As Albert Einstein once said ” Insanity is doing the same thing over & Over & expecting different results”. Being an active person and looking to have an edge over my opponents, I thought long and hard about the above statement and decided that maybe another way to improve my fitness would be to take up Yoga – a step far removed from my normal more energetic activities!
So, with the aid of Kev Green from the Mind and Body Consultants, I embarked on a programme aimed at increasing my flexibility. Wow! talk about mind & body – my body certainly didn’t like some of the poses and my mind wasn’t so sure about holding them for as long as Kev instructed!! However, Kev was very sympathetic to the obvious limitations of my body, but also gave me plenty of encouragement, enabling me to get the best out of the programme.
With perseverance and regular practice, I moved from only enjoying the corpse pose, to gaining several unexpected insights.
- The challenge of how far I could stretch in different directions
- My body letting me know which parts required extra work
- The melting and unravelling of tissue as it is pushed gently to its limits
- The fascination of the spirals of muscle activity as you twist and turn
- The reality of how the whole body really is affected by any movement
So, what a bonus, not only is Yoga making my body more functional, but it has also brought an awareness that will be very useful when transferred to my own massage business.
Finally, two things are for certain – I would definitely recommend the Mind & Body Consultants, and… the Corpse pose is still (& and probably always will be) my favourite!!! Jan (stiff as a board) Sutton in Ashfield Notts.