"As a heavy rainstorm freshens the water of a sluggish or stagnant stream and whips it into immediate action, so does the Pilates Method purify the bloodstream."
— Joseph Pilates
As the year is coming to a close, many are starting lists, reflections, or even getting ready to celebrate the end of the year and the start of the new one. Here are a few exercises you can do while you ring in the New Year (although any time is a great time to balance open up your mind, body, and spirit!)
Meditate (to clear your MIND)
This time of year can be very taxing on the adrenal your entire system. Moving from one event to another can really create stress. By taking a moment to focus your mind and move your attention away from being pulled in many directions, you will help bring a message of calm to your entire system.
Sit in a quiet space where you can either see the horizon, or look at an image of the horizon, or use your imagination and memory.
Focus on calmly staring at the horizon.
With every exhalation allow your vision to become broader and broader, gaining a wider peripheral view point, so that you manage to see more without seeing any obstruction between yourself and the endless horizon.
Practice (to cleanse your BODY)
After all of that eating and drinking, it will feel great to wring yourself out. How? Rotation! Twisting will help bring more blood flow to your digestive organs.
Lie on your side with a pillow under your head to keep your nose aligned with your breastbone and in this way your cervical spine long.
Bend your knees at 90 degrees
Inhaling, reach your top arm towards to the ceiling, keeping your hand in sight, starting turning through your ribcage.
Exhale and inhale while you are there a couple of times and then gently return to the start position. Repeat 3-5 times on each side.
Breathe (to inspire and calm your SPIRIT)
In Latin, inhale means to inspire. Every inhale brings new life into all of the cells of your body, while every exhale is cleansing, removing toxins from each and every one of your cells!
Sit comfortably in a tall posture or lie on your back.
Place one hand on your bellybutton and the other on your chest.
As you inhale, allow your breath to fill from the belly, feeling the expansion of the abdominal area. As it rises to the chest, you will notice the belly is not as expansive, but the chest and shoulders will grow and rise.
Exhaling slowly, allow your shoulders to relax and as you continue to exhale you will empty all the way to the base of your lungs and abdominal area.
Allow every following breath to become slower, deeper and smoother.
We hope these exercises help bring you back to center and start 2015 fresh!
#MotivationMonday #HappyMonday everyone! I know today is a day people dread but you really shouldn’t. After all today is a day many of you said you’d start anew. Today is the beginning of the week in which you EARN money and not spend it. Today is part of the #DailyGrind that gives you another 24hrs to do something phenomenal. Whatever you do, don’t waste a Monday. It’s a tone setter for the rest of the week. Stay on your #Grind and #HardWork will pay off!
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