Day 4 IP

By Selfseeds | April 15, 2012

Jumping isn’t for everyone, but it does require core use and coordination.  Springing off the ground is using new muscle groups and it isn’t something I have done for how many years?  Over twenty? I can appreciate how it wakes the body up.  Surprisingly, I haven’t had too many sore muscles, but I am aware…

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The Event Is Everyday Life

By Selfseeds | January 22, 2012

Most of us are on a schedule, so making one’s workout practical, effective, and multi-focused becomes important.  For now, my incentive for working out is to support the wellness of my body’s structure: core strength, flexibility, symmetry, lung function, and muscle use.  I am not training for an event, but I am noticing that the…

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Getting A Complete Workout In A Small Gym

By Selfseeds | December 17, 2011 |

  This is it–the gym I go to in India.  Getting really creative with the equipment which is fun.  Most days the power is off, but I am still finding ways to get a good workout.  Muscles are starting to reappear.  Cardio is still suffering a bit, but I don’t have anything that is requiring…

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Great Gadgetry Available

By Selfseeds | October 2, 2011

There is a lot of amazing gadgetry that is hitting all aspects of holistic living.  It may or may not be your style, but it is a fast paced field for health minded people.  Inspiration?  Could be.  Motivation? Most likely.  Efficiency? Absolutely.   Have fun while keeping fit?  Why not.  Lots of other great gadgets…

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What is Selfseeds?

By Selfseeds | September 18, 2011

If we all had a little sand timer that we turned over for 5 minutes, could we meditate for 5, stretch for 5, or personalize 5? How is it possible that our days are so packed and hectic that we cannot take 5 minutes to do something for our physical, mental, or spirit well being?…

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Fitness designed for function

By Selfseeds | September 12, 2011 |

Functional fitness–what a great idea, but it shows how far out of alignment are lives have taken us if we are relearning function in our adult physical form.  It makes sense now that people have jobs requiring sitting at a desk, driving a car instead of walking, hiring a gardener to take of the yard,…

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“I” Band in action

By Selfseeds | August 31, 2011

Searching the internet to see if I could find anyone else using the “I” band (Integrative band) in the way I learned through Hans Laxholm’s system in ballroom dancing.  There are articles and videos on how to use it as an exercise tool (resistance band), but not really as an integrative (“I”) tool.  Hans Laxholm…

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Balance is moment by moment

By Selfseeds | August 23, 2011

Balance is in everything–what we do, how much we do, when we do, with whom we do, where we do…  One great aspect of focusing on your physical balance, other aspects of balance are automatically included:  internal awareness of the bodies alignment and coordination, mental focus on one’s emotional state and being present in the…

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