慢慢來瑜珈課程裡有餐點，都是蔬食。
基本上盡量遵照阿育吠陀的悅性食物法來料理，也會以當季時令蔬果為主要食材。
我們不在冬天吃夏天的食物，不在豐饒的土地上吃坐大船或坐飛機從國外來的菜；那些蔬果，經過長時間的冷藏，怎麼比得上在台灣這片土地上剛採收還帶著露珠的綠葉，或還沾著泥土的根莖菜類來的新鮮美味有營養呢？
以下是一份很好的資料，大家請參考，畢竟吃是生活中很重要的一環，多了解總是比較好嫁出去。(咦？結尾怎麼又怪怪了？？）
台灣蔬菜水果產季表產季表 參考網址
http://dodocook.blogspot.tw/2012/04/blog-post_18.html?m=1
這幾天來了兩個貝克漢：
一個有生命但不說話；
一個沒生命但是聲音很大。
有生命的那位與朋友在晚上８點多
沒預約搭著計程車突然來到門口
是由不同國家組合而成：
德國/印度/西班牙……
他們來的時候管家我在正在前往東台溫泉的路上
準備去舒緩電療也沒用的筋絡
小幫手 Emma 電話慌張的跟我說有五個外國人！
我：那奕竹(當晚剛到的小幫手)會講英文嗎？
Emma：好險她會！那要接那些客人嗎？
我：他們看起來很怪嗎？都是男生嗎？計程車怎麼會載他們來？他們怎麼知道我們民宿的？
Emma：看起來很正常，是我們認識的計程車行何老闆載來的，有一位女生，他們說是齒模店介紹的。
我：嗯……如果很奇怪就不要接，如果沒問題當然要趕快接客啊！
《飯店姥鴇機制啟動！！(((((((叮》
隔天早上與其中一位優質男聊天
趕快假裝關心他們後續行程
實際是想打探他們來頭
才發現他們是來花蓮參加婚禮
為期９天的旅程都沒有任何規劃
後來才問到他們哪裡來的
也發現不是齒模店介紹的
(而是一家我即將前去打探的獅子博物館！！)
這幾位優質男女中
有位髮型跟墨鏡很像貝克漢的人
因為害羞(???)沒跟我說話
其他人的英文都非常好
(嘖，自己英文沒多好還在那邊裝評審XD)
所以應該是在英國工作認識的朋友
在臺灣花蓮結婚了吧
(一位德國男有說過他在英國工作)
本人因為實在太想讓大家看到貝克漢
所以假裝要幫他們留念
藉故用了手機拍照讓大家養眼XDDD
昨天張震嶽的FB發了一篇文(見連結)，就有朋友善意轉發給我們要我們注意。我當然把這事情說給馬克聽。聽完，他馬上說那一定是衝浪的技術不對；比較大的原因是學習如何站起來的姿勢有問題，才會引發這受傷事件。
馬克寫的原文很長，我先把它整篇放上來，有些朋友可以先看，然後我會再翻譯成中文放上來。請放心，因為這是挺重要的事情，馬克又寫的那麼用心，所以這篇翻譯我不會一放就是三百年。
【Keeping Safe and Healthy in the Water: Avoiding Surfer’s Myelopathy】-----By Mark
Recently I heard of a case of a condition called Surfer’s Myelopathy (SM) took place in Taiwan to a lady who was taking a beginners lesson. The injury left the woman with severe spinal injuries that took years to recover from. I was shocked, as while I have suffered and witnessed plenty of injuries and accidents in my 25 years of surfing (mostly caused by people hitting the reef) I have never heard of someone being left unable to walk after a simple surfing lesson. I have done a little research to try to understand the condition a little better to make sure that we can minimise the risk for our students. Below I set out a litle about what I found out on the rare condition, and also my own thoughts on how to lower the risk of such an injury or any other injury for that matter while in the water.
What is Surfer’s Myleopathy?
Surfer's myelopathy (SM) is a rare nontraumati paraplegia. It is a spinal cord injury caused by hyperextension of the back. When the back is hyperextended, a blood vessel leading to the spine can become kinked, depriving the spinal cord of oxygen. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as "a stroke of the spinal cord. To simplify, it is a rare injury, not caused by a trauma (such as a fall) which damages the spinal cord and can leave a person potentialy paralised from the waist down. It is considered the cause is from over extending the back, or from having the back over extended (over arched) from the surfing posture.
Who is at risk?
Learners: The key risk factor seems to be inexperience as almost all persons afflicted were first-time surfers. A secondary risk factor seems to be fitness, in that people who are more sedentary with less developed muscles are more at risk as is dehydration (not drinking enough water).
What are the risks
Putting the danger in perspective, as the ASM website acknowledges, you have more risk of being attacked by a shark in the water than from getting SM. However, the risk while small is real, so if you are a first time surfer its worth to look at the tips below to minimise the risk of any injury.
Avoiding SM
The ASM website sets out the following Tips for First Time Surfers to avoid SM:
S – Sit on your board while waiting for the waves.
P – Pace your time in the water. Limit it to 30 minutes.
I – Insist on a knowledgable surfing instructor.
N – Notice signs of pain and discomfort in your back.
E – Exit the water and seek immediate medical attention if you experience pain or weakness.
I would add to this the following simple observations:
Walking out to the waves is better than paddling out and sitting on your board:
For first time surfers, in my opinion there is no need to paddle out or be in water at a depth where you can’t touch the ground. Why? The reason is simple, don’t waste your energy, and catch more waves. The goal in the first stage of surfing is to master the art of the paddle and the “pop up”, which is the action in which surfers use one motion to stand up on their surfboard.
The key to mastering both of these quicker is simple – catch more waves. Big, small, white water, its all the same at this point. The way we run lessons is students walk with their own boards into the water out to the point where they are comfortable, then they turn their boards around and jump on and start paddling in to catch a wave. Thus there is no need to spend a prolonged time on your board at this stage lying down with your back arched in the paddling position. Its better to use your leg muscles to get your self out back, and then save your back for paddling in to catch waves. Otherwise you waste too much time and too much energy trying to paddle out back and lying in water that’s too deep.
This technique will decrease the potential for SM as well as any other more normal strains from putting too much strain on the back. As you get better and more experienced and master the pop up, then you can start to paddle out and catch waves further out back. By that time your body and muscles will be more used to surfing and you are out of the SM high risk group.
Pay attention to your technique
I think this is under emphasised and consider that as almost all the sufferers of SM were first time surfers perhaps poor technique led to them putting an increased level of strain on their lower spines. Surf coaches should spend time and energy trying to install good technique into their students and not just to stand up faster but also to avoid injury.
The pop up requires a surfer to synchronise the movements of a jump forward (using the lower body) and a push up (using the upper body). It is crucial for injury avoidnce that these two motions are done together, however the difficulty for many first time surfers is that as it’s a new movement they lack the muscle memory to combine the actions together at the start.
As a result I see a lot of first time students first extending their arms to push themselves up and then jumping forward, basically breaking down the one motion pop up into two separate movements. Some surf schools even teach this as its easier to get students standing this way and it feels safer to some students than the winner takes all pop up at once movement.
The danger is that breaking down the pop up into separate movements puts a great deal more strain on the lower back and spine than synchronising the movements. When you do the pop up movements together correctly it’s your shoulder, upper back muscles and feet that provide you with your upward and forward momentum together.
The lower back and spine are basically neutral movers except for your hip twist when in the air. Thus no strain is put on your spine. However, if you first extend your arms, then jump forward, inorder to recreate the same momentum your initial push up would have given you to get your body jumping forward most students over extend their lower back using their hips and lower spine to create that second burst of forward momentum. This action places quite a lot of strain on the lower back and spine and increases the risk of straining or injuring the back. So when you are in the water, make sure you work hard to keep good technique. If you are getting muscle fatigue, take a rest on the beach for bit rather than risk injury through forcing it with poor technique.
Listen to and be patient with your body.
Often the most simple advise is the most effective – that is be realistic and patient with your body and to listen to it. We should all keep in mind the single and only important goal of surfing – fun. There is no need for anyone to push themselves past the point their body condition is in at that moment. So as I tell my students, relax and remember, its not important whether you stand up or not, but only that you have fun. If you have never surfed before and don’t do regular exercise, take it easy. Perhaps the first lesson just learning to paddle and surfing the waves lying down is enough. Its still super fun, and way more fun than straining your back or worse. If you need to take a break, have one, drink plenty of water and don’t pin your own progress to what others do, or your own expectations. If you enjoy what you are doing and progress as fast as your body is comfortable then you will certainly get there in the end. And most importantly you will enjoy the ride along the way which as every surfer knows is the end goal of surfing itself.
So, have fun, listen to your body and stay safe. See you in the ocean.
BTW, for anyone that is interested in reading more about SM please see the resources set out on the surfer’s myleopathy foundation wbsite at http://www.smawareness.org/
親愛的花生糖先生，收到你的明信片了。感動之餘，有三個問題請解惑:
1. 花蓮寄來的郵資為什麼要11元? 花蓮是搬到美國了嗎？
2. 黑板留言有錯字，請問你可以找出來嗎?
3. 明信片上你沒有謝謝到凱特，她說你們下次可以不用再來了。
(沒關係，下次凱特不在時，我們會再偷偷通知你們趕快再來喔，啊記得還要帶上一夜之間就被我們解決掉的花生糖喔)
慢慢來的二樓小小書房，有一些凱特多年來閱讀的新舊書本。
近期又有一些新書想要送到慢慢來，可惜慢慢來地方實在太小了，於是決定: 二樓的一些書本有些可以二手賣出 ! !
愛書成癡的凱特雖捨不得，但大部份的書放著也不會再看，若能讓更多人看到一本好書，那書的價值就更高。何況，舊的去了，新的才會來啊。
但千想萬想就是沒想到，第一本售出的，竟是曾撫慰過年少許多的夜的[將太的壽司]第567集!!
凱特以前買漫畫是挑著買，不成套，但沒想到，今天這位旅人家裡就剛好缺這三集就可以成一套!! 這，這不叫命運，那什麼才是命運?!
於是，雖捨不得將太，但想到他可以去跟其他家人團圓成一完整家庭，於是也就笑著流淚的送走了將太。
這位命中註定要臨時入住慢慢來而發現了流浪在外的將太的壽司567集的美眉呀，妳一定要善待我的將太喔！
親愛的將太~~~再見了~~~。
夏天是新手練習衝浪的好日子，浪小小的，很溫柔，適合初學者；十一月份起，台東開始了東北季風，依然可以學衝浪，可是那時風浪會較大，真正的高手都在那時出沒台東；運氣好的日子，遇上影片中那些好浪，就是衝浪人的幸運日了。
看看下列這段影片，就是馬克自己常去衝浪的東河金樽成功一帶，但新手們無法在這裡學習，因為海域較深，浪大；我們還是看看影片過過癮就好了!
如果想再看得更過癮，記得趕緊預約11/10~~11/17日的住宿，不管是預訂慢慢來還是東河那些民宿，這時候就不能慢慢來而要卡緊訂下去啊~~~~這種親眼見識國際衝浪高手的機會，一年就這麼一次，喜歡衝浪的朋友一定不要錯過；就算沒學衝浪的朋友，光看那些帥哥美女，就值得讚歎人生的不公與美好了!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3a7PIOcZY0#t=82
很多女生都在問，穿比基尼衝浪不會怕衣服被浪打掉嗎？
關於這個問題，凱特心有餘但料不足 ，實在沒辦法證言回答，故特地請來了比基尼狂野妹來位大家親身示範說明。
而經過兩次狂浪的實驗證明，合身的比基尼，讓妳跳飛上天也不會脫軌飛出；服貼的比基尼，讓妳跳上浪板也不會兩兩分離；吻合的比基尼，讓妳被浪打下海水即使翻了兩翻後，也不會隨著滾滾浪花離妳而去!
比基尼的強大吸引力，不僅吸海水，也吸眼球；比基尼賦予的女性自信美，不僅讓女孩性感，也散發健康活力的自信感!
看! 我們圖中的狂野妹多奔放又自在，誰能比她更懂綻放青春的權利啊~~~!
雖然!!!!(對，四個驚嘆號! )曾經聽說有人的確有些時候不小心走位了，但大海茫茫，浪頭來時也各自抓，根本沒人有時間會注意妳；如果真有人看到了，那，又如何??
身體是上天賦予每個人的禮物，有人勻稱，有人瘦長或肥壯，有人矯健，有人僵硬，有人健全，有人有缺失，不論哪一種，都是上天賜給我們每個人獨一無二的禮物。
年輕女孩敢於展現身體的健康活力，是一件美好的事；只有當自己喜歡自己的身體，愛護身體，且讓她在充滿正面能量的大自然裡展現最具活力的一面，那就是一種愛自己。
只有當自己懂得欣賞自己，懂得愛自己，才有能量去欣賞別人，愛別人。
比基尼或不比基尼，一點都不重要；性感還是不性感，也不是妳穿的衣服布料的多寡；每一個來衝浪的女孩子，不管是穿短褲包長褲還是比基尼，只要自在，開心，讓身體自然活動於不會有任何評斷力的大自然裡，那就是最棒的自己。
看著圖片中的比基尼妹所呈現的力與美，和八卦雜誌中的麻豆女郎同樣都是少少的幾塊布，但只因比基尼狂野妹完全專心在浪頭，全神貫注在奮力划水與跳起，說真的，她到底是穿了比基尼還是亮片裝或潛水衣，在我眼中一點都沒差別；我看到的，只有一個愛極衝浪的女孩，為了站上浪頭而拼了命的在努力；這份拼搏的堅持，比那兩件小衣更動人。
下次當妳猶豫要不要穿比基尼來衝浪時，可以想想衝浪品牌的影像，那些女孩，漂亮的不是臉蛋或是身上的比基尼，而是她全身散發出的自信魅力!
馬教練剛剛說了，那幾天都會帶我家小朋友去看世界頂尖的衝浪好手來衝浪，比賽不是重點，誰第一誰第二也不是重點，重點是讓喜歡衝浪的朋友開眼界，看看世界衝浪選手的風範，不是耍酷裝帥，而是從內心真心散發出喜愛衝浪的精神與態度!
熱愛衝浪與賽事的朋友，其實可以直接去找東河或都蘭附近的住宿，省去市區與海岸線的往返時間，更可以整天浸淫在衝浪者的談話與影片世界裡。
但如果只是想去開開眼界，或者希望有人可以在旁解說，晚上也想還是當當觀光客到市區逛逛或泡溫泉的話，歡迎到時再和我們從慢慢來一起往返喔。
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臺灣國際衝浪公開賽今年再度與ASP 世界衝浪最高殿堂The Association of Surfing Professionals 簡稱ASP賽事攜手合作即將再11月10~17日將美麗的台東賽事升等。增加男女長板星級資格組別。#EveryThingIsBetterInTaitung @ASP @taiwanopenofsurf #ASP
台灣選手報名方式和其他組別會再另行公佈. 請鎖定我們!
黃縣長:
台東真的很興奮增添新的ASP國際衝浪組織其中的男女長板賽事在2014台灣國際衝浪賽TOOS日曆，我了解在台灣長板有著龐大而充滿激情的群眾，也有一些很有天賦的年輕長板選手並在推動台灣衝浪這項運動給新的年輕一代。這是最大的成就也是造就台灣有著許多職業及的長板選手和越來越多族群在接觸長板衝浪，這也將是給台灣的衝浪者的一個夢幻般的機會，同時也讓我們現在的長板年輕人在自己的家鄉有機會和來挑戰並推出自己的國際職業生涯，我們是'迫不及待這八天的活動，並期待舉辦這始於國際的賽事和迎接和國際的選手“
More Info 完整消息 :
http://www.aspworldtour.com/posts/62973/taiwan-open-of-surfing-to-host-asp-longboard-qualifying-series-event
