Emotion (Day 8 exercise)

Noticing the connection between emotions and sensations in the body is a beautiful thing. The image that got stuck in my mind was of time spent planting the “babies” I started from seed in the garden this past Spring. The sensation wasn’t strongly connected to anywhere in my body, it was more a sensation of ease and lightness throughout my body though it was felt in the heart center. This wouldn’t be labeled a blockage though. I would be surprised to find much blockage though since I have spent much time clearing my emotional self through Metta Meditation as well as listening to Tara Brach’s Dharma talks.
This is a exercise many people should spend time with to bring themselves more happiness.

What I’ve Learned so Far

The surprising thing I have learned about my body in the past 5 days is that I am in better shape than I thought I was. Since I don’t tend to do exercise in chunks of 30-60 minutes I thought I would get my bum handed to me. What I have found is my cardiovascular system is excellent even though I am “allergic” to the idea of running or doing traditional cardio workouts. I guess the mini workout bursts during the day that I tend to do up until this program are pretty good. A example is holding plank for a minute three times a day, tossing in some squats and lots of stall work on the ball. I will do this in between my massage or yoga sessions to fit it on my crazy busy days. So tossing in 40 minutes of Body Juggling a day will add to my cardiovascular health I am sure. Loving the awareness Body Juggling brings to my breath and mind when I am on the ball. You must be calm and present and not just going through the motions.
The picture is from the website http://www.bodyrock.tv where I get a ton of inspiration on fun approaches to movement.

My Biggest Challenges

It looks as though I am overcoming the challenges that have stood in my way in the past of finishing tasks. It’s all about ones mindset and having supportive people around you. I am surprised to see that I am preferring a set time each day. Mornings won’t ever happen but 8:30 in the evening is ideal for my lifestyle right now. It is my time to recharge from the day. This way all the things that need to be done during the day have been attended to and I can fully focus on me and the ball.

Promises to Myself

Promises to myself during this program.

1. Commit to the daily workout and time on the ball. Good for the body and good for releasing tension from the day.
2. Not to take myself so seriously and not be pissy because I did the workout at a different time each day. I am not a morning person so afternoons/evenings will work far better.
3. Pick books that I will read from front to back and not bounce around. This is because of the fact that I have so many fabulous books and I want to read them all but tend to not have the time to commit so this will get added to the time I have carved out each day for Body Juggling.
4. Get bodywork every other week. This is important because it recharges me and makes the quality of my massages that I give to others far better. Planning ahead is the way to go about this task. Somehow the days pass and all of a sudden I realize that I need a rubdown and forgot to schedule one. I have taken care of this and have the next three already booked and on the appointment book.

Where am I going?

What I would desire to accomplish with this BodyJuggling program is to tone up and shed a few pounds. Also, would like to follow through and stick with something to the end not allowing life to sidetrack me with other projects. There are many demands on my time but this I will follow through with and once this is complete I will move on to another project that is incomplete and create a beautiful habit of completing tasks at hand before starting new ones whether it is home improvement projects or business related projects. They will no longer drain my energy when I glance at them.

Who am I?

This is a tough one. To give a full picture in as little words as possible but yet also not sharing what is private. I have always been light-hearted and fun loving, my middle name is Joy and it suits me perfectly. I was a pain in the butt as a teen but blossomed into this giving adult who loves to think outside of herself and to help others when needed. Reproduced twice creating two daughters who are now teens themselves. Currently living in what feels like the twilight zone but I am learning many lessons of patience and of planting seeds that will hopefully take root in the teens brains. Happily married but this is actually thanks to my ex-husband with whom I lived with for 8 years of hell. The lessons from that experience helped form who I am today and makes me appreciate my numerous blessings even more. I take nothing for granted and am grateful beyond what words can express for the life I live now. I get to spend each day doing what I love whether it is sharing Yoga, giving massages or giving/selling food from my garden…