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Inner Destinations. Judy & Carol. Inner Destinations. Welcome to: How to use your posture to de-stress during the holidays !. Our Journey. Big Hair, Summer 1997. Inner Destinations. Introductions Carol: Fitness & Pilates Teacher, Carols Challenge.com (outdoors/hiking ) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Judy & Carol
Inner DestinationsWelcome to:
How to use your posture to de-stress during the holidays!
Our Journey
Big Hair, Summer 1997
Inner DestinationsIntroductions
Carol: Fitness & Pilates Teacher, Carols Challenge.com (outdoors/hiking)
Judy: Qigong & Meridian Tapping (EFT) CoachLiberate your Destiny.com
Inner Destinations.comGaining Inner Peace through Outer Fitness
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Email: Info@ Inner Destinations.com
Pilates Carol’s Dancing Stones studio in Silver City, NM
Inner Destinations Disclaimer: Check with medical professional before beginning this or any
exercise program
Carol’ recommendations:
Step out the door and get out for a walk Get out into Nature – the Great Outdoors
Having a gathering? Before the guests arrive, block out 40 peaceful minutes for YOU!
Breathe more deeply and be conscious of it, M More oxygen to brain
Stand up tall, head reaching for the sky
Inner DestinationsCarol’ recommendations:
On each exhale, tighten your core muscles Abdominals contract Pelvic floor muscles lift Sitz bones draw closer together
Bottom of pelvis
Inner DestinationsBodies are meant to move!
Remember, we are designed for movement Stretching up to pick apples Bending to pick them up off the ground Running to hunt game Hunkering and squatting around a fire to cook
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Feel where your spine is in space – Where it is in our bodies
Become aware of how important your spine is - Even while you’re sitting
Inner DestinationsIf you have any back pain, don’t do this exercise
– check with your doctor first
Benefits: More oxygen, Avoid pain, Avoid headaches, Lighten mood
Seated, picture the position of your spine
Feet flat on floor, quadriceps (thighs) parallel to floor
Inner DestinationsSitting on your sitz bones:
(bony landmarks at base of pelvis)First, making small moves, tilt or rock pelvis
slightly forward (sitz bones point backward)Then tilt pelvis back (sitz bones tucked under &
forward)Return to the center, sitting on your sitz bones.
You may have felt a mild stretch at your low back
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We sit too much in our cars, at our desks –
This can result in back, shoulder & neck pain and potential headaches
What’s the solution?
Inner DestinationsTry some standing activities:
Get up from sitting at your desk every 30 minutes - use a timer
No need to lose productivity – sort files or mail – do standing tasks
Talk on phone with a headset that allows you to stand, which relieves neck tension
Walk around the office or even just around your chair
Inner DestinationsThe Power of Posture and Emotions
With respect to our families:
Carol in her family kitchen
Father & son Awareness of our emotional state and our posture
The Elephant Man Analogy of how we can shift our posture
Inner DestinationsIn emotional pain?
Alone during holidays, Judy: My first Christmas during my divorce, I took
action and moved – Go out for a hike, even just lift your UB off your LBLifts mood, breathe better, focus outward rather than
inward, feel stronger, more at peace
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Bonus tip: SMILE!
Did you know there’s a connection between the tension in our jaw and the tension in our hips? Smiling releases the ‘kinks’ and helps prevent tight shoulder and tension headaches!
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Thank you for listening
Remember to smile
Enjoy your holiday!