THRiVE Health Studios - An Integrative Health Studio

The Foundation of Yoga

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:45:19 +0000

LAY THE FOUNDATION & EXPAND YOUR YOGA PRACTICE.

Students who join will meet once per week, for five consecutive Saturdays, starting this February 23.

Over the course of five weeks, students will grasp a solid understanding to some of the most fundamental components of a strong, healthy yoga practice. As the series develops into more intermediate/advanced concepts, so too will your practice grow allowing you to confidently take your practice into any studio that happens upon your path.

COURSE SYLLABUS:

One topic will be respectively covered at each meeting time. 1. Introduction to Body Alignment & Its Application to Any Pose 2. Standing Postures 3. Floor Postures 4. Healthy Spine: Backbends & Twisting 5. Arm Balances & More Advanced Variations

WORKSHOP BENEFITS: · Learn proper ALIGNMENT in the key poses of yoga. · Learn about how poses might be modified to best fit each person’s individual needs. · Understand the key components of each posture to PREVENT INJURY and systematically HEAL the body through consistent practice. · Build CONFIDENCE through progressive learning. · Build up your yoga practice from a STRONG FOUNDATION.

PRICES: *Early Bird Special – $125 per person; $200 for 2 people. After February 20th – Series: $150 per person; Single Class: $40 per person. **All THRiVE Members will receive a 10% DISCOUNT on tuition for their Workshop.

CALENDAR:

Saturday, Feb 23, Mar 2, 9, 16 & 23 from 2-4p

We invite you to THRiVE over this five week journey!

2150 Portsmouth Houston, Texas 77098 (713) 969-9141

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THRiVE | Hip Hop

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:20:36 +0000

THRiVE Hip Hop It’s Not Just Fitness, It’s Attitude.

Coming February 12, 2013

Come get your sweat on to the hot beats and the cool moves of this invigorating Hip Hop class!

Planet Funk’s Jason Anderson will lead students through a fun, exhilarating workout and teach students how to master this popular dance style. Set in THRiVE’s distinctive Fitness Studio, Hip Hop will be paired with great music, lighting and ambiance to make all feel and look like a total rock star. After all, this is not just fitness, it’s attitude!

CLASS INFO:

First Class: Tuesday, February 12th. Schedule: Tuesdays 8:30 – 9:30pm Instructed by Jason Anderson

CLASS RATES:

Drop-In: $15 5-Class Pack (no expiration): $50.00 Monthly – $40

THRiVE Member Monthly: $25

Have questions?…we can help.

tel: 713.969.9141

email: info@thrivehealthstudios.com

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{The pursuit of happiness}

Jenna — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:44:28 +0000

Anne Frank once said, “Look at all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” While quotes such as these can be momentarily inspirational, the sustained state of happiness continues to elude people despite the fact that the majority’s primary goal in life is “just to be happy.” This then begs a few questions: Is happiness merely a genetic predisposition? Is it based soley on one’s circumstances? Or, do we all really have a say in our own happiness despite biology and circumstance? Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology whose purpose was summed up in 1998 by Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: “We believe that a psychology of positive human functioning will arise, which achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build thriving individuals, families, and communities.” The documentary, HAPPY, seeks to share the wisdom of traditional cultures and the cutting edge science that is now, for the first time, exploring human happiness. Through powerful interviews, the film explores what makes people happy across the world. Click here to watch the trailer. Directed by – Roko Belic Executive Producer – Tom Shadyac Produced by – Eiji Shimizu, Frances Reid, Roko Belic

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{The shirt on my back}

Jenna — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:11:53 +0000

Razor back tank made from brushed cotton for a fitted, comfortable look. Contact us to place a pre-order and save 25% off the original price! Reg: $20 Sale: $15 Racer strips, primary colors, and a clean design. Need we say more? With sizes in both men and women THRiVE is ready to bring on thermal season! Contact us for more details on how to get 25% off the original store price. Reg: $35 Sale: $25

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{Uniques to know}

Jenna — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:29:03 +0000

“You have a talent that is unique in its expression, so unique that there’s no one else alive on this planet that has that talent, or that expression of talent. This means that there’s one thing you do, and one way of doing it, that is better than anyone else on this entire planet” (

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{Runners Wanted}

Jenna — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:40:13 +0000

THRiVE is officially sending a team to compete in the BCS Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday, December 9th, 2012. If you would like to compete in a future endurance event, be sure to attend THRiVE dash on Sunday mornings at 7:00a. Dash Director, Graham Forssman, is highly connected in the running and endurance fitness world. He loves helping people become athletes and gets pumped to coach individuals and small groups for upcoming events.

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{You’re Invited} Let’s Party!

Jenna — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:29:43 +0000

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{Fall Flowers}

Jenna — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:21:31 +0000

Fresh flowers add a sense of life, vitality, and freshness to one’s home or office. It also makes having dinner at home or even just a late night cup of tea quite nice. Check out what the flower market at the Montrose Whole Foods had to offer this week.

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{Alzheimers = Diabetes Type III?}

Jenna — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:04:51 +0000

The field of public health has been discussing the link between Alzheimers and sugar intake for the past 7 years and was a huge point of discussion during my master’s degree. In short, we all eat too much sugar. The National Institute of Health advocates eating only 50g of sugar per day and most nutrition experts say that number should be closer to 40g. To give you all some perspective, here is a list of categories with their associated sugar content:

Vegetables: 1-9 grams per serving
Fruit: 8-25 grams per serving
Soda: 40- 65 grams per serving (12 oz)
Candy: 34-54 grams per serving (This usually only accounts for 1/3 – 1/2 of the entire package of candy)
Icecream: 21-30 grams per serving (A serving of icecream is 1/2 cup aka approximately the size of 2 golf balls)
Alcohol: Although most wine and beer has less than 10g of sugar, alcohol (particularly on an empty stomach) depletes the glycogen storage in the body and interferes with the body’s ability to sustain proper blood sugar levels.
Yogurt: 14-26 grams (for individual containers)
Milk: 13 grams (for 1 glass)
Pasta sauce: 7-13 grams per 1/2 cup serving
BBQ sauce: 13-17 grams per 2 T serving
Baked Goods: 8-35 grams per 1 palm-sized portion.

Next time you’re at the grocery store or in your pantry, look at how much sugar is in common items you consume. I remember when I started looking at this, I was shocked. It seemed like everything in our refrigerator had sugar! If you’d like to look up how many grams of sugar are in common items at your house, visit: http://www.sugarstacks.com/ and scroll to the bottom for a list of categories.

I know what you all are thinking, I eat sugar in the afternoon because it gives me a little energy. Eating items high in sugar lead to a yo-yo effect with energy. The more sugar you eat, the bigger the energy crash will be. For high energy, eat small meals (low in sugar) throughout the day. This will keep your energy up, your mood up, AND your metabolism sky high!

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{Gnocchi Night Feast}

Jenna — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:48:36 +0000

Although we do not promote simply one style of eating, at THRiVE we generally advocate something called “90/10.” Coined by Joshua Rosenthal, founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the only thing you really need to know from this is simple- eat whole foods, mostly plants 90% of the time, and allow some wiggle room 10% of the time. We distinguish between these two by calling it “fueling” and “feasting.” 90% of the time, one eats no frills fuel that provides high energy and nutrition. 10% of the time, one can (and should) feast. After all, there are seasons to celebrate and food often serves as the focal point that allows people to take pause, come together, and give thanks. As food bonds, food can also isolate. Take a moment to explore how “fueling” and “feasting” intersect other areas of your life. How does each impact your work, exercise, physical intimacy, social relationships, spirituality, and mood? Last week, Jonathan and I met up with our dear friends, Gilbert Sawtelle and Meagan McKellar for “Gnocchi Night.” Although all of us eat clean during the week, this night was about good friends coming together, listening to the Beatles on their record player, THRiVE commissioning Gilbert to do our “Inspirational Wall” in the fitness room, and feasting. And feast we did! After living in Italy for six months, I can say with confidence that Meagan has a very mature cooking style that rivals even some of the best chefs in Tuscany. (I know, big talk!) So here is a pictoral display of an evening of feasting. How do you like to feast? – {Setting up a quality party} Pre-chopped ingredients left out on a cutting board to fill the kitchen with their aroma, red wine, and a chalkboard displaying the evening’s menu. {Preparing to make the dough} Meagan had already prepared the potatoes so that we could go straight to rolling the dough. It was great to be her guest. She did all the grunt work and let us do the fun parts! {Rolling in the dough} With plenty of flour nearby, handling the dough was a rather neat operation. {Moment of truth} Prior to cutting the dough into the usual gnocchi pices, Meagan arranged the dough logs parallel to analyze similarities in width to ensure uniform gnocchi. {Indication of a mature chef} Here Meagan is allowing the sauce to rest prior to the grand culmination of culinary artistry.

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