Goodness me it is nearly the end of January!
I feel like the month has flashed past and in some ways I am quite pleased, not because I am wishing my life away, but because it seems to have been a particularly dark, grey, wet January.
Now I don’t mind a bit of cold weather, I quite like getting all wrapped up in cozy sweaters and scarves and hats and heading out for some fresh air, but I am not too
keen on greyness and rain. When we had the snow last Sunday it was lovely, and even better in that it disappeared in a day so didn’t really cause too many problems in terms of travelling around and getting too and from places, but the rain that then followed was just a little bit dismal.
As I write this week’s newsletter the sun is out and it is blue sky above, it is a little bit fresh and cool, but actually the brightness of the day makes up for that … and this is
what we want more of, so bring on February!
Have a fantastic week folks — keep looking, moving and feeling great.
Jane, Keith and the team
xxxxx
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Two videos to work on this week, the first is showing a pelvic tilt, which is useful if you have any stiffness/tightness in the lumbar spine — this move is here for you. It is a gentle way of opening up the vertebrae and getting a small range of mobility into the lower back.
It is also the first part of a shoulder bridge, so if you feel it is a challenge to achieve the peeling effect of the spine as you lift it from the floor, or you have a problem with the replacement of the spine, then practise the pelvic
tilt first for a few repetitions before then going into a full shoulder bridge movement.
Work at the appropriate level for your body. I should stress that if you have any fusion in your
lumbar spine then the pelvic tilt is not a suitable exercise, and the shoulder bridge needs to be modified to avoid the flexion sequence of the movement.
Feel the difference, move differently, and look more balanced.
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Five things to consider this week, all very important to me and how I live my life.
1 I want to Keep Learning — something which happens to me daily, as I work with bodies and minds. Everyone is an individual and even
though symptoms might be shared, treatment and care of those symptoms have to be appropriate to every individual — one size does not fit all, therefore I keep learning more and more so that I can adapt and develop.
2 I want to Take Notice — listening to my class participants is key to how I care. I observe and watch how we move. I want to listen to what people say, I want to notice their faces,
their smiles, their frowns.
3 I want to Connect — I constantly work on making connections with everyone I meet, whether this be in a class or just in general life, I love to connect. I want to encourage a connection between mind and body, and I want to make my connections count.
4 I
want to Give — I want to share and I want to give, I want to give energy, I want to give compassion, I want to give heart and soul.
5 I need to Be Active — this isn’t just about movement. I feel Being Active encompasses all of the above, I want to keep active in my learning, I want to actively take notice, I want to actively connect, and I want to actively
give.
I don’t always get all of this right, I am not perfect, I am perfectly imperfect in fact, but they are themes that figure heavily in my life, and themes I want to keep working on.
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If you know you will have to miss a class in your course for any reason, and would like to book a space in another class instead,
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Simply tell us the class you will miss and — most important — please give us as many alternatives as possible. If you only give us one alternative, we cannot guarantee you will get a
Catchup.
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