Hey ,
Happy Friday!
Today's follow up is short and sweet: a couple of ideas to practice as the busy and potentially stressful season descends upon us.
Pain Care Yoga challenges of the week:
Be kind + think kind:
This was a huge light bulb for me this week.
My movement teacher listened to me complaining about my gallbladder yet again ( it doesn't hurt anymore, but my movement through gallbladder plane is - well, actually was -
limited). So yes, she listened to me, and listened to me, and listened to me and then she said "Think kind thoughts. Send love to your gallbladder."
Whoa!
How would it ever get better if I am so negative and complainy about it all of the time?
Duh!
I got about 25% range of movement improvement in a second - as soon as I changed my mind from rejecting to accepting to being grateful for what
gallbladder does in the body.
Are you willing to accept this challenge?
Movement Yoga challenge of the week:
Two items on the movement agenda: arm movements and spinal twists.
Thoughts in that regard and weekly exploration:
Are you able to move your arms without tensing through your trunk or neck? How far can you go without tensing?
As you twist, can you feel a lengthening across your abdomen? Do you use force to crank your body into a twist - as in leveraging your rotation with the arms and twisting the shoulders over the
top of your ribcage without actually finding the movement through the ribs?
Happy exploring!
May your weekend be nourishing and warm!