Thursday, December 29, 2011

Aeroboga -The sacred vessel of a relationship

When we exercise we use our physical muscles. In a relationship we have an opportunity to use our emotions muscles; the muscle of letting go, opening up and accepting. As we use these emotional muscles more and more each day we enhance our ability to exercise these traits in every aspect of our life. To make a sacred vessel of our relationships we must first make clear our intentions. Openness is required – this means we should be open to other people and to new opportunities. Trust is also necessary – trust in ourselves, others and our ability to self realize. We also need energy to keep us focused and committed to maintaining and nurturing our relationships. And finally we must be willing to connect the ability to give and receive with the ability to love. These physical and emotional exercises create a strong vessel from which we find the strength to transform our love into unconditional compassion and understanding.
Doctor Lynn
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

A Recipe for Health, Sex, Happiness and Love – Spicy Apple sauce Cake

The Phoenicians the Egyptians and the Romans did it so can we- bake a spicy, fruit, sweet cake full of health, sexuality, happiness and love.

Spray a square or tube baking pan with cooking spray and dust with powder and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Ingredients

¼ cup of buttermilk – if you don’t have butter milk add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to skim milk

¾ cup of light brown sugar

4 egg whites

Sift together;

2 cups of flour

1 tablespoon of carob powder

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

1 teaspoon of ground cloves

Set aside;

1 cup of unsweetened apple sauce

½ cup raisins or another dried fruit

1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of honey

In a bowl combine buttermilk and sugar and mix well. Stir and mix in 4 egg whites. Add the applesauce, olive oil and honey. Gradually add in the flour mixture. Mix well. Stir in the raisins or any other dried fruit that you desire. Also you can add nuts. Mix well, pour into baking pan and cook for 30 minutes or until cake is done. Turn out onto a cooling rack.


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Monday, December 26, 2011

A Proverb

A Stupid person dies a stupid death. Live wisely.
Doctor Lynn
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Building the sacred vessel of a relationship

In the ideal we fill all our relationships with sacred love but the truth is we are all quite self centered. We spend a great deal of time trying to control one another so that we can get what we want. But rather than judging ourselves, it is wiser to first try and admit within our self this human tendency to want to control others. Then let us set about the work of transforming this controlling ego of ours into an observant being that releases itself from the need to control and hang onto attachments by surrendering to the purity of authentic, unconditional love. This can only be done when we open, energize and connect the ability to give and receive with the ability to reach out with authentic love.

True love is like friendship at its best – a love that does not need control or understanding – it simply exist.

Open ,energize and connect - Aero*boga
Doctor Lynn

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

A recipe for Health, Sex, Happiness and Love

Chicken in Honey Mustard Orange sauce with Braised Leeks

Start with the braised leeks

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Trim 5 medium leeks diagonally to create angled tips

Heat large pan with about 1/3 cup of olive oil. Place leeks cut side down in pan and cook for 4-5 minutes. Turn leeks over and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Remove to a baking dish and line the baking dish with a  single layer of the leeks. Add a little more olive oil to the pan and reheat. Sauté 2 shallots sliced and 1 tbsp of thyme leaves. Cook shallots about 5 minutes and then add 1/3 cup of white wine, cook and reduce by half. Add about 1 cup of chicken stock and bring to a boil. Scatter thyme sprigs and one lemon thinly sliced over leeks in baking dish. Add wine stock liquid to leeks covering leeks to about 2/3, cover and bake for 45-60 minutes. Remove and let cool to room temperature.

Whisk together 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard, a tablespoon of red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of water.

Coat a serving dish with the Dijon vinaigrette and arrant leeks on top. Scatter with cooked lemon slices and 1 small chopped hard cooked egg. Serves 4

Chicken in Honey Mustard orange Sauce

Serves 4 – 183 calories each

2 tsp olive oil

1 tablespoon of white wine

4 - 3 oz skinless chicken breast or chicken thighs

1 cup of cooked brown rice

Sauce ingredients

103/4 oz can of nonfat cram of chicken soup

1/3 cup unsweetened orange juice

1 tsp of honey

1 Tbs of Dijon mustard

Dash of red pepper

Combine oil and wine in large skillet. Place chicken in skillet and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until brown on both sides. Remove chicken from skillet and defat liquid with a spoon. Add sauce ingredients to skillet; bring to a boil, add chicken, reduce heat and simmer for five minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with rice and garnish with orange slices.

Arrange the leek platter into the center of the table to serve family style.

Serve with a good California Chardonnay which works well with this dish.

For dessert a light Berry Parfait

Fill half way parfait or dessert cups with vanilla non-fat Greek yogurt. Top with sliced fruit such as berries or cherries; topped with a shaving of dark chocolate.

Mwynhewch eich bwyd!

Doctor Lynn
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Yoga Moment

– He who knows a drop of water knows all water, wherever and whenever it is found. Understand the truth within yourself and you will understand the truth of the universe. Be willing to venture inside and discover the true nature of life which is embedded within each and every one of us. It is simply a matter of observing the nature of truth without judgment. Not an easy task. A good yoga practice can help.

Doctor Lynn
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Aero*boga 11 dancing on the razors edge

The razors edge is the sharp point of the present moment. It means to embrace in the moment all we are as humans. After a fight with my partner, my child, my coworker, my parent, sibling or friend, part of me wants to nurse my anger and part of me wants to drop it and express my love. Slipping into uncertainty we must come back to the present moment. Being angry while loving someone is painful. Yet at these moments we have the opportunity to experience what it is like to be human – we have these emotions; we do not need to deny them nor do we need to feed them – we only need to slip back into the present moment without settling into any position and let the moment unfold – here on the razor’s edge we can feel the pain without settling into a hard and fixed position – here we understand what it means to be human – we all share the same emotions and the same fears. When this happens the heart opens and with a large flow of love we are able to once again give and receive free of attachment to any point of view.

Open, energize and connect - Aero*boga

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

A recipe for Health, sex, happiness and love

Moroccan Stew

A tagine is a North African stew and also the name of the pot which the stew is made. To make this dish you will need a tagine. You can buy one on line or at any good quality cooking store. Once you start using it, you will use it over and over again. Make sure you prepare it according to the directions – oil and slow cook. It is so easy to use and easy to clean.

To balance the sweetness of a fruit tagine start with a simple carrot salad

Shredded carrot salad

Whisk together about a tablespoon of Dijon mustard and about a  2 tablespoon of olive oil.

 In a  mixing bowl

2 cups of shredded carrots

1 cup of shredded cabbage

Toss in a handful of  dark currants or dark raisins

Toss in a handful of chopped parsley

Add dressing and toss – serve as starter salad or as a side dish.



This is my husband’s favorite tagine. It’s made with lamb, fruit and spices.

Lamb tagine with prunes, apricots and honey

1-2 tablespoons of olive oil

2 tablespoons of blanched almonds

1 large red onion finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic finely chopped

1 medium size carrot cut into bite size pieces

1 thumb size piece of fresh ginger peeled and chopped

A pinch of saffron threads

2 cinnamon sticks

11/2 teaspoons of coriander seed crushed

1 lb of lamb, form the shoulder, leg or shank, trimmed a dn cubed( I prefer the shank)

15 pitted prunes soaked for one hour and drained

 10 dried apricots soaked for one hour and drained

6 strips of un-waxed orange peel

2 tablespoons of dark honey

A little seas salt and ground black pepper

A handful of fresh cilantro leaves finely chopped

Heat the oil in a tangine (can use a heavy based casserole dish),stir in the almonds and cook until tender. Add onion and garlic and sauté until they begin to color. Stir in saffron, ginger, cinnamon sticks and coriander seeds. Toss in the lamb and carrot making sure they get coated with all the spices. Sauté of about 2 minutes

Pour in enough water to just cover the meat and bring it to a boil. Reduce heat, cover the tagine with the top and simmer for about 1 hour until the meat is tender. Add the prunes, apricots and orange peel, cover and simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Stir in the honey, season with salt and pepper, cover and simmer for another 10 minutes. Make sure there is enough liquid in the pot so that the sauce is syrupy and slightly caramelized but not dry.

Sprinkle in some cilantro leaves and leave the rest to sprinkle over the top of the dish. Serve immediately with a side of couscous or with crusty bread.

Serve with a good red French wine such as Bordeaux. Morocco has a big French influence us a French wine goes well with Moroccan food.

For dessert you might want to make it a light sorbet. Lemon and a French macaroon for sweetness. My favorite macaroons – outside Lauderee’ in Paris where I first had them back in 2001 is Paulette’s. You can go to the website and order them in a variety of flavors.paulettesmacarons.com - They are close to the originals born at Lauderee’.

جيد جدا الغذائي

Doctor Lynn

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Using yoga to realize a dream

To realize your dreams you must continually feed them. The energy you put into achieving your goals will materialize into reality. It is karma or the nature of life to work towards happiness. It is not something that just comes to you. You must feed it continually and once you attain it you must continue to feed it or it will dissolve. Consciously pay attention to the energy you feed into your life and observe what happens.

Doctor Lynn

Monday, December 12, 2011

Weekly Proverb

You may hide something from others : you can hide nothing from their spirits.
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Friday, December 09, 2011

The Kiss of Life

Breathe with a full and an empty chalice – it’s good for the body, the mind and the soul.

Thursday, December 08, 2011

Aero*boga - the way of the heart

The Way of the Heart – the nature of relationship, devotion and love

When we speak of walking the middle way – Buddhism refers to it as the razor’s edge. The middle way is about not getting attached or fixed into any one position. If we fall into identification with any position; wanting more closeness or separateness; wanting our freedom or wanting commitment we risk hurting ourselves, because we give more energy to one part of ourselves at the expense of the other. The way of the heart is balanced, centered and present. In order to maintain balance in our lives we need to continually come back to the present moment which is sharp and thin as the razors edge.

When we open, energize and connect in the present moment we find balance and all our relationships take on a new meaning. For in the present moment our relationships have the potential to renew and begin fresh; open, energize and connect – don’t get stuck in any position hanging onto resentments of the past or fearing the uncertainty of the future - but stay present and all your relationships will find balance.

Let’s get started open, energize and connect



Stay present and sharp like razors edge – be careful not to get stuck in any position – resentments from the past or uncertainty about the future – live in the present moment where authentic love has a chance to flourish and grow.

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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

A recipe for Health, Sex, Happiness and Love

This dinner contains foods that enhance your health, sex, happiness and Love!
Many foods bring back memories. Shrimp take me back to the small fishing village, where I grew up. In the winter the fishermen would catch fresh shrimp. Fresh and cold from the icy winter waters of Maine we would shell them, cook them and eat them not as a luxury but as an everyday staple.

Tonight’s dinner – Mango Shrimp

The meal begins with a simple salad made of love by a Pink lady apple. Arrange fresh endives on a chilled plate. Slice one Pink Lady apple into quarters. Slice the quarters into slivers and arrange on top of the endives. Cut into small chunks manchego – a Spanish cheese that works well with the apples. You can also use a Romano cheese. Any cheese will work but keep it on the mild side. Sprinkle the top with slivered almonds.

Mix the juice of one small orange into a small measuring cup. Add about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Stir and then pour over the top of the salad just before serving.

Mango Shrimp

1 ripe mango peeled

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 pound of large shrimp peeled

1 tablespoon of chicken stock

1 teaspoon of chili powder

¼ teaspoon of hot sauce

1 ½ cups of fresh cut and crushed pineapple

1 cup of chopped tomatoes

1 small red onion chopped

Puree mango with lemon juice in blender. In nonstick frying pan combine shrimp with stock, chili pepper, and hot sauce, and cook, stirring about three minutes. Mix in pineapple, tomatoes, onions. Cook for about 1 minute. Spoon onto plate and drizzle mango sauce on top. Serves 4 at about 207 calories a serving – serve with cooked rice or couscous. For wine try a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Excellent white wine that goes well with seafood.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Wisdom teaches us...

Wisdom teaches us that as much as we know there is always more to learn. Each day presents us with new possibilities. We must remain open and flexible allowing for the room to grow and continue learning. The moment you stop being flexible and begin to think you know it all you become rigid and rigidity makes you appear old. Be flexible and open this week to all possibilities.   
Doctor Lynn

Monday, December 05, 2011

Chinese Proverb - Knowledge

Over every possessor of knowledge is one who is more knowing.
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Friday, December 02, 2011

Aero*boga Friday

Aero*boga class can be done at Bally's Encino on Friday at 11:00 AM - which is now LA Fitness. Today's lesson is that our natural state is that of pure bliss. Positive emotions help us to get glimpses of this pure state. Our challenge is to have more of these positive emotions - this brings authentic love into our lives.
Doctor Lynn
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Thursday, December 01, 2011

Non attachment in relationships- Aero*boga

This does not mean that we should have no attachments. It means that we should first respect our own needs so that we have more to give to others. In the best sense nonattachment means we are not fixed into any one position. We are walking the middle way where we realize that we all have our own needs and wants. We recognize our own needs but are also able to tap into a large state of being where we realize that compromise and openness to change brings balance. When two people become too identified with their positions they get polarized and the dance of love comes to a grinding halt. We must learn to be open to the point of view of others, energized with happiness and connected at the pulse of all relationships – the sacral and the heart.



Practice nonattachment – the ability to set aside your wants and needs, see the position of another and reach out with a sense of balance and understanding. The dance of relationship will be full of insight and joy.