The Plan BE Journal. Teresa Lindsay

      #BExercise

      We are going to cover why added physical routines will help shift you in your life to the next level. Mostly because, when you are active you then send signals to your body and to the brain to become more relevant to the present moment.

      The more you can be active in your life the better it will be for the other activities you have planned for yourself, even rest. Rest is much better after a little planned activity that is physical.

      If you watch any of Tony Robbins videos you will he actually talk about a specific event where he is driving a car and he is on a race track. He has to remain focus because he is headed for a particular corner called death corner. This corner has a wall and you have to turn at great speeds.

      While he is in the car, one of the trainers is with him telling him that in the physical present moment he is going to have to work his mind to actually go in the direction of the corner. That way to stay focused to (avoid) hitting the wall, which means;

       If you are focused on the direct thing you don’t want ​ you are likely going to hit it.

      In the routine back on the race track, he actually got to the point where he got to such a speed that he was still focusing on the wall when he didn’t think he was going to and the instructor had to physically turn his head.

      Your body and mind; physical connection, are extremely important.​ ​

      In that example, it was basically taking you off the thing you don’t want and putting it on the thing you do want.

      Any area of your life that involves physical and mental connection, you are then going to benefit from the changes you will make and also increase your longevity; longevity in life, longevity in concentration... ​

      So many other physical and mental connections come into play! ​

      Here are some of the things I was doing in the morning in addition to what we discussed in our Daily Actions and Morning Routine.

      ​ When I got up in the morning and gave a moment of thanks (and paused), I would do a series of stretches. And because I wasn’t very practiced in yoga, I took the opportunity to look at a series of Youtube Videos that were with people (instructors) that were really great.

      One of them (that was my favourite) was BoHo Beautiful and they travelled the world to some of the most exotic locations. They had some really great videos. So I would mimic and follow the videos doing a certain number of stretches.

      Now, I have nailed it down to a series / a routine that I like to do on my own. So, a physical routine of long stretches, arched back stretches, the downward dog position; things that make me feel really good and stimulate me. But I took the practice and took the learning and then went and modified it for myself (the order, the time in each position, and the duration of the workout).

      This will get my blood circulating it will then get me upside down and then standing right side up, it will soften my face, blood flow to the head; all those things that will help me look and feel more confident and awake!

      The deep breathing! If you are not going to sit and meditate will then encourage circulation in the body, mind, flow and easier cognitive recognition for all the different things that are going to come in your day. It is really stimulating. The benefit is the stimulation.

      From being upside down and right side up again, you actually create within your system.

      It is your container. In #BBody, we talk about the value of your container. There is a connection between your body and your mind. And once you recognize how to stimulate the two, you will be ahead of the game and you will be more prepared in your day. This will give you the advantage of feeling brighter and more alert then the others that are around you; that maybe you are even in competition with.

      Utilize that time in the morning to get that physical stretch done and if you don’t remember if you are stationary during the day, take an opportunity to do those stretches throughout the day somewhere private so you can actually gain momentum again.

      If you have another set of physical activities you do at the end of your day they will help you get a goodnight sleep. So pick a practice, it could be a martial arts, it could be a basketball team, it could be anything you want to do in addition that you might happen to include 2-3 times in your week. This will definitely shift your way of sleeping.

       (Bonus Effect) You will improve your sleep!

      #BExercise Challenge: If going about getting yourself out for a run or to a yoga class is a struggle include someone else. Go together a few times and discover!

      Focus: The mind body connection. How can you take care of your mind and body better? Rest?

      Daily Action: Find a video of an easy stretching workout, like yoga or palates, or of a home gym activity (with light weights or some equipment you might have or want to rent).

      Include something to get moving in the morning (in some way) before or after your morning coffee or tea or one litre of water.

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