Rainbeau Mars

Deeply nourished and integrating a profound shift from my indescribable, trans-formative experiences in India – I search to find the essentials that I am dedicated to sharing with you. I feel so wealthy being back in the beyond comfortable Los Angeles. At the same time, I can’t wait to return to stay in the beautiful monastery longer and to take in more of the vast, colorful richness that the mother of ever expanding India provides. With poverty and disease so close to your reality, you have nothing to do, but fill up with more compassion, empathy and the nature of giving more. Don’t get me wrong – I am genuinely appreciating the warmth and comfort of home, family and amazing food – and yet – feel a sense that there is so much more we could do to activate our communities, each other and selves, here and now. So much to share, where to begin?

As some of you know, I have recently returned from a remote village in India to receive the Buddha Maitreya Initiation (enlightenment ceremony) given by the Dalai Lama and study with my teacher Juan Ruiz, the creator of the Pneuma system (breath awakening).  I am blown open in a way that I don’t know how to communicate and am in prayer that as I put myself together again, I remain in resonance with everything that I experienced and learned. The breath that is not ours, that we must expand to embody and therefore surrender the egos. Colors, light, vibration, healing, the power of thought, energy and all of our subtle bodies harmonizing as one. Internal expansion and space holding for the entire mother Gaia.

On a more practical level, I can say that the Dalai Lama’s and his numerous disciples’ teachings focused on compassion, loving kindness, tolerance, emptiness and a mind blowing amount of abundance – not in the sense of grasping, but rather allowing all we have to circulate through us and around us for healing. The monks held such a beautiful space of diligent, focused, disciplined grace and honor as they lovingly and warmly treated us like family allowing us to share with them everything they had. I only wanted to be able to give more to them and was brought to tears when they continued to apologize for their humble accommodations. For in all the humility and simplicity I experienced, I felt an incomparable richness that could not measure up to a single 5 star hotel I have had the luxury of staying in. We (consisting of followers of Juan from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Spain, Russia, Vancouver and our very own Los Angeles) were awe struck at the loyal dedication they had to their studies, focus, debates, beautification, endless service and pure presence.  It takes a tribe to raise a child, but one child to raise a tribe – in this case, these children with their refreshing songs, prayers and presence, I think are raising us all up. Thank goodness for the Tibet, that does not just exist in China, but around the world. It’s because of these peoples endless compassion and grace that the teachings of his Holiness and the long lineage from which he comes that we all can have the beauty of this work in our hearts and lives.

All this and I want to also say that in essence, I believe that we all still have a lot to teach each other. For instance holy matrimony and finding ones soul mates, can be a true step in igniting more light in our lives. I feel called to begin to share what I have been learning about the art of sensual loving and embracing our sexuality as a vehicle for enhanced grace and beauty, rather than an indulgence of our senses. Please look out for trainings on the art of sensuality coming soon – with enough interest, we will also have my mama fly in to break down all the alchemical possibilities as well. I feel the urgency to be awake right now and to invite you all to walk with me. I feel a calling to remind us all to be CRYSTAL CLEAR with out thoughts and and frequencies, for our beliefs really do create our realities. And to remind you, that we are from the future – and the future is now. You are here for a reason. We are in this together.

Having activated & harnessed this pure, brilliant energy of love and compassion, I am excited to invite you to join our Level One ra’yoKa Teacher Training beginning March 18-27, 2011. Please join me on this intimate, powerful inward and outward recalibration of the mind-body-spirit, and the elemental understandings and makeup of these very powerful bodies we are walking in. We offer tools to heighten your awareness and precision of posture, clarify the meaning of flow and creation, and moreover, we get to be part of fresh, innovative styles of practice that combines the meetings of the East, West, In and Out. Let’s have fun. Let’s enjoy our bodies and realize that how we do our practice is how we do our lives. No experience teaching is necessary. We are looking for raw passion, commitment and abilities to lead other leaders. I am inspired, ready to ground us down and take us higher – find out more here for our Upcoming Teacher Training. It is time to bring our gifts into the world to birth that which we are here to teach. It is time to inhabit the strength and power that may lie dormant in our core. Join me for this Powerful 10 Day Teacher Training Intensive where we will balance our masculine and feminine energies to activate the Warrior-God/Goddess archetype needed on the planet right now. Your presence and creativity are the means through which you manifest. New ways of seeing & teaching that I am bringing to this ra’yoKa Teacher Training will enhance your abilities to translate the divine, creative impulse into physical form. These new insights, form and visualizations within the ra’yoKa format will guide you as you take the next step to elevate your practice, your life and the lives of all those you encounter! It will help you do whatever you do… Only Better.

If you find yourself unable to make ra’yoKa Teacher Training in Los Angeles, check out our virtual Teacher Training downloads at www.rayoka.com. Look out for a 3D  DVD coming out soon.

A new 3 Week Fresh Start is beginning February 20 to prepare for the training. You have 5 more days to sign up for one of this most sought after programs, the 3 Week Fresh Start Cleanse. We just completed a Fresh Start in January with a group of amazing, committed people truly engaged in transforming from the inside out. This program is a prerequisite for reaching full certification through our program as we feel that looking at and overcoming addictions and reaching out in support and vice versa to a group is a necessary skill-set for a holistic leader. I have created, honed and lead this program for celebrities all over the world and have found a way to create this same type of one on one intimate connection with you, wherever you are. Join us as we embark on this life changing journey together. By healing the physical, we heal the mental, emotional, spiritual and psychological. Receive a manual, daily inspiration, support, menu ideas, recipes and so much more. Weekly teleconference calls will feature world-renowned specialists in their field as we journey toward wholeness. Please contact our office for more information, email info@rainbeaumars.com or call 323/933-5118.

Please note, this is not a restrictive, stringent cleanse in which you must subsist on liquids or small amounts of food. The first week is an elimination diet focusing on substituting and/or releasing white sugar, flours, gluten with attention to eating vegan for 21 days. The following 7 days focus on eating live, activated high enzymatic foods to facilitate cleansing while increasing energy. The last 7 days, attention is on blended foods, easing the constant digestive burdens we put our bodies through and aiding the digestive process with the easy assimilation of nutrients blended foods make available. This is only the beginning of a simple, fun, explorative process of knowing your body and knowing your mind. Also – whatever your addiction, we have a baby step for you. You can only succeed in this program, and we are here in service and support. Over the years, the results have been wide-spread and astounding. Here are some of the many emails we received in response to our most recent Fresh Start:

“I feel amazing, my life has totally changed. Thank you – I am doing the next one too.” Suzie C.

“My skin is  glowing, I feel younger, awake, clear and beautiful. Thank you Rainbeau”  Harmony

“I need less sleep, I am finally off coffee, I lost fifteen pounds and I will never go back – I am in forever -I cant wait to share to lead my friends and families on the same thing. Keep up the good work!” Melissa H.

“The support, recipes, manual, calls and group has been amazing and so unexpected – you charged way too little for this program.” Jaden L.

“Grateful to have this support! the movement in my body with my yoga is so much more free flowing less resistance.” Sarah C.

“I am glad I experimented, now I know what my body wants and doesn’t want. Thank you all this was such an exciting three weeks!” Maggie G.

“…with an artillery of new recipes and motivation from all of us here, I am looking forward to deepening my relationship with me and gently releasing further into the truth of who I really am and how its going to BE.” Michelle B.

“Oh yummm, the food is So good and Honestly So much easier to appreciate when one gives themselves the space to do so ~ So grateful for this 3 week opportunity.” Tristin S.

“I’m feeling very clear, centered, grounded and at peace… Also old emotional stuff is coming up, insecurities and the like. Being able to observe them with this fresh start commitment and Not being overcome with the urge to go back to old habits is really quite, FRESH! Blessed…” Danielle O.

Weekly ra’yoKa Classes - Come one, come all. Let’s integrate all these harmonious currents and flow together. Join me on Tuesdays & Thursday at RML Headquarters at 7:30pm for ra’yoKa (yoga + martial arts). I am most excited to share my recent experiences in India with the Dalai Lama, as well as to impart new teachings and inspirations I received in my time there.

As always, please feel free to email us at info@rainbeaumars.com or call us at 323/933-5118. We are happy to answer any and all questions and to provide all the support necessary as we move forward on our respective journeys TOGETHER.

In Connection

In Devotion

With Integrity

in Compassion

in Communication

With Intention

In Service

Twenty Eleven has the pace of new times. If we are not part of the solution – we are actually part of the problem. As “my people” I know you are all doing everything possible. Here are a few bonus tips for extra remembering.

We just finished the highly successful 1 Week Live Food Chef Certification Class, pictures will be posted shortly, and we are on the final week of our 3 week Fresh Start Cleanse. I love that I feel closer to many of you, but especially those of you that have been participating with us in our ra’yoKa teachers trainings, GLOBAL CLEANSE or courses (virtually or in person). I feel like a citizen of earth and know that we are all in this together. Being part of the 3 week Fresh Start program in particular always enhances manifestation, clarity, self awareness, love and did I mention glowing skin and ideal weight? Be encouraged, optimistic and willing. Our health is priceless and truly the most important thing we can invest in.The next group will launch mid February, so if you want to do this together, just email info@rainbeaumars.com and follow the details to reserve your spot. Weekly teleconference calls, daily support emails and a manual will follow. Of course we will always keep updating new, fresh ideas and info here, so get your friends to join the newsletter and we can expand our ever growing community of healthy, beautiful radiant citizens of the earth.

Change a habit, change your life.
Change an addiction, EMBRACE FREEDOM.
NOW is the time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.

Taking it Further: 10 MORE Steps that you can take today to move in the direction of increased health.

This is a continuation of our last email located here:

1. If you are eating organic, grass-fed meat, try not eating meat for the next week or how about instituting meat free Mondays? Or only eat as an occasional side dish rather than your main meal. Watch all movies on the meatrix to help open your eyes, sober your mind but also laugh. It may not be necessary that we continue to cut down our rainforests and slaughter 18 billion animals a year to consume if we don’t need to.
2. If you are having organic dairy products, try switching to rice, nut or even organic soy alternatives such almond milk, cashew cheese or coconut yogurt.
3. If you drink organic wine and it seems habitual, try stopping for a few days/weeks depending on your habit or eliminating one day each week.
4. If you vaporize or still smoke marijuana, try not to do it for a few days/week/or more depending on your habit. Seek out alternatives with shamans and healers where there is intention present, permanent mind-body restructuring and spiritual teaching.
5. If you smoke organic American Spirits, now try herbal cigarettes or chewing on cinnamon sticks.
6. If you drink strong french pressed yerba mate switch to tea bags and green tea. Take your morning ritual to the next level by starting your day with 8 – 16 oz. of warm water, a capful of apple cider vinegar, fresh squeezed lemon and a touch of raw honey. Add a pinch of cayenne or cinnamon for that extra kick.
7. If you eat lots of dates and honey, stick to organic, 100% raw honey and slowly begin to eliminate any dependency on sweeteners. Eat fruits by themselves or in the morning. Sugar/sweets don’t digest on a full stomach.
8. If you are still eating white rice, pasta and flours switch to brown rice and gluten-free products. If you are already gluten-free, trying moving to “live” grains, grains that can be sprouted like quinoa and buckwheat. Take it to an even higher level and make a raw bagel with sprouted buckwheat dough and raw strawberry cream cheese with raw almonds.
9. If you tend to grocery shop at large commercial stores, like Costco or Walmart, try supporting locally owned stores like your local coop and farmers markets for fresh local, organic produce .
10. If you always drive your car to work, try carpooling just once a week or taking the bus or bike.
11. If you watch a lot of tv, try reading a good book that is inspiring and spiritually uplifting. Books are often times the catalyst we need to take that next big life transforming step. OR GO SEE A MOVIE LIKE THE ONE WE ARE MENTIONING BELOW…WE LOVE IT!
12. If you are bored or stuck in a rut, try giving more. The most important thing you can do is to take time one day a week to serve at company you believe in, an inner city program, school or nonprofit. Helping and serving others is the fastest way to help yourself.

As I prepare to make the jump into the next frequency, I have recently thought about the metaphor of parachuting. We know we are ready, it is time to try it, we want the thrill and the internal shift that will follow as the result of our courage… Yet still we want to climb onto the plane holding onto what we have known, only jumping if we know we will land the same, never foregoing our comfort zone. Holding on to the past can be toxic and today, we not need carry the extra burdens and baggage of all we have known. My challenge for all of us: LET’S JUMP! The parachutes are here! Lets hold hands and breathe – 1… 2… 3… Freedom and increased health are waiting. It is time for a shift. Let us look directly at our ego, excuses, attachments and patterns, and kindly ask them to please step aside. LET’S JUMP AND LET’S TRANSFORM without looking back. ARE YOU IN?

We are very happy and very grateful to our sponsors! UliMana has stepped in and made a contribution, as well as donating a proceed to the trip for every hot yoga band sold at www.yogaxbands.com. Thank you to Ulimana and your amazing truffles as well as support. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE “Urantia Book” School and its continued support in my family’s and my own life. If you have not ever picked up this book, please do so today. My next “jump” will take me to India in a matter of days to spend the first week of February with 10,000 monks, the Dalai Lama & my spiritual teacher over the last two years, Juan Ruiz! His Holiness will confer for the first time ever a ceremony of the Buddha Maitreya. I am so excited to be a part of this enlightenment initiation. With an open and humble heart, I ask that you please support our vision by purchasing our revolutionary virtual rayoka teacher training today, and if you are in the next 4 sign ups, we will send you a special necklace with the ceremonial blessings. You can also sign up for one of our upcoming trainings, retreats, purchase download or dvd’s. If you have already purchased our programs and would like to make a contribution of green energy in support of these endeavors, please, simply click here and use the email address rainbeau@rainbeaumars.com to help us do what we do best.

LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST – I wanted to share a really special treat with you. My friend, director, writer and “must watch actor”, Josh Radnor has won several awards for his latest film/masterpiece including the People’s Choice at Sundance. HappyThankYouMorePlease is a brilliant and refreshing embrace of human nature and a great perspective of life, love and its continuous unfolding qualities. Real, human and heart capturing it illustrates the inspiring arc we experience throughout our lives to find the sanity in the insanity. This is a must see! Click here for trailer.

Many of you have been interested in signing up to become a certified ra’yoka Teacher – either in person or virtually. We want leaders who can guide leaders and have designed a program that will help you stand out, with the combined efforts of great yoga and the ability to see your students from a holistic level of healing and support every aspect of their lives. Sign up today for our virtual teacher training at www.rayoka.com and we will begin our communications. SPACE IS LIMITED! ra’yoKa Teacher Training certification, Levels 1 and 2, are just around the corner. Have you decided to take the next step in your practice, teaching or sport? Are you ready to shift internally and therefore, externally? Are you prepared to share yourself with the world that is waiting for you? The time has come to help yourself and your students ascend plateaus, avoid injuries, go deeper to the core, learn innovative movement and take it to the next level. Email info@rainbeaumars.com for more information and to set up a time to speak.

Certification Board – David Wolfe just came on board and it’s growing. This program and our others are being backed by an amazing panel of experts and growing in strength. These are teachers teachers, doctors and leaders in the health and wellness community. We are dedicated to offering you the best of the best in programs and content, so we are sure you can be amongst the best of the best in teaching. The list will continue to grow, and you will know that your health and refined skills are supported by HEALTHY EXPERTS in their fields.

COME ENJOY THE HEALING WATERS AND LANDS OF KAUAI. Do you know Donna Delory? You may have heard her enchanting voice back up for Madonna the last decade or heard her sounds demonstrated by some enthusiastic teacher, brought you out of your seat at Agape or at Bhakti. She is filled with light, inspiration and is really cool to chill with. COME TO OUR RETREAT! Click here for the flyer. Feel free to call us about this and/or any other RML events @ 323-933-5118. All live organic food made by a very special chef. Space is limited so, reserve your spot today by emailing info@rainbeaumars.com.

*Classes for Tuesday and Thursday nights for ra’yoKa are rocking and rolling and will continue as soon as I am back from India- Please pre-reserve this home environment, donation based class – You can buy a series on a donation level. All we ask is for your commitment and presence. Flyer located here or email info@rainbeaumars.com or call 323-933-5118.

*If you are on the East coast – We would love to see you at Kripalu. I will be there May 1-6 on my own and August 19-21 with my mother, Brigitte Mars. We have enough time to take it as deep as wanted. Here in service. These classes will be great. Click here to sign up today.

In Connection
In Devotion
With Integrity
in Compassion
in Communication
With Intention
In Service

at RML Holistic Headquarters, Los Angeles CA
To sign-up email info@rainbeaumars.com

Hi friends,

I hope this finds you and your family healthy and your immune systems strong. Remember, what does not kill us, will make us stronger. So if you want to move in that direction, please join me for a few tips I learned throughout the years.

As a kid, I was my Mother, Dad, and my Godmother’s “guinea pig”. What they tried on us kids, they wrote about in their books, which was not always easy for us. While the rest of the kids went back to school after a couple of days of being home with the help of antibiotics, I had to fight the infection off naturally with herbs of all kinds and would be out for at least a week. What we found? Well, I did not usually get sick again for the rest of the year, while my friends that took the shorter route would often catch the same thing again a few weeks later. This is not to say there is not a time and place for antibiotics, as there most definitely is and thank goodness they can save lives. However, if you have the time and ability to work with your immune system, then by all means I invite you to do so, for in the long run this is how we get stronger.

I want to say that I have avoided giving my own daughter antibiotics thus far and although at times it takes lots of TLC, it has been bonding and ultimately a great lesson in watching her grow and strengthen.

Some obvious immune system enemies:

1. Stress – This tiresome, hard, tension-causing agent can cause restricted blood flow, high blood pressure, and 72,000 other contraindications and can lead to things like drugs, alcohol, comfort foods, smoking, and other potential dangerous life choices that can also compromise our immune systems.

2. Intoxicants and environmental toxins – These congest the body and the channels of elimination, forcing our bodies to work harder, so when we are introduced to germs, it can leave us down for the count. There is only so much we can do about what we are exposed to, but in times of sensitivity we can definitely shift what we put inside of ourselves and up the ante with our own self care. We can work even harder to keep the body clean and support it even more when we feel that it is under some pressure, traveling too much, or have been around others who are sick.

3. Change of weather – In general, the organs like to be kept warm, especially the kidneys, so try not to expose the back, chest, and/or throat to unnecessary cold or wind.

4. Dust Mites – Unused heaters and less-clean air from outside can irritate our nasal passageways and the rest of the body. We can clean the filters and keep the house clean with natural cleaning products. Right now, Meyers is my favorite with essential oils. As is our home, so are our bodies.

5. Less exercise – Not moving our bodies results in lethargy and stagnation in our systems. Moving our bodies promotes circulation, which also keeps the organs of elimination flowing and the natural process of detoxification moving.

6. Excessive holiday partying – Overeating, traveling, and other lethargic tendencies are a few more reasons that the immune system can become compromised during the change in seasons and lifestyles.

If you have a scratchy throat, are sneezing more, or feeling tired, like something could be around the corner, I recommend the following:

1. Fast on live foods and avoiding starch carbohydrates at all costs. The best is to have fresh squeezed juices and blended live soups (I gave a quick example of one on our media sections, but honestly, you can try just about anything within these definitions).  Avoid dairy and wheat. They tend to create mucous that is toxic and your body will just have to do the work to eliminate it later, so you can help out by not ingesting much in the first place.

2. Eat three cloves of garlic a day. I like to put mine in dates, to soften the experience. Eat it right before going to bed, so you don’t scare away people. Do not do this all the time. In yoga this is said to create too much pitta and only needed in times of sickness.

3. Move at least 30 minutes a day at minimum. Yoga is great because you use deep twists that support internal cleanliness. Moving into the nadis/channels can help please the path for the lymph nodes to remain clear and the glands to feel supported.

4. ra’yoKa is a great option because so much of it’s focus is on the core and balance, which tones and puts focus and balance on this main area that is home to the agni/fire center of the body. This keeps the digestive fires strong and thus the organs clean and immune system strong. 80 percent of our immune system is in the cleanliness of our colon. It also works on the cardiovascular system which is good for circulation and bringing focused, non-static movement as a therapeutic benefit of yoga. If you do the levels of ra’yoKa, from Level Red all the way to Level Purple, you can align the whole body, both internally and externally.

5. Stay regular – If all else fails, you can always do an enema, which in many countries is the very first thing they do at the first sign of sickness. But start by making sure you are getting enough fiber in your food. Try flax seeds and eating plenty of fruits in the morning and vegetables the rest of the day.  Of course prunes, raisins, and figs are always good choices.

6. Keep the body alkaline – Fresh squeezed juices are alkaline. Cooked juices are not and can irritate mucous. Greens should be a daily discipline, as they keep the blood in the body nourished, the chlorophyll high, and the lungs full of breath.

Great immune supports for times of need:

Raw garlic, onion, or ginger.
Thermogenic herbs such as: turmeric, clove, cayenne, cinnamon, chili powder.
Immune herbs such as: astragalus, echanachea, and goldenseal.

Backbends support the thymus gland, who’s home is in the heart and controls the immune system.

Inversions help reverse gravity and remove the toxins that can otherwise get stuck in our organs and fatty tissue.

Twists are great for detoxification.

Sweating is detoxifying, so a bath with essential oils, a sauna, or an herbal massage can also be supportive.

Blessings and may we all keep our immune systems strong during these transitory times in our lives.

Rainbeau

When we met with Rainbeau Mars, yoga spokeswoman (pictured), we were a little intimidated. She’s taken her new yoga method, Ra’yoKa, to 24 countries, and rumor has it she’s about to direct a new yoga studio with attached resto in Hollywood (owned by none other than Juliano of Raw).

Turns out she’s charming and relaxed–though her yoga method, a martial arts/yoga fusion, kicked us into the stratosphere:

It takes concentration. Like Shaolin monks, we practiced a rolling Downward Dog with feet “tennis ball distance apart.” Rising up on our heels, we tucked our chins and rolled our chests toward the floor, ending in Cobra, then reversed the movement.

It takes power. We went from basic yoga poses, like Warrior I, into kung fu-style kicks, sword-drawing moves and face blocks.

It takes balance. With Zen focus, we moved from Half-Moon Pose to standing and back, never letting our free foot touch the ground.

And we sweated. “For people who feel they can’t relax, this is sportier,” explains Mars.

We’re over the moon for it.

Want to try? Check out Mars’ free, at-home workout guide here, book a private session by emailing Mars here, or check out her DVDs.