
I often tell the story about selling our books and bookshelves when we decided to move to the Caribbean. We literally had an entire room in our house that we used as a library with floor to ceiling bookshelves and we took very few books with us when we left. Now we have Kindles, so we purchase Am...
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This year Parrot Cay picked up FOUR Spa Finder Readers Choice Awards (fully half of COMO Shambhala's EIGHT awards). We won for:* Best for Yoga* Best for Water* Best for Romance* Favorite Spa Manager (Susan Allison)I must say that I am quite disturbed by the lack of a fitness or Pilates category! ...
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In my ongoing search for the best eye cream I have finally settled on a product that is rich enough to feel moisturizing yet light enough to wear every day in this harsh Caribbean climate. And no, it is not a special brand that is hard to find. I use Loreal's basic RevitaLift® Eye Cream and it wo...
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I often have my guests at Parrot Cay doing burpees (also known as squat thrusts) in Cross Training class and Fitness privates. They are a great, intense, no equipment necessary way to build strength and endurance while getting your heart rate up. Enjoy!
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Image via WikipediaSeveral guests whom I have worked with over the past year are going to personal trainers at home specifically for what they call "Core Training". While that is good in many ways the disturbing thing is that they all come here with no idea of how to actually engage their core mu...
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I was thinking back today over my years of teaching Pilates and fitness and how many exercise myths I had come across in the last 2 decades. As you may know from seeing my work on line, I am a believer in moderation. Intense exercise, yes, but for short spurts and within a pain free zone.Even wit...
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Lynda Lippin - Pilates, Fitness, Reiki Importing blog feed using NetworkedBlogs

Lynda Lippin - Pilates, Fitness, Reiki Importing blog feed using NetworkedBlogs

Images from Anodea Judith's chakra material at Sacre Centers This video gives a brief overview of the chakras or energy centers in the human body. Reiki helps balance the chakras leading to better functioning of the whole person...

I just received an email from Reiki Master, author, and teacher Mari Hall about an upcoming Reiki Master's Course she is planning in Tuscany, Italy next year (2010)...

Cover of Reiki: A Comprehensive GuideWhen I was in New York I had a fabulous lunch with Pamela Miles, a brilliant, beautiful, and witty Reiki Master teacher, practitioner, and author.Last year Pamela gave some presentations along with Dr...

Images from Anodea Judith's chakra material at Sacre Centers This video gives a brief overview of the chakras or energy centers in the human body. Reiki helps balance the chakras leading to better functioning of the whole person...

Lynda Lippin - Pilates, Fitness, Reiki My review of the latest book on scoliosis and pilates, "Curves, Twists, and Bends"
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In my years of teaching Pilates I have worked with many many clients with scoliosis. Some had full spinal fusions with Harrington rods, and some just managed on their own. Some where professional dancers ...

Lynda Lippin - Pilates, Fitness, Reiki Pamela Miles explaining Reiki to medical professionsal - a must listen!
PractiCAM Workshop: Reiki--What Every Clinician Needs to Know - Movement Therapies - Integrative Pra
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Reiki is non-invasive and incorporating it in clinical practice can support the delivery of health care in a wide range of settings, including ob/gyn, pediatrics, cardiac, pain/palliative care, infectious disease, rehab, and hospice.














