Part of this Summer’s Yoga for Cross-Training series This past weekend I went on a wonderful walk in my neighborhood. I live in a semi-urban/suburban area that has both sidewalks in many areas, and trees along the way. I have done many routes, and usually finish by going around the large cemetery a few blocks
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If you’ve been reading my essays for awhile, you might be aware that I am a Type A recovering perfectionist. You might be one too. Welcome to the club! I did a lot of work to release myself from perfectionism. It took time, many tears, therapy, and lots of journaling. For me, perfectionism lead to
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Cultivate the strength, balance, and mobility you need to keep playing the game you love for life! Whether you are a competitive golfer or simply play for fun, golf can take its toll on an aging body. In addition to normal morning stiffness, you may also have one sided aching and pain from the one-sided
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Cross-training with yoga poses that support your tennis game Tennis is a fun social sport to play. You get out into the sun, hang out with your friends, a little competition, what’s not to like? The game of tennis, however, has a few drawbacks, especially for aging bodies. That doesn’t mean that you need to
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In order to find deep connection with others, start by connecting to yourself One of the unskillful coping strategies I acquired in my childhood, along with perfectionism, was disconnection and numbing. I had big feelings that the adults in my life were ill equipped to handle, so I learned to make myself smaller. I numbed
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Gardening is physical work, make sure your body is ready to weed, pull, plant, and water! Gardening, like shoveling snow in the Winter, is physical work. But also like shoveling, rarely does anyone warm up before they head out into the garden. Whether you’re out there for an hour or all day, you must prepare
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Active vs passive, strengthening vs stretching. It’s all necessary for the health of your back. Gravity is pesky, it’s forever pulling you toward the ground. Every moment of every day you attempt to resist gravity, but often times, it wins. Every time you slouch, that’s you, losing the battle. This isn’t a judgment, resisting gravity
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Connection is almost as important as food and water As I wrote in Nourish Your Heart on a Yoga and Meditation Retreat, going on retreat allows you to take a break from life to relax, refresh, and renew yourself to be able to handle everything that life throws at you. Or at least handle it slightly better.
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How to be in the life that you’re living. This is not an essay about living life to the fullest. I won’t be recommending cliff diving or living each moment like it’s your last. This essay is about experiencing the life that you are already in. As someone who has used “busy” as a numbing
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Take a break from life for a few days and feel re-energized, restored, and renewed Daily life is hard. There are demands on your time and energy, from work, family, and the state of the world. It can be difficult to take a break from the 24 hour news cycle or the notifications in a
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