Archive for August, 2008
Running for Balance
I’m starting a new business. Two actually–one fitness, one writing. And I need to find balance.
Luckily, I’ve been forced to think about them both for months. And I’m beginning to see the light.
Seems that running on a regular basis is what keeps my bulbs lit. My brain really needs the regular [...]
Thanks for ChiWalking in my shoes!
To everyone at Metametrix who attended my ChiWalking presentation this morning, thank you for coming!
And especially for being open to something new.
It was fun to watch your faces change from the usual oh-well-I’m-getting-paid-to-be-here-so-I-guess-I-can-tolerate-it-face to the new faces of wonder and amazement.
Yes, the ChiWalking and ChiRunning technique is really THAT good. And just think, you [...]
About Walking
Soren Kierkegaard said:
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.”
Running Toward Me
In my ChiRunning practice, I’m learning to put one foot in front of the other.
For me, this is my constant lesson. My allergies and asthma have been bad this past year. I am allergic to pollens, and most months, I run through swarms of it. So I haven’t [...]
Can You Just be Still?
Have you ever said that to your child?
It’s a great question to ask yourself. CAN you just be still?
Can you bring your next move to life from a place of peace and quiet?
Try it. Gather and merge your focus with your intention, move with deliberation and direction. That’s going to be [...]
Closing The Door
My daughter is driving now. And I feel a door closing.
She very happily took herself school shopping this weekend. Only needed me for directions once. Used her cellphone as a grown-up tool rather than accessory. Used her own debit card. Bought a little lunch.
Although I saw [...]
Why Exercise?
Are you addicted to something?
That means you do it regardless of outcome.
Like sitting all day and night. Or smoking. Or buying shoes.
If you try to stop, to fight your addiction, you’re going to leave a hole, a psychic hole where the addiction used to be.
What can you fill it with? Exercise!
According [...]
What’s Your Exercise Diet?
Bet you never thought about it that way before…but it’s an important question. What movements do you make on a daily basis?
All too often we move from one seat to another. One conveyor to another. We never stretch or reach for anything more challenging than the top shelf.
Find out what your diet [...]
Walk if Off
Need a break? Take a walk.
In ChiWalking, we walk with mindful attention to our steps. So we get aerobic conditioning with a bonus: meditation. Thinking about a single thing–in this case, what we are actually doing–is meditation.
John Cianciosi, writing in the Yoga Journal says, “Practicing walking meditation encourages the [...]
What is it About Diets?
Why do diets fail?
I think they fail for 2 reasons:
1. They wrap around the 1300 cal/day model. Guess what? Even models can’t live on that. (Women need about 2100 cal/day; men 2500cal/day.) After 2 or 3 weeks, because your body is quite literally starving, you must binge.
That is, [...]
