Live the Fully Nourished Life with Me

Get into a groove this year and get FULLY NOURISHED!

Get started on the right path of healthy living the Fully Nourished way.  Take your health into your own hands and join this exclusive program.  For the next year, you will be given the tips, tools, ingredients, recipes and hands on experience – so that you can pave the path of health for the rest of your life!

The launch my new Fully Nourished Lifestyle Program has been quite the success. It is so simple, yet so comprehensive and perfect for just about anyone in any stage of their health journey. What this is, is a way for me to guide you step by step for one whole year on healthy living. Not only do you get to enjoy some of my favourite tried tested and true products twice during the course of the year, but you also get to come to 6 of my Fully Nourished cooking classes to learn new tips, tricks and essentials in the kitchen, with more than 50 recipes. Also part of this amazing program is a chance to sit down with me one on one to go over you health goals in a personal consultation. This allows you to discuss with me privately what you want to accomplish in the coming year as far as your health and lifestyle. And just to top it all off you will get all of my ebooks emailed to you at regular intervals during the year depending on the season and what is relevant at that time!

I can’t think of a better way to Nourish your life!

YEARLY MEMBERSHIP to the Fully Nourished Life ($1500 – value of more than $2500)

Fully Nourished Cooking Classes
Get hands on experience with whole foods in Marni’s Kitchen and learn how to make delicious recipes for everyday enjoyment
Come once with 5 of your friends, or share 3 classes with a significant other or come to a series of 6 yourself

Life Changing Consultations

Get your very own private time with Marni to set your goals and start to implement changes right away
1 discovery consultation – with some starter ingredients to get you going!
2 follow-up consultations  to track your progress

Nourishing Resources
You’ll be enlightened with Marni’s eBooks, which are filled with recipes, tips and ideas to help make the transition to a nourished lifestyle smooth and easy

Marni’s Essentials
Expect to get 2 fully loaded packages filled with Marni’s basic and most favourite products and kitchen ingredients from grains to seeds.

10% Off all Products and Services

With special first class access to exclusive recipes, products and other events throughout the year!

Why should you join this exclusive program?

TO GET INSPIRED!
This program will change your connection to food and healthy living. You will be empowered to master your meals everyday in the kitchen!

Looking for just a taste and not ready to commit?

Get a jump start on healthy living today. And for 3 months you will experience what it’s like to be fully nourished. With a consultation to get you on the right track and classes and products to give you a taste, you will have the opportunity to make positive lifestyle changes right away – and inspire others as well.

COMPLETE TASTING of the Fully Nourished Life ($500 – value more than $800)

30 min private consultation with Marni

1 follow up session

2 Fully Nourished Cooking Classes

2 of Marni’s Health E Books

1 Fully Nourished kit filled with sustainable products, superfoods and ingredients.

The investment of a lifetime!

To learn more about this amazing membership, send us an email at

gethealthy@marniwasserman.com TODAY!

Pure Pleasure

SEE DETAILS BELOW for my PLEASURE YOURSELF CONTEST!

I am going to stray away from food in this post. Part of living a Fully Nourished lifestyle includes taking active steps to do things that contribute to your wellness on every level. Just as important as eating, so is relaxation and rejuvenation. You need to nourish you soul and your mind, just as much as your body – and taking some time to for just you is what this post is all about!

One of my goals of 2011 is to take some time for myself. Some true time to work on my own healing and relaxation. While taking part in weekly yoga, getting 8 hours of sleep each night, and focusing on deep breathing – I also plan to round this all out with a plump pillow filled with healing essences.

I have had the pure pleasure of testing out an incredible product by Mette Vangso San Francisco. It is a pillow filled with herbal, pure fragrant natural lavender and organic buckwheat. The combination of the both creates a blissful experience that is purely relaxing.

So for those of you who need just a little extra help to make your eyes sleepy or to ease the tension from your day, this will help. I will also help with muscle tightness, cramps and just feels nice especially when warmed or cooled. The eye mask is delightful when pulled out of the freezer and rested on your eyes and forehead – want to get rid of morning puffiness? This is it!

I know that holiday gift giving is over, but there is such a thing as a belated gift or how about a gift to yourself? If you want to bring in the new year with a warm healing embrace order yourself a pillow or eye mask and try it out for yourself. I love that I can put the pillow anywhere on my body for instant relaxation. I know this sounds like an infomercial add – but I am being honest. I was watching a movie last night with my family on the couch, rested the pillow behind my head and not only had a comfy cushion to hold my head up but the soothing fragrance of lavender melted my mind within moments, I was ready for bed almost immediately. It is aromatherapy, deep relaxation and a natural sleep aid all wrapped up in one cushy, luxurious pillow!

I am fortunate enough right now to be in on vacation to give this the true test. I am forced to relax being taken out of my daily routine. But if it works here, I can’t wait for it to “de-stress” me when I am home in the daily grind of life.

—-Since I have posted this post I just want to share how else I have pleasured myself with this product and how Mette Vangso has healed and soothed me. I had a bit of a strained wrist (no not from chopping) but from Yoga – I wrapped the eye mask around my hand for an hour or so, and the inflammation completely went away! Also, I had my little monthly friend come and visit me last week, day one is not so much fun, but with a half hour of the big pillow on my lower abdomen – the cramping subsided and I felt amazing!

I just wanted share my incredible experience with this amazing product!

Do you want to PLEASURE YOURSELF…(who doesn’t?)

If you want the opportunity to get your very own Pillow and Eye Mask (and you Live in Toronto and can come and pick it up) here is how you can WIN!

The person who shares this post and information about this amazing product and contest with the most people will win!

1. Share a comment below – or as many as possible. Tell me why you want to pleasure yourself with this indulgent pillow pack

2. Share on Facebook and Tag + Become a fan of Delicious Knowledge and Mette Vangso in your post!

3. Tweet + Follow  @marniwasserman and @mettevangso in your tweet!

4. Share on your Blog and let me know here that you shared and connect your blog back to Fully Nourished or to Mette Vangso

The effort is worth it, after all your hard work you can reward yourself with the most incredible, luxurious and healing pillows you will ever experience!

Read what Mette Vangso had to say about me and our shared values!

FALL in Love with Whole Foods!

Are you in love with whole foods as much as I am? I hope so. If not, then you have your chance to be. There is an opportunity coming up in the fall, I know I know, you don’t want to think that far ahead right now, but you must! As you can have the chance of a lifetime to come on an amazing RETREAT in northern Ontario. And if you don’t get on board soon, you will miss your opportunity until next year. I am giving YOU the chance to make that true connection with food from the earth. The food that nature has intended us to eat. When we eat these foods we are nourished, cleansed, rejuvenated and complete. If you don’t believe me, just try it. Start adding whole foods in to your life and just see what happens. I don’t want to be responsible for what takes place – well maybe I do, because only good things will happen!

There is so much information out there about health, nutrition etc… It can be overwhelming, exhausting and discouraging. That is why I want to make it easy for you. Give you a weekend away, where you have nothing else to worry about except for being fed incredible organic foods, learning about your health and wellness and taking time to relax and renew. That can’t be all that bad can it? So if you want to join this amazing retreat then please contact me right away.

Here is just a little bit about what you can expect on this weekend retreat of a lifetime -

First of all you will be trekking all of 2 hours north of Toronto to the amazing Collingwood, home of Blue Mountain. You will be staying in a cozy, spacious and luxurious chalet in the mountains, with fresh air and lots of trees, you will be fed 6 incredible organic, vegan and delicious meals to boost your immunity and take your health to the next level. You will have a chance to learn loads of information on how you can learn to FALL in love with whole foods. Plus did I mention that we will be going to an organic farm, this is where all the magic happens. You can’t really make the connection with whole foods unless you see where your food actually comes from…right? Then of course your body will renew through yoga, hiking and vegging (if that is actually an activity?). We will be watching some incredible and inspiring movies and you will also learn how to prepare whole foods in your own kitchen. I don’t know if I should go on, but the one last component is that you will have a chance to meet, learn and share from group of like minded individuals. This was the best part of my last retreat in the spring!

So please join me – if you register in the next month before September 1st – you will be eligible to have your name put into a draw to have your very own  KITCHEN MAKEOVER after the retreat! Which means I will come into your kitchen, clean it out and help you to restock it!

If this is for you, please tell me why, leave a comment and contact me right away to reserve your spot -as there are only a few left!

Nourish YOUR Well-Being this Year!

My yogi tea this morning had the quote “May this day bring you peace, tranquility and harmony….” these are words that we need live by everyday. However today these words seemed to be perfect as I was on my way out to pamper myself with wonderful treatments and appointments that would only strengthen my well being. It is so important that we take time for ourselves for the things in life that we love and that make us feel good. Since holiday time is coming up there is (hopefully) plenty of time for you to reconnect and figure out what do you want out of next year and what can you do to “nourish” your well being. You may have some specific health goals in mind, or may be you just want to treat yourself to something that will make you feel good about yourself. I mean that is what life is all about…right?

I spend so much time talking about food. But today I am going to dedicate this post to your whole being and your lifestyle! I have had the luxury over the last few months to meet some amazing practitioners, and like minded with an emphasis on wellness, healing, green, eco, health etc…(you get the point). Most of them are local to Toronto however some of them you can find in New York and even Australia. the world. I want to pay tribute to these people who I have met in my life.

So let’s start local:

Live toxic free and become familiar with the best “ECO” goods, from kleen kanteen to Eco Me bags and other household and personal products with Borden Communications

For the perfect rejuvenation for your face and get your skin glowing, have a treatment with Raman Sekhon at Vida Skin Studio

Pamper yourself – anything from a bikini wax to polishing your nails, facials and pedicures Iris Bocknek does it all – au natural!

Escape the city and take a retreat to relax, learn and eat the best foods nature has to offer with House of Verona (Collingwood, ON) – stay tuned for my Spring Rejuvenation Detox Retreat at house of Verona in May!

Refine your self image and your wardrobe with Wendy Woods and The Refinery.

Give your body to Denise Mitsche at the Pilates Room for just one hour – and your body will feel balanced, open and relaxed!

Discover Eastern medicine right in your home with practitioner David Liang – reflexology, acupuncture and so much more!

For an amazing at home holistic and aromatic massage have Melanie Leeder come to your home or meet her in Muskoka for dockside treatment!

For an empowering and uplifting and healing body experience have Laura Hames give you a body talk session (in New York only!)

Apply Kinesiology to your body and eliminate allergies…Greg Shreeuwer at Universal Health (in Australia Only) can help you to reach your health goals!

This is just a start! I am going to keep adding to this list. If you want to add some tips from wherever you are in the world or here locally in Toronto, please share. What are your wellness pleasures? how do you NOURISH YOUR WELL BEING??

The picture at the top is of me looking at my view at the Wickaninnish Resort in Tofino.

Nourish yourself this year!

Start off the year right. You owe it to yourself to nourish your body with fresh delicious food and your mind with the satisfaction that you can make the choice to be the best YOU this year. Make the right choices now, or else January will pass by to quickly. Then in February… well no one feels like starting anything new in February. Then March comes and you tell yourself you may as well wait until the spring or summer to start eating right or getting in shape or going on a cleanse. Well I am telling you that if you start right now, by the summertime you will already be looking and feeling great!

So the key is to get yourself motivated today. Start up a new exercise program and fill your kitchen full of healthy choices. You may even want to take a COOKING CLASS (see side column for details) or two, get yourself loaded with health supportive and tasty recipes to get you on your way – just email me if that is your plan!
I am also offering a WHOLE FOOD MAKEOVER WORKSHOP series starting next week that should definitely get you on your path to good health and well being. Sometimes you just need a little push in the right direction to get you on your way.
But if you are the type that just wants to do it yourself, then let me at least give you a few tips to get 2009 to YOUR best and most nourishing year ever!

1. Choose fresh and whole foods everyday
2. Choose organic and bio-dynamic foods as often as possible
3. Choose food that is fresh, local and seasonal
4. Choose foods that are colourful, vibrant and that vary in texture, flavour and shapes (this is great for kids too!)
5. Experiment cooking with different grains, legumes, vegetables and spices for variety
6. Limit your consumption of fried, processed, packaged and sugar laden foods
7. Limit your consumption of commercial meat and dairy (instead select naturally raised or organic whenever possible)
8. Start up a new exercise program, even if that means taking a walk around your block!
9. Find alternative methods for relaxation, healing and rejuvenation (massage therapy, aroma therapy, acupuncture, tai chi, yoga and pilates).
10. Have Fun!

Quinoa with Porcini Mushrooms and Dried Cranberries

Ingredients:

1-cup quinoa
2 cups water or vegetable broth
Salt
1 ounce (3/4 cup) dried porcini mushrooms
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ cup minced red onion
1 garlic clove
1 stalk celery
1 cup chopped fresh spinach
1 cup dried cranberries or currents
½ toasted pinenuts or pecans
Freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley or thyme

Procedure:

1. Rinse quinoa and place in large pot and dry toast on a low heat for a few minutes. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil with salt. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Combine 1 cup of water with porcini mushrooms in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mushrooms soak for 20 minutes. Then drain the mushrooms, reserving the mushrooms and the liquid separately. Roughly chop the mushrooms.
3. Warm the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onions and celery and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 7 minutes. At the last minute add the spinach.
4. Add the reserved mushrooms, the garlic, and the cranberries and sauté until the cranberries are heated through about 2 minutes.
5. Add the pinenuts, quinoa, salt and black pepper to taste, and the mushroom soaking liquid. Cook until the liquid has been absorbed, about 2 minutes. Stir in the chopped parsley and serve hot.