Breaking the Steps down so you can do the basic zumba steps, and then add your own style! Here are the Merengue, Beto Shuffle, Salsa Basic, Kumbia and Reggaeton moves….very basic!
Guide To Basic Zumba Steps
Sure makes it easy when you want to learn Zumba and then move onto adding your own style – you will also get faster as you practice!
Cheers
Lisa
Do you ever do something in life that you realise that you shouldn’t have done? I did that and it stinks. It starts to question your whole life and you start to wonder what you are all about.
I am too stupid sometimes. I don’t think about how my words sound! I don’t like to be out of my comfort zone, and I never mean to hurt anyone. But I guess life is like that – after all I am only human. Yep I am not perfect. Yep my family is not perfect. Yep I have kids who scream, fit and are very loud. Yep I stuff up all of the time. But what can I say? I am moving forward. I am learning. I will have to watch how I write from the heart.
Which is next to impossible in my family! We are in a small Motorhome. I like that. We get to spend quality time together – its actually something that we all have become used to. Its not an ideal situation, but its our life. For that I don’t think that I should have to say sorry for. Our boys are growing up differently – we are outside the square that’s for sure! But I like it like that.
So I gave up a house. I don’t ever regret that decision. I made that with full knowledge that our boys needed more from life. We needed a different life to what we were living. You see our family is not perfect. We fight and we are loud. But that is who we are. Sorry but I think that our boys are growing up ok.
Who knows – maybe I have done the wong thing for our family.
Who knows- maybe I am a bad Mum for my boys. But then again what is perfect. What is the perfect family?
I am who I am. I am not going to so sorry for wanting a different lifestyle. I am saying that I wrote something at New Life on the Road that I didn’t think about before I published it. But I wrote about what I was grateful for, and how I was grateful for moving on. I love our different way of life, and I wouldn’t swap it for the world.
Not good enough for other families? Sorry if that is not good enough for other families! But it is what it is. I am moving in a new direction, and I want to experience life. I don’t want a house that we can’t afford. I don’t want bills that we can’t pay. I don’t want to have to clean a big house. I don’t want to have to keep our yard clean. That was what I was trying to say. That is all.
I am going to be very careful from now on, because I never ever want to hurt anyone – that was never my intention ever.
Lisa
I am so sorry. I have let you down. Its not something that I wanted to do, and not something that I was aware I was doing. But it happened and I have slipped. Healthy Mindset Healthy Body – Nope not here. That is not what I have been doing.
Not Being Healthy
I have let myself down.
Not sure how it happened or when. Or even why.
But I have forgotten about looking after myself. I forgot about getting out and about and exercise…..
I am healthy with food – I eat mostly vegetarian dishes and have green smoothies for breakfast every morning. I love to be in a positive mindset about everything in life – yet when it comes to my body I forget everything I know and everything I have learnt.
Please don’t judge me by my writing – or my body! And for god sake don’t you dare feel sorry for me. This is not about what I should be doing or shouldn’t be doing – so please don’t preach to me. I do enough of that already!
I know what I need to do – I need to walk more. Its something that I love to do – walk along the beach ALONE. I did it yesterday and I love it. Yet I don’t go out of my way to make more time for myself.
Maybe because its a Mum thing – I want time out. I want to be alone. But then I feel guilty for not being with my kids.
At the moment I am drowning. I am not healthy. Not within my mindset about who I am and what I am doing.
Hubby has even asked what’s wrong. What the hell – this is not about him. It’s not about us. It’s about who the hell I am and what I am not.
Healing Within
How can I still smile on the outside but cry on the inside?
I get like this every now and then. But it has been a long time since this has hit me this hard. If you were to know me from our other blogs you will not understand how I can be writing this.
That is why I am asking you not to judge me by my writing. I also hope that you don’t find this post!! That is not for the ones who know me well – because I don’t like to share this side of me.
But I am tired of hiding out.
Yep. I am tired of being “All Togther” all of the time. You see I am successful as a writer.
I get paid to write on other blogs.
I get paid to coach clients online.
I have all of the tools to break through with a positive mindset.
But this is not about what I know/don’t know.
This about feeling.
This about letting myself feel what I need to feel.
Maybe you shouldn’t be reading this.
Maybe I shouldn’t be writing this.
But I have to let this out. I need to write this for me to help within. I need to let it go.
Let it be what it is, and not let it be anything else.
So – NO I am not me at the moment, but then maybe I am me more then any other time?
I am not happy with the way my life is going. Am I doing anything to change? Yes and No. I am letting it work its way out of my system by doing what I need to do.
If I am shutting you out, I don’t mean to. If I am not giving at the moment, I am sorry. You see I am normally the person that gives – and shares. I always say yes to anything that is needed to be done (as long as I can find the time!!) But at the moment even my family is not getting all of me.
Hubby has asked me what we can do to work on our relationship to make it better.
Nothing. I have nothing to give right now.
Do women go through mid-life crisis? Is this what is happening? Gee someone tell me its not – but then someone tell me what is it? I don’t get it……
I feel like I have to give all of the time – and yet I am normally the one who loves to give. So it doesn’t make sense.
I am scared to even put this out there in case someone I know close to me reads it – which is so silly because this is my blog and I can write what I want. Well almost!
Hubby knows that there is something seriously wrong with us. With our family. With our marriage. But I don’t have anything that I can say to fix it, change it or make it right once more.
I just don’t have anything inside of me.
I am what I am. I know what I need to do.
Yet all I want is time.
Time to feel.
Time to be.
Time to let it all go.
Please forgive me but this is all I have at the moment – Time.
Healthy Mindset Healthy Body Not Me
Lisa (sorry can’t even sign off with cheers at the moment!)
Since we have moved into our Motorhome, and we have decided to go vegetarian (sometimes we have fish) we have made a big decision to change to Healthy Eating and Healthy Smoothies!
Cheers
Lisa
Sleeping problems develop in one out of every three people.
Twice as many women as men describe themselves as insomniacs. Moreover, since sleep patterns change as we age, more elderly are frequently plagued by sleep disorders.
There appears to be three types of insomnia. The first type is called sleep-onset insomnia, which is when people who have trouble getting to sleep. The second type is called sleep-maintenance insomnia and is when people have trouble staying asleep. The final type is early-awakening insomnia in which people find their eyes blinking open long before the rooster crows.
There are many contributing factors to insomnia, such as: anxiety, inappropriate use of medications, physical conditions such as sleep apnea or restless leg syndrome, poor diet and lack of exercise.
Symptoms:
•Persistent trouble falling asleep.
•Failure to sleep through the night.
•Waking up earlier than usual.
Prevention:
•Avoid drinking caffeinated beverages after 3pm. Eat complex carbohydrates late in the day.
Treatment:
•Use any of these relaxing essential oils by either adding five drops to bath water or applying two drops on your pillow: Chamomile, lavender, neroli, rose or marjoram.
Breathing: In order to help your body to relax, try to exhale through your mouth and then inhale through your nose for four seconds. Then hold your breath for seven seconds. For eight seconds exhale through your mouth. Repeat the cycle three times.
Exercise: In order to help you develop healthier sleep patterns, exercise moderately for 30 minutes three times a week. Calming exercises such as sex also promote sleep.
And remember……
Try a relaxing pre-sleep ritual, such as a warm bath with Epsom salts.
Have a light snack or read ten minutes before sleep.
It has been found by Italian researchers that people who sleep on linen sheets fall asleep faster than those who use cotton or other fabrics. Linen disperses body health better than other fabrics and thus this is thought to b
e the reason in which one falls asleep faster.
Paint your bedroom a different color. The color green evokes feelings of serenity and lowers the heart rate. Or try the to secrete tranquilising hormones.
To help prevent insomnia eat onions, celery, cabbage, avocados and apples.
It would also be beneficial to drink a warm non-caffeine drink and have a hot 20 minute soak with 2 cups of salt and 30 drops of essential lavender oil before bed.
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Have you got your Christmas Shopping List ready for 2011? I havent even thought about what I am going to be getting my boys….still getting over Christmas Shopping from 2010! Not the actual shopping part of it, but the ideas of what to buy, where to get it from, and how to have them all wrapped up and under the tree!
There are so many great ideas for Christmas. I love to shop – I could easily shop all day…but yet I am not excited about going shopping this year? I am not sure if its because we dont have the room in our motorhome for big items, or if its because we have to pack it all into the car, and drive to family for the holidays.
I so wished that I could say that I have already down my christmas shopping, but I still have to write up my list, work out what I can buy/not allowed to buy/what each of our boys want, and then hit the shops….hope that I can get it all done between now and the big day.
Our Christmas 2010 – New Life on the Road
Seen as how we have five boys – ranging from 16 down to 6 I was keen to find out what great ideas there were on the market for Christmas…so I decided to turn to my good old friend – youtube and see what they had in the way of gift ideas!
So that was about Christmas Gifts for 2011…..with lots of great christmas toys to give to children.
This year our family is going to be different…..I want a christmas about giving. I am not sure what I am going to do, or how I am going to do it…but I want a Christmas of giving. This year my older son will be home for the holidays and its made me realise what Xmas is all about!
Christmas is not all about the Christmas Shopping List – unless you can take out the gifts, and give with love!
So here is what is really important about xmas….
Cheers
Lisa
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This was a group writing project! To see more about “Christmas” please follow these amazing bloggers….
Parenting Tips Online – The Story of Christmas For Kids
Dinner In Ten Minutes – Easy Christmas Cake Recipe
Parks In Sydney – Christmas In The Park
Raising Great Kids – Christmas Stocking Oranges and Socks
Weekend Getaways – Christmas Destinations
New Life on the Road – Our First Christmas Living In Our Motorhome
Rita Pepper Online – Christmas Past and Present
Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is not easy and that’s exactly what any person with this condition will tell you.
This condition is also known as mucous colitis, spastic colon, spastic constipation and variations of these, but IBS is the preferred term these days.
Naturally, symptoms vary depending upon the person. However, even just having one of the following symptoms is likely to be at the least annoying and at worst, disabling.
The most typical are:
The direct cause:
Eating too many foods that have little or no fiber, not walking enough, taking too many laxatives, not drinking enough water and not getting enough of what is considered “good” sleep.
Synthetic, hydrogenated animal fats are a common cause of IBS flare-ups. This is due to the fact that the bowel normally contracts following a meal high in fat. These normal contractions can be extremely painful in people with IBS.
Therefore, it is usually easier for the body to handle several small meals throughout the day rather than two or three big meals.
Liquorice root can help relieve irritation of the bowel due to the fact that it is a natural soothing and coating agent.
People with IBS were able to eliminate all or most of their symptoms simply by adding peppermint oil to warm water and drinking it. Peppermint tea can also be very effective. Psyllium seeds are very high in fiber, and have been shown to help relieve the pain of IBS, as well as the diarrhea and constipation that may accompany it.
For more on this topic and thousands of other Self Care tips, check out my “encyclopaedia of wholefood medicine”, the Farmacist Desk Reference.
Some easy tips to incorporate into your diet include: Drink (or add raw to wholegrain bread) 1 shot glass of Extra Virgin Olive Oil per day, Raw foods and Lots of Water!!
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Cheers
Lisa
As we live in Australia we have never realised taken part of Halloween. Actually (to be very honest) we don’t believe in Halloween as its against our belief. Not to say that we are religious people, but the meaning of Halloween means that we don’t let our kids take part of Halloween. If we were going to dress up for the occasion and walk the streets I would be looking for Halloween Safety Tips For Children!
When you are out and about with trick or treating, its important to make sure you follow basic safety rules. Especially when crossing the road, or knocking on a door of a person you do not know – make sure you go trick or treating in a group, never ever alone.
Here is a more detailed explanation of Halloween Safety Tips For Children (that covers how to keep children safe)…
The Safety of children is really important – more so when you are out and about with Halloween. If you need Trick or Treat Halloween Safety Tips For Children….
There are many different Costumes on the market for Halloween. Its important to chose a Costume that your child would like to wear, but at the same time make sure that it will keep your child from harm. Here are a few hints and tips on Costume Safety…
You have your costume sorted, you followed the easy hints and tips for Costume Safety, you have watched the Safety Tips for walking the roads. What about Trick or Treating Safety tips for Halloween For the Parents of the Children?
The History of Halloween
Halloween started over 2000 yrs ago with people known as the Celtics.
They lived in what is today England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This was also the beginning of the Celtic new year, a time to give thanks to the sun god for the harvest.
Did you know the Meaning of Halloween? Its a “All saints day”, a festival. The day is held to honor the Samhain or “The Lord Of Death”. The idea behind Halloween – is that the eve of the festival, the lord of death, called all of the wicked sprits that within the past year had been condemned to inhabit the bodies of animals….sounds weird and freaky
The idea is that one night of the year, the sould of the dead can return to their homes. To be returned to their home they need to be entertained with food (trick or Treat). If the food/homes were not available then the evil souls would cast spells and cause trouble for each person (house) that did not provide the tricks/treats!!!
During the night sacrifices needed to be offered to the dead souls…as they were there to visit their own homes and friends.
The belief about the Halloween theme was that the death of the souls of the “Good Men” were taken over by good spirits. The wicked souls (men) were left to be in a space that was neither the earth nor the moon, but left to the unseen world. Those left in the unseen world hunted the living – in the forms of evil ghosts.
To keep the evil ghosts away and to free you from their evil ways, you must have food and shelter for them during the night time. If those souls were happy with what you were offering then they left you in peace. If they were unhappy then you would have an evil spell cast on you (and your house)!
That is one meaning of the event “Halloween” but there are many other theories out there…..its really not something that we are into!! But I can see how Children would love the event and that is why I wanted to cover Halloween Saftey Tips For Children!
Do You Go Trick or Treating?
Cheers
Lisa
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Please note that this was part of a group writing project. To see more on the subject of “Halloween” please connect with these amazing bloggers….
Parks In Sydney – Halloween in the Park
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What are your thoughts about “We are what we eat” idea? What about Healthy Mindset Healthy Body – do you think that works? I sure think so…and I even think about Healthy People around you, healthy lifestyle. I was in Melbourne recently for a Pro-blogger event. It sure was a lot of fun, actually it was a fantastic weekend…but I got to thinking….
Vegetarian and Salad
Lately I haven’t had much time to do anything for my healthy body. Do you get into the same problems….not enough time, to much to do, and no time set aside for you and your Body? As a Mum to five boys (even though one of them is in the Navy) I find its a HUGE juggle to fit everything that I want to do in one day…..Funny because we no longer have a huge amount of house work – it takes me less then 30 minutes to clean our Motor-home every morning! So why don’t I have Healthy Mindset Healthy Body one one of my top 10 to do list?
Its funny how we become like hermits in our way of life….doing the same thing day in day out, 24/7, 7 days a week. When do we make a change, and what will it take for that change to be put into place?
The other day I was flying home from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast and it suddenly hit me…I no longer want to be unhealthy. I no longer want an Unhealthy Mindset, Unhealthy Lifestyle and Unhealthy Body. It was/is that simple!
My mind even spoke the words for me….”Let My Body Heal”
“Let My Body Be Healthy”
“Let My Body Be In Shape”
“Let My Body and My Mind Make Healthy Choices”
Only eating Healthy Desserts now and then!
How come it took so many years for my brain to get into gear, so that my body can respond to what it needs to do. I used to be very fit…and very trim – a very long time ago…actually I was very trim after our third boy, it was after my fourth boy that I had health issues. No longer will I let those health issues get in the way of Healthy Mindset Healthy Body.
It felt so good to let it all go….to let the frustration of not being healthy go.
To let the pain of my emergency c-section (we had to have one with our fourth baby) go.
To let my body know that it will be ok to heal itself.
Not sure how I came to the conclusion that I need to heal. Not sure what time of the day it happened. Just know that my body said “Enough is Enough” on Saturday….somewhere between Melbourne and Brisbane. So I cant even say I was in VIC state, NSW state or QLD state….when I realised that I can be healthy. That I will be Healthy.
Not to say that I am not Healthy with my Food Choices. Because I am. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables (mostly vegetarian with my food) and drink over 2 Litres of Water. Its more that my body doesn’t work on the inside. I have days where I feel so bloated, and so sick because I can’t get rid of waste material (was trying to be polite here!!) and days where I am so tried that I almost have to hold my eyes open…you know like that kids show “Tom and Jerry” where the cat holds his eyes open with match sticks? Well some days that is me…
Here is what I did today for Healthy Mindset Healthy Body….
Now Days I am not going to let my body feel like that.
I will be happy.
I will be trim and fit.
I will be healthy on the inside so that I can be healthy on the outside…..
I give my body permission to heal.
Have you thought about that concept?
If you are not feeling at one with your body then you will know what I mean, and what I am talking about when I say “that I give myself permission”….
Its not a matter of what you are doing with your eating styles, or not eating. Its not a matter of choosing bad healthy choices. Its more about the mind working better for your body.
The weekend away from life was good. I never had to make my bed for the two nights as I was staying in a back packers and only used the sheet for when I was sleeping.
I never had to worry about anything as I was in a conference learning about blogging.
Maybe I needed the weekend to myself?
Our Green Smoothie Machine
As a Mum its so easy to get caught up in the day to day life of caring for everyone and anyone. Not sure why or how, but I need to take time for me. I need time-out ….but not to be put into the naughty corner. Its more about personal time. Its more about mindset time. I have come along way from where and who I used to be. But there is still a long way to go before I feel like I am me again. Funny how we can easily become lost when we are a Mum!
I remember the first time my boys found out I have a name! It was so funny – because I was explaining how my name was “Lisa” but they kept on saying “No, your name is Mum”…we only had two boys then!
Life Can And Will Get in the Way
Life happens.
We all know that. We all have to accept that. What is really important is allowing time for healing. Allowing moments to let your self heal. I have a clearer goal in my life. Clearer then I have ever had before. Its almost like I “See” where/how/why/what my life is going to become. Its almost like I can “See” that it has already changed.
I will become Healthy.
I will become Stronger.
I will become Fit.
I will become ME.
What will you do to have a Healthy Mind Healthy Body?
Cheers
Lisa
Dancing is one of my all time favorite activity’s, I could easily sit and watch Zumba all day long, or even get up to dance when a good tune is playing. Outdoor Zumba is a great way to connect with other like minded people, and is also great to help you get back into shape.
Now that is fun! How would I know? Well I was in Bundaberg for the Cane2Coral event a few months back, and I was lucky to in the crowd to watch the live Zumba display that the local Zumba instructors performed while standing on the back of a big truck. The beat was incredible, and the vibes from the crowd rocked
When you go to google and you type in “Outdoor Zumba” there are about “5,560,000″ searches. Lets see if I can rank this blog post for Outdoor Zumba search terms in the next week? Well I should be able to as I have learnt all of the SEO techniques in the background to be able to make this possible!
On YouTube there are many videos for Zumba – too many! So I thought I would share one that I cam across….
Did you know that there was a Facebook Fanpage set up for Outdoor Zumba Party in Brisbane event? It was held in July on a Wednesday 12,00 till 1.00pm. That would have been a blast….wonder if anyone has any photos from that event?
There was even a crazy event back in April where the University of Queensland wanted the biggest Zumba Party in Brisbane…they wanted 500 people to join in the party! It was to be held at Connell Gym - wonder if they reached the 500 mark?
Now that we are staying on the Sunshine Coast in our Motorhome I thought it might be a good time to join a Zumba class, after all I love dancing, I love blogging and combining the two sounds like a great plan! I looked into where a Zumba fitness Class would be on the sunshine coast and I came across a website and fanpage! Zumba Vibe covers Landsborough, Palmwoods, and Sippy Downs. Not sure if that is close to where we are staying, but I am keen to try at least one Zumba Dance Class.
Wonder if any where on the Sunshine Coast holds Outdoor Zumba events? Wonder if there is a Zumba class that is close by to our location so that I can give it a go? I would love to join in and get fit at the same time.
Here is the Zumba Live that was at the Bundaberg Cane2Coral event a few months back….
Have you ditched the workout and joined the party? Do you want your own Zumba Kit? Order your Zumba Fitness Total Body Transformation System DVD Set
Cheers
Lisa
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