Month: January 2015

Super Bowl Sunday is upon us and if you’re anything like me, you love bringing food whenever you go to a gathering or whipping up a ton of delicious goodies when people you love are coming over for the day. I love, love, love making yummy finger food for the Super Bowl. I don’t even watch football (to be completely honest with you) but I love playing hostess or offering my kitchen skills to a friend who’s having people over, everybody wins, I don’t mind missing the game to be in the kitchen and everyone gets to eat freshly made snacks all evening!

What’s even better about making your own stuff is that you can be sure there’s a good for you and great tasting option for you to nosh on during the game. Bringing my own food has been a total life saver for years now, it allows me to have it all. I get to share my food with people I love and also feel great about what I’m putting in my body so that I can be fully present and energized for the people I’m with!

Here are some super easy, last minute snacks you can whip up in no time tomorrow. These 5 Healthy “Guy-Friendly” Superbowl snacks are sure to please even the most buffalo chicken loving boys in your life. 😉

AVOCADO FRIES WITH SRIRACHA-LIME DIPPING SAUCE

ZUCCHINI FRIES WITH HEALTHY BUFFALO-RANCH DIP

CRISPY CAULIFLOWER

MY FAVORITE GUACAMOLE

ZUCCHINI CHIPS

And if something is making you anxious or stressed about going to that Super Bowl party or hosting that check out my holiday zen video, it’s perfect for easing your anxiety and getting you back into a place of love and strength so that you can really show up as your highest self for all those around you

Have an amazing weekend!

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My daily meditation practice is my lifeline. I meditate morning and night and even sometimes in between when I need to. It has helped me gain so much clarity and direction in my life, fueled me from my inner energy source and reduced my stress and anxiety tremendously. The Cassandra pre-meditation and the Cassandra post- having meditation in my life are two different people, that’s how much this work has changed me. I literally can’t speak highly enough about how it has transformed my life.
When I’m working with my clients it’s one of the first things we tackle because it creates such a solid, positive foundation for your entire life. Often, as with any good habit, it can be a little intimidating just getting started at first but once you jump that hurdle and start doing it, you’ll naturally be drawn to keep it up. The benefits will keep you coming back for more.
One of the most common questions I get is “how do I start meditating?” or “I want to meditate but I just don’t know where to start.” If this sounds like you, this video is for you! I’ll let you in on my top tips for taking the leap and show you how to start a meditation practice that sticks. I’ll ease you into it and you’ll be left wondering why you waited so long or ever questioned it! Take a few minutes for yourself, give yourself the tools that you deserve to live a life you’re obsessed with. Start meditating today.

Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my channel for more FREE guided meditations and healthy recipes to keep you living your happiest life.

You can also purchase my full 60 minute meditation 101 intensive course at cassandrabodzak.com/online-workshops if you want to dive even deeper and be further supported to begin your meditation journey!

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Nothing compares to freshly made, at home, GREEN JUICE! I have been relying on the amazing juice spots around NYC and San Fran these past few weeks while traveling and then being on the run at home and could not wait to get my hands back on the juicer and chop up some of my favorite greens! This green juice is nice and light – it’s great for the morning or for that mid-afternoon energy slump when you need a little boost but don’t want to reach for the coffee.

Green Juice Light

8 leaves of romaine
4 celery sticks
1 green apple, chopped
1 lemon, skinned

Feel free to add a little ginger to give it a kick or make it a little strong by adding darker greens like kale or spinach but I love this green juice light when I’m looking for something refreshing but not heavy.

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Dear Go Sweet and Skinny,

Thank you for all that you have been to me. You started out as an outlet for my passion for vegan baking in college, you grew when I moved into NYC and needed something to raise my spirits while working 5 jobs and barely paying rent. Baking, being in the kitchen, writing, they were my meditations, my spiritual practice before I even awoke to my spiritual life. You have been a friend that I could share my deepest revelations with as well as my favorite red velvet cupcake recipes. You will always hold a special place in my heart, I’ll never forget you, you’ll always be a very warm, loving piece of me. You brought so much joy into my life. You brought Anthony Bourdain and ABC into my life, you were there when I won a book deal with Hayhouse, when I got my heart broken and when I fell to my knees in the shower after receiving some life changing news, you’ve been a very dear friend through a lot of life with me.

I know that this is not an end, more of a new beginning. Switching to Cassandra Bodzak isn’t about putting you down. It wasn’t about all the mean comments or emails I received from people who found skinny offensive, I always knew that my heart was in the right place when I thought you up. Skinny was my twenty year old way of describing food that would fuel a healthy body, a cuter alternative in my head at the time to describe a recipe that was good for you and delicious. Nope, I never let that stuff really bother me. This transition is simply about being me more ME and coming into my own as a twenty-seven year old woman who is so much more than a blog now. It’s about standing in my power and baring it all. Showing all of me, all the gorgeously messy little bits and being authentic beyond what I have been comfortable with before. I’m ready to embrace this next chapter of my life as an author, a spiritual wellness mentor, a meditation leader and inspirational TV personality. This “blog” or website is about me being of service in the world, it always has been at it’s heart, regardless of what I may or may not call it. And right now, I know deep in my heart that I can be of my highest service by being myself, no bells and whistles, no cutesy names, just pure, raw, loving, light-making me.

I am eternally grateful for our time together Go Sweet and Skinny and beyond excited for what lies ahead with Cassandra Bodzak.

Sending you off with bright, loving light,

C

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For me, 2015 started off with a bang, as many of you have read about from my previous newsletter and through my instagram posts. One of the biggest lessons for me lately has been all about LETTING GO and letting life flow. Letting go in many different aspects of my life.

First, my new year’s eve bus adventure (that you guys heard all about in my email two weeks ago) had to let go and surrender to embracing the moment exactly where I was. Next, these past weeks I’ve been in Vegas at CES chatting about using wearable technology to SIMPLIFY your life so that you can actually be more present to those around you and the moment in front of you. An exciting topic for me and something you will definitely hear a little more about. However while in the middle of my travels, giving presentations and trying to facilitate the new website relaunch, I lost my voice, started feeling under the weather and hit a brick wall with my website! Technical issues prevented me from using CassandraBodzak.com and also having GoSweetandSkinny.com forward there in the transition. In the middle of all of this, my iPhone just decided to stop working and insurance refused to deliver a new one to my hotel. All first world problems, I know, but still they brought me to my knees and reminded me that all I could do was LET GO.

So that’s exactly what I did. Instead of pushing against the current, I went with the flow and surrendered. I accepted that the website wasn’t going to get done right now, I’d be phone-less for a few days and the most important thing I could do was rest, take care of myself and be exactly where I was. I was still able to see all my clients when I needed to and let all the important people in my life know what was up. I simply CHOSE AGAIN, I chose not to stress, not to push and not to go down into the rabbit hole of fear because “things weren’t going my way”. I upped my meditation practice to thirty minutes each morning and night, journaled and centered back into myself. Got myself into the first yoga class I could in San Fran and kept surrendering and staying present.

A big theme this week with my clients was also CHOOSING AGAIN, which also relates to letting go and allowing life to flow. When we see ourselves in a place of resistance, pushing uphill and heading into the fear zone, we ALWAYS have the power to choose again. Each moment is a beautiful new opportunity to let go, choose again and allow life to flow. So no matter, where you are, what circumstances have your head in a swirl, take a minute, take a deep breath and decide to choose again. Surrender, let go and follow what FEELS good, expansive and flowing. You can’t go wrong. For those of you who want to take your “letting go” to the next level beyond consistent surrendering and following the flow in each moment (which is a BIG part of the work), I also have this guided meditation using the mantra LET – GO to help you surrender deeper on an unconscious level. It’s a great addition to your evening practice and has helped a lot of my clients release anything they may be holding on to or resisting right before they fall asleep. Get it here.

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