Sunday, July 14, 2013

transformational fitness and health

Masterworks Healing just completed a fitness and health series offering information for those who are proactive, responsible and preventive! You are powerful when you take responsibility for who you are spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally and so on. Fortunately, teachers are available to everyone through The Internet!

This time, Jennifer McLean brings us five experts who discuss functionality and easy ways to improve it (for men and women). Here is a brief description of the hour-long sessions:

  • Sara Gottfried (natural hormones) - nutritional and lifestyle changes affect hormone balance; prayer and forgiveness lower cortisol; take proven herbal remedies; take bio-identical hormones is short-term low doses; take probiotics; stress management by changing your perception; awareness in each moment is the key to balance. (Visit Sara's blog)
  • Caroline Sutherland (medical intuitive) - diet of mind and diet of body work together for a strong vital body so you can attract what you want; belief is the key; digestive enzymes; hormone balancing; daily exercise
  • Ana Forrest (yoga) - learn how to ask better questions of your body; change breathing for vitality, attention and peace; get active; connect breathing then feeling, and live in truth; yoga work: tiger breath, relaxing the neck, and shoulder shrugs.
  • Anat Baniel (physical movement) - map the area of the body to the brain: be aware of what you are doing and what you want; movement with attention; use your imagination, talk to your brain; slow down with exercise and movement so patterns get grooved in; give small changes in movement so brain detects small changes
  • Marilyn Mercado (lymphatic system) - twice as much lymph as blood in the body; stress is the number one aggravator to lymph flow; lymph likes thoracic breathing; salt bath with baking soda; use a rebounder so that feet always touch it (before sleep) or use a large ball to bounce gently (before sleep); use a body brush on dry skin (before shower) brushing toward the heart in slow rhythmic motions a few minutes each day; wear tights when you fly to prevent swelling of your legs; the body responds to GENTLE, KIND treatment; lymph system meditation provided.
This was a gold mine of information for easy changes to make in daily routine, exercises, thought process, and nutrition. And, there is no charge for listening and making notes for self-improvement. The overall theme is to know thyself. Pay attention to body signals. Find ways to de-stress. Take time for you. No one knows better than you what you need to live joyfully. There are many paths to a joyful life, so take the time to find yours.

In closing, quality of life is measured by your level of joy in each activity. Always seek YOUR path of greatest joy.