Last week I told you about Praise Moves – a great Christian Alternative to Yoga.

Today I want to tell you about another great fitness program that also incorporates faith (isn’t it wonderful how many people have figured out how to work faith into fitness? Very cool!)

This program is called “Fit for Faith” by Kimberley J. Payne. I’ve had the pleasure of a couple of conversations with Kimberley, and I really like her humble, down to earth style. Great lady.

Kimberley has published a workbook called “Fit for Faith – 7 weeks to improved spiritual and physical health”. It’s kind of like a gentle boot camp that teaches you how to:

1. become more physically active
2. improve your prayer life
3. make healthy eating a habit
4. read and study the Bible
5. stretch your body
6. write a journal entry
7. dispel common myths

Not bad for 7 weeks! The workbook is well laid out, and you can get a copy for just $25.95 at her site. She has some other goodies there, too, so take a minute to check out her site and see if it doesn’t inspire you to great things!

Darlene

The truth is, I absolutely hate Halloween. Except for adorable little children in fluffy costumes, I don’t see that the holiday has a single redeeming feature. Blood, guts, decomposing bodies, horrifying monsters all decorating our kids and our streets, nasty kids out there wanting to create damage and havoc, and then weeks of sugar crashes. No siree. Not for me. I wish someone would ban it.

However, I don’t want to be a humbug, so to make up for my bad feelings about Halloween, I’m giving anyone and everyone a gift.

It’s taken a lot of hours of writing and research, not to mention years of trial and error, but it’s finally done! The PraiseWalker Primer is ready and available for anyone who wants to have a simple, stress-free, pain-free way to get physically, mentally, and spiritually fit.

Here’s what it is:

• It’s a 126- page, nicely illustrated, step-by-step program for people who neither have the time nor the energy to work on wellness
• The program starts from total couch potato and eases you into a regular walking program over a period of 8 weeks
• You get small steps, working on only one area at a time for a two week period so there’s no overwhelm
• You get a specially designed journal that uses the latest research in accelerated learning to actually program your mind for success
• You learn creative prayer techniques that you can eventually apply to your walking program
• You master each of the pieces of PraiseWalking so you’re ready for level one which will train you to walk 5k
• and there’s are some simple nutritional tricks and suggestions that will help you lose weight without being hungry.

Better than that, I giving it away. For Free. No strings attached.

For those of you wanting to join me in Florida in January 2010, this is your first step, and it starts on Monday, Nov 1 if you want to keep up with the whole program.

Get the e-book here:

Happy Halloween!

Darlene

I love Mondays. They feel like a fresh beginning, don’t you think? A chance at a new week, a new start, new challenges! Woohoo! I’m afraid I’m both a “yeah Monday” and an “early bird” – probably makes me an anathema to most people, LOL!

Ok, well, what if we made this Monday the beginning of something new and exciting. What if we actually began something that would set you up for energy, health, physical and spiritual strength, and a deep, abiding relationship with God. Whew! That’s a load of big promises, isn’t it? And of course, it’s not up to me, it’s up to you. I’m just here to nudge, challenge, and hopefully inspire. You have to play with things until you find what works for you.

Let’s begin with this week’s challenge: Learning to Live Mindfully.

Let me suggest a way of doing this by simply starting with taking stock of where we are – just tell ourselves the truth. Here’s how that might happen:

• Get yourself a great journal and a really nice pen – you know, one that inspires you to write (ok, I’m also a sucker for beautiful stationery – Staples is my favourite store!) If you’re not too keen on writing, check out online journals – or simply open up a new Word document – and do your homework online
• Now ask yourself – how do I feel about myself, physically? What do I like best? What am I embarrassed about? What things don’t I like that I have control over (even if it doesn’t feel like you have control!) What do I want people to see when they look at me? Try and write a good three pages on this, before moving on. That way you know you’ve gotten to the real issues.
• Now do the same for your spiritual life: Where are you at? Where do you struggle? What do you enjoy? What do you wish it looked like? Felt like? What do you want to communicate to others about who you are, spiritually? Again, try and get a good three pages on this, as well.

Now, don’t do it all in one sitting! Take time several times this week to just get clear on where you are. Get it in a journal so you can map your success.

That’s it for today! See you Wednesday with some thoughts on living mindfully with our physical selves.

Darlene