Creativity came to me as I looked at the fresh apricots while making guacamole, mushing the avocados down with a fork. The purple yams had already been steaming, just by chance, because it was time to make them. None of these separate ingredients were intended to get mixed together initially. I knew my husband would […]
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Fitness for Fun studio? Anywhere?
Here in Arizona, where the sun shines a lot, we have fantastic athletes. We have award winning dance studios. But not all of us want to spend every minute destroying our cartilage for a physical activity. Some of us want to exercise 2-4 hours a week, while maintaining other focuses like academics. For adults it […]
Pet Peeves and Suggestions About Physical Education in Our State:
1. PE classes alienate the students who the classes are supposed to teach. Anyone who is slightly overweight is immediately intimidated by PE classes. We lose them around first grade. 2. PE teachers focus on competition and team sports. They discourage students from listening to their body when they are in pain. They discourage students […]
Enough With Competitive Sports!
I would like to see more extra-curricular options that give children pleasure through sports without adding stress to their lives. As an adult, when I go to the gym, I do it for pleasure, to unwind and to stay healthy. I have been doing this consistently since I was young. I don’t need a competition […]
HeartMark Yogalates
The original book with the routines and positions for making hearts with the body! This is available for purchase on Amazon. Artist Tali Lehavi invented the heart hand gesture, and then went on to name positions, movements, and entire routines. She was awarded a US patent and trademarked the heart hand gesture. This is the […]
HeartFlakes and Heartcicles!(TM)–A Heartastic Coloring Book
Available for purchase through Amazon, this stunning coloring book celebrates the infinite ways of joining hearts to create the equally infinite range of snowflakes. Lehavi has always marvelled at the diversity in nature. The simple, elegant heart shape is a perfect vehicle to capture this infinite diversity. Perfect as a holiday gift, or year round, […]
Sponap Green Book
New from Planet Heart is The First Craft Book in Which All Designs Connect To Make A Heart Between Them! This exciting compilation, available for purchase through Amazon, shows some of the surprising new geometries that are possible when you consider the spaces that form between objects. The artist Lehavi chose to take “Heart Bites” […]
(Gluten Free) Quinoa Fudge Greek Yogurt Cake from Coconut Oil!
HeartMark is Dancing With the Stars AZ!
Lehavi’s Trademark HeartMark Heart Hand gesture is Raising Funds for the Kidney Foundation of Arizona! Scottsdale, Arizona. Coming this February 24th, celebrity couple Tali Lehavi and Glenn Hamer will be competing in dance with other Arizona superstars at the The JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa. Lehavi is best known for her invention of […]
We’re Dancing with the Stars!
My husband and I are teaming up with Dancing with the Stars to compete in the couples division to raise funds for the National Kidney Foundation of AZ! Check out our website and please buy votes for us! Your votes mean more dollars for the kidney foundation! The HeartMark Brand and patent will be featured […]
The Truth about Split Ends!
By split ends, I am referring to… split ends. It’s a frivolous, flimsy subject matter, except for the industries that earn from selling products or services to combat split ends. If you are a guy, you have no idea what that is. All girls know to fear split ends, but few understand the truth about […]
Nursing is not Easy
The following entries have advice on nursing. I have nursed all three daughters it seems without much of a break for the past decade. While I am writing here information that I rarely see elsewhere, I am not saying any of it is easy. In 2008, I was promoting the heart hand gesture, which I […]
Nursing Benefits that No One Talks About
No one reveals a particular benefit of nursing, so I will. Articles often mention the benefits of antibodies that the mother transfers to the child in the first six months of nursing. These antibodies are a special collection that the mother’s body learned to make from illnesses she had throughout her life. It is useful […]
Nursing on Demand
Nursing on demand means that the mother’s body will be perfectly synchronized with her child’s needs. A mother who nurses on demand purely from her breast and not from a bottle will know when her child is hungry even if she leaves the house. Nature provided a perfect mechanism to keep mothers close enough to […]
Never Schedule Feedings by HeartMark Health
The idea of scheduling a young baby to eat at scheduled times sends shivers down my spine. It is the opposite of everything that HeartMark Health stands for on many levels. First, the baby grows at different rates and changes their periods of activity. This means that the baby will need different amounts of nutrition […]