“…love and consciousness are one and the same thing.”

–Ram Dass

 

The Game of Enlightenment

 

Question: If a Western man were to become totally enlightened, what would happen to other people and to his feelings, especially lovers?

 

Ram Dass: Let me start with the word “love” for a moment. I think there is a transformation that goes on in one’s conception of the term “love.” And I think one changes from seeing it as a verb, to seeing it as a state of being. And you move much more towards what would be called Christ-love, that is, the state of being where one “is” love. One is like a light that emits, and one is a loving being. Consciousness and energy are an identity, and similarly with those identities is the term love. That is, that love and consciousness are one and the same thing. So that as you get into a higher state of consciousness you come closer to being in love. That doesn’t mean in interpersonal love. It means being – love. Now if you and I love or fall into love and I say, “She really turns me on. I love her,” from this model what i see is happening is that I’m saying, “You are a…….,” in the imprinting literature, “You are a superordinate key stimulus that is eliciting an innate response mechanism.” Or I could say it in a more general sense, saying that “You’re turning me on.” And you’re turning me on to a place inside myself that is love. So I am experiencing what it means to “be in love.” And I’m saying I am in love with you. I am in love with my connection to the place in me that is love, is the way I would now say it in this Western framework.

 

And it’s interesting that as long as you are under the illusion that what you are loving is “out there,” you will always experience a separateness. It is only when you begin to understand that if you and I are truly in love, if I go to the place in me that is love and you to the place in you that is love, we are “together” in Love. We start to understand that what love means is that we are sharing a common state together. That state exists in you and it exists in me.

 

Now the enlightened being… what happens to him is that he changes the nature of his love object from a specific love object to it all, finally. You would say that an enlightened being is totally in love with the universe, in the sense that everything in the universe turns him on to that place in himself where he is love and consciousness. So I would say that an interpersonal relationship that has any qualities of possessiveness in it, or ego drama of any kind, certainly undergoes changes as the nature of consciousness changes; and at the same moment I would say that as a person becomes more conscious he understands that he has certain karmic commitments, that is, existing contracts which may be with parents, husband or wife, children – and that he can not rid himself of these without creating a karmic cost – without leaving behind him some uncooked seeds that he’s running away from.

 

The game of enlightenment starts from exactly where you are at this moment, and therefore, if you have an existing social-emotional-sexual contract with another human being, that’s where it starts. To say, “Well, I’ve got to go do my work on myself, I can’t afford you anymore” leaves a ripping which ultimately you’ve got to rectify. There’s no doubt about it. You’ve got to work from where you are now. You just can’t walk out, walk away from anything, any part of your life. You’ve got to bring it all into harmony at every new level.

 

– Ram Dass, 1971 lecture at the Menninger Foundation

 

http://www.ramdass.org/game-enlightenment/

 

 

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!)

 

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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The Inner Circle

 

You just might want to see more of these kinds of stories/anecdotes than the once a month Mastery Newsletter. The “Inner Circle” explores a whole lot more subjects than I can fit into a monthly newsletter.

 

It is “ad hoc,” meaning it arrives in your inbox whenever I run across something, that could be once every 2 or 3 weeks. It might also be a few times in a single day. As always, simple to unsubscribe if it gets to be too much.

 

TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE INNER CIRCLE:Send an email to freedombalance@shaw.ca with “SUB INNER CIRCLE” in the subject line.

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2014 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 email me at 88matti@gmail.com with “SUBMASNL” in the subject field.

 

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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.

YES, you CAN sing…don’t let anyone tell you otherwise

                        (Feature Article is at the end)

 

Matti’s Weird, Wacky and Wonderful Victoria Newsletter

 

Dedicated to rooting out the Weird, Wacky and Wonderful stuff in Greater Victoria.

 

You know, stuff that makes you exclaim out loud: “Wowie-Zowie.”

 

This is great to share with newcomer friends but also you may find something that catches your eye, your breath or makes you smile.

 

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The best and wackiest: Laughing for no reason.

 

That’s what we do at Laughter Yoga. This Sunday, you can “test-fly” Laughter Yoga yourself.

 

10:30am Beacon Hill Park by the sundial…across from the washrooms. lotsa parking usually by the petting zoo.

 
We have other clubs around town too. Check out the schedule: https://victorialaughteryogaclub.wordpress.com/laughter-schedule/

 

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Inexpensive Acupuncture: Like this clinic. Hemma in Fairfield

http://hemma.ca/

 

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Align Your Spine with Yoga: Standing Tall and Strong July 5

 

 

Do you twist more easily to one side than the other? Do you notice one of your hips is tighter than the other? Does one of your hands always reach forward of the other in downward dog? Is one shoulder lifted higher than the other? If so, you may have an asymmetry or scoliosis curvature in your body. This workshop will cover: Standing, Strengthening and Restorative Postures. The use of props to realign the body Setup and adjustments for individuals.

 

Sat. July 5 Hemma Yoga, 1274 May St. 1pm-3:30pm $35+ GST Register online www.hemma.ca

 

submitted by

Kathryn Kusyszyn

 

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film: Huntington’s Dance

 

location: Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre – Fort Street with the entrance – South side of Fort St.

 

date: Wednesday, July 9

 

time: 7 – 9 pm

 

Huntington’s Dance is a compelling and inspiring personal journey that takes place over a period of 18 years. Directed by Chris Furbee, it is a rare look inside the mind and life of a man courageous enough to pull back the veil of ignorance in order to know his future.

 

This is a Fundraising event with a suggested minimum gift of $15-$20 to get the film out into the world!!

 

Access to the Trailer for the film may be found at:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e50WiWgIbxg

 

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YES, you CAN sing…don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

Get results with Edwin Coppard…highly recommended. Notice how he incorporates laughter as well…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTZ01sCCWWE

 

also:

http://circledigital.com/RealPeopleMusic/index.html

 

 

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Cheers,

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!)

 

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.

 

 

So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love –by Cal Newport

 

(Review from: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13525945-so-good-they-can-t-ignore-you )

 

“In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that “follow your passion” is good advice.

 

Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping.

 

After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up loving what they do. Spending time with organic farmers, venture capitalists, screenwriters, freelance computer programmers, and others who admitted to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they used and the pitfalls they avoided in developing their compelling careers.

 

Matching your job to a preexisting passion does not matter, he reveals. Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before.

 

In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it.

With a title taken from the comedian Steve Martin, who once said his advice for aspiring entertainers was to “be so good they can’t ignore you,” Cal Newport’s clearly written manifesto is mandatory reading for anyone fretting about what to do with their life, or frustrated by their current job situation and eager to find a fresh new way to take control of their livelihood. He provides an evidence-based blueprint for creating work you love.

 

SO GOOD THEY CAN’T IGNORE YOU will change the way we think about our careers, happiness, and the crafting of a remarkable life.”

 

 

Love, Laughter and Smiles.

 

 

Matti

 

In this issue:

 

How One Doctor Reversed Her MS Symptoms

 

Are Saunas the Next Big Performance-Enhancing “Drug?”

 

10 Ways Rich People Think Differently

 

 

25 Popular Business Books Summarized In One Sentence Each

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN: The Science of Smiling: How This Simple Act Helps Alleviate Depression, Pain, and Even Cancer

 

►FINAL WORD:

Get Rid of 80% of Your Body’s Toxins in 3 Weeks With These Tips

 

 

 

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Quotes:

“What can you do right now to begin to turn your life around? The very first thing is to start making a list of things to be grateful for.” Joe Vitale Author and Speaker

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HEALTH

 

How One Doctor Reversed Her MS Symptoms

Minding Your Mitochondria: Dr. Terry Wahls at TEDxIowaCity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjgBLwH3Wc

 

 

Are Saunas the Next Big Performance-Enhancing “Drug?” http://ow.ly/xdKuS

 

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WEALTH

10 Ways Rich People Think Differently

http://www.businessinsider.com/ways-rich-people-think-differently-2014-5?utm_content=buffer22ad8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

You may notice…they think the OPPOSITE of poor people. m

 

 

25 Popular Business Books Summarized In One Sentence Each http://www.businessinsider.com/famous-business-book-summaries-2014-5

 

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

 

The Wahls Protocol. How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine by Terry Wahls, M.D. with Eve Adamson

http://terrywahls.com/about-the-wahls-protocol/

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

 

One Track Heart. The Story of Krishna Das

http://www.onetrackheartmovie.com/

 

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FUN

 

The Science of Smiling: How This Simple Act Helps Alleviate Depression, Pain, and Even Cancer http://ow.ly/xQ3qt

 

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FINAL WORD:

 

Get Rid of 80% of Your Body’s Toxins in 3 Weeks With These Tips http://ow.ly/ycxaf

 

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That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.

 

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!)

 

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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The Inner Circle

 

You just might want to see more of these kinds of stories/anecdotes than the once a month Mastery Newsletter. The “Inner Circle” explores a whole lot more subjects than I can fit into a monthly newsletter.

 

It is “ad hoc,” meaning it arrives in your inbox whenever I run across something, that could be once every 2 or 3 weeks. It might also be a few times in a single day. As always, simple to unsubscribe if it gets to be too much.

 

TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE INNER CIRCLE:Send an email to freedombalance@shaw.ca with “SUB INNER CIRCLE” in the subject line.

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2014 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 email me at 88matti@gmail.com with “SUBMASNL” in the subject field.

 

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What is it?

 

Standing up a lot!

 

This is revealed in book that is at once, inspirational, uplifting and provides practical easy-to-use ideas for living a healthier and happier life. It is called:

 

 

“What Makes Olga Run?: The Mystery of the Ninety-Something Track Star Who Is Smashing Records and Outpacing Time, and What She Can Teach Us About How to Live. by Bruce Grierson

 

A fascinating look at the way we age today and the extent to which we can shape the process

 

In What Makes Olga Run? Bruce Grierson explores what the wild success of a ninety-three-year-old track star can tell us about how our bodies and minds age.

 

Olga Kotelko is not your average ninety-three-year-old. She not only looks and acts like a much younger woman, she holds over twenty-three world records in track and field, seventeen in her current ninety to ninety-five category.

 

Convinced that this remarkable woman could help unlock many of the mysteries of aging, Grierson set out to uncover what it is that’s driving Olga. He considers every piece of the puzzle, from her diet and sleep habits to how she scores on various personality traits, from what she does in her spare time to her family history.

 

Olga participates in tests administered by some of the world’s leading scientists and offers her DNA to groundbreaking research trials.

 

What emerges is not only a tremendously uplifting personal story but a look at the extent to which our health and longevity are determined by the DNA we inherit at birth, and the extent to which we can shape that inheritance. It examines the sum of our genes, opportunities, and choices, and the factors that forge the course of any life, especially during our golden years.”

 

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Powerful lessons from the book:

 

“Standing up a lot is ‘the single most important habit we can acquire,’ believes Vernikos.” Joan Vernikos is the godmother of inactivity studies and the author of Inactivity as well as Sitting Kills, Moving Heals. She is a physiologist and the former director of life sciences at NASA.

 

“The second best exercise, bang for buck, is to stay standing…in terms of muscle activation, standing for two hours has been likened to going for a two mile run.”

 

“Our way, for the most part, is to sit staring at screens. When people do that, it is becoming abundantly clear, they develop health risks that can’t be fixed by even periodic bouts of intense exercise.”

 

“Getting a blast of cardio every other day isn’t enough to be ‘fit,’ although—and this is the problem—many of us think it is.”

 

“In other words, if I found reasons to get up and move around regularly all day, my health would improve even if I never get another run in again...Forget aerobic versus anaerobic and all those other distinctions for a second; this is much more basic.”

 

 

“Intensity concentrates physiological benefits of exercise…Martin Gabala’s (research) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, suggests we can get by on as little as seven minutes of exercise a week, if that exercise is intense enough.”

 

 

“Modern life is alien to our design specs…We’re using this machine called the human body in ways that would void the manufacturer’s warranty…the key to robust health over the long haul is to try to live in a way that shrinks the mismatch (between our design specs and how we use our body) as much as possible.”

 

 

“The moment halfheartedness becomes a habit, something dies in us.” “Nobel laureate James Watson, codiscoverer of DNA (said) ‘Men of fifty don’t like to fail…which is why they are so dull.’”

 

 

“’Exhaustion is the shortest way to equality and fraternity.’” Nietzche said that. “You can be in a book club or a coffee club with somebody for years and never really feel close to them. Comfort doesn’t promote togetherness. Discomfort does.”

 

The intense training and competition that Olga participates in creates a kind of supercharged friendship, “requiring more of a commitment—to the memory of how it began, to keeping the little flame of the thing alive in the long term, to the ongoing well-being of the other person. ‘Each assists the other in living a good life, a life of virtue and happiness’ (said) Plato, who himself spent a certain amount of time in the gym.

 

If athletes grow into particularly rich friendships with one another over time, it may be that dimension of mutual improvement that explains it. They get better, and are better, together, and they know it…That this is all terribly hard work seems to matter.”

 

A delight to read.

 

See a 2 minute clip of the author interviewing Olga:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9VO8N97Vjw

 

 

The Vancouver Sun article on Olga: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/What+Makes+Olga+reveals+what+94yearold+teach+about+aging+well/9408193/story.html

 

 

The author’s website: www.brucegrierson.com

 

Boston Globe article on Olga:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2014/02/10/book-review-what-makes-olga-lives-bruce-mystery-something-track-star-grierson-what-she-can-teach-about-living-longer-happier/A5RxlLOq2q3cqhPRqhvIHL/story.html

 

 

 

Dedicated to rooting out the Weird, Wacky and Wonderful stuff in Greater Victoria.

 

You know, stuff that makes you exclaim out loud: “Wowie-Zowie.”

 

This is great to share with newcomer friends but also you may find something that catches your eye, your breath or makes you smile.

 

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The Gettin’ Higher Choir Concerts…always great

       and a great cause…check it out:

 

Mozambique Benefit Concerts with Shari Ulrich

 

Friday, June 13, 2014, at 7:30pm

and Saturday, June 14, 2014, at 7:30pm

 

with special guest: Shari Ulrich

 

generously sponsored by: Hollyhock & Ladybird Communications

 

a benefit for: Caia District communities of Mozambique (learn more)

 

venue: Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave, Victoria

 

http://www.gettinhigherchoir.ca/concerts/

 

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Save Lotsa $ on shampoo and soap

 

Self Heal Herbs on Blanshard has shampoo in bulk. The bottle I buy is about $8-9 dollars and lasts better part of a year…none of the crap ingredients either.

 

Also: Dr. Bronner’s soap, while it costs $6 or so, lasts well over half a year, if you keep it out of the wet. I have a think sliver about a quarter inch in length and it is STILL producing enough suds to shave with! AND you can brush with it too.

 

Compare those costs with your current soap and shampoo

 

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Book Birthing: Get Out of Your Own Way

Come to this FREE event to hear local Victoria author Kristina Sisu discuss her inspirational new book, How to Get Out of Your Own Way. Learn how to turn your own life’s challenges into opportunities for empowerment, and participate in an interactive workshop that will set you on the path towards greater health and well-being.

Sunday, June 8 2014, 12:30-2pm

Cook Street Village Activity Center,

380 Cook St, Victoria

Refreshments to be served.

PLEASE RSVP: www.kristinasisu.eventbrite.ca

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How About A “Herb Walk?”

 

FORAGING FOR WILD FOOD AND MEDICINE

Master Herbalist Don Ollsin

June 7, 2014

 

Wild Food & Herb Identification Workshop

An exciting, hands on workshop about the culinary, medicinal and spiritual use of local herbs. Connect directly with the plants and learn how to use them to enhance and enrich your life. This knowledge is truly rare, unique because it is an oral tradition carried from my teachers to you. Much of it is not in books.

Date: Saturday, June 7th

Location: McKenzie Bight

Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm

Cost: $47 + GST

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Grass Fed Beef.

 

Grass Fed and no grain finishing means high in Omega 3, which most need more of and low in Omega 6, which most get too much of. I have one source that writes they believe the obesity epidemic is linked to the extremely high amounts of Omega 6 in the modern western diet.

 

Halal Meat and Deli Mart 2618 Quadra

 

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WOMEN INSPIRING WOMEN/GODDESS RETREAT

 

Wisdom Within Workshops & Retreats www.wisdomwithin.ca 250-479-2801

 

Sooke, BC – June 13-15 – $299 Includes Meals, Accommodations, workshops and plenty of FUN…

 

Join us for an amazing connection of women, chocolate fondue, beach fire, goddess gala dinner, gift exchange, zumba and spa night….networking – (or if you want to offer healing modalities) for more info contact Layla – layla@shaw.ca  250-479-2801

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Cheers,

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!)

 

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.

 

P.S. Not sure about continuing this newsletter. The new Anti Spam Regs kick in on July 1^st and they are so strict…have to muse on how to do this going forward. J

 

Playtime is good business

“As adults, we need the experience of play to have healthy, active lifestyles,” said Carly Summers of Clemson University, South Carolina. http://tinyurl.com/a6upzp9

 

 

 

 

The book Your Soul’s Plan by Robert Schwartz connected me with a deep peace, knowing that everything is unfolding according to my plan.

 

“Before you were born, you yourself planned the specific experiences, relationships, and challenges you have had or now have in your life. To read about a powerful way to discover your life plan, click here.

 

Why did you choose the particular people who are in your life?

 

Why did you plan your most difficult challenges?

 

What are the deeper spiritual meaning and purpose of those relationships and challenges, and how can you best utilize them to learn and grow?

 

How can you heal from past or current difficulties and experience more love, joy, and peace?

 

Which past life or past lives shaped your plan for your current lifetime? Would you like to trace past lives, retrieve past life memories, or discover the story of your own past lives?

 

My work is intended to help you answer these questions.”

See more: http://www.yoursoulsplan.com/

 

Love, Laughter and Smiles.

 

 

Matti

 

 

 

Also in this issue:

 

-No Known Cure for MERS & What to do About it

 

-Family of four lives well on just $14,000 a year

 

-‘Net-Zero’ home makes more energy than it uses, says builder

 

 

Plus:

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN: This Is What Happens To Your Cells When You Experience Happiness

►FINAL WORD: A homemade mosquito trap that really works!

 

 

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Quotes:

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

― Khalil Gibran

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HEALTH

No Known Cure for MERS

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an airborne disease that has no known cure. [It has infected 339 people in Saudi Arabia, resulting in 102 deaths for a death rate of 30%. It has spread to other Middle Eastern countries, Europe, and the UK.] Natural Society 2014 Apr 29 (Cached)

http://naturalsociety.com/deadly-mers-outbreak-still-incurable-hits-30-death-rate/

 

NOTE That the death rate if 30%…reading carefully and using logic, that means that to survive, your immune system needs to be in the top two thirds of the population…

 

Perhaps an oversimplification, but you get the idea. What are YOU doing to make this so?

 

See my musings on The Paleo Diet for some clues that may help http://joyenergyandhealth.com/2014/05/02/civilization-the-worst-plague-in-history-mastery-newsletter-may-2-2014/

 

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WEALTH

Family of four lives well on just $14,000 a year

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-family-four-lives-well-163200075.html

 

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FREEDOM

 

‘Net-Zero’ home makes more energy than it uses, says builder

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/net-zero-home-makes-more-energy-than-it-uses-says-builder-1.2658756?cmp=rss

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BOOKS WORTH READING

Perfect Health Diet. Beyond Paleo and even beyond Primal Body, Primal Mind. http://perfecthealthdiet.com/

(I imagine I will be writing more on this as I dive into the experiment on my own body.)

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

 

Mud http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935179/

 

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FUN

 

This Is What Happens To Your Cells When You Experience Happiness

 

 

http://preventdisease.com/news/14/050414-This-Is-What-Happens-To-Your-Cells-When-You-Experience-Happiness.shtml

 

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FINAL WORD:

 

A homemade mosquito trap that really works! http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/homemade-mosquito-trap/

 

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That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.

 

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!)

 

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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The Inner Circle

 

You just might want to see more of these kinds of stories/anecdotes than the once a month Mastery Newsletter. The “Inner Circle” explores a whole lot more subjects than I can fit into a monthly newsletter.

 

It is “ad hoc,” meaning it arrives in your inbox whenever I run across something, that could be once every 2 or 3 weeks. It might also be a few times in a single day. As always, simple to unsubscribe if it gets to be too much.

 

TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE INNER CIRCLE:Send an email to freedombalance@shaw.ca with “SUB INNER CIRCLE” in the subject line.

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2014 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 email me at 88matti@gmail.com with “SUBMASNL” in the subject field.

 

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Laughter is very healing…

This is from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

 

“Laughter is very healing. It starts a cascade of hormones that wash over the body, wash out toxins, and promote circulation of fluids. Does is alter DNA? It prevents the toxic alteration of DNA. It is more of a preventative maintenance than an altering. There are times when people like cancer patients can engage in laughter therapy to heal on a cellular level, but it does not in and of itself produce a change on the DNA strand. It enables the body to function more positively and in harmonic resonance to itself.” – A non-physical being speaking through the medium Staci Wells

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announcing: The New You!

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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

Location: Victoria, BC

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com

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You look in the mirror and see the clear transformation.

 

You are smiling the broadest smile ever.

 

Your eyes are sparkling.

 

There are fewer wrinkles…at least it feels that way. You take a deep breath. As you exhale, you sense a warmth in the pit of your stomach.

 

You close your eyes and that warm and fuzzy feeling floods your whole body. You open your eyes and you are almost giddy with the vibrant energy coursing through your veins.

 

For a moment, you think you have died and gone to heaven.

 

But this is real.

 

You can’t wait to get to work and dig into those challenges. Challenges that you used to call “problems.”

 

“Problems” so big you wondered: “How will I make it through the day?” “Problems” that had you thinking about quitting.

 

Now, all that is in the past.

 

Now, co-workers who used to tick you off are smiling at you. Oh, they still say the same stupid things. They still do the same thoughtless things that irritated you in the past.

 

Only now, you have found a way to mentally shrug them off…to let it go.

 

Chuckle, smile and move on. In fact, some of them have actually started to help you out. Is it because you smile more? What happened to make this change?

 

My name is Matti Anttila and this is my life now.

 

This Life Can Be Yours Too!

 

How did I get here and, more importantly, how can you?

 

I am from a working class family. No special advantages. I am not anymore “special” than you. The fact is we are all special and unique. Each one of us is God’s creation and divinely inspired.

 

My route to “Authentic Joy” began with Laughter Yoga.

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“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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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

Location: Victoria, BC

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com

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After one session, I knew I had to become a “Leader” to dive into it and see where it took me.

 

Authentic Joy is something that is underneath the stormy seas of emotion on the surface. We can feel Authentic Joy…even when we are unhappy!!

 

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.

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“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. Attendee at Matti’s Laughter Yoga Boot Camp

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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

Location: Victoria, BC

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com

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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 www.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.”

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“Great energy. Useful repetition. Small group helpful. A truly unique and enriching experience.”

-Jeremy Bally, Victoria, BC. Canada. Attendee at Matti’s Laughter Yoga Boot Camp

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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

Location: Victoria, BC

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com

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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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“Made me feel +++ alive. Team building. Creates ++ inner power. Rejuvenating.

                                                                   -Taryn Andersen, Victoria, BC. Canada.

                                Attendee at Matti’s Laughter Yoga Boot Camp

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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

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,

 

presented by Matti Anttila CLYT (Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher)

 

Two full days of training in all aspects of becoming a successful Laughter Yoga Leader.

 

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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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

Location: Victoria, BC

Your Investment: $397

Early Bird Discount: $50, if registered by June 9th

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)&

PLD (Professional Laughter Dude)

 

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.

 

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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

Location: Victoria, BC

Your Investment: $397

Early Bird Discount: $50, if registered by June 9th

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.

 

 

“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

 

 

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.

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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

Location: Victoria, BC

Your Investment: $397

Early Bird Discount: $50, if registered by June 9th

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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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp

 Saturday and Sunday, June 21^st and 22^nd 2014

Location: Victoria, BC

Your Investment: $397

Early Bird Discount: $50, if registered by June 9th

To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com

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“…love and wisdom are showered upon all of us (by non physical beings)…Their guidance is offered to all in the form of feelings, intuition, impulses, images, and the yearnings of our heart. It is up to us to listen. We can do that by quieting our minds and by choosing to believe we can hear Spirit.”

 

This is from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

“The Earth is currently moving up [in vibration] each day, and more souls are rising to the occasion of living out a higher thought form.”

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Ultimately, the creation and expression of love in all forms is the very purpose of physical life.”

 

“When we are grieving, we need more than every to extend the same love to ourselves that we would offer so freely and generously to a friend in mourning…For the soul, grief is an expression of love and every expression of love is healing.”

 

This is from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

 

“Ultimately, the creation and expression of love in all forms is the very purpose of physical life.”

 

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.

Dedicated to rooting out the Weird, Wacky and Wonderful stuff in Greater Victoria.

 

You know, stuff that makes you exclaim out loud: “Wowie-Zowie.”

 

This is great to share with newcomer friends but also you may find something that catches your eye, your breath or makes you smile.

 

World Laughter Day tomorrow!

 

Sunday (tomorrow) is the day Laughter Yoga Clubs around the world celebrate the joy of laughing with World Laughter Day events in over 70 countries.

 

Everyone is welcome to come and laugh with us here at Beacon Hill Park 11am Sunday at the sun dial…

 

Soren, one of our esteemed leaders, will have the Laughter Pedicab so we can ride around the park laughing collecting smiles from folks and maybe a chuckle or two.

 

Laughter Yoga Teacher Gene will have a supply of GREAT BIG RED NOSES for the GREAT BIG RED NOSE QUESTION.

 

Bring the kids…cause you know kids love to laugh too.

 

11 am tomorrow. See you there.

 

This video is one that Soren took from the back of his helmet as he rode us around from St. Ann’s Academy over to Blandshard, in front of the Empress and back again.

 

Who’s coming?

 

 

 

 

Here’s a fantastic 90 second video to show what we do to those who are new to Laughter Yoga.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MmSFZ0qSw

 

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Here’s some walks for you

 

Tucked away on the UVic campus are the Finnerty Gardens (looking spectacular right now)

 

and also Mystic Vale Walk.

 

Great way to spend an hour and a bit.

 

Posted by: Rog Harmston

 

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If you (or a friend) are new to Victoria, here is a guide to resources and services:

 

http://www.welcomebc.ca/welcome_bc/media/Media-Gallery/docs/service/publications_and_reports/publications/pdf/ng-victoria.pdf

 

 

Cheers,

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!)

 

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.

 

 

10,000 years ago, we began the change from the hunter-gatherer life to a more agricultural one.

 

Did this usher in the worst plague in our history?

 

The agricultural revolution allowed for the evolution of our modern life. It also created the environment for a host of diseases.

 

Many studies now show that our bodies have not adapted to agricultural food. (!)

 

For literally millions of years, our systems were designed for the food we ate prior to the last 10,000 years.

 

10,000 years may seem a lot, but in the grand scheme of things, it is a blip. It is a mere 0.4% of our time on the planet (if 2.5 million years is correct).

 

My study of what has been termed “The Paleo Diet” has just begun. I am slowly moving into the experimental stage with my own body.

 

In future editions of this newsletter, I will report back on the results.

 

So far, in four weeks, I am feeling slightly better and more energetic. Nothing like the testimonials I am reading about. We will see as I move more deeply into doing it the 85% of the time that the Grandfather of Paleo Diets suggests.

 

He is one Loren Cordain, Ph.D.

 

The Paleo Diet, The Paleo Answer and The Paleo Diet for Athletes are his books. http://thepaleodiet.com

 

The Wahl Protocol is written by a doctor who reversed her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) using Paleo principles.

 

Now, that excites me. MS is supposedly a progressively degenerating disease, i.e. it just gets worse. There can be relapses for short periods, but no cure.

 

And here we find a woman who goes from a wheelchair to a bicycle!

 

If she can do that with Paleo, then my little dis-eases should be fairly easy to address.

 

I feel a bit like a kid in a candy store with this study.

 

Stay tuned.

 

Love, Laughter and Smiles.

 

 

Matti

In this issue also:

 

-Cheap” Food is Really the Most Expensive

 

-Superbugs” that can overpower antibiotics are spreading – WHO

 

– Why Markets are Rigged

 

– How to protect yourself in the wake of the Heartbleed Bug

-and:

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN

►FINAL WORD: – Doctors heal a Tumor with Meditation alone: Watch

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Quotes:

Choices, not Chances, are responsible for the quality of our Life. Spend time to Think, Reflect, Introspect and then Choose. -Unknown

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HEALTH

“Cheap” Food is Really the Most Expensive

Look below the surface and see the real cost. What you pay at the store for cheap food is just the down payment. You pay five more times for it.

 

from mercola.com:

“”Cheap food” isn’t cheap when you consider all of the hidden costs associated with it. You make your first payment at the grocery store—just consider this your down payment, because you may be paying for it FIVE more times!

 

Subsidies: At tax time, you pay for “cheap food” a second time with your contribution to agricultural subsidies. Processed food is mostly corn, canola, soy, rice, wheat, and sugar. These products (along with cotton) account for 98 percent of subsidies.

Foodborne Illnesses: You may pay for cheap food a third time if you visit your doctor as a result of foodborne illnesses. CDC estimates that foodborne illnesses such as E. coli and salmonella cause 5,200 deaths each year in the US. Mass scale operations are riddled with quality control problems, leading to outbreaks of illness and food recalls.

Chronic Disease: You pay for it a fourth time if you return to your doctor later for a chronic illness—heart disease, obesity, diabetes, stroke, and cancer—consider these “foodborne” illnesses that just take a little longer to manifest. According to CDC, one in three children born in the year 2000 will develop type 2 diabetes.

Environment: As soon as the factory farmer files for bankruptcy and leaves, you pay for your food a fifth time. This is what often happens when they are asked to clean up their land—a monumental expense that often results in bankruptcy, sticking the rest of us with the tab.

Energy: The sixth time is when you pay your fuel bill. Processed foods and imported foods have an extremely large energy footprint. One-fifth of US fossil fuel consumption goes to the growing, packaging, and transporting of food.

Read the whole article

http://tinyurl.com/n877zs7

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“Superbugs” that can overpower antibiotics are spreading – WHO

Note that you can’t get much more mainstream than the World Health Organization.

 

What is your back up plan for when the medical system gets overwhelmed with this.

http://tinyurl.com/ou8dqwt

 

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WEALTH

Why Markets are Rigged. Amazing CBC interview with author Michael Lewis on how a Canadian sent to trade in New York for RBC Bank discovered and fixed a flaw in the system that was stealing Tens of billions of dollars from you and I.

 

Even the most sophisticated investors are getting screwed. http://tinyurl.com/phnl6gm

 

CBC interviews Brad Katsuyama

http://tinyurl.com/pw7ua2o

 

60 Minutes also covered this story.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/is-the-us-stock-market-rigged/

 

 

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FREEDOM

 

How to protect yourself in the wake of the Heartbleed Bug. Check if your services are affected: http://filippo.io/Heartbleed

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

Primal Body, Primal Mind Beyond Paleo. Amazing nutritionist from Portland, Oregon Nora Gedgaudas

http://www.primalbody-primalmind.com/

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

 

Blue Jasmine Woody Allen movie. Well done.

and, for sick minds:

 

Green Butcher from Denmark

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FUN

 

“My mind works in idleness. To do nothing is often my most profitable way.”

— Virginia Woolf

 

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FINAL WORD:

 

Doctors heal a Tumor with Meditation alone

Watch

http://tinyurl.com/mqvau65

 

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That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.

 

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!)

 

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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The Inner Circle

 

You just might want to see more of these kinds of stories/anecdotes than the once a month Mastery Newsletter. The “Inner Circle” explores a whole lot more subjects than I can fit into a monthly newsletter.

 

It is “ad hoc,” meaning it arrives in your inbox whenever I run across something, that could be once every 2 or 3 weeks. It might also be a few times in a single day. As always, simple to unsubscribe if it gets to be too much.

 

TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE INNER CIRCLE:Send an email to freedombalance@shaw.ca with “SUB INNER CIRCLE” in the subject line.

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2014 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 email me at 88matti@gmail.com with “SUBMASNL” in the subject field.

 

 

“What we souls learn, we teach others by being guardian angels and spirit guides for them…what is learned must be left for others, be it one person or a book that reaches the whole world.”

 

This is from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

 

“The ascended masters are souls of finer vibrations. Part of our growth as souls is to reach that kind of understanding and ability to assist others. Life is based on love and service. There is nothing else.”

 

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.

 

 

 

 

“The combination of focused thought and a belief in oneself as unlimited is potent enough to move mountains.”

 

“All judgment of others is self judgment. It is necessarily so. Profound spiritual growth occurs when we bravely pull that cloak away and acknowledge how we feel about ourselves. This process is difficult and requires unflinching self-candor, but its rewards are great.”

 

This is from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

“In the realm of peace, tranquility, and serenity from which we came and to which we will return, we experience no opposites. There, peace is forever unshattered, tranquility always undisturbed, serenity constant.”

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Much of the darkness we experience on the physical plane is the result of our belief in separation…We believe…that we are our physical bodies. The persuasiveness of the illusion is necessary…to provide rich lessons in spiritual growth.”

 

This is from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

 

“In the realm of peace, tranquility, and serenity from which we came and to which we will return, we experience no opposites. There, peace is forever unshattered, tranquility always undisturbed, serenity constant.”

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“…life challenges allow us to know ourselves as love. By this I mean not simply that we are loving, although certainly that is true, but that we are quite literally made of the energy of love. In our nonphysical Home, we experience no contrast to ourselves and therefore cannot fully understand our nature as love. On Earth, in a realm of duality and stark contrast, we often encounter a lack of love. As we choose in the face of such experiences to give and receive love freely and unconditionally, we remember who we really are.”

 

This is from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Each of us is a seed that was planted within our world’s current vibration…”

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.

This is the message from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

From the book:

“Each of us is a seed that was planted within our world’s current vibration. When we raise our own frequencies through the growth produced by our life’s challenges, we raise the world’s frequencies from within. Like a single drop of dye added to a glass of water, each person alters the entire hue. As we create feelings of joy, even if we do so while living alone on a mountaintop, we emit a frequency that makes it easier for others to be joyful. As we create feelings of peace, we resonate an energy that helps to win wars. As we love, we make it easier for others, both those we meet and those who will never know of us, to love. Who we are is therefore far more meaningful than anything we may ever do.”

 

 

 

 

Once in a while a book comes along that not only changes my viewpoint, but causes me to breathe easier, relax and let life flow more effortlessly…this is one of those…next few posts will have some thought from this book.

Your Soul’s Plan Part 1

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.

This is the message from Robert Schwartz’s book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born explores the pre-birth planning of physical illness, having disabled children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, the death of a loved one, and accidents.

Common Sense Is Not Enough Anymore

 

The world has become so complex, it is as if there are hidden minefields all over the place. These minefields contain silent mines. If you “step” on them, it may take months, years or decades for the bombs to “explode.”

 

Without knowledge of these minefields, we can be triggering all kinds of conditions and “dis-eases” for ourselves and our families.

 

The Good News Story: PCBs are decreasing in our bodies

 

Take PCB’s for example. Many may have heard about Polychlorinated Biphenyls which were widely used as coolants in electrical applications until they were banned because of their toxicity. You can read about PCBs here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychlorinated_biphenyl

 

This is a good news story in that PCBs are now decreasing in humans. Testing has shown that children have less of it in their bodies than do adults. (source: SLOW DEATH BY RUBBER DUCK by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie)

 

The Bad News Story: PBDEs, a “cousin” of PCBs, have the same toxicity and are INCREASING in our bodies.

 

However, there is another story. This one about PBDEs or polybrominated diphenyls. PDBEs are basically a cousin to PCBs. They are used in flame retardants. And they are increasing in the bodies of infants and young children especially.

 

“When you take PBDEs into the laboratory and look at them for endocrine disruption, for thyroid hormones and for developmental neurotoxicity, they have the same effects, the effects you’d expect them to have based on their similarity to PCBs.” –SLOW DEATH BY RUBBER DUCK page 111.

 

Where are PBDEs used? In flame retardants.

 

Now, “common sense” may well tell you that it is a good thing to have flame retardants in your furniture and in your children’s pyjamas.

 

Common sense may NOT tell you that those same flame retardants may disrupt your hormones, your endocrine system and your nervous system.

 

Source: SLOW DEATH BY RUBBER DUCK. For the fuller story, you can read that book, or you can subscribe to the 108 TIPS FOR MORE JOY, ENERGY AND HEALTH, where you will find a number of tips on how to reduce your exposure to PBDEs and a whole slew of other toxins that “common sense” won’t tell you about.

 

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/ is the site to click on.

 

High Fructose Corn Syrup: Leading Cause of the World Wide Obesity Epidemic?

 

If common sense were enough, we would not have a world wide obesity epidemic.

 

Did you know about this? Anecdotally, I visited my home country of Finland in 1978 and 1982. At that time, there certainly were overweight people. But nothing like my recent trips where I have seen young people grossly overweight. This is also the case in the UK, from my observations.

 

What is the cause? This is my personal conclusion and not backed up by the medical community…yet. Just so you know.

 

In the 1970s, U.S. President Richard Nixon’s administration pushed the use of HFCS or High Fructose Corn Syrup as an alternative to sugar. It had benefits: it was cheaper than sugar, for one thing.

 

HFCS Turns Off The “Satiety Switch”

 

Food manufacturers jumped on it and now HFCS is in many food items. The other “benefit” to manufacturers was and is that HFCS “turns off the satiety switch.” In other words, when you consume HFCS, you do not feel full. Instead we can easily continue to eat, eat and over-eat.

 

This “benefit” of HFCS has caused the population of the developed world to overeat. Thus the obesity epidemic.

 

HFCS Responsible for increase in Type 2 Diabetes?

 

HFCS may also be responsible for the increase in type 2 diabetes.  This used to be called “Adult Onset Diabetes.” The name was changed when a new phenomenon occurred: children as young as eight years of age are now coming down with this disease. Could HFCS in humongous sized soft drinks possibly be contributing?

 

“Common sense” may tell you that we are ok as long as don’t overdo anything. When everyone around us is consuming 150 pounds of sugar and sugar substitutes per year on average, we may feel we are in a safe zone if we only consume 100 pounds per year. This is still a far cry from 3 pounds per person per year in the 1800s.

 

Epidemic of Silent Inflammation?

 

“Common sense” may not know about the pioneering work of Dr. Richard Johnson, author of THE SUGAR FIX.

 

Dr. Johnson and a handful of researchers have discovered that our overconsumption of fructose of fruit sugar has caused what may be called an epidemic of silent inflammation in the population.

 

Other researchers point to inflammation as a causative factor in all disease.

 

Might it be that many of our modern diseases could be alleviated, if not cured, by addressing this silent inflammation?

 

“Common sense” may tell us that we are better off by cutting back on our sugar consumption.

 

Cutting Back on Sugar Consumption Does Nothing?

 

It won’t tell us what Dr. Johnson found. His research shows that cutting back on fructose consumption does little or nothing to decrease the silent inflammation once the fructose enzymes have been activated by overconsumption. (White sugar is a complex sugar made up of two simple sugars: glucose and fructose.)

 

The action steps to help prevent all disease are in his book THE SUGAR FIX. Or you can subscribe to the 108 TIPS FOR MORE JOY ENERGY AND HEALTH. http://joyenergyandhealth.com/ is the site to click on.

 

These are just a couple of examples. The 108 TIPS FOR MORE JOY, ENERGY AND HEALTH addresses many, many other topics to navigate the minefield of modern life.

 

One more example I will leave you with: If it is true that Fukushima, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island have increased radiation above safe levels, what are the solutions?

 

Yes, there are solutions you and I can implement on an individual level…without waiting for governments to take action. Again, this is all covered in 108 TIPS FOR MORE JOY ENERGY AND HEALTH. http://joyenergyandhealth.com/ is the site to click on.

 

I love you all. That is why I am continuing research into tools and techniques to increase energy, health and wellbeing in a complex modern world.

 

Feedback always appreciated.

Love and laughter (the two most powerful medicines) to you all.

 

Matti

P.S.   In this issue:

 

* Memory loss is a sign of disease, not of old age.

 

* 26 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes.

 

* Should we pay students to go to university instead of charging them?

 

* Are We All Brainwashed? The Secret Ways That Advertising Works On You.

 

►BOOKS WORTH READING Your Soul’s Plan: The Meaning of Your Life.

 

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING Twenty Feet From Stardom

 

►FUN: How to Activate Your Super Conscious Mind

 

►FINAL WORD: How to Believe in Yourself

 

 

 

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Quotes:

 

“Accept responsibility for your life.

Know that it is you who will get you

where you want to go, no one else.”

–       Les Brown

 

(Boy, does this ever apply to our health)

 

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HEALTH

 

Memory loss is a sign of disease, not of old age.

http://tinyurl.com/lujgdl4

 

26 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes.

Have not tested these. Try ’em yourself.

http://tinyurl.com/l3qc4qx

 

 

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WEALTH

Should we pay students to go to university instead of charging them?

 

Why do Canada and the US charge students to go to university? We should be paying them. The future is in the hands of the young…educate them. It is an investment.

http://tinyurl.com/ptnz6e9

 

 

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FREEDOM

 

 

Are We All Brainwashed? The Secret Ways That Advertising Works On You. http://tinyurl.com/lqggbke

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

Your Soul’s Plan: The Meaning of Your Life. http://tinyurl.com/kuu9hms

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

 

Twenty Feet From Stardom

They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names.

 

Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more. These are the triumphs and heartbreaks of music’s greatest unsung talents, featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage, vintage live performances, and interviews with stars such as Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder and Bette Midler.

 

http://tinyurl.com/m7szslx

 

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FUN

 

How to Activate Your Super Conscious Mind (Great Stuff!)

 

http://tinyurl.com/mxesqmc

 

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FINAL WORD:

 

How to Believe in Yourself

http://tinyurl.com/lfyedaz

 

 

That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.

 

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!)

 

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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The Inner Circle

 

You just might want to see more of these kinds of stories/anecdotes than the once a month Mastery Newsletter. The “Inner Circle” explores a whole lot more subjects than I can fit into a monthly newsletter.

 

It is “ad hoc,” meaning it arrives in your inbox whenever I run across something, that could be once every 2 or 3 weeks. It might also be a few times in a single day. As always, simple to unsubscribe if it gets to be too much.

 

TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE INNER CIRCLE: Send an email to freedombalance@shaw.ca with “SUB INNER CIRCLE” in the subject line.

 

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Publisher Matti Anttila © Copyright 2014 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 email me at 88matti@gmail.com with “SUBMASNL” in the subject field.

 

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.