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In 10 more days we will be in Long Beach for Tony Robbin’s Unleash the Power Within LIVE seminar.  Tony Robbins has scaled the frequency of his marathon Unleash the Power Within seminars live (in person) to approx. 2 times a year. We are set to attend the upcoming one in Long Beach next weekend (August 10-13, 2007).

Stay tuned, as we will provide a full review of the seminar.

In the meanwhile, I found this video that is supposed to be like a Cliff’s Notes version of the long seminar that we are attending. Hope you enjoy!

BUYER BEWARE: If you purchase an Unleash The Power Within seminar or other seminars, make sure that your event is LIVE as Tony Robbins has pre-recorded and recorded live seminars. For example, the seminar we are attending is the seminar where the man himself (Tony) will be there, but the seminar is also recorded live and can be viewed simultanously in remote locations (including San Francisco, etc.). The crazy thing is that the remote seminars are around the same price!!! We felt it would be well-worth the extra airfare/hotel expense for the live experience.

 For more information on Tony’s events, click here

We wanted to take a moment to share this inspirational video of a speech that Steve Jobs’s gave at Stanford University.  His wish to all to “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” is a great message, and powerful words to live by!

For a text version of Steve’s powerful speech:

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html 

Powerful Speaker and self-published Arun ‘Yogi’ Parekh inspires followers and readers at his lectures (pictured above - photos courtesy of artipresentations.com). In his new book, Success is Your Birthright (My 5 Power Principles) Parekh teaches that success and happiness is what each person seeks in his/her lifetime, which can be achieved by the following 5 power principles:

1. Vision - having a clear vision of where you want to go
2. Values - having a vision that contributes to the world in a positive way and is in line with personal values.
3. Visualization - visualizing what is wanted materializing into your life
4. Positive attitude - maintaining positive thoughts, mitigating negative thoughts, and surrounding self in a positive environment
5. Inner voice - your conscience/inner guide

Although Parekh doesn’t claim to be presenting anything that hasn’t already been taught by his proceeding mentors, he does argue that his fifth principle, Inner Voice (i.e., your conscience, or source of moral/spirtual guidance) is often overlooked as a key factor of success. Listening to you Inner voice when you are at a crossroads is a key factor to ensuring your success and happiness. Woven throughout the 5 power principles must also be Desire for what it is you want so that you may manifest the object of success or happiness that you seek.

Overall, I think Arun ‘Yogi’ Parekh is a wonderful speaker and philosopher that delivers a simple, yet profound message to his audience. His stories, and nuggets of wisdom that he presents in a format similar to Deepak Chopra’s talks, make his events well worth attending.

More information on Arun ‘Yogi’ Parekh, his events, and new self-published book Success is Your Birthright, can be found on  his website: www.artipresentations.com

Other Publications by Arun Parekh (discounted on Amazon) at:

I am somewhat new to the whole cleanse experience, however, after receiving lackluster results after months of “dieting”, I started researching causes for my slow weight loss (yo-yo of 5-7 lbs loss over 6 months). I kept reading about the importance of doing a cleanse prior to a full-diet regime, so finally I bit the bullet, went to Whole Foods, and bought what was recommended as the ‘complete cleanse’ program by the helpful salesperson in the Supplement aisle.

After 2 weeks of swallowing a dark brown concoction of Psyllium-based powder (2x’s a day), followed by other herbal concoctions comprising of sweet bitters, etc. (also 2 times a day), my system was actually regular. Most importantly, my cravings for salty snacks (chips being the culprit of my failed diets), and sweets subsided. When going through a cleanse, some people report cold-like symptoms which is supposed to be symptomatic of the toxins clearing your body. Once my body started responding to the cleanse (after about 2-3 days), I had symptoms of a mild cold which lasted for a couple days.

Also, I found out after the fact, that there are some good cleanses that you can take in the pill form (my Chinese herbalist recommended the popular Super Cleanse, for more details see: Nature’s Secret - Super Cleanse, 200 tablets)

After the cleanse, I started a diet that supported the cleanse. My choice was Dr. Robert Young’s pH miracle diet, and products. My main goal was accomplished – cleanse my body (as something must have been out of whack for me to not lose weight), and I started losing weight. Also, I started being able to ‘tune more’ into my body to recognize when I needed water, more veggies, more protein, etc.

With summer bbq’s, and holidays laden with too much junky, salty, fried, or sweet foods, it’s a great time to cleanse out unwanted toxins, junk food cravings, and maybe even lose a couple of lbs. This time, I am going to try the popular Nature’s Secret Super Cleanse, and get back on Young’s diet for further balance.

Recommended Reading: The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health By: Dr. Robert Young