About Me

SMILE!!! Breath deeply!!!

There's no reason to be unhappy! Life is beautiful!!
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"Love is metaphysical gravity."
R. Buckminster Fuller
"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life."
Leo Buscaglia
"Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other." Euripides~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HAPPINESS THROUGH MOVEMENT:
I'm the owner of my own Yoga + holistic fitness studio, right where it all started, in Amsterdam NY!
the Natural Method
~ 14 East Main St- Downtown ~
Amsterdam NY
www.natural-method.com
I believe in movement to strengthen your body, to free your mind and to enjoy your self.
I want my students to walk away from class breathing deeply, standing tall, feeling confident, inspired and recharged.
It all comes down to HAPPINESS! The Natural Method is about finding your deepest happiness and vitality, starting with movement and thought.

LIVE LIKE A LOCAL.

I am heading a campaign, inspired by the 100-mile diet (100milediet.org) to inspire a sense of joy and pride in our community. Let's celebrate the unique and the beautiful right here in our backyard!! Look for signs all over Amsterdam and the area!
Every place in the world has unique foods & restaurants, stores and resources that need to be celebrated and patronized, or else they disappear. Let's celebrate our architecture, our farms, our unique landmarks and our natural environment for what they are instead of wishing we were somewhere else or something different.
We can all appreciate traveling to different places, and enjoy the interesting sights, sounds, tastes and experiences of those places. Why don't we treat our home with that same respect and love?
A typical North American diet, with food that travels an average of 1500 miles from farm to plate, consumes 17 times the fuel of a regional diet. A regional diet supports the community economy & socially and food is fresher and more delicious and nutritious that way!
Contact me for more info, I love to share! or look at www.natural-method.com/local.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
Buddha

My Interests

The love of my life, James

Love ~ Compassion ~ Looking on the Bright Side ~ Living vividly and passionately in the present moment ~ Goodness ~ The Golden Rule ~ Being myself no matter what it costs ~ Manners & Respect ~ YOGA ~ Dancing strengthens my body and sets my soul free!! ~ Taking all of the suffering, stress & negativity from the rest of the world and turning it into joy & happiness to share ~ Learning from everything and everyone and every moment ~ Mother Nature ~ localtarianism + vegetarianism~ Sharing my Passionate Local Cooking with others ~ Languages ~ Travel ~ LIVING LIKE A LOCAL!

"To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever."
Henry Drummond

"With our thoughts, we make the world. "
Buddha

"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."
Buddha

I'd like to meet:

"Wherever there is another human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." -Seneca

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Dreamers, believers, thinkers, compassionate people, localtarians, buddhas, yogis, artists, hermits, travelers... I am practicing loving all things with all of my heart & soul- not just certain people, but all people, animals, rocks and trees, all the living, feeling, spirited inhabitants of Mother Earth

"The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different." -Hippocrates

"Love is my religion - I could die for it."
John Keats

--I've found my love... the Love Of My Life, the life that I love... I am in love with the entire magical universe, including you. We are all beautiful inside.

I am eternally grateful for every opportunity, every blessing and person, place and thing that I encounter... it all shapes me..

Music:

TEN YEAR VAMP! & BLACK TOOTH GRIN!
AWESOME local bands, GREAT people, AND I'm addicted to their shows!!!!!!^_^

Bacon Bits -put on a great show down there en Miami- my favorite band to dance to!
(I miss you guys!!!!!! Besos! XXOO)

John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Norah Jones, older Jewel, newer Red Hot Chili Peppers, RadioHead...to name a few.

Jazz, crooners, Jack Johnson, Hawaiian/surf, Elvis, classical, spanish & middle eastern, rock/classic rock/alternative, 80's, some really girly stuff too here and there!

Many more, anything that brings me energy, a smile, inspiration, or peace...thank you artists!

Movies:

So many. I love film as art. I love to be challenged to think a different way or compelled to cry for the sake of imaginary characters.

Anything that touches my heart, makes me laugh at how ridiculous human beings are, or makes me re-align my perspective in any way.

Documentary: What the Bleep Do We Know, The Secret, Super-Size Me, March of the Penguins...
Sweet:Spanglish, 50 First Dates, Mr. Deeds, Pirates of the Carribean, Sweet November, A walk in the Clouds...what?! I'm in for anything romantic, as long as the plot is decent. My definition thereof is unique.
Funny: Big Lebowski, Office Space...
Other: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fight Club, Amelie...

Television:

Easily can live without it. In fact, I prefer life without TV.

"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." -Albert Einstein

Books:

*Anything by James Harrison

*"Anam Cara" Celtic Wisdom by O' Donohue, really inspiring!

*Anything by the Dalai Lama is amazing. I have ten of his books! I've read three so far.

Someday I might write my own.

"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue."
Buddha

Heroes:

~My mom. She's a stunning example of selfless love and generosity. She's amazing. I aim to be as generous as she is. Mom, You only need to believe in yourself as much as you believe in others.

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. "
Buddha

Mother Teresa was a fully enlightened Karma Yogi. Her example moves my soul. Bravery and complete devotion to a belief in goodness, put into loving action.....

"The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread."
Mother Teresa

"A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be." -Albert Einstein

"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men." Leonardo da Vinci

"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." Abraham Lincoln

My Blog

don’t use myspace anymore- how to contact me

Hey everyone, as you might have figured out, I have no time and or desire to myspace anymore.If you want to be my friend, recieve info about my studio or say hi!-email me at [email protected]...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:49:00 PST

My Own Radio Show- Fridays at 11am!

I am on WCSS 1490 am (your community service station) with my own show- the Natural Method!!!Every Friday at 11-noon I'm on talking about natural living, localtarianism, healthy local eating, yoga, ho...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Wed, 02 May 2007 03:11:00 PST

SEED FESTIVAL!!!!!!!!!!!

The Seed Festival is back! CELEBRATE THE HERE AND NOW! ^_^***** The Seed Festival is a seasonal fair held at the Natural Method Yoga studio, that celebrates local art and culture, and a spirit of com...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Wed, 02 May 2007 03:05:00 PST

Why I love Yoga

I love how my body grumbles and starts out stiff and splintery, but by the time my hands hit the mat twice I am thanking the Universe for my blessed existence, because it feels that good to stretch.I ...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:31:00 PST

Live Like a Local on Channel 9 news

Live Like a Local.I was lucky enough to be on Channel 9 news, so if you missed it, please follow this link to check it out:http://capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp? ArID=208127Live Like ...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:13:00 PST

every hour should be HAPPY

Happy hour at the Natural Method (downtown Amsterdam) is an energizing and cathartic mix of your choice- drumming or yoga. 5-6:15 is our regularly scheduled Happy Hour Yoga (which is an all-levels cla...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:05:00 PST

Live Drumming, Happy Hour Fridays

This is amazing. I am thrilled to let you all know that Fridays at 4:45 to 6:30 pm, the studio is open for a free, casual, end-of-the-week-attitude-adjustment-Happy-Hour drum circle. Bring your drum a...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:11:00 PST

Health is Happiness....

Spring is beginning, so I wanted to take a few moments to reach out to everyone. This is an email to appreciate and inspire you all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There i...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:50:00 PST

Happy St. Patrick's Day

AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH Good Luck!! I hope it works...May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin ..or two; May the sun always shine on your windowpane; ..May a r...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:14:00 PST

The Seed Festival (Amsterdam)

I have started something that I can only have faith will catch on, and grow. It is a festival to be held four times a year in Amsterdam (at my studio until it outgrows it!). It celebrates local talent...
Posted by Mrs. Jiggady on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:28:00 PST