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    Flexibility

    by admin April 5, 2020

    As I write this, we are in the first week in April 2020, and in the midst of the start of lock downs around the world due to Covid-19. There is a lot of uncertainty, and a lot of changes we are making in our lives – and it got me thinking about control and flexibility.

    Not only are we restricted in our movements, so don’t have the usual freedom and flexibility that we are used to … on the flip side, we are used to having some sense of control in our daily lives which has been taken away. 

    It is making a lot of us surrender into this experience with grace and hope for the future. But many of us also know that life will be different on the other side of this – just like life was different after Sept 11.

     

    I have also been contemplating our physical states after six months or more of restrictions. How are we going to fare, with many of us used to relying on external motivators to get us to exercise. How will our general health be, and our mental health, after six months of living quietly. I think we will have vast variations between those who cope and those who don’t.

    I also think a lot of people will age quicker and get fatter. 

    I’ve been reflecting on this, and my own exercise patterns over the last twelve months. I have been doing a lot of running and walking, but only some resistance training once per week. Whereas a few years ago, I was doing yoga three times per week, as well as a couple of resistance sessions, and also a spin class or two … and running. 

    I have let a lot of my own fitness slip, particularly my physical flexibility. And in the last couple of months, as it gets colder here in the Southern hemisphere, I have started to feel stiff in my hips in the morning. 

    Hence, I have used to last two weeks of being forced to slow down, to start doing some more mat work in my own house. I have returned to some yoga sequences in the morning, and some stretching in the afternoon, after some body-weight work on the mat.

    After two weeks, I am already starting to feel my hips releasing, and the aching in my upper glutes is easing. All the impact training from running, and not doing enough cross-training or stretching, was certainly having its impact.

    Part of me feeling like I was ageing was because I wasn’t taking care of my body – wasn’t staying supple and flexible. My strength was bunching up, and my joints were stiffening up. I could see myself in ten years time, if I hadn’t made this change, hobbling around with stiff lower back and hips and really walking like an old woman!

    Hence, in this time, in our homes, taking up some yoga practice and basic stretching is a perfect practice. Here are some really easy flexibility exercises to start with.

    Otherwise, there are many apps on your smart phones and iPads, like SWEAT, which can guide you through mat work and stretching exercises. 

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    Your Online Presence

    by admin March 21, 2020

    Over the last few weeks, I have been thinking about people’s online presence and behaviour more than usual.  I have listened to two podcasts about online trolls, both of which were…

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    The beginnings of a menstrual revolution

    by admin February 2, 2020

    A while ago I bought a book publicised by the Victoria Women’s Trust – ‘About Bloody Time’ by Karen Pickering and Jane Bennett.  I hadn’t read it until this week. But…

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    Manifesting Generator

    by admin August 18, 2019

    I recently discovered Human Design and had my chart done! I’m a Manifesting Generator, which explains a lot! Manifesting Generators move faster than everyone else. They can do the amount of…

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    About Bloody Time

    by admin June 30, 2019

    I recently supported the fund-raising for the publication of a new book called “About Bloody Time: The menstrual revolution we have to have”. It was a Victorian Women’s Trust initiative, with…

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    WOW Women Event in Shepparton

    by admin May 26, 2019

    On Sunday 26 May 2019, I attended my second WOW Women One Day Event in Shepparton. I have sponsored the event both times, and the format has changed slightly each time.…

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    My Meditation Journey

    by admin February 4, 2019

    I started using some guided meditations a few years ago. There is a podcast that I have used, and there’s also a lot of guided mediations on YouTube. I have also…

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    Why I Frequently Fast, and Suggest that You Do Too

    by admin October 6, 2018

    There are a couple of diets around now that suggest fasting, because there are claims of a number of benefits to fasting, which I tend to believe. So I do frequently…

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    July Workouts

    by admin July 21, 2018

    The middle of winter, and the short days – it’s difficult to fit long runs in, but it’s time to get back into the gym for some weights and intensity workouts.…

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    Yoga Quiz

    by admin December 3, 2017

    This is a short quiz to see if the ideas you have about Yoga are correct.  Yoga is a very broad description that takes in a number of different types and…

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    Is Your Organisation Causing You Stress?

    by admin November 26, 2017

    We live in a society of “joiners.”  We like to join churches, clubs, committees, and community organisations.  We like to join classes and magazine subscription drives.  We simply enjoy being with…

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    Turning a Spotlight on Anxiety Disorders

    by admin November 19, 2017

    You may be restless at night, tossing and turning in your bed because of excessive worry.  You may find yourself cracking under pressure, whether when preparing for a test or when…

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    Yoga Poses and What They Achieve

    by admin November 4, 2017

    Yoga has been described as a science which seeks to achieve the harmonious and balanced development of the body, mind and soul.  It is a system which allows us to bring…

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