Welcome to week 4 Friday Round-up.
PAIN CARE YOGA challenge of the week:
It occurred to me today that living with pain is challenging enough. So maybe it would be a good idea to rename this section into something more appropriate?
I'll call them challenges for now - before we come up with a better name, OK?
So here is this week's challenge (s):
#1 Health-wise I wasn't feeling so hot this week.
It took me a good - sweet - long time to shift to what I call "safe mode operation" - that is to prioritize and focus only on the most important things, and also to give myself permission to rest + couch
surf.
I actually had to call my friend Niki who literally walked me through writing myself a rest permission slip.
In fact, the whole notion of "hard work till your nose bleeds" is drilled so deep into my head that even writing about rest and couch-surfing gives me hibby - jibbies.
Can you relate?
Whether or not you have this particular "thought virus," we all have thoughts, notions and belief patterns that contribute to pain.
So this week's challenge (should you choose to accept it - hey, maybe we should call it "mission possible?") is:
1. examine your thought patterns and become aware of "thought viruses"
2. re-frame rest and relaxation as "recovery time" - I found this to provide an invaluable shift in my attitude toward rest
3. find your "safe mode of operation." One of my teachers says this: "practice at 60 - 70% of your
maximum because this is the only way to improve and grow. If you always give it your 100%, there's no more room for improvement. You will end up being stuck in break-down - recuperate cycle, and that is not really conducive for growth." Not really conducive for solid pain management, either. How did I forget this?
Are you willing to accept this mission?
Movement Yoga Challenge
