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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

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Carol: Fitness & Pilates Teacher, Carols Challenge.com (outdoors/hiking)

Judy: Qigong & Meridian Tapping (EFT) CoachLiberate your Destiny.com

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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

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On each exhale, tighten your core muscles Abdominals contract Pelvic floor muscles lift Sitz bones draw closer together

Bottom of pelvis

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Bodies 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

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If 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

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The Power of Posture and EmotionsWith 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

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In 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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5 day retreats: Focus on hiking posture and stride Pilates EFT or Meridian Tapping Qigong Beautiful locations – healing Mother Nature

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Thank you for listening

Remember to smile

Enjoy your holiday!