Jim Montrose

Ayurvedic Counseling, Yoga, Rebirthing, Meditation, Healthy Cooking

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Happy Foods

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Happy Foods –
Bringing true pleasure and balance back into our foods
by Jim Montrose, Ayurvedic Specialist, March 2020

For most of us we no longer just eat to survive, but instead eat for pleasure.  Yet today with the changes in our food, preparation and diet we often miss the pleasure we are expecting. An apple I used to eat in the past that was hard, crunchy, aromatic and bounding with flavor as the juice exploded from its flesh; is now mushy, mealy, less flavorful, less sweet, and sometimes less juicy.

As a compensation for this lack of nutrient flavor, wellness and health in our food supply we have now created extravagantly flavored sauces, added sugar, salt, and flavor enhancers to our foods. Fast foods and junk foods with these artificial enhancers and empty calories abound but only give a semblance of pleasure that is short lasting.

And the trouble is…

Those foods aren’t satisfying us at a deep level and often leave us unsatisfied and in the famine state which encourages us to eat more empty calories and junk that doesn’t provide the basic nutrients we need and doesn’t satisfy our taste buds long term. They’re just activating the dopamine reward centers in our brains fooling us into a false satiety.

In the long term, poor eating habits exasperate the situation which most of us feel at a deep level of knowing.

Degrading health, obesity, loss of energy, dopamine crashes, physical limitations, depleted nutrient reserves, constant snacking … don’t make us happy. They may even create a level of depression that we learn to survive with in modern life.

There are solutions that can help us reclaim our pleasure in eating and increase our health and wellness at the same time. Replacing them with whole, natural, and healthy foods that naturally give true satiety is a first step.

We can choose foods that enhance our well-being, elevate our moods, increase our immune system, have broader nutrient values (replacing processed and nutrient –sterile foods) and add foods that replace some of the depleted nutrients that lead to poor health and depression while increasing joy. Coupling this with preparing our foods in ways that conserve the nutrients, concentrate the nutrients, and provide them in tasty, exciting ways that meet our unique body’s constitutional needs we can create Happy foods that do us well, satisfy hunger, and increase pleasure in eating. Read on.

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Announcing last minute sign-up for Happy Foods, Saturday April 4th

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Happy Eating – Bringing true pleasure and balance back into our foods.

Announcing last minute sign-up for Happy Foods, Saturday April 4th
Replace the processed, empty calories, nutrient sterile foods of most modern diets with real whole foods that provide richer taste, a fuller complement of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.
Your body will love you as you experience natural tastes, increased feelings of satisfaction, pleasure, reduced hunger (as real food increases satiety) and enjoy happier moods and increased immunity by choosing mood and immunity enhancing foods.
Going beyond the foods to use in your cooking learn to craft meals that meet you body’s constitutional requirements, preparation and cooking to preserve nutrients and even increase nutrient density, and provide them in tasty, exciting ways to create Happy foods that do us well, satisfy hunger, and increase pleasure in eating.

To create Happy foods that do us well, satisfy hunger, and increase true pleasure in eating we must also consider: how we eat, how it is prepared, our emotional state (preparer, eater, and company) and when possible increase our conscious involvement to impact our experience and health.

Learn more by joining us for this exciting seminar (see the flyer next page and read the article on Happy Foods on this month’s Blog at the website).

The cost for food, notes and 5 hours of instruction is R350, register and pay before March 31st for R300, couples attend for R500 (1 set of notes). Call Jim now to register 071 959 0786.

Happy Eating – Bringing true pleasure and balance back into our foods.

In loving service,

Jim Montrose

Copyright March 2020

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Tapping Course and Tips

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Tapping Course and Tips: Dive Deep and release subconscious blocks with Tapping Experts.
Jim Montrose, February 2020

Have you been tapping to release negative emotions, to build new habits and beliefs, to replace outdated beliefs from the subconscious? Using tapping between your sessions at the clinic can help you stay on track; create the new habits, lifestyle and health you want. Tapping is your tool to take control and tailor the life you want. It helps you take the NET work you do here at the clinic and take it to the next level.
I have been expanding my understanding and use of tapping recently and have been reading Nick Ortner’s book “The Tapping Solution” which is really helpful. I have found two processes that are very helpful and am also using an NET question sequence (the eye of the dragon) that has taken my tapping to new heights. In addition, tomorrow Feb 24th Nick starts his 12th annual tapping summit with free talks and lectures on tapping from top experts around the world (read down for a link to join for free). These tools have allowed me to go deeper, pull out the root causes of stuck and negative emotions triggered in my life and you can do it anywhere by yourself.
Tapping Tree
The tapping tree is a great way to explore the layers around current symptoms, responses and emotions you are exploring or experiencing. It was developed by Lindsay Kenny and a nice form illustrating this process is available at

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Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counseling

What is involved –With a 7000 year history it is probably the oldest medical system in use. It has had an extensive history of interaction and influence with Chinese medicine and was a major influence on Greek, Arabic and Western systems of medicine.

Ayurveda is not just a system of medicine but a science of life quality enhancement that is designed to enhance well-being, longevity, happiness, energy, and freedom. It is a complete system of living physically, mentally and spiritually and truly nourishes the whole organism for optimal health and greatest use of our faculties.

Who can Benefit– It can benefit everyone and prescribes complete and comprehensive health regimens from birth to old age. It is tailored to meet your needs by determining your own unique body constitution. Knowing your constitution and becoming aware of your natural health urges you will learn to balance and live in harmony with your own nature.

Services – Constitution Analysis, Ayurvedic Exam (learn your constitution, current imbalances, nature and receive your treatment plan), Lifestyle recommendations, Herbal Recommendations, Ayurvedic Treatments, Training and Ayurvedic education, Diet Planning and cooking for your constitution.

Make an appointment – call now 071-9595-0786 or email: jimmontrose@redroanranch.co.za

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Rebirthing

rebirthingWhat it is – A modern day innovation on centuries old Pranayama breathing techniques designed to purify and resolve emotional blocks and traumas that interfere with a persons natural ease and health.

How you will benefit – Leonard Orr the developer of modern rebirthing says that everyone has birth trauma and usually many other types of trauma. He goes on to say without the successful resolution of this trauma and removal from the physical body it inhibits one’s full execution of life. Rebirthing is a very effective way to cleanse the body and remove the traumas from the physical body and mental patterns. It is a simple breathing technique that everyone can learn, usually within ten sessions, and continue on their own.

Ridding yourself of the nine traumas – Leonard Orr, developer of Rebirthing, has identified nine traumas that people commonly have and are effectively resolved using the Rebirthing breath technique:

Birth trauma,  Personal Lie, Repression of Feminine, Past Lives (tribal trauma), Parental Disapproval,

Death (unconscious) Urge,  School trauma, Religious trauma

Make an appointment – Schedule a session or a package of ten treatments now call now 071-9595-0786 or email: jimmontrose@redroanranch.co.za

Yoga Therapy and Life extension/ease

yogaAyurvedic  Yoga – Yoga and Ayurveda are twin sciences of the Vedas and work together to help the individual to obtain optimal health and longevity in order to fulfil their unique purpose in life. Ayurvedic yoga acknowledges the unique needs of the individual’s body constitution in designing the proper yoga routines for her/his nature and phase of life. It also offers unique cleansing, purification, breathing, meditation and associated processes to assist in maintaining wellness, ease and life extension.

How you can benefit—The proper ayurvedic yoga routine and/or therapies can help you live a more fulfilled, physically at ease and rewarding life.

Programs and appointments – Private consultations are offered for physical and health challenges leading  to a specific program designed for your need. I offer classes and seminars from time to time for learning about this in a group situation.

Call 071-9595-0786 or email: jimmontrose@redroanranch.co.za for appointment, schedule and information.

Rejuvenation

untitled-jpg4Ayurveda and Rejuvenation – Ayurveda has had a long term focus on extending life so an individual can achieve their purpose in life. Through a number of herbal rasayanas (tonic formulas), meditation, detoxifying methods, fasting from sensory inputs and other techniques as well as life style selection coupled with modern techniques and procedures we can reverse the aging process and live healthy and vibrant lives for 120-140 years.

What it can do for you – Learn simple strategies and seasonal tune-ups that can keep you younger, energetic and alert.

Who should consider it – Anyone who wants to get the most out of life and feel alive, energized and young.

The Program –  The Art of Rejuvenation has been offered as an 8 week program consisting of 3 hours of lecture and daily homework and experiential learning  during the week. It is available from time to time and may be offered as a 3 day seminar or as a private consultation.

Register or private consultations – Call now 071-9595-0786 or email: jimmontrose@redroanranch.co.za

Meditation

untitled-jpg5Meditation – Meditation is Yoga for the mind and has many forms that can be tailored to an individual’s needs and provide great health benefits. Meditation helps everyone gain more balance, perspective and calm from a psychological point of view. Physiologically medical doctors studying this eons old system have identified a relaxation response that  meditators produce that not only reduces the markers of modern day stress and mental agitation but improves the immune system, helps circulation, maintains brain functioning, helps irritable bowel syndrome, reduces high blood pressure and insomnia. In short this ancient science is a potent elixir to maintain health and enjoyment.

How you can benefit—Developing a meditation practice gives you the tools to maintain your perspective, reduce stress and create broader and deeper awareness and enjoyment in your own life and it particularly useful in dealing with dis-ease.

Programs and appointments – Private consultations and group classes are offered. Also check our blog for meditation hints and articles. Retreat patients are offered meditation and breathing instruction as part of their program. Check out our Classes and seminars for learning about this in a group situation.  Call 071-9595-0786 or email: jimmontrose@redroanranch.co.za for appointment, schedule and information.

Healthy Cooking and Nutrition

untitled-jpg8Private and Group Instruction – I offer private and group instruction on the following cooking systems and nutritional programs:

Ayurvedic cooking – learn some of the secrets of using food as your medicine in the ancient ayurvedic system of eating for your constitution.

Gerson Therapeutic diet and Cooking – Learn to cook with low temperature, no oil and no salt to create tasty and healthy rejuvenating meals for people on the Gerson program or people who want to create to maintain life at high levels.

Gourmet Vegetarian and Real Food Cooking – Give up the damaging processed foods and toxic food choices of modern eating with Real foods cooked to retain nutrients and reduce the toxic loads of our modern industrialized food network.  Learn the secrets of great tasting gourmet foods from around the world.

Call now 071-9595-0786 or email: jimmontrose@redroanranch.co.za

Jim Montrose

Jim Montrose

MSEE, MBA, Ayurvedic Counselor, Vegetarian Chef, Rebirther, Yoga Therapy and Black Belt Karate.

Director and manager of the Red Roan Ranch retreat programs. “I love to help our patients develop clarity on their healing/rejuvenating journey and help them create life skills that allow them to fully own their unique abilities to make a difference in their families and the world.”

Jim trained with the leading US Ayurvedic master, Dr. David Frawley in Ayurvedic self-care and rejuvenation. He has also had coursework and training from Dr. Chopra, Dr. Lad, Mukunda Stiles and other top teachers and Yoga masters. With a strong interest in nutrition and healthy cooking for over forty six years, Jim has written two cookbooks on Healthy Vegetarian cooking and Raw Food Preparation. He has a strong interest in Ethnic cooking from around the world and is a master at Gerson Cooking and Real Plant Based Foods and cooking. “ I love introducing people to tasty and filling vegetarian foods.” Trained by Leonard Orr, the founder of Rebirthing, he can help you breathe new life into your body and release the nine traumas.

In an earlier incarnation, Jim cofounded Chipcom Corporation and introduced broadband Ethernet and Fibre Optic Ethernet to the vibrant 1990’s computer networking environment. When Chipcom went public, Jim explored his artistic and health side developing courses in vegetarian cooking and learned Jazz Piano.

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Make an appointment – Schedule a constitution analysis or ayurvedic exam and get started now!  call 071-9595-0786 or email: jimmontrose@redroanranch.co.za

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