Your Health and Joy

Patricia Joy Becker

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Release Upper Back Stiffness and Feel Better

The upper back is challenging for us to access. We use a yoga blanket, yoga blocks, and Yoga Tune Up Balls to assist us. These yoga props are helpful for other classes on our community channel. Join me for the next 25 minutes to release the tight upper back muscles to feel better in your whole body. This is going to feel really good! https://youtu.be/nzAvLdvauG4?t=1 Let me know how it went. I love hearing from you!  Read more...

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Stanford University Carillon Concert and Quiet Contemplation

The Hoover carillon bells ring again this year to signal the University’s commitment to emotional well-being. All members of the Stanford community are encouraged to pause, reflect and take time to unwind. Gather in Dohrmann Grove, the Oval Ear, Hoover Lawn or Meyer Green to share the concert and contemplative pause together as a community. You may also enjoy the experience by pausing wherever you are on or off campus. 12:00-12:30 pm Meyer Green: Gather for a pre-carillon-concert show by Read more...

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Face Yoga Part II – Best Exercises!

Increased blood circulation will help with elasticity and collagen production. Check out the helpful face Jade Massage Tools. You will love them!   Face acupressure and face yoga exercises when used with a healthy diet and drinking enough good quality water will help: - Softens wrinkles - Improve muscle tone - Decrease puffiness and bags under eyes - Increase blood flow - Healthier radiant skin - Decrease effects of stress on face - Reduce double chins - Lift sagging eyelids - Read more...

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The Secret Sauce Chart

Sauces and dressings add delicious splendor to a otherwise bland meal. Tasty sauces can be made with anywhere from two ingredients or 20 ingredients. When I was the head chef Harbin Hot Springs Restaurant. I would plan the menu ahead time, then my sous chefs and I would cook for hours putting the dinner together. Often in the final minutes before serving the dinner I would quickly create an impromptu sauce or dressing to add to the meal. It was a revelation how many diners would compliment Read more...

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sweeten all your cookie recipes with maple syrup! Here is my favorite cookie recipe that  you can adapted any time. Try using half oat flour, or chop up organic chocolate bars instead of the chips. Experiment and have fun, it is hard to go wrong. Always use organic ingredients. Do it for yourself, for the organic farmers and for the planet. Let me know if you come up with a another great idea! Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 cups pastry flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt 1/2 cup coconut Read more...