugars Contained in Carbohydrate Sweeteners.

(Washington, DC: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 1986, p. 39.)

 

  1. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.

Nancy Appleton.

Lick the Sugar Habit Bones.

Garden City Park, NY: “Reaction of Monosaccharides”

Avery Publishing Group, 1989, with Protein: Possible Evolupp. 36-38.)

 

  1. Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.

Schrezenmeir J III.

Hyperinsulinemia, hyperproinsulinemia and insulin resistance in the metabolic syndrome.

Medical Clinic, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.

Experientia 1996 May 15;52(5):426-32

 

  1. Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity. Beck-Nelson., O. Pedersen, and Sorensen Schwartz.

“Effects of Diet on the Cellular Insulin Binding and the Insulin Sensitivity in Young Healthy Subjects.” Diabetes 15, 1978, pp. 289-296.

 

  1. Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance. Keen, B. Thomas, R. Jarrett, and J. Fuller.

“Nutritional Factors in Diabetes Mellitus.” J. Yudkin, ed. Applied Science, 1977, pp. 89-108.

 

  1. Sugar can decrease growth hormone. Gardner, and S. Reiser.

“Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate on Fasting Levels of Human Growth Hormone and Cortisol.” Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 169, 1982, pp. 3640.

 

  1. Sugar can increase total cholesterol. Reiser.

“Effects of Dietary Sugars on Metabolic Risk Factors Associated with Heart Disease.”

Nutritional Health 3,1985, pp. 203-216

 

  1. Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure. Hodges, and T. Rebello.

“Carbohydrates and Blood Pressure.”

Annals of Internal Medicine 98, 1983, pp. 838-841.Insulin, hypertension and antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients: the Rotterdam Study.

Stolk RP , Hoes AW , Pols HA , Hofman A , de Jong PT , Lamberts SW , Grobbee DE

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus

University Medical School, Rotterdam,The Netherlands. J Hypertens 1996 Feb;14(2):237-42

 

  1. Sugar can change the structure of protein causing interference with protein absorption. Simmons. “Is the Sand of Time Sugar?”

Longevity, June 1990, pp. 49-53. F. Bunn, and P.J. Higgins.

Significance. Science 213, July 10, 1981, pp. 222-224.

Anthony Cerarni, Helen Vlassara, and Michael Brownlee. “Glucose and Aging.”

Scientific American, May 1987, p.90.

 

  1. Sugar causes food allergies.

Nancy Appleton.

Healthy Bones. (Garden City Park, NY: Avery Publishing Group, 1991.)

 

  1. Sugar can contribute to diabetes.

Jenkins DJ , Jenkins AL

Nutrition principles and diabetes. A role for “lente carbohydrate”?

Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario,Canada.

Diabetes Care 1995 Nov;18(11):1491- 8

“Sucrose Induces Diabetes in Cats.” Federal Protocol 6, No. 97, 1974.

 

  1. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy and contribute to eczema in children. Cleave.

The Saccharine Disease. (New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, 1974, pp. 132-133.)

 

  1. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.

Ruth L. Caccaro, and J. Stamle.

“Relationship of Postload Plasma Glucose to Mortality with a Follow-Up.”

Diabetic Care 15, No. 10, October 1992.

 

  1. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA.

Annette T. Lee, and Anthony Cerami.

“Modifications of Proteins and Nucleic Acids by Reducing Sugars: Possible Role in Aging.”

Handbook of the Biology of Aging. (New York: Academic Press, 1990.)

 

  1. Sugar can cause cataracts.

Suresh I.S. Rattan, Anastasia Derventzi, and Brian Clark.

“Protein Synthesis, Post-translational Modifications, and Aging.”

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 663, 1992, pp. 48-62.

 

  1. Sugar can cause emphysema.

V.M. Monnier.

“Nonenzymatic Glycosylation, the Maillard Reaction and the Aging Process.”

Journal of Gerontology 45, No. 4, 1990, pp. 105-110.

 

  1. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis and free radical formation in the bloodstream.

R Pamplona, M.J. Bellmunt, M. Portero, and J. Prat

“Mechanisms of Glycation in Atherogenesis.”

Medical Hypotheses 40, 1990, pp.174-181.

 

  1. Sugar lowers the enzymes’ ability to function.

Nancy Appleton.

Healthy Bones (Garden City Park, NY: Avery Publishing Group, 1991.)

 

  1. Sugar can cause loss of tissue elasticity and function.

Annette T. Lee, and Anthony Cerami.

“The Role of Glycation in Aging.”

Annals of theNew York Academy of Science 663, pp.63-70.

 

  1. Sugar can cause liver cells to divide, increasing the size of the liver increase the amount of fat in the liver and increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.

Frances Sheridan Goulart.

“Are You Sugar Smart?”

American Fitness, March-April 1991, pp. 34-38.

 

  1. Sugar can over-stress the pancreas, causing damage.

Kurt Greenberg.

“An Update on the Yeast Connection.”

Health News and Review, Spring 1990, p. 10.

 

  1. Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention, cause constipation, cause myopia (nearsightedness), and compromise the lining of the capillaries.

Frances Sheridan Goulart.

“Are You Sugar Smart?”

American Fitness, March-April 1991, pp. 34-38.

 

  1. Sugar can cause hypertension.

Landsberg L

Insulin sensitivity in the pathogenesis of hypertension and hypertensive complications.

Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School,

Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.

Clin Exp Hypertens 1996 Apr-May;18(3-4):337-46

 

  1. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.

Jonell Nash.

“Health Contenders.” Essence 23, January 1992, pp. 79-81. E. Grand.

“Food Allergies and Migraine.” Lancet 8126, No. 1, 1979, pp. 955-959.

 

  1. Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha and theta brain waves, which can alter the mind’s ability to think clearly and cause depression.

Larry Christensen.

“The Role of Caffeine and Sugar in Depression.”

The Nutrition Report 9, No. 3, March 1991, pp. 17-24.

 

  1. Sugar can increase insulin responses in those consuming high-sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.

Shelton Reiser, J. Hallfrisch, M. Fields, et al.

“Effects of Sugars on Indices on Glucose Tolerance in Humans.”

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 43, 1986, pp. 151-159.

 

  1. Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon. Kruis, G. Forstraier, C. Scheurlen, and F. Stellaard.

“Effects of Diets Low and High in Refined Sugars on Gut Transit, Bile Acid Metabolism and Bacterial Fermentation.”

Gut 32, 1991, pp. 367-370.

 

  1. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance and increase blood platelet adhesiveness which increases risk of blood clots.

John Yudkin.

“Metabolic Changes Induced by Sugar in Relation to Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes.”

Nutrition and Health 5, No.1-2, 1987, pp. 5-8.

 

  1. Sugar increases the risk of Alzheimer Disease.

Craft S , Newcomer J , Kanne S , Dagogo-Jack S , Cryer P , Sheline Y , Luby J , Dagogo-Jack A, Alderson

A Memory improvement following induced hyperinsulinemia in Alzheimer’s disease.

Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.

Neurobiol Aging 1996 Jan-Feb;17(1):123-30

 

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Don’t Retire “keep saying yes instead of no.” Mastery Newsletter May 1, 2015

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Don’t Retire “keep saying yes instead of no.”

Working keeps you young, alive & vibrant. Check out the Old Masters. After 80, some people don’t retire. They reign.

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Effortless Healing –Dr. Joseph Mercola.

Sidestep Illness, Shed Excess Weight, and Help Your Body Fix Itself. http://www.effortlesshealing.com/

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

 

The Wipers Times A BBC production. Excellent for history buffs.

True Story: It’s 1916 and British Captain Fred Roberts and his detachment discover an abandoned printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium.

 

Roberts has an idea, he will produce a newspaper to raise the spirits of his soldiers, taking their minds off ‘the attentions of Messrs Hun and Co.’ They call it The Wipers Times, after the army slang for Ypres, and fill it with spoofs, jokes, and subversive comedy.

 

A hit with the troops on the Western Front, it also incurs the wrath of top brass who want it banned.

 

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“Live each season as it passes; breath the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” — Henry David Thoreau

 

That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.

 

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6 Reasons to Drink Coffee Before Your Workout. Mastery Newsletter. April 22, 2015

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6 Reasons to Drink Coffee Before Your Workout

 

Disclosure: I don’t do this. Mostly because I am not a coffee drinker. I enjoy a cup very occasionally and don’t feel the need to do this prior to a workout. If, however, you ARE a coffee drinker, this article may be valuable for you.

 

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MORE Flexible as we Age? Is it possible? Mastery Newsletter April 15, 2015

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MORE Flexible as we Age? Is it possible?

 

What if “Old Age” had little to do with the number of years we have accumulated?

 

You have noticed how physically flexible babies are, I am sure.

 

You may remember seeing a baby sticking its toes into its mouth…easily, effortlessly and without strain.

 

Why can’t adults do that? What happens between babyhood and adulthood?

 

Some yogis can bend themselves into all kinds of pretzel-like shapres, despite advanced age. What is the difference between them and us?

 

Could it be the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” as Shakespeare so eloquently put it?

 

Could it be just that, the traumas, little and large, that populate our timelines?

 

Could it be that when we don’t release a physical trauma that it creates a physical tension in the musculature?

 

Is that why a yogi can bend so easily, because they are continually releasing those traumas, those tensions?

 

Trauma researcher David Berceli tells us we can trace many physical ailments, dis-eases and indeed actual diseases to the stresses caused by trauma.

 

Berceli also tells us we all have trauma in our lives.

 

Further, WebMd.com tells us:

 

“Ongoing, chronic stress…can cause or exacerbate many serious health problems, (bolding and underlining are mine) including:

 

Mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and personality disorders

 

Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attacks, and stroke…

 

Gastrointestinal problems, such as GERD, gastritis, ulcerative colitis, and irritable colon”

 

-Source: WebMD.com http://ow.ly/JHEHd

 

Solutions?

 

Berceli’s Revolutionary Trauma Release Process™ is one. I use it regularly.

 

Laughter Yoga is another. I apply it daily. 10-15 minutes daily goes a long way to help release what I call the “trauma onion.” That is to say, layers and layers of trauma we may have accumulated over a lifetime.

 

Meditation. Applied daily.

 

The Zen of Joy protocols. This is a manual I created to make it easier to rewire our brains for happiness and success. And to do it in only minutes a day. Check here: http://zenofjoy.com/.

 

At the least, you can plug into the Seven Step Zen of Joy Coaching.

 

It won’t cost you anything and it will give you a taste of joy, happiness, success and fun. http://zenofjoy.com/

 

Love, Laughter and Smiles

 

 

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You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.

 

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 110-174 Wilson Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada V9A7N7

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

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Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

Claiming Your Joy Workshop Produces Results. Matti’s Neat Stuff Victoria Newsletter April 3, 2015

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Claiming Your Joy Workshop Produces Results.

 

Dedicated to rooting out neat stuff in Greater Victoria.

Wow…what a Sunday afternoon we had with the “Claiming Your Joy Workshop.” (http://joyenergyandhealth.com/claiming-your-joy-workshop/)

 

12 of us spent 3 hours. We started with a Laughter Yoga session, followed by the Revolutionary Trauma Release Process™ created by David Berceli. We ended with some Zen of Joy and Heart Math exercises.

 

Soren was the first to give feedback. He continued doing it and the very next session proved to be very powerful. He shared with me that it was the most vibrant energy he has ever felt.

 

At our Wednesday Laughter Yoga session, Soren also commented that he was now able to sit in a cross legged position, something he has not been able to do until now. And the only thing he has been doing differently is the Trauma Release exercises.

 

Peter also gave me feedback that his work relationships have improved as a result of one of the Zen of Joy Protocols.

 

I hope to organize another one soon. Stay tuned.

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp Dates: April 11 and 12, 2015

 

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/2015/03/30/laughter-yoga-leader-training-and-zen-of-joy-boot-camp-dates-april-11th-12th-2015/

 

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Laughter Yoga Moves Back Outdoors on Sunday

 

Many thanks go out to Sunrise Senior Centre, the staff and residents who participated in our winter indoor sessions there.

 

This Sunday we are back at the sundial in the centre of Beacon Hill Park at 10:30am for Spring and Summer. Hope to see you there…rain or shine! Barefoot is an option.

 

Remember the Monday session also with Gene and the Wednesday sessions with Soren and Matti

https://victorialaughteryogaclub.wordpress.com/laughter-schedule/

 

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World Laughter Day Celebrates 20 Years of Laughter Yoga Worldwide

 

Here is the draft of the News Release I am working on:

 

Contact: Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher 250-477-8608

Victorialaughteryogaclub@gmail.com

 

                                                                                   

Victoria, BC. Local Laughter Club Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Laughter Yoga

 

The first Sunday of May every year, more than 7,000 Laughter Yoga Clubs worldwide celebrate “World Laughter Day” with special Laughter Yoga sessions.

 

Laughter Yoga is the brainchild of a medical doctor in India. Dr. Madan Kataria was writing a paper called “Laughter is the Best Medicine.”

 

When he found a vast amount of research on the health benefits of laughter, he decided it was time to prescribe laughter. He and his wife, yoga instructor Madhuri Kataria, started the first Laughter Club in a Mumbai park with 5 people.

 

In the last two decades, Laughter Yoga, as it is now called, has grown to thousands of clubs around the world in over 80 countries. These clubs meet regularly to “laugh for no reason.”

 

Local Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher Matti Anttila says the many benefits of laughter include stress reduction, improved circulation and a more efficient immune system.

 

 

 

 

 

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But, “Many of our local laughers have found Laughter Yoga to be a life changing experience. Personally, I have found myself being able to let go of stress more easily. An example is when I get cut off in traffic. I used to fume inside. Now, as soon as I start to have a reaction like that, I remember to laugh or at least chuckle. As a result, I am a more relaxed driver now and actually enjoy driving a lot more. In fact, I enjoy just about everything more these days.”

 

With stress having been shown as one of the leading contributors to ill health, maybe these crazy laughers are on to something. They claim laughter is the number one stress buster.

 

They also claim that just laughing at jokes often doesn’t give the real and proven medical benefits that laughter can bestow. Apparently, we need to laugh for an extended period of ten to fifteen minutes for the “feel-good” hormones such as the endorphins to kick in.

 

That should be no problem this Sunday as the World Laughter Day event is scheduled to be one hour from 10:30am by the sundial in Beacon Hill Park. A second session will be held in Windsor Park in Oak Bay at 1:30pm

 

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Background information:

 

The benefits of laughter have been known instinctively for a long time. It’s only in recent decades that actual scientific research has proven the old adage “Laughter is the best medicine.” Dr. Kataria, who founded the first Laughter Yoga club with 5 participants in a park in India in 1995, read about how Norman Cousins laughed himself back to health from a debilitating disease.

 

His subsequent research for a medical article on laughter lead him to a large body of scientific studies validating the health benefits of laughter. Laughter Yoga has since grown to over 7,000 clubs in 80 countries.                

 

 

 

 

 

-more-

 

 

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Some of the benefits noted:

 

 

* Efficient Exercise -Dr. W. Fry in Journal of General Psychology, 1938

 

* Tap “The Inner Spirit of Laughter.” (Founder Dr. Madan Kataria says Laughter Yoga principles can provide a powerful life changing experience.)

 

* Conquer stress (Laughter Yoga participants report feelings of relaxation while still feeling energized following a session.)

 

* Improve circulation (Any exercise can do that, but even fit participants find they may have to pace themselves because of the aerobic aspect of Laughter Yoga. Regardless, those with physical challenges find they still receive many benefits.)

 

* Slow the Aging Process By re-discovering “child like play,” participants find many cares and woes dropping away, or at least retreating into the background for a time. This has helped many to retain youthfulness and a youthful attitude.

 

* Boost Imnunity Both the laughter itself and the deep breathing techniques from yoga help to release the “feel good” hormone endorphin into the brain. Endorphins have been shown to increase the immune function.

 

* Assist in Clearer Thinking More oxygen to the brain helps to clear up “fuzzy brain.”

 

* Help Fight Cancer Dr. Otto Warburg, President, Institute of Cell Physiology, Nobel Prize Winner (twice) says: “Deep breathing techniques increase oxygen to the cells and are the most important factors in living a disease-free and energetic life. When cells get enough oxygen, cancer will not and cannot occur.” (My bolding)        

                       

 

 

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Please make a mark on your calendar now and come and help us celebrate the joy of 20 years of Laughter Yoga Clubs.

 

 

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“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature nor do the children of man as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

Helen Keller
1880-1968, Blind/Deaf Author and Lecturer

 

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Love and Laughter,

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Zen of Joy Consultant and Author of:

 

* The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

 

* 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health. http://joyenergyandhealth.com   (No cost…yay!)

 

 

The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire

 

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☼ No matter how happy or unhappy you are, you can feel “Authentic Joy” within minutes of accessing this video: http://joyenergyandhealth.com Complimentary email course included: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health.

 

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Submission Guidelines for Matti’s Monthly Victoria Newsletter.

 

Your submission will only make it into the newsletter if I can copy and paste. If not, it just won’t make it in. Thanks for your understanding.

 

Deadline is the Wednesday prior to the first Thursday of each month to be included in the monthly letter scheduled to be written on Thursday each month.

 

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Laughter as Trauma Release. Mastery Newsletter April 1, 2015

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Laughter as Trauma Release

 

Trauma is something we all have experienced. It affects our everyday lives in various way.

 

David Berceli, author of The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process™, says: “Consider the fact that life begins traumatically…Bursting into the light for the first time in our existence, our entry into the world is a shock to the human organism…it’s no wonder we begin life by bellowing our lungs out…

 

 

…our culture presents us with considerable psycho-emotional trauma—the kind of trauma caused primarily by social conditioning. Situations that threaten our social self such as rejection, shame, fear of failure, and negative judgment by others cause us to react in the same manner as if we were being threatened physically.”

 

How Illness Results From Trauma

 

Berceli continues: “There is now evidence that even excess stress, let alone severe trauma, is a factor in a variety of illnesses. These include anxiety disorders, depression, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal troubles, some cancers, and premature aging…

 

…frequency and severity of migraine headaches, episodes of asthma, and fluctuation of blood sugar in diabetics…more prone to develop colds and other infections than those who are less stressed. This is because stress reduces the efficiency of our immune system, which would normally fight off infection.”

 

Can Laughter Release Trauma, Tension and Stress?

 

If you were with me when I started Laughter Yoga during the spring of 2009, you would have been laughing for an hour every Saturday morning and having a great old time.

 

Angry the Next Day

 

What you would not have witnessed was me being angry all the next day.

 

I asked the founder of Laughter Yoga, Dr. Madan Kataria about this. He told me that, in India when a family experiences death of a loved one, they express the emotion of grief by crying and wailing and letting it all out.

 

We Westeners Hold on to Emotions Rather Than Expressing Them

 

We tend not to do that in our western society. We hold it in. And where we hold it in is the diaphragm.

 

In Laughter Yoga sessions, we laugh and move that diaphragm rather dramatically for the better part of an hour.

 

Trapped Emotions Shaken Loose.

 

That is what experienced on those Sundays. Emotions that had been trapped for who knows how many years, perhaps decades.

 

Eventually the Anger No Longer Visited.

 

The good news is they did shake loose and after some weeks, I was no longer angry the next day.

 

The better news is I didn’t have to go do therapy sessions or even know what caused the trauma/tension/stress in the first place.

 

All I Had to do Was Laugh.

 

The wisdom of my body to know what to do took care of the rest.

 

The Challenge? Keeping Going.

 

Trauma and stress can be layered deeply over a lifetime of incidents large and small. When one layer is released, another more deeply embedded layer comes to the surface.

 

 

Just Keep Laughing. Trust the Wisdom of Your Body.

 

Your body knows. No diploma needed. Just keep laughing regularly. Trust that the next layer whatever it is, will release at the proper time and in the most appropriate way.

 

Other Ways to Release.

 

Berceli’s Revolutionary Trauma Release Process™ is a particularly powerful way to release.

 

We must not forget dancing, singing, smiling and a host of other ways.

 

Trust Your Instincts.

 

That’s the bottom line. A good place to start is a Laughter Yoga Club. Laughter Yoga, as well as being fun, social and energizing, also helps us to open up to receiving messages from our intuition.

 

Over to you.

 

Love, Laughter and Smiles.

 

Matti

 

Also in this issue:

 

95-Year-old Smashes 200m World Record: ‘Bodies Can be Rebuilt at Any Age’

 

Bank of Canada, Finance Minister, and Others Face Lawsuit for Alleged IMF Conspiracy

 

 

Nine Veils of Human Slavery

 

8 Places for Thrifty Bookworms to Download Free E-Books

 

PLUS:

 

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN

 

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Quotes:

“I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me to be the most civilized music in the world.” ~ Peter Ustinov

 

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HEALTH

 

95-Year-old Smashes 200m World Record: ‘Bodies Can be Rebuilt at Any Age’ He calls retirement a “health catastrophe” http://ow.ly/Kmu1l

 

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WEALTH

Bank of Canada, Finance Minister, and Others Face Lawsuit for Alleged IMF Conspiracy

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1290580-bank-of-canada-faces-lawsuit-for-alleged-imf-conspiracy/

 

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FREEDOM

 

Nine Veils of Human Slavery

http://www.zengardner.com/understanding-nine-veils-human-slavery/

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

 

The Power of the Heart -Baptist de Pape http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Power-of-the-Heart/Baptist-de-Pape/9781476771601

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

 

Jersey Boys The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742044/

 

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FUN

 

“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.” ~ W. H. Auden

 

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FINAL WORD:

8 Places for Thrifty Bookworms to Download Free E-Books

http://www.living-traditionally.com/8-places-thrifty-bookworms-download-free-e-books/

 

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That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher.

Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com 

(Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire)

 

Publisher of Mastery Newsletter. Free Special Reports when you subscribe (at no cost):

The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire (And others)

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Publisher of:

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com/

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

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You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.  

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 110-174 Wilson Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada V9A7N7

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

 

Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp Dates: April 11 and 12, 2015

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Rewire Your Brain for Happiness and Success

 

Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

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Plus: See the bonuses at the end

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Who Else Wants to Live in Bliss?

 

If You Want To Create Joy, Energy, Happiness And Bliss Beyond Belief … Even If Nothing’s Worked For You In The Past. . .

 

Give Me One Weekend And I’ll Show You the Easy Steps That Can Transform Your Life Into: Happiness 24/7

 

I’ll Walk You Through the Easy-To-Apply New Habits That Will Rewire Your Brain for Happiness and Success.

 

Just imagine what it will be like to wake up every morning and know you hold the “Master Key” to Bliss. You will feel a warm glow in your belly because you’ve finally found the keys to achieve limitless Bliss, Joy, Energy and Abundance.

 

And the best part is, once you complete the weekend, you will be firmly in control of your own happiness. And even after you finish the program, all it takes is 22 and a half minutes a day to maintain your Bliss and your “Personal Heaven On Earth.”

 

You see, this is unlike any program you’ve ever heard of or bought. Why?

 

Because Being Happy Is As Easy As “Falling In Love.”

 

Some of you may remember the Buddy Holly song: “It’s So Easy to Fall in Love.” That’s exactly what I discovered about Joy and Happiness. “It’s So Easy to Fall into Joy.”

 

My name is Matti Anttila. I’m a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. At one of our weekly Laughter Yoga classes, we did an exercise where we try to make a person laugh or smile while they did their level best NOT to smile.

 

One person asked what was the purpose of that exercise? She answered the question herself when she said: “It was painful not to smile.”

 

And that is the discovery that I made:

 

Our Normal Way Of Being Is Painful. Not Being Happy Is Actually Painful!

 

We are taught to be serious, because: “Life is serious, don’t you know. I have to earn a living and I’m stressed out. I have to bear down and work hard and there’s no a time to be frivolous.”

 

It’s painful to live this way! And when we are in pain, it’s hard to get things done.

 

The Latest Scientific Research Has Proven Beyond Doubt:

 

We Can Be More Successful By Being Happy First!

 

The myth we have been programmed to believe is this: Work hard to achieve your goals and then you can be happy.

 

The problem with this model for happiness is: IT DOESN’T WORK!! This model is broken.

 

Scientific research proves:

Those Who Are Happy First, Find It Easier To Achieve Their Goals.

But, how do you get happy with all these problems?

 

“There’s not enough month at the end of my money. Not enough time to do all the things I have to do…never mind want to do. There is so much to do at work that I’ll never get it all done.

 

I’m stressed out and can’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. I seem to be on a treadmill: get up, go to work, come home, have dinner, watch some TV, go to bed and start all over again the next day.

 

Not only that, but the world is full of challenges; Climate change, wars, famine, crime and political strife.

 

How can I be happy in the face of all that?”

 

It may seem an impossible task, but also it may seem irresponsible to be happy in a sad and miserable world.

 

Actually, the opposite is true.

 

If We Are Happy And Joyful, Then We Radiate Joy And Spread Happiness.

 

That seems to me like a “Higher Calling” than perpetuating sadness and misery.

 

The good news is we CAN feel joy, be happy and bathe in a sea of bliss. We CAN do that and we SHOULD.

 

The good news also is when we are happy, we are more able to help a sick world. We are better equipped with tools and techniques to get things done…including helping to ease some of the misery in this world.

 

Why?

You Will Be More Successful By Being In Bliss!!!

 

The great news is; it’s easier to be in bliss than to be stressed, sad, miserable or depressed.

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

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“The Zen Of Joy: How to Rewire Your Brain For Happiness and Success. Simple and Easy Protocols for Performance, Productivity and Profits.” This is not about more information. “Falling into Bliss” is not about reading more books, attending more self development and spiritual seminars and so on.

 

What stops you is the information you already have that isn’t working for you. The limiting beliefs about happiness and joy…the rules you have picked up and been conditioned to believe in over a lifetime. These rules about what you need to do and what you need to be in order to feel joy and bliss and happiness.

 

These rules are not the rules, they are your rules. Unnecessary rules that have nothing to do with being a good person. Rules that many people, happily for them, do not have.

 

Are You Ready To Break Your Own Rules? …

 

If it means “Falling into Bliss” and having the joy and happiness you have been craving all your life?

 

 

Laughter Yoga Leader Training will include these bonuses:

 

– How to be Happy 24/7 (Protocol #1 from The Zen of Joy. Takes only 5 minutes to install, seconds to practice)

 

A 3 minute protocol to Lift Money Worries forever (Protocol #2)

 

– A 4 second protocol to immediately change into a “positive state” anytime, anywhere. (Protocol #4A)

 

– A 6 second habit that immediately relieves stress (Protocol #4B)

 

– A 2 second protocol to locks in the positive emotions when you complete a task. This primes the pump for your next challenge (Protocol #7)

 

– A 1 minute practice so powerful it shut down a hospital for the criminally insane, by healing 28 of the 30 patients (Protocol #9)

 

– A 20 second “incantation” that magnetizes you to receive more of the good in life (Protocol #12)

 

– A quick first-thing-in-the-morning practice to release the love inside you and magnetize you for ever increasing amounts of love (Protocol #22)

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

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After this weekend, you could be basking in the warm glow of continuous Bliss, Joy, Happiness, Energy and Feelings of Abundance.

This very letter could have been the defining moment of your life…

Or… you could fall into the sea of people who let yet another life-changing opportunity pass them by…

The choice is yours.

Let me explain…

For decades, I have been researching anything and everything to get to the source of happiness and joy.

It started during my “hippie” days, with “herbs” and other supposedly mind-expanding substances. I stumbled on to Transcendental Meditation, Ashtanga Yoga, Vita-Flex, Kung Fu, Judo, Aikido, Tai Chi, Qigong, Herbology, Nutrition, exercise, energy work, Laughter Yoga and a host of other disciplines.

All of these seemingly diverse practices contributed to the path that led to feeling Bliss most of the time. You will notice I said “most of the time.” This is a path that you and I are on and I get knocked off it occasionally, just like you. But, there is a…

Quick Way To Get Back To The Path, To Balance And To Bliss.

The tools and techniques I have developed for my own use allow me to quickly get back into Bliss whenever I fall off the path.

Now you can now plug into those very same tools and techniques (which I call protocols) without the decades of research that I went through.

These tools allow virtually anyone to:

Instantly Overcome Even the Most Stubborn, Longstanding Negative Beliefs and
Emotions–And Transform Them Into Bliss!

And… what I’ve discovered… literally… continues to blow my mind, time and time again!

Now, this might not make me the most popular guy for saying this, but I honestly believe that you don’t need to go through years and years of…

-Writing affirmations
-Thinking “positive”
-Trying to “get passionate”
-Endless goal setting
-Assuming that “massive action” will solve everything
-Working harder…

…just to attract success into your life! You see, most people work very hard and take lots of action, yet never attract the happiness they deserve. In fact, when it comes to happiness (and success), I’ve found that…

Almost Everyone Attempts to Get Happy The HARD Way!

But here’s the good news: There is a much, much easier, more enjoyable, and infinitely more effective way.

In fact, after decades of research, I’m absolutely convinced you can…

Get into Bliss and Happiness Within Minutes…AND be More Successful in ALL Areas of Your Life.

I know. It sounds absolutely insane, doesn’t it?

The reason it sounds crazy may well be because we are still operating under a myth that is broken. The myth that says become successful first and then you will have happiness.

But, as the famous author Deepak Chopra is quoted as saying:

“The secret to attraction is to love oneself.”

And listen. If this wasn’t working for me, I’d think it was just a bunch of “New Age Woo Woo Stuff” myself. But the fact is, it works. Once I started practicing this simple set of “energy protocols”…

Incredible Success Started to Flood Into All Areas of My Life!

What stokes me up no end is that others can use these protocols to get the same results.

When you learn this system, you’ll:

 

* Dramatically increase your happiness, your joy, your energy and your Bliss

* Get in touch with your intuition which can give you solutions to many of your “problems”

 

* Develop an overwhelmingly positive outlook on life

 

* Find and experience a new way of being that literally changes your world for the better

 

* Find newfound clarity about exactly what you want

 

* Have a “do-it-yourself” healing system that you can practice anytime

 

* Be able to release stress and anxiety anywhere, anytime

 

* Find a new richness and fulfillment in every moment

 

* Become a “love magnet” as you radiate positive energy and love, you will find it comes back multiplied many times

 

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

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Rewire Your Brain For Happiness, Joy and Bliss

 

Imagine if you could reprogram your brain and create an “Automated Happiness GPS” that continually moved you toward your joy, happiness and bliss.

 

The reason you are not in bliss at this very moment is because your subconscious mind is trying to protect you. You see, it’s those programs that were installed, those beliefs that form your “truth.”

 

It’s not your fault. It’s just that part of you is programmed to keep you “safe.”

 

Most of us use a “Default Operating System.” It’s the system our parents gave us. And it’s the one their parents gave them.

 

Unfortunately, it’s a lie. A faulty system. A glitch in the hard drive. One based on illusion, passed down from generation to generation. And really, it’s an “Automatic Misery GPS!”

 

What no one told you is that any disruptions that we experience in life are simply disruptions in the energy field. And once you create your “Automatic Happiness GPS”…

 

You Become 100% “Optimized” For Entering Bliss Beyond Belief!

 

You literally “flip a switch” that tunes into a “joy frequency”… that just can’t be stopped!

 

Ever Wished You Could Just “Turn Off The World?”

 

Well, now you can! With these protocols, you are just moments away from bliss at any time, anywhere.

 

To say you’re getting some quality “bang for the buck” doesn’t even begin to describe what I’m offering here.

 

The real value is the astonishing feeling of joy and happiness you’ll achieve once you use the system.

 

Just imagine, most people spend their entire lives in the “pursuit of happiness.” Chasing after money, status, fame, love, houses and cars and NEVER achieve this state of bliss, joy and happiness.

 

Listen, there are both rich people and poor people who are unhappy. AND there are rich people and poor people who are happy.

 

The great secret is:

 

The Happier You Are, The More Joy And Bliss You Feel, The Easier It Is Have The Physical Riches Of The World As Well.

 

We really have put the cart before the horse.

 

This is an entirely new way of living, to…

 

A truly joyful existence!

 

As you can see, the course itself is priceless. If you had to put a lifetime value on it, it would easily be worth tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars.

 

What is your cost? First, you will need to invest a weekend. We are talking about changing the habits of a lifetime. You can’t do that in one hour. What you can do in one weekend is familiarize yourself with the simple tools and techniques to insert new and powerful habits in place of habits that may not be serving you anymore.

 

Your second investment is $397. You will pay more for a flat screen TV. The purchase of a TV will give you a thrill that many think of as happiness. But how long does it last until it becomes “just part of the furniture?”

 

In fact, our consumer society has us chasing all kinds of things to buy that are supposed to make us happy. How much is the “latte habit” costing you? I don’t buy them so I am guessing they run $4.00. Multiply by 5 days a week and 52 weeks a year and you are spending $1040 a year on something that promises happiness. We know that there is zero nutritional value in a latte, yet we justify it with something like this: “It’s my little treat. I work hard, with my nose to the grindstone and it helps me get through the day.”

 

Instead, why not create a life that is blissful, joyous and happy. That way, we can throw out our crutches, one by one.

 

Tell me: How much money can we save each and every year if we did not need to buy “stuff’ to make ourselves feel good?

 

“Shop till you drop” seems to be the mantra to chase after that good feeling.

 

How about just turning on the “Joy Key” whenever you want and saving hundreds on each shopping trip? Doesn’t that sound like a better strategy?

 

Look, there is nothing wrong with having “stuff.” In fact, you deserve to have pleasant surroundings. AND, this is one of the great secrets of the Universe:

 

It’s Easier To Be Successful And Get The “Stuff” You Want When You’re Happy First!

 

My personal confession about The Zen of Joy:

 

It Isn’t Just About Feeling Good.

 

Of course, if you use The Zen of Joy and follow the instructions, you can’t help but feel great.

 

But ultimately, The Zen of Joy is about…

 

Clearing Your Blocks To Fully-Empowered Conscious Living

 

Empowering You To Heal Yourself AND Be A Positive Influence To Those Around You

 

Spreading the “Automatic Happiness GPS” around the world…and creating a            better future for everyone

 

It’s About Releasing Virtually Every Block You Have Toward Prosperous, Conscious Living… And… Changing The World In The Process.

 

It’s about who you are… how you live… what you say… and what actions you take. That’s the real power of this system: it translates into all areas of your life.

 

At this point, you’ve got to be wondering only one thing…

 

Will The Zen of Joy work for me?

 

-Will I feel bliss?

 

-Will I be able to relieve stress and anxiety wherever I am?

 

-Will I be able to get into a “positive state” whatever I am doing?

 

-Will I increase my energy to deal with the many challenges I face?

 

-Will I reprogram negative subconscious beliefs?

 

-Will I actually and really “Lift Money Worries…forever???

 

-Will I feel more positive about life?

 

-Will I look forward to facing my problems head on?

 

-Will I feel a close connection to others and yes, even feel more love?

 

The answer is a resounding YES!

 

The only question left is…

 

Are you ready to finally change your state to one of Bliss? Or will you, like most people, allow your fears and doubts to sabotage your success?

 

The funny thing is, if you do still have fears, you’ll learn how to release them on the course.

 

It would be a shame, would it not, to not invest in the very system that releases your fears… all because those blocks aren’t allowing you to take action right now?

 

The choice is yours to make…right now.

 

Book your space at the workshop now.

 

Just one of the 24 Protocols in The Zen of Joy is laughter.

 

There are, of course, many ways to plug into this.

 

Some do it through meditation.

 

Some run for miles to get the “runner’s high.”

 

Laughter is a direct route, a shortcut.

 

Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training was the “key” that opened the lock.

 

Laughter, giggling and smiling are second nature now.

 

Instead of reacting to events by tightening my stomach muscles, I am now more likely to giggle, smile and sometimes laugh at those same events.

 

There is a song title: “When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you.”

 

Well…IT’S TRUE!!!! It happens every day to me.

 

Imagine having such a strong smile that many people on the street smile back at you.

 

You can have that too.

 

That is, if you choose.

 

Not everyone is ready to let go of entrenched habits. Habits that may cause something less than joy.

 

Does it really work?

 

How about this?

 

Prisoners have to have one of the worst situations. Locked away, told what to do and when to do it every day.

 

Look what Laughter Yoga is doing for some prisoners…in a Mexican jail:

 

Laughter Yoga Project in Prisons in Mexico aims to Unleash Happiness

 

Luis Gomez has a heart for doing Laughter Yoga in the penitentiary system in Mexico City. He has a very large goal of reaching out to every prisoner and to help empower them to tap into their inner happiness. The aim is in alignment with Laughter Yoga International to create World Peace starting with peace within ourselves.

 

Ideally, by practicing laughter yoga, prisoners will be reminded to make better choices for themselves…

 

In the Instituto Mexicano de Yoga de la Risa (Mexican Laughter Yoga Institute) we are convinced of the healing powers of this technique that gives the opportunity of empowering other human beings to remember that happiness exists within every single one of us, no matter the conditions in which we are, and from then on, we can establish harmonious relationships with the rest of the people…

 

In general the inmates are very grateful for all what they’ve got from the meetings. They said that they feel a refresher every time they do it. They feel free. They think that the exercise exercises help them to realize that they can cultivate their internal peace. Also, they are thankful for the opportunity to keep on with the sessions since they truly believe in this project…”   (From LaughterYoga.org)

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If Laughter Yoga can work for prisoners in a Mexican jail to access their inner happiness, it just may work for you.

 

Caveat: No one can force you to laugh.

 

You do have to bring your willingness to the table.

 

But, I guarantee you this:

 

If you bring willingness and are willing to work and play through the initial discomfort/unease/embarrassment/what-have-you, you too can have a breakthrough and become:

 

“The New You.”

 

You can be a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader ready to:

 

* Help others laugh more and relieve their stress, but also to

 

* Be a more joyful person with a more positive outlook on life.

 

Laughter Helps in Cancer Prevention

 

Laughter Yoga works with the breath to open up to fuller and healthier breathing.

 

Dr. Otto Warburg, the President of the Institute of Cell Physiology and two times a Nobel Prize winner, says this:

 

“Deep breathing techniques increase oxygen to the cells and are the most important factors in living a disease-free and energetic life. When the cells get enough oxygen, cancer will not and cannot occur.

 

In fact, Laughter Yoga was inspired by a response to disease by an enlightened patient.

 

Founder Dr. Madan Kataria read about Norman Cousins who laughed himself back to health.

 

Cousins was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a painful form of arthritis.

 

Many die from this disease. The pain can be so great that sleep can become impossible.

 

Cousins decided to go out laughing!

 

So, he brought in Marx Brothers movies into his hospital room and started laughing.

 

Norman Cousins laughed himself back to health

 

From Wikipedia:

 

“Told that he had little chance of surviving, Cousins developed a recovery program incorporating megadoses of Vitamin C, along with a positive attitude, love, faith, hope, and laughter induced by Marx Brothers films.

 

“I made the joyous discovery that ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep,” he reported. “When the pain-killing effect of the laughter wore off, we would switch on the motion picture projector again and not infrequently, it would lead to another pain-free interval.”

 

So, Laughter Yoga reduces pain, and…

 

Laughter is the # 1 stress buster.

 

Stress is said to be the number One killer.

 

Laughter is the number one stress buster!

 

You too, can have the healing effects of laughter….on a daily basis. Here’s how:

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

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Are You Getting Enough Laughter in Your Life?

 

Chances are…not quite enough…we can always use some more laughter, am I right?

 

Now, you can train to be a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and learn how to integrate laughter more fully into your life.

 

In this weekend seminar, you will learn:

 

 How to release and unleash your own personal laughter


 Using laughter for personal and interpersonal transformation


 The philosophy and history of Laughter Yoga


 The physical, emotional, and social benefits of laughter


 The fundamentals of leading Laughter Yoga classes


 Adapting Laughter Yoga for use in a variety of settings (business, non-profit, health care, etc.)


 How to start and market a non profit Laughter Club

 

Anyone can laugh without relying on jokes, humour or comedy.

 

The body does not know the difference between “fake” laughter and “real” laughter!

 

Learn how to present Laughter Yoga to schools, businesses, social gatherings, hospitals, and much more.

 

Create a Laughter Yoga Club of your own and share your joy and mirth.

 

You will learn how to help others experience…

 

☺ A fun new exercise system (no yoga mat required)

 

☺ Hearty, Unconditional, Extended Laughter

 

☺ Boost their immune system

 

☺ Relieve stress

 

☺ Increase oxygen in the body and brain

 

☺ Lift their spirits

 

☺ Connect with people

 

☺ Feel “Authentic Joy” despite the challenges of life

Sign up for this Certified Laughter Yoga Leader (CLYL) training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp presented by Matti Anttila CLYT (Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher) and Author of The Zen of Joy

 

Two full days of training in all aspects of becoming a successful Laughter Yoga Leader and the 24 Protocols of The Zen of Joy.

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

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Support materials include:

 

  • Power Point Presentation for businesses and non-profits
  • Research articles showing many of the benefits of laughter
  • Advertising and marketing materials
  • Instructions on how to organize public seminars
  • Resource DVD with 7 videos to use in presentations
  • Resource CD includes 26 international newspaper and magazine articles on Laughter Yoga, 2 research articles each on laughter and diabetes and laughter and heart disease, laughter efficacy study, countless photos to use in marketing materials, and a Liability Release Form to use with both individuals in your club and another for groups.
  • Testimonials from laughers around the world
  • Ongoing support through the regular “Laughter, the Newsletter.”
  • A Laughter “Special Report” to use as a handout or email distribution.
  • Links to Certified Laughter Teachers’ websites from around the world providing countless resources and ideas for continuing study and improvement of your skill as a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.
  • Networking email among active Vancouver Island Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers.
  • List of local Laughter Yoga Leaders/Teachers who are willing to act as mentors.

 

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

88matti@gmail.com

 

 

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Note: Space is strictly limited.

A small group ensures individual attention to developing your skill as a Laughter Yoga Leader.

 

First come, first served.

 

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About your instructor:

 

Matti Anttila CLYT (Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher)is the author of “The Zen of Joy” and “108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health.”

 

Background:

“Life is a grand adventure or it’s nothing.” -Helen Keller

 

Long before I read that quote, I decided not to go a traditional route.

 

Working hard to age 65, retiring exhausted and then dying shortly thereafter was not an appealing career path.

 

Thus, I pursued a number of opportunities as they came up: Promoting rock and roll performances, driving taxi, Disc Jockey, radio reporter and talk show host.

 

I have owned a bakery and restaurant, been a financial planner, baby photographer and most recently a consultant.

 

My most passionate interest is in health, fitness, longevity and human potential.

 

It seems many of us humans only realize a small portion of our full potential.

 

Hence, Laughter Yoga, which can help to free us of many of the blocks to creativity and our potential.

 

Studies: Judo, Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, meditation, massage, dancing, Ashtanga Yoga, herbology, VitaFlex, Aikido, Rebirthing, Reiki, singing, Tai Chi, Qigong, natural healing, 4 Minute Fitness, Laughter Yoga, Hot Yoga, The Presence Process, Ho’Oponopono and Huna.

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

 

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Love, Leaps and Laughter,

 

Matti

P.S:

What Laughter Yoga Leaders said about Matti’s Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders training:

 

“Awesome, fun, energetic. All the happy things that go with laughter.” – Gina Davis. Victoria, BC.

 

“Great energy. Useful repetition. Small group helpful. A truly unique and enriching experience.” -Jeremy Bally, Victoria, BC.

 

“Made me feel +++ alive. Team building. Creates ++ inner power. Rejuvenating +++.” -Taryn Andersen, Victoria, BC.

 

“I have been inspired by Matti to start a laugh Yoga club and continue spreading laughter & love through the world. Love, Tickles.”

-Jennifer Burke, aka “Tickles, the Clown.” Victoria, BC, Canada.

 

“This was a great & magnificent weekend. I’m sad the weekend went by so quickly.

 

Matti has inspired me to start my own laughter club so I may spread laughter and the joy of being.

 

Matti has strong leadership skills and knows how to lead sessions in a productive & organized fashion. He is knowledgeable in the material and is a great instructor.

 

Thank you so much, Matti! …

 

Thank you again for an enjoyable and fun weekend. I learned so much from you and really enjoyed your passion and method of delivering the teachings to our group… I also want to thank you for helping me feel comfortable and teaching me a new way of learning by using ‘motion.’

That was very powerful to me this weekend. By moving around, I felt super connected to my body and was able to present from the heart. What a great experience!

Thanks again for an unforgettable weekend! Laughingly yours,

Natalia” – Natalia Burns, Victoria, BC, Canada

 

“AMAZING! Thank you thank you thank you Matti for your warmth, openness and for sharing your wealth of knowledge! It’s been a pleasure!”

– Kathleen Potter, Victoria, BC, Canada.

 

 

What Laughter Yoga Participants said about Matti as a Laughter Leader:

 

“It was a wonderful experience! I loved it!” – Barb Davis, Calgary, Alberta.

 

“Laughter Yoga is an immeasurable avenue of emotional release.” – Elizabeth, Duncan, BC.

 

“A lot of times we are so concerned about how we look or how others perceive us but in laughter yoga you laugh off your inhibitions and relax. At first I was apprehensive but soon I was laughing away.” -Kaitlyn Lande. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

 

“I found the best way for me to laugh hard was listen to other people genuinely laughing, and so a group of people laughing was the best place for me to laugh! Thank you.” – Duncan Brown. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

 

“I heard of Laugh Yoga before. I always say it was silly. But when I actually did it I found out it is really good for you. I didn’t really expect that if had that kind of reaction to me. It was awesome.” – Rey Hermoso. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

 

“Laughter Yoga has affirmed by belief that laughter can heal; it is a comfort to the soul and can change your world if you choose to look at with different eyes and engage your innate sense of humour. It has inspired me to try laughing at my most trying moments.” -Lindsay Korns. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

 

“Laughter Yoga has inspired me to try and laugh more after daily situations that may normally make me feel frustrated. After the session I felt rejuvenated, light, content, balanced and at peace with myself. I hope to remember this experience and use what I learned to increase my general level of happiness.   – Katie Thompson. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

 

“This experience made me feel so connected to my body and emotions as well as all the people around me. I felt energized, joyful, and positive at the end of the session. I would love to do this again! –Michelle Leach. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

 

“After one session of Laughter Yoga I felt grounded, inspired and emotionally at ease. Everyone should take the time to laugh and there are few better ways to do so than with Laughter Yoga.” -Dave Hall. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

 

“Hahaha! Laughter Yoga is wild energy full of many emotions! I’ve never really experienced yoga to this degree of connectedness with my community. I felt very balanced and happy, my spirits were flying, my soul was at peace, and my belly hurt with happy pains. Thank you for sharing laughs, smiles.” –Navi Bhatti. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan. P.S. I’m also interested in the leader training.

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

 

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A mirror can only reflect what is in front of it.

 

What if?

The world is a mirror and reflects back to you what you put into it?

 

Every week at Laughter Yoga, we change what we put out into the world.

 

And every week, the world changes for us.

 

Big problems become smaller.

 

Angst turns into smiles.

 

One of the great “Open Secrets:” This life is about giving…not receiving!

 

The more we give from the heart, the sweeter this life becomes.

 

Pains get smaller or vanish.

 

What if?

 

You could have that experience EVERY DAY?

 

What if?

 

You could help others change their world?

 

You can…as a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader (CLYL). As a CLYL, you lead others in a laughter session and you get DOUBLE BENEFITS!

 

Laughter Yoga:

 

Is efficient exercise (One minute of hearty laughter is equal to 10 minutes of rowing or jogging -Dr. W. Fry, Journal of General Psychology, 1938)

 

Is the most fun you can have standing up (subjective opinion)

 

Feels good (as reported by many laughers around the world)

 

Improves circulation (movement of the diaphragm causes more oxygen to be sent to the cells)

 

Boosts the immune system (as most exercise does reallyJ)

 

Stimulates digestion and internal organs (although if you’re busting a gut and rolling around on the floor, that’s the last thing you’ll be thinking about)

 

Helps with pain management (you may still have the pain, but you may be too busy laughing to think about it)

 

Slows the aging process (if you’re laughing, it means you’re still alive)

 

Smooths out wrinkles (maybe…I’ve still got mine…but I don’t care!)

 

Improves breathing (not sure about this one, sometimes it’s hard to catch my breath when I’m laughing so hard)

 

Makes you beautiful (hey, everyone is beautiful when they smile or laughJ)

 

Makes you rich! (not really, but sometimes we can’t imagine how any rich person could possibly feel better than we do after a laughter session!)

 

Isn’t that enough already? What, you want it to cure cancer too? Well, as a matter of fact, read this quote from Dr. Otto Warburg, president of the Institute for Cell Physiology, and twice a Nobel Prize winner:

 

Deep breathing techniques increase oxygen to the cells and are the most important factors in living a disease-free and energetic life. When cells get enough oxygen, cancer will not and cannot occur.” (My italics)

 

First, you get all the benefits of Laughter Yoga:

 

Second, you get the benefit of helping others “plug in” to their “Inner Joy.”

 

And, this is huge…and addictive, I must inform you.

 

To be in the presence of others who are opening up to:

 

* Their “Child-like Nature,”

 

* Their “Inner Laughter,”

 

* Their “Divine Essence,”

 

* Their “Automatic Healer” and more…

 

It is an awesome experience.

 

Each and every week, I look forward to leading a Laughter Yoga class.

 

Each and every week, I am blessed to activate my “Inner Healer” as my fellow laughers teach me more about myself…in a gentle and loving and non-competitive way.

 

Now, You Too Can Have This. As a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

88matti@gmail.com

 

 

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Be awesome!

 

 

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher, and author of The Zen of Joy and 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health.

 

P.S. Can Rewiring Your Brain really be this easy? As easy as falling in love? Yes! It really is just easily changing some habits. I did it. So, there is no reason that you can’t too. When I “plugged into” this set of habits, I wanted others to have this bliss too. That’s why I am including The Zen of Joy protocols in the Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training.

 

P.S. #2: This is your chance to use a system that can transform your life. A system you can use on yourself, time and time again. But space is limited, so register now.

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

 

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BONUSES:

 

Laughter Yoga Leader Training will include these bonuses:

 

– How to be Happy 24/7 (Protocol #1 from The Zen of Joy. Takes only 5 minutes to install, seconds to practice)

 

A 3 minute protocol to Lift Money Worries forever (Protocol #2)

 

– A 4 second protocol to immediately change into a “positive state” anytime, anywhere. (Protocol #4A)

 

– A 6 second habit that immediately relieves stress (Protocol #4B)

 

– A 2 second protocol to locks in the positive emotions when you complete a task. This primes the pump for your next challenge (Protocol #7)

 

– A 1 minute practice so powerful it shut down a hospital for the criminally insane, by healing 28 of the 30 patients (Protocol #9)

 

– A 20 second “incantation” that magnetizes you to receive more of the good in life (Protocol #12)

 

– A quick first-thing-in-the-morning practice to release the love inside you and magnetize you for ever increasing amounts of love (Protocol #22)

 

I know what you may be thinking. All this can’t be possible. Either that or it just takes too much work.

 

It’s true there is some discipline involved in putting these techniques into practice. But…

 

I have good news for you. It takes just a little discipline!

 

You see, we are creatures of habit. We only need a little bit of discipline to install each habit. As you start to get the benefits of each practice in turn, you will find it easy to continue. It just becomes a habit, not much different than brushing your teeth.

 

And when you experience the absolutely HUGE benefits of combining some of these practices, it becomes easier and easier to continue replacing habits that no longer serve you with habits that empower you. Habits that plug you into the “juice” of life.

 

 

Enroll in the next Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training course and get plugged into how much fun you can have in rewiring your brain for happiness and success.

 

Call me now 250.477.8608.

 

Matti Anttila

Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher

Author of The Zen of Joy http://zenofjoy.com/ and

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health.www.joyenergyandhealth.com

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

 

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Plus:

 

When you apply The Zen of Joy System, you will explore and delight in:

 

– A 5 minute system to be Happy 24/7

 

– A 13 second habit throughout the day to stay plugged into the Happy 24/7 protocol.

 

– A 3 minute protocol to Lift Money Worries forever

 

– A 1 minute day system to stop the stress hormones and produce the “feel good” hormones

 

– A 4 second protocol to immediately change into a “positive state” anytime, anywhere.

 

– A 6 second habit that immediately relieves stress

 

– A 5 minute practice that:

 

* Releases the feel good hormones such as endorphins,

 

* Increases oxygen supply to the organs, allowing them to do better,

 

* Reduces stress,

 

* Helps eliminate harmful toxins from the body,

 

* Can help lessen anxiety, which can cause many health problems,

 

* Helps to normalize blood pressure,

 

* Helps you to be more alert without a caffeine fix,

 

* Can increase your energy after a tiring work day,

 

* Can help you focus better when you have too many things to do,

 

* Can improves blood circulation so your bones and muscles get more nutrients, and

 

* Can even relieve pain, like when you stub your toe.

 

– A powerful, joy inducing “Mindful Meditation” practice that takes zero seconds a day because you do it in odd moments while waiting in line

 

– A 1 minute protocol (really only about 2 seconds once you master it) that immediately “locks in” the positive emotions around completing a task and primes the pump for your next task or challenge

 

– A 2 minute easy-to-do small change that produces huge results in your positive outlook on life…no matter what is happening around you

 

– A 1 minute practice so powerful it shut down a hospital for the criminally insane, by healing 28 of the 30 patients

– A two and a half minute “breathing meditation” that supports and helps to “lock in” the habits you have learned so far

 

– A 20 second “incantation” that magnetizes you to receive more of the good in life

 

– A 60 second process to release 3 of the biggest negative subconscious beliefs many of have been programmed with

 

– A 1 minute “Voice Exercise” that lifts your spirits and supports the Joy you are now feeling every day

 

– Advanced work/play that “primes the pump” to release the blocks to receiving abundance in all its forms…love, relationships, money, career, business.

 

– Creativity exercises that you do during the day, taking no extra time, but producing those feel good hormones at will whenever you want

 

– Leading edge exercise programs producing the physical fitness you have wanted all your life in only minutes a week

 

– Another “It-only-takes-a-few-seconds-throughout-the-day” practice that plugs you in to your inner source of power and healing (Hint: we all have this, but few of us use it for healing)

 

– 3 problem solving protocols when you really find yourself stuck…tap deeply into your intuition to cut through the stickiest, knottiest, gnarliest challenges. (Hint: You have the resources inside you to handle whatever shows up…otherwise, God/The Universe/The Great Spirit would not have sent it to you…here are the tools you need to meet those challenges head on)

 

– A quick first-thing-in-the-morning practice to release the love inside you and magnetize you for ever increasing amounts of love

 

– A super quick and easy habit that takes no extra time to dramatically improve your relationships

 

– A powerful change of a simple habit to truly bring out the best, most courageous, most effective parts of you to the fore.

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

 

88matti@gmail.com

 

 

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A Note re the “cost” of Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training.

 

Your investment is $397. There is usually a $50 early bird discount.

Should you choose to pursue Laughter Yoga as a part time business, You may soon recover that.

Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders will often have a non profit club. In my club, I tell participants that Laughter Yoga is free or by donation. There is no requirement to pay as we don’t want anyone to stay away because of financial concerns.

I also say the suggested donation is $5 to $15. I average about $7 per person as a result.

Last week, $70 in donations were made.

And that is just the donation non profit side of Laughter Yoga.

If you go out and get paid engagements, that is a different story.

My corporate rate is $550.00 an hour and the non profit rate is $180.00 an hour. These rates are negotiable, of course, but it is always wise to start the negotiations at a decent rate for yourself.

Even if you do a few non profits, they will often have SOMETHING in the kitty for speakers. I have done session for free (rarely) and as a little as $90. More often it is the $180 rate.

Once, I did 3 one hour session in one day for an educational institution at $250 for each session. That was a $750.00 day.

So, what is called a “cost,” is really an investment in your future. An investment that can pay high dividends.

I used to be a financial advisor. If you have a financial investment, a decent dividend is 3-5%, somewhat higher for riskier situations. On $397, that would be $11.91 to $19.85 per year.

With a Certified Laughter Yoga designation and an entrepreneurial approach, you can choose to create an ongoing business that can produce hundreds of percent return on your initial outlay.

Look forward to meeting you soon.

Love and Laughter, Matti

 

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Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Zen of Joy Boot Camp

 

Dates: April 11th & 12th, 2015

 

Location: Victoria, BC

 

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250-477-8608,

88matti@gmail.com

 

 

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Old Masters: After 80, some people don’t retire. They reign. Mastery Newsletter Update March 28, 2015

Written by joyenergyandhealth on . Posted in Blogs, Joy, Energy and Health, Mastery Newsletter

Dedicated to Health, Wealth and Fr~eedom

 

Old Masters:

After 80, some people don’t retire.

They reign.

New York Times article

Don’t Retire “keep saying yes instead of no.” working keeps you young, alive & vibrant. Check out the Old Masters.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/23/magazine/old-masters-at-top-of-their-game.html?ref=magazine&_r=2

 

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The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire

 

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page (Also no-cost Mastery Newsletter)

 

 

 

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

 

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Zen of Joy Consultant and Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success.

 

How Joyous are You? Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire. Click here: http://zenofjoy.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

 

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

 

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

 

 

You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.

 

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 110-174 Wilson Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada V9A7N7

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

Claiming Your Joy. From Matti’s Weird, Wackey and Wunnerful Victoria Newsletter March 12 2015

Written by joyenergyandhealth on . Posted in Blogs

Dedicated to rooting out neat stuff in Greater Victoria.

 

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If you have an event you want me to include, see the submission guidelines at the bottom

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A Special Event this month, created, produced, directed and starring…Yours truly…

 

I am not much a star. However, I am working with some wonderful techniques that I am just bursting at the seams to share.

 

That’s why:

The Claiming Your Joy Workshop.

Sunday, March 22 from 1pm to 4pm

Heart of the Village Yoga Studio 2186 Oak Bay Avenue

 

What to expect:

 

1) Laughter Yoga. You may know by now, I love laughter, attending and leading Laughter Clubs in town and laughing for at least 10-15 minutes daily.

 

2) The Zen of Joy Protocols. You may also know from my shameless self promotion that I wrote a book called The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness and Success. We will use some of the most appropriate of the 24 Protocols.

 

and

 

3) Trauma Release Process. This is a gentle yet powerful set of exercises that helps to release stress in our bodies.

 

More on all this here:

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/claiming-your-joy-workshop/

 

 

Sign up here before March 17th for $87, Early Birds $57:

https://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/24301/chk/6353

 

That’s a $30 discount for Early Birds or a 34% saving. Yay.

 

 

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Just for Fun. The Blizzard of ’96 in Victoria.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec-PxqGDkWY

 

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Love and Laughter,

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Zen of Joy Consultant and Author of:

 

* The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

 

* 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health. http://joyenergyandhealth.com   (No cost…yay!)

 

 

The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire

 

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page

 

(Also no-cost Mastery Newsletter)

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

☼ No matter how happy or unhappy you are, you can feel “Authentic Joy” within minutes of accessing this video: http://joyenergyandhealth.com Complimentary email course included: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health.

 

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Submission Guidelines for Matti’s Monthly Victoria Newsletter.

 

Your submission will only make it into the newsletter if I can copy and paste. If not, it just won’t make it in. Thanks for your understanding.

 

Deadline is the Wednesday prior to the first Thursday of each month to be included in the monthly letter scheduled to be written on Thursday each month.

 

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Claiming Your Joy Workshop Mastery Newsletter Update March 11. 2015

Written by joyenergyandhealth on . Posted in Blogs, Joy, Energy and Health, Mastery Newsletter

You know by that I have received lots of benefits from Laughter Yoga. (How could you not know, I have been bending the ears of anyone who gets close to me 🙂 )

 

And you know I wrote The Zen of Joy to support the “journey of joy.”

 

Now, another “protocol” or set of techniques has shown up. It is the Trauma Release Process.

 

Basic idea is that we have some level of trauma in our past.

 

It could be skinning our knees as kids…or more serious physical injury.

 

It could be emotional trauma…losing your first love as an example.

 

Animals shake off trauma. Humans in our society tend not to.

 

The stress hormones are useful and required for the gazelle to escape the lion. When it does, it shakes and trembles for a couple of minutes. That releases the stress hormones, the cortisol and so on, and stops the production of further stress hormones.

 

Then the animal continues on as if nothing happened.

 

What do humans do?

 

We tend to hang on to stressful events. The stress hormone production continues unabated. We find ourselves in a state of continuous stress production.

 

This has huge implications for our health. When we are in “fight or flight” mode, all the other systems, digestion as an example, are not getting energy. They are basically shut down or operating at minimum level.

 

The Trauma Release Process which I am now doing 3 to 4 times a week is designed to artificially create trembling to release the tensions/stresses we carry from layers of trauma, big and or small.

 

I have to tell you it is the only thing that has started to address some physical tensions that have not been helped by anything else up to now.

 

It is wonderful enough, I have to share it. So…

 

I put together this workshop: Claiming Your Joy. Details on this page where you will also find the link to order your ticket(s): http://joyenergyandhealth.com/claiming-your-joy-workshop

 

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The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire

 

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page (Also no-cost Mastery Newsletter)

 

 

 

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

 

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Zen of Joy Consultant and Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success.

 

How Joyous are You? Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire. Click here: http://zenofjoy.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

 

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

 

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

 

 

You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.

 

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 110-174 Wilson Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada V9A7N7

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

The Power of the Heart: Your Heart’s GPS. Mastery Newsletter, March 2, 2015

Written by joyenergyandhealth on . Posted in Joy, Energy and Health, Mastery Newsletter

The Power of the Heart: Your Heart’s GPS

 

Your heart has a GPS very similar to your car’s Global Positioning System.

 

Like the car GPS, it directs you to your destination.

 

Unlike your car’s GPS, where you punch in your destination, the destination is hard wired into your heart: it is Your Highest Good.

 

If you ignore your car’s GPS and don’t make the turn it recommends, it will recalibrate your route.

 

In the same way, if you don’t follow your heart’s promptings, your heart too, will recalibrate.

 

Your heart is always leading you to Your Highest Good.

 

Your heart’s GPS speaks to you in your intuition. It may make you uncomfortable or irritable in order to get your attention. It may communicate in a dream or a song you can’t get out of your head.

 

However your intuition communicates, trust it. You may have to follow it blindly before you see how accurate it is.

 

The heart actually has a brain. This brain is superior to the brain in our heads.

 

Many of the problems in our lives and indeed in the modern world may be traceable back to allowing the brain in our heads, the logical side of us, to run the show, instead of allowing the heart’s brain, our intuition, to lead the way.

 

The brain in our cranium is woefully inadequate to the task. It always and forever can only see part of the picture.

 

Albert Einstein said: “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.”

 

 

The heart is plugged into infinite intelligence and can see the larger picture. It can warn us of disasters or “accidents” waiting to happen in our path and steer us away from them.

 

It can shorten the distance to our destination…but only if we learn to follow the intuitive messages it sends to us.

 

How do we do that?

 

The suggestion from the book The Power of the Heart, by Baptist de Pape is that our intention is the first step. de Pape quotes the writer and poet Ilyas Kasam: “It is more important to be of pure intention than of perfect action.”

 

The Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh says to ask some questions before taking action.

 

“Am I sure?” can help to head off wrong perceptions.

 

“Is my intention right for now?

 

“Am I acting automatically or out of habit?”

 

Finally: “Is my intention based in loving kindness, in compassion and well-wishes for others?”

 

By listening for the answer, the first thought that comes up after each question, we may find our practice of listening to intuition strengthening over time.

 

“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.” -Lao Tzu

 

 

Love, Laughter and Smiles.

 

 

 

 

 

Matti

 

Also In this issue:

 

Your DNA Is Largely Controlled by Your Gut Flora

 

The Slight Edge

 

Canada‘s Bill C-51 Opposed by Globe and Mail Newspaper

 

PLUS:

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN

►FINAL WORD: How to the Find Time to Succeed

 

 

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Quotes:

“If I create from the heart, almost everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” Marc Chagall

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HEALTH

 

Your DNA Is Largely Controlled by Your Gut Flora

 

An abnormal microbiome is a factor behind inflammation, food cravings, obesity, type 2 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and many of the other chronic diseases seen today.

 

When your gut flora is unhealthy, leaky gut syndrome can develop whereby food particles leach into your bloodstream where they can trigger allergic and inflammatory responses.

 

An abnormal microbiome can also lead to depression and other emotional and physical problems, because your gut bacteria provide a significant source of your amino acids, vitamins and other important compounds. Three major ones are ATP, tryptophan and serotonin.

 

Beneficial bacteria also play an enormous role in your genetic expression—continuously helping flip genes off and on as you need them. Your genetic expression is 50 to 80 percent controlled by how you eat, think and move, and your genes change daily—if not hourly.

 

You may be surprised to learn that 140 times more genetic influence comes from your microbes as from the DNA in your own cells.

 

Your genes control protein coding, which determines your hormones, weight, fertility, mood and others.

 

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/02/28/how-modern-lifestyle-caused-global-problems.aspx?e_cid=20150228Z1_DNL_NB_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20150228Z1_DNL_NB&et_cid=DM68383&et_rid=858645852

 

 

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WEALTH

The Slight Edge

 

Why is it that some people live the life they’ve always dreamed of, while others watch from the sidelines as their own dreams gather dust? Is it luck, or an elusive quality that only some people are born with? Neither.

 

Everything you need to live your own dream is contained between the pages of a simple book.

 

It’s called The Slight Edge, and it’s NOT a self-help gimmick or motivational tool. It simply shows you how to create powerful results from the simple daily activities of your life, by using tools that are already within you.

 

Once you’ve got it, then you will discover how your philosophy…creates your attitude…creates your actions…creates your results…creates YOUR LIFE! And your life will never be the same again.

http://slightedge.org/

 

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FREEDOM

 

Canada‘s Bill C-51 Opposed by Globe and Mail Newspaper

 

Globe and Mail editorial…nail on head.

 

“On close inspection, Bill C-51 is not an anti-terrorism bill. Fighting terrorism is its pretext; its language reveals a broader goal of allowing government departments, as well as CSIS, to act whenever they believe limply defined security threats “may” – not “will” – occur.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/anti-terrorism-bill-will-unleash-csis-on-a-lot-more-than-terrorists/article22821691/

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

 

The Power of the Heart by Baptist de Pape (Thanks to Brandi for gifting me this wonderful book) www.thepoweroftheheart.com

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

 

The Lady in Number Six. THE 2013 Academy Award for best documentary went to this film for its depiction of Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest holocaust survivor.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2924484

 

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FUN

 

You think English is easy??

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.

2) The farm was used to produce produce.

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.

8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10) I did not object to the object.

11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

13) They were too close to the door to close it.

14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer.

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear..

19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Let’s face it – English is a crazy language.

 

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FINAL WORD:

 

How to Find the Time to Succeed

 

http://www.earlytorise.com/how-to-find-the-time-to-succeed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+earlytorise%2FqjYL+%28Early+To+Rise%29

 

 

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That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.

 

Matti Anttila

 

The Single Most Important Habit to Acquire

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

(Also no-cost Mastery Newsletter)

 

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health, includes How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy (No-cost) http://joyenergyandhealth.com/

 

Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Zen of Joy Consultant and Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com   (Free Zen of Joy Questionnaire)

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

110-174 Wilson Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 7N7.

1-484-727-5230.

 

You are important. Not just important, but just as important as any person on the planet, now, in past history or in the future. Everything you say, do and feel has an impact on the universe and everything and everyone in it.

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2015 Matti Anttila, 110-174 Wilson Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada V9A7N7

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.