We already have 10 confirmed participants!!!!
If anyone out there would like to join, not matter where you live, PLEASE DO!!!! We are starting a revolution my friends!
Hello there ladies!
I am writing you all to invite you to take part in a summer challenge. We are calling it The Whole MAMA Challenge. Whole meaning body, mind, and spirit. MAMA standing for Martin Ave. Moms Altogether.
We, as moms, know how hard it is to take the time to take care of yourself. We tend to put ourselves last on the list. We are too busy to workout, read, be still. It is way too easy to fall into bad habits and negative cycles.
I have heard and been a part of many conversations where moms are complaining about just that. We long for the time. We really long to feel good in our skin, to like our bodies.
In our personal experience, we have found that in order to really begin to build a healthy relationship with our bodies and feel good inside them, we need to work it on three levels Body, Mind, and Spirit.
When Liz and I were talking about wanting to take this summer to make some positive changes that would not only benefit us but our families as well, we were inspired to reach out and share this experience with all of you.
Just imagine what a town full of moms that felt they were not only peaceful, centered, and loving but were also totally rockin what they got! Bellmore will never be the same.
Attached you will find the details for the challenge. It is our hope that you will all jump in with two feet and be a part of a new supportive community.
We only had first grade emails. Please forward this to ANYONE that you think would be interested. It was designed for but certainly not exclusive to, Martin Ave. Moms.
Hope to see you all July 6th for the kickoff!!!!!
Please feel free to email us at www.wholemamachallenge@gmail.com with any questions.
Love
Rebecca Degeilh
Elizabeth SendrowitzRebecca Degeilh
The Whole MAMA Summer Challenge
Whole *Body, Mind and Spirit
MAMA*Martin Ave.
Are you ready to make this the best summer ever? We, as women and as moms, are coming together to support, learn from, and lean on each other while we all work towards becoming the best version of ourselves body, mind, and spirit.
These will be our commitments in each of the areas:
Body- We will workout, getting our heart rate up, at least 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes.
This can be any workout you enjoy! However we are offering the following……..
There are going to be three FREE intenSati classes offered every week.
Monday- Patty Buhler’s Backyard 8pm
Tuesday- Liz Sendrowitz’s Backyard 7pm
Saturday- Rebecca Degeilh’s Backyard 9am
There will also be an opportunity to walk/jog/run everyday at Mepham track.
Nutrition/Food/Diet-This is a big one that we are not going to attempt to set any sort of general rules for. Everyone’s body is different, and we all have different needs and goals. SO….. the only commitment we will all make together in the area is to drink at least 8 glasses of water everyday.
We are also asking each of you to come up with three individual promises you will commit to sticking with for the duration of the challenge. These should be challenging but doable and, of course, with your best health in mind.
Some suggestions:
Add more vegetables to lunch and dinner
Eat only 3 meals and one snack every day
Eliminate sugar
Eliminate white flour
Increase fiber and whole grains
*These are personal. For example, one of mine is going to let go of pizza and bagels( even low carb ones)!!*
Mind- We will commit to reading Marianne Williamson’s book The Return to Love. There will be one book club meeting half way through the challenge to discuss the book on Friday July 30th.
The reading can be done at your own pace. The real commitment is keeping an open mind and heart.
Spirit-We will commit to meditating for at least 5 minutes a day for the duration of the challenge.
Meditation can be done in so many ways. You only need to commit to taking at least 5 minutes, with an intention for this to lengthen, of quiet time. It is just for you. It can be before you get out of bed in the morning. It can be a time of prayer. It can be closing your eyes and listening to a song that you find uplifting. You can do a guided meditation. We love Wayne Dyer’s Meditation for Manifestation. There are so many that can be downloaded right off itunes.
What we want to stress is the importance of taking the time to get quiet and breathe remembering that it is a practice. It is like going to the gym and working out. You don’t see all the physical results after going for only 3 days. It takes time. Little by little you see the changes. It is the same with meditation. Sticking with it will, without a doubt, produce positive change.
The Whole MAMA Challenge will have it’s kickoff on July 6th at 7:30 pm at Martin Ave. School ALL levels. There is NO judgment. This is for fun ladies!
At the kickoff, we will have contracts to sign. Everyone will add there own nutrition promises to their own contract. Each person will also get a partner that they will send daily emails to letting them know they have stuck to their commitments. We are aiming for progress not perfection here. Let’s really be there for each other on this journey. Together we can shine.
There will also be periodic group emails and discussions online to uplift and cheer us all on.
The challenge ends August 28th and we plan on going to Patricia Moreno's (creator of intenSati) class on Fire Island that morning and then spending a “Girls/MAMA’s” Day on the beach!! Sounds fun right?!
I plan on blogging about it all! I believe we are about to rock this town, seriously!
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