Dear Students:
During early adulthood when I began eating a vegan diet, I started eating soy products such as tofu, soy milk, etc. Very quickly, I began having digestive problems, a bloated stomach and very low energy. Walking became an effort that felt like trudging through water.
My boyfriend at the time, was having similar troubles and began pointing his finger at the soy products. I was in disbelief, and gratefully his research changed my mind. He discovered that in this country, soy is processed with hexane, a toxin much like gasoline.
We immediately stopped eating soy, including products that have soybean oil in them and began reading labels more closely. On our first soy-free day, we agreed that it felt like our bodies were detoxing. After the detoxification was complete, our energy levels increased and we were happy as could be.
About a year ago, at my favorite grocery store, I met Christine who was very concerned about her health. She was experiencing digestive issues along with brain fog and headaches. She was worried because her doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with her. I asked her many questions and when she confirmed that she ate a lot of tofu, I understood her problem.
I suggested that she try for one week, to not eat any soy. I also let her know that most restaurants cook with soybean oil and to avoid that as well. I warned her about the detox stage and assured her that the next time I saw her, she would give me a big hug, if she did as I suggested.
I sensed that I dropped the bomb a little too quickly as I could see in her eyes that she believed she could not live without tofu. So I introduced her to tofu made from hemp and garbanzo beans and gave her other ideas.
As predicted, about two months later, Christine hugged me with feisty joy, and 
shared she was happily surprised by the results of the experiment. She explained, since soy is in almost everything it was hard for her to completely abstain from it, at first. But after a night out at her favorite restaurant, that gave her such a bad, “soy” headache, she knew her efforts were well worth it.
Every time, I see Christine she has more energy and walks with a greater skip in her step. She shed ten pounds without trying, which I have seen happen for others as well. After her boyfriend saw the changes in her, he also decided to give up soy. He used to swear by it as his protein source so this was another pleasant surprise for her.
Christine asked me several times, to write about her story. She wants everyone to know that her symptoms of years, only took days to go away! I agree with her, that as many people as possible need to know this information! Please pass it on.
~Donna
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wondering how she ended up with debilitating back pain at the age of twenty-five.
hold back your words” so she could feel how it effected her physically, emotionally and behaviorally. As her awareness and movement improved I pointed out her differences so she could learn from them.
Each individual uniquely organizes themselves in a different way of being.
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stopped up, I want to share a short Awareness Through Movement lesson with you. This may help you find a more true center so your sinuses can remain happy this summer. Always remember to move with ease and not force yourself at any time while moving during this lesson:
before. Interlace your hands and place them on top of the side of your face that is closest to the ceiling. Let your elbows rest on the floor.
6) Bend your knees at a 90 degree angle so your feet are facing the ceiling. Let your knees and feet be comfortably apart.
7) Gently move your feet a little to the left and right of your midline. Notice if you go further in one direction than the other. See if you can move your feet the same distant to the left and right of the middle of your vertebrae. Notice how you roll your pelvis-does it remind you of a steering wheel? Sense the turning of the pelvis going up through your vertebral column towards your skull. How many vertebrae can you sense turning? 
8) Rest on your back and roll your head. What part of the back of your head do you roll on? Has it changed?
9) Simply explore the same movements on the other side.
10) After resting on your back, slowly come to standing and sense where your head and eyes are in relation to the horizon. Turn your head a small amount to the left and right as if to say “no”. Notice where your head is in relation to the central axis.
“We act, not as our body is, but what we feel of it.
How did you feel about yourself and your life situation a year ago?
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this particular day, I couldn’t tell what time of year it was during the hike. I encountered an ever changing terrain underneath my feet that felt like I was going through all four seasons in a few minutes.