Archive for July, 2010
Concsious Dancing & Pool Hopping
Jul 17th
Awesome!
Alright, so tonight after work, which was a whole ordeal in itself, I hurried home to my new place to meet Nate and Julia at the apartment, where we quickly left to go out to a conscious dance in Scottsdale. I’ve never been, so wasn’t sure what to expect, but if you know me then you’ll know my propensity toward open mindedness…
So anyway, we drove to the back of this church, got out of the car and walked into a small room with wood floors and decorative flags and tapestries around the room…
To my surprise, we weren’t late! (I’m late to everything in my life…) Anyway, to make a long story short, I had an awesome time at the conscious dance because I had the chance to dance to a SUPER-WIDE variety of music that I wouldn’t normally dance to…
And what’s more than that was that we were encouraged to dance our own way, however we wanted, whatever our bodies told us to do… Having that freedom to express myself was liberating and healing. It was nothing like dancing in public or at the clubs…
It’s like being a kid again, dancing to music you’ve heard for the first time… You don’t care what you look like, or what you’re doing… It feels right, and even though I probably looked like a fool to most people, I had an awesome time.
But we spent a lot of energy and were tired after dancing for 2 hours, so afterward we went to the Hyatt and went pool hopping in their awesome water gardens. If you’ve never checked out the pools at the Hyatt I suggest you do…
They have so many different pools of so many different sizes, it’s almost unreal. What really took me away were the plants. The palm trees and cacti were growing tall and healthy… Signs that this place had been around for a long time… It kind of reminded me of what it would be like if I lived in ancient Greece or Rome.
And who could forget Nate’s quote… “I feel like a flower pedal”
Now it’s been a long day and it’s time to get some rest… Leave me a comment if you’ve ever attended a conscious dance, or if you’ve ever pool-hopped at the Hyatt… or if you’ve ever been to Greece or Rome…
Cheers
- Josiah Jones
Raw Experiment: Jalapeno Smoothie Breakfast
Jul 9th
Yesterday I picked some vegetables from the garden at my mom’s house and promised myself I’d eat them for breakfast the next morning. I picked some tomatoes, jalapenos and eggplant and brought them to my new apartment. I love to drink smoothies for breakfast, but those vegetables weren’t exactly smoothie material…
Half-joking with my roommate I said, “Maybe I’ll put some of these jalapenos in my smoothie”
She replied with something like, “You can use my chocolate powder to make it a super energy smoothie if you want”
When I awoke this morning I thought I’d give it a try… I wasn’t exactly sure why I wanted to put jalapenos in my fruit smoothie, but I like spicy food and I like smoothies, so why not, right?
Alright, so here’s what went into my smoothie this morning after I got back home from my morning exercise…
- Banana
- Mango
- Blueberry
- Blackberry
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
- Orange Juice
- Broccoli
- Jalapenos
- Almond milk
- Hemp protein
- Raw cocoa powder
My initial reaction when I tried the smoothie was a big “Uh-oh!” because it was a lot spicier than I anticipated. Then it seemed to get spicier with every sip, so I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to finish it all… It really had some KICK to it!
It kicked me in the mouth when I tried it for the first time and it’s kickin’ around in my stomach right now… but it’s AWESOME! The chocolate and the jalapeno combined with all the raw fruit and protein makes my body feel awake from the inside out.
The jalapenos I used were extra ripe from my own garden, instead of the normal green color they were bright red, which is probably why this smoothie was so spicy. If you need some extra energy in the morning and can handle some extra zing in your day, you should give this one a try!