Candle in the Wind

Energy doesn't just start in your body

it doesn't just have to do with muscles

Energy initiation and motivation

also starts in the brain, the Limbic system

energy starts in the Limbic system 

the area of the brain that has to do with four things:

emotion, sex, spirituality and intuition

Your tiredness, can come from

stuck emotions

stuck sex

a lack of spirituality

or lack of intuition about a problem in your life

This is one important aspect of energy promotion in your life

if you wanna improve the battery

igniting energy in your life

you have to look into importing more joy [more emotions]

If you wanna jump start your motivation

you wanna look at

what's blocking your love and joy in your life

you wanna look into expressing and releasing

the anger that someone took away joy and love

(use Louise hay's anger releasing technique)

Get it out cause

anger is the most adrenalin-genic and cortisol-genic emotion 

(yaani stimulates adrenalin and cortisol release) that makes you exhausted

and being around people who are angry is also very exhausting

Plus, if you don't have spiritual purpose in your life

you're gonna be bored

you're not gonna have enough

initiative and stimulation in your daily activities

and you'll have trouble feeling motivated

Therefore what you do daily is gonna lack stimulation

and it's your soul's way of letting you know [what i'm doing] 

that's not what I wanna be motivated towards

That's not fatigue it's intuitive alignment

intuitive alignment

by Dr. Mona Liza Schultz

as heard on hayhouseradio.com

Bauhinia Spring

Compiled by Samia Zeitoun

First published in Heliopolis Magazine, April 2001

"One of the most attractive flowering trees is now on show in our streets announcing the approach of spring. Look out for the pink, white or lavender orchid-like blossoms of the Bauhinia Variegata tree. It is a medium sized deciduous tree native to India and China. Its lobe-shaped leaves have given it the popular common name of camel foot tree or Khuf el-Gamal.

... A tradition held in Hong-Kong, called the Bauhinia Festival, casts national attention on this beautiful species,; during the month of March, mass tree plantings are held in specially selected areas in which all the community participates. In addition to improving the city's lanscape and propagating the Bauhinia, it serves as a tourist attraction in Hong Kong."

Egyptian Woman

her gorgeous crystal clear voice.. the egyptian ella fitzgerald!! LEILA MOURAD

Listen on you tube

In-spirit-ion is our TRUE source of energy!

In-spirit-ion comes through dreaming, sibi nafsek, letting go, releasing yourself, developing ideas, traveling

It also comes from persevering in what you undertake and being interested in reading about all things.

In-spirit-ion doesn’t smile back to just anyone!

Two of its basic conditions are serenity and honesty with oneself

Also having a heart that’s full of love for all people and for nature And having faith in the usefulness of your work and your message.
May there be in Egypt goodness, love and sincerity in all fields!

I believe that people can elevate themselves

through love and sincerity of purpose

In this way, Egypt can become truly

one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

Chef Hashem Mohamed, Executive Chef, TIA Heights Makadi Bay

Heroes of the Past

Heroes of the Past, a children's book (Arabic/English) by Hamdi Abu Golayyel (story) and Salah El Mur (illustration), Tibar for Children's Books (publisher).
The book contains the biographies of popular heroes such as Juha or
Abu Zeid Hilali and eight other heroes. During this event a number of other children books in Arabic, English, German and French will also be presented.

دار تيبار لكتب الاطفال تقيم حفل توقيع كتاب "فرسان زمان" باللغة العربية
والانجليزية للكاتب حمدي ابو جليل يسرد فيه السيرة الـذاتية لابطال
شعبيين امثال ابو زيد الهلالي وجحا، رسم الكتاب الرسام صلاح المر.
يتضمن الحفل كتب اخرى للدار باللغة العربية والانجليزية والفرنسية والالمانية.
يقام الحفل بتاريخ ٢٢ يناير 2012 في تمام الساعة السابعة بجاليري
المشربية، ٨ ش شامبليون، وسط البلد – القاهرة.


Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
8, Champollion St., Downtown Cairo
Phone 02 25784494 Mobile 010 1704554
Opening hours: Daily except Friday 11am - 8pm
www.mashrabiagallery.org

Italian Cultural Institute inaugurates its library

On December 20, 2011, the Italian Cultural Institute inaugurated the library of the Institute, the second most relevant among the eighty-nine Institutes in the world with 34,000 books, named after Giuseppe Ungaretti, the Alexandria-born Italian poet.

Copies of Ungaretti's work translated into Arabic by the translator Adel El Siwi, were donated to the guests.
The library is located in Sheikh el Marsafi St., Zamalek.

Gourmandise.. A new twist on an old vice!

La gourmandise est percue comme une valeur positive de quelqu'un de genereux et gai, qui aime la vie.. liee a l'appetit de vie.. elle est l'expression d'un mode de vie decomplexe, bon enfant, comme une joie de vivre affirmee!

There is a change of heart in the old continent about 'gourmandise' (gluttony); no longer a vice, it has become a positive value and denotes someone that is discerning and looks for value in what s/he consumes.

While the French meal with all its attending traditions has been recognised in the Unesco's intangible world heritage, the Mediterranean meal is

gaining widespread media attention:  it features lots of fresh vegetables & fruits, healthy snacks, little meat and poultry, and lots of Olive oil! Eating the Mediterranean way

maintains your healthy body weight while you enjoy the best of nature's healthful, delicious AND nutritious foods.

Four modern healthy eating "Commandments":

“eat a balanced diet”

“avoid unconscious snacking in between meals”

“avoid eating too greasy, salty or sweet foods”

"avoid refined and processed foods"

“Le plaisir ne conduit pas forcement a l'exces. Il est reconciliable avec la santee, il lui est meme necessaire si on considere celle-ci d'une perspective globale, incluant la sante mentale.”

Jean-Pierre Corbeau