Taller Slimmer Younger Transformation Challenge with Lauren Roxburgh

I want to always look and feel 10 years younger! How about you? One of the ways that may help you get there is by taking the necessary steps towards transforming your mind, body and ultimately your life! Keeping this goal in mind, I’m so excited to share with you that Glow Girl guest contributor Lauren Roxburgh is announcing her Taller, Slimmer, Younger Transformation & Challenge which opens for enrollment September 2nd for one week only!

This comprehensive online 10-week program includes foam roller workouts, meal plan and recipe guides, detox flush protocol and more. Lauren was coined by goop The Body Whisperer and is a renowned wellness educator and fascia expert. Her easy to follow program will give you the tools you need for a body positive change.

Participation in this unique program is done as part of a community, helping and inspiring each other to get the best results! As you will see from my previous posts and event I hosted for Lauren in June, I’m a huge fan! Lauren’s effective body foam rolling techniques have made her a leader in the latest trends in health and fitness so sign up now! Enrollment is only 4 times a year for just one week.

Read on for more details!

The TSY Transformation Program includes a new progressive foam roller workout each week for 10 weeks. The videos will take you step-by-step, move by move through each exercise. You can stream these on your computer, tablet or phone making it easily accessible from anywhere, at home, in the office or while traveling.

With the program you get a 21-day meal plan and recipes that feature foods that help heal, restore and revitalize your body. Lauren calls these Fascia Foods as they help to repair the connective tissue in your body. The TSY Program also teaches you all about nourishing your body and finding a balance that is sustainable and right for you.

Another key pillar of the Program is your holistic detox flush protocol that helps the body mobilize toxins and eliminate them in a safe, natural and effective way.

There will also be a private Facebook community where Lauren and the participants keep in touch, inspire each other, hold each other accountable and cheer each other on. Lauren is active inside the group and will answer any questions you may have throughout this transformative time.

As well as the 10 week challenge, on Lauren’s site you will see other workouts and sequences inside the Aligned Life Studio including the 7 Day Body Reset Guide. These workouts will help you focus on your alignment, fascia, and intrinsic muscles – with incredibly impressive results!

With hours of workouts and healing sequences arranged by type (Sweat, Calm or Heal), tool (roller, rebounder, mat or other signature products) and time (from under 10 minutes to over an hour) you’ll always find something that will fit into your schedule and suit your needs. New videos are available every month and members also get access to the Aligned Tribe community - a private Facebook community where Lauren shares exclusive content, live streams and interacts with members. The Studio is available on a monthly or annual subscription which can be cancelled at any time.

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I am so excited to share all of these incredible wellness programs from Lauren and hope that you will sign up for the TSY Transformation program today! Lauren truly is an expert in her field so if you want access to the tools to start looking and feeling your best, this is the kick start you may need for Fall!

xxMelissa

More about Lauren:

Lauren discovered her path when her mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer when she was sixteen. Witnessing her mother battle cancer inspired her to choose a career in wellness. She was on a mission to find ways to prevent disease before it manifests in the body. After many years as a student and practitioner, she now teaches her Aligned Life holistic formula all over the world.

Lauren “Lo” Roxburgh has been listed as one of the 8 Tech Pioneers to watch by Entrepreneur magazine, and one of the 16 Women in Wellness to Watch in 2019 by Chalkboard Magazine. Her books include Taller, Slimmer, Younger and her latest, The Power Source.

Top 10 Beverages for Healthy Hydration

Summer may be winding down, but we all know that hydration is a year-round necessity. From sparkling to infused water, CBD tea, and collagen drinks, there are plenty of delicious and healthy options to choose from today. I’ve been trying so many of these lately mostly because I don’t like the taste of regular water and always looking for alternatives to make sure I drink enough daily fluids. Plus, I like to get additional health benefits from my drinks and there are so many great double duty options available. Below you will find my top 10 list of healthy beverages that also contain other essential nutrients. Read on for more!

1. SkinTē : The SkinTē Green Tea Grapefruit drink is a refreshing collagen sparkling tea, delivering nourishment to your skin, hair, and nails. Ingredients include Jasmine tea, hibiscus, hawthorn berry, passion flower, and more. It’s not too sweet and taste delicious. They have three flavors available so check them out - try SkinTē yourself with code GLOWGIRL30 for a 30% discount. 

2. Flow Alkaline Water: If you’re like me, you prefer your water to be ethically sourced, slightly flavored and super delicious - say hello to Flow! This water also comes unflavored but I LOVE the strawberry + rose flavor! Flow water is 100% organic, natural alkaline spring water that has electrolytes and essential minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, and bicarbonate. The 8.1 alkaline pH and provides super charged hydration and the packaging is 100% recyclable.

3. Rosemary Water: If you have a Mediterranean palette and like the taste of rosemary, this refreshing water is perfect for you! Made with 2% pure fresh rosemary extract, and available in still or sparkling form, it’s a flavorful drink that can actually help you to live longer according to the information found on their website. Rosemary is a medicinal herb and has traditionally been associated with longevity, improving memory and the circulatory system. Fun fact: This water was created when Founder David Spencer-Percival visited the Italian village of Acciaroli where one in ten residents make it up to and past their 100th birthday as a result of consuming lots of raw rosemary.

4. Vital Proteins Collagen Water: The delicious naturally flavored water contains 10 grams of collagen and 3 grams of sugar from the juice of real fruit. I love to drink the strawberry lemon flavor (my fave) following a workout, and it’s a great way to get my daily dose of collagen. Vital Proteins Collagen water comes in several flavors and contains no artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors or additives.

5. Oxigen Water: This water is revolutionary as it is enhanced with powerful O4 oxygen molecules into each bottle—100X more than other waters! Drinking Oxigen water will help maintain your optimum oxygen levels for faster muscle recovery, increased stamina and improved focus. The water is packaged with 100% rPET recycled plastic bottles. This is the perfect water to drink if you lead physically and mentally active lifestyle.

6. Glow Inner Beauty Powder by The Beauty Chef: I recently discovered this berry flavored powder at the CITRINE Natural Beauty Bar pop-up in LA and LOVE the taste when mixed with water for a vitamin-packed daily beauty essential! This powder is packed with nutrients and contains more than 20 bio-fermented and probiotic superfoods for glowing skin and a healthy belly. GLOW is designed to not only support gut health, but also collagen synthesis for beautiful skin, hair, and nails. More than 20 bio-fermented, whole-food ingredients—including zinc and vitamin C—support skin health. This healthy product is certified organic, has only 17 calories per serving, contains no sugar and the total carbs are 2.6 grams! Yes please!

7. Zen’s Tea House: I discovered Zen’s teas at the Farmers market earlier this year and love the quality and taste of their organic loose leaf botanical teas. I am a huge fan of their mission to educate customers about botanical medicine and the healing power of complimentary and preventative healthcare. My favorite Zen’s Tea House flavors include the Hawaiian fruit, rooibos, and rose berry. They also offer and package dried stevia leaves to brew and add to your tea (or other beverage) for a 100% natural sweetener. I love to make large pitchers of the Hawaiian fruit flavor and keep them in the fridge as a delicious natural iced tea option. Other popular teas to try from them include golden milk and holy detox but check out their website for all varieties.

8. Pure Inventions: I was at the Ritz Carlton spa in Aspen several years ago where they had a variety of these naturally flavored extracts to add to your water that support your immune system and over all well-being. Since I am always looking for ways to consume more water, this was a perfect match because they tasted great and provided other health benefits. There are so many varieties to choose from including green tea extracts, fruit extracts and more but my new favorite are the coconut water chocolate infusion drops. The taste is subtle but it’s just enough to make drinking water delicious plus these drops are free of sugar, calories, gluten, caffeine, artificial colors and sweeteners!

9. Teaonic: If you feel like you just want to cleanse a little bit, the Teaonic I Love My Liver tea will do the trick. This zero-cal, organic drink tastes of peppermint, ginger, and hibiscus. Yum! They make several other flavors with creative names to match their function like I Love My Gut, I Love My Skin, I Love My Body and more! I discovered these health-focused teas through my friend and celeb nutritionist Elissa Goodman while attending one of her educational fireside chats in LA.

10. Glow Water CBD Tea: As you know, CBD is all the rage right now as it seems to help naturally treat several health issues with formulations derived from cannabis plants that are non-psychotropic. Glow Water makes three different CBD teas to target specific needs: calm, restore, and sleep. This company started as a wellness tea to support an active healthy lifestyle and then evolved into incorporating the power of CBDs—it’s 100% organic, contains 10mg of full spectrum hemp-derived CBD.

Adding Pure Inventions drops to my water while on vacation in Positano.

Try some of these delicious healthy drinks and please let me know your thoughts in the comments below. I would also love to hear about some healthy drinks you enjoy that are not included in this list. Let’s drink up and keep our bodies hydrated to help us look and feel 10 years younger!

xxMelissa

10 Self-improvement Reads for Mind, Body and Soul

It’s important to get in the habit of doing something positive in a place where you feel calm—that happy place for me is at the beach as it’s the perfect environment to catch up on my self-help reading list. I always wish I had more time to actually read at the beach as it is one of my favorite things to do over the summer. Truth be told, I end up finishing most of my books on audible in the car or while I am getting ready in the morning. Over the past few months, I’ve been taking the time to read (or listen to) books that are part of my wellness journey with topics covering the best in exercise, nutrition and ways to improve overall mental health. These reads have been very helpful towards enhancing my own personal growth so I thought I would share them with you! Below are some faves that will be sure to nurture your mind, body and soul.

1. The Power Source -The Hidden Key to Ignite Your Core, Empower Your Body, Release Stress and Realign Your Life by Lauren Roxburgh Body Alignment and wellness expert Lauren Roxburgh recently published her 2nd book, The Power Source where she shares with us the power of unlocking the foundation of your mental and physical health by building strength through the pelvic floor. Lauren is a gives us her insight on how to get a handle on inflammation, bloating, tension, discomfort, anxiety, or pain during sex. She shows us targeted exercises on how to manipulate our fascia to release the toxins that can negatively impact our health such as acute back pain, anxiety, and poor posture. Coined The Body Whisperer by Goop, Lauren guides us step by step through small changes we can make to relieve that stress, open up the body, and move towards a more evolved and empowered way of living. Included in the book are nourishing recipes, holistic therapies and a full toolbox to help realign your body and life. Check out her full line of Aligned Healing Tools here!

2. Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You and Your Waistline by Dr. Steven Gundry

Renown surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry educates us on how your enemies for weight gain are your own genes backed by millions of years of evolution, and offers a proven way to decrease your waistline by outsmarting them. The book is filled with inspirational patient stories and step by step tips and tricks for his eating plan—think no sugar, gluten, “good and bad” fruits and veggies, what meats and fish to eat and more. He also shares his studies on why artificial sweeteners have the same effects as sugar on your health and your waistline and why taking antacids, statins, and drugs for high blood pressure and arthritis masks health issues instead of addressing them. Gundry offers recipes, menus and easy to memorize tips to keep you on track. His nutrition plan is not an easy one but will get you the results you may be looking for in terms of reversing heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and of course weight-gain. I have yet to implement his full plan myself but have modified my diet and incorporated many of his eating do’s and dont’s and found this book to be extremely educational and helpful.

3. The New Health Rules by Dr. Frank Lipman & Danielle Claro

Dr. Frank Lipman is a global leader in the field of health and functional medicine who focuses on the root causes of illness and guides his patients to the deepest, most lasting sources of wellness.
He and Danielle Claro (the deputy editor of Real Simple) co-authored this cutting-edge and beautifully edited book that shares the best wellness secrets to optimal health in a stylish, easy to read format. This book is a great resource for exclusive information that answers so many of the health questions were always curious about. Each page offers an important take-away and tip like some simple rules for getting a good night’s sleep, why yoga is a big deal, the importance of getting some sun, and the benefits of removing toxic products to live a clean, healthy and longer life.

4. 21 Days to Resilience by Dr. Zelana Montminy

This book discusses the desire for more happiness and how to attain it in a healthy way. We are taught to always strive for more and achieve more, but this author focuses on the power of resilience in our own lives, through the ups and downs. 21 Days to Resilience provides the guidance you need to get through anything in your life. Through science-backed research and tips. Dr. Montminy introduces a key trait necessary to improve resiliency and enhance wellbeing, such as gratitude, focus, playfulness, self-respect, and flexibility. Then, with three simple tasks to accomplish in a day - one in the morning, one during the day, and one in the evening. In addition, the book offers a "Take Stock" section that will help you gauge your current level of skill and each chapter ends with a "Lifelong" exercise that offers ways to build the skill as needed to keep your resiliency muscles strong.

5. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

This book takes you on an inspiring spiritual and emotional journey to reach your truest most authentic self through the discovery of truth and light. Tolle guides readers to enlightenment and discusses it’s enemy, the mind. He shows readers the role pain plays in our lives and how we can best process it, move through it, and recover from it by living fully in the present. The journey is thrilling, and along the way, Tolle shows us how we can gain compassion while staying in the present moment and that only after regaining awareness of being, liberated from mind and focusing on the now, is there enlightenment.

6. The Feminine Revolution by Amy Stanton and Catherine Connors

Women’s empowerment advocates Amy Stanton and Catherine Conners teamed up to share their philosophy on the impact on what unleashing our true feminine power can have on happiness. This book shares their views on how feminine traits that previously were deemed as “weak” such as sensitivity, emotional expression, and intuition are now being reclaimed. When we embrace these traits, they are actually powerful strengths that are the keys to unlocking our individual power as women. It begins with a brief history of this topic, then shows us ways we can relate to one another and ourselves through celebrating these parts of our souls. With an upbeat combination of self-help and societal analysis, the Feminine Revolution reclaims femininity for the modern woman and guides us along the journey of self acceptance and empowerment.

7. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

The author of Eat, Pray, Love brings you Big Magic. Elizabeth Gilbert has empowered the readers of her books for years and is now shares her unique wisdom on the power of creativity. With immense kindness and generosity, Elizabeth shows us her own creative process and gives us insights into the mysterious enigma that is inspiration. She challenges the ideals of perfection and asks us to embrace the ambiguity of the process with open arms. She discusses the habits, attitudes, and approaches we need in order to live our most free and authentic lives. This book is a great read for the stressed or “creatively blocked” individual.

8. The 5 Second Rule Transform Your Life Work and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins

Throughout your life, your parents, coaches, teachers, friends, and mentors have pushed you to be better than your excuses and have taught you to be bigger than your fears. What if the secret to having the confidence and courage to enrich your life and work is simply knowing how to push yourself? Using tools and implementing new habits, sharing stories and surprising facts from some of the most famous moments in history, art and business, Mel Robbins explains the power of a "push moment." Along this journey, she will give you simple tools you can use to become your greatest self. It take just five seconds to use this tool, and every time you do, you'll be in great company.

9. Brain Body Diet, 40 Days to a Lean, Calm, Energized and Happy Self by Sara Gottfried

Dr. Sara Gottfried is a world-renown health expert, and three-time New York Times bestselling author. Her latest book, Brain Body Diet, she shows how brain body health is the key to reversing a myriad of chronic symptoms - empowering you to live up to our potential and achieve the lasting health you desire. Designed for the female brain (which is different from the male brain), her breakthrough protocol will help you lose weight, get off harmful prescription medications, boost energy and mental functioning, and alleviate depression and anxiety in less than six weeks. Filled with incredible success stories, the most up-to-date scientific research, and the rich insights that are the hallmarks of her previous bestsellers, Brain Body Diet will change the way you look at your life and help you achieve total body health.

10. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin had a realization one afternoon: the days are long, but the years are short. She came to realize that she was not maximizing her time and appreciating the small moments. In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project. In this book, Rubin chronicles her adventures during her year to test out various scientific tests to achieve more happiness. Among other things, she found that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that money can help buy happiness, when spent wisely; that outer order contributes to inner calm; and that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference.

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I hope these reads will help you navigate a more healthy lifestyle inside and out! I plan to keep sharing my self-care journey into the wellness world with you to always look and feel 10 years younger.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on these reads or your book recommendations in the comments below.

xxMelissa