For some of you the holiday weekend is a time to kick back and relax, for others its a time to get outdoors on a trail. I’m re-sharing the most popular How To videos to support you in finding calm, or getting yourself put back together after a close encounter with the ground.
As the weather warmed you emerged from corona quarantine.
Over the past few months, you’ve been coping with work and school transitions for yourself or family. The working from home thing meant stuck in a chair for hours. Your newfound baking skills have resulted to the infamous “quarantine 10/15/20” pounds.
As our clients have returned to Kinetic Konnections we find they have some common concerns. Feeling:
Knowing you want to get back to your active lifestyle, I put together a few Bridging®-based movements you can use for a little tune-up so you can feel better and move better.
All you need is a little open space and a friend. The first uses an exercise ball, the other two are done on a flat surface such as the floor or a bed.
Each of the movements refreshes a specific aspect of core organization. When these movements work better you can breathe more easily, move more fluently and feel lighter on your feet. Once you’re moving again much of the stiffness, puffiness and bloat should clear up. The real bonus — brain clarity!
These videos are meant to be a boost to get you back in action. They do not represent a complete assessment or session of Bridging work.
You need special coaching, via a virtual session, if these describe you:
The first video shows a fun way to get your core organized and feeling lighter. You’ll need an exercise ball.
The second video shows a simple way to organize your center, which is really how your core rotates. This skill is essential for all your moving and calming during the day.
The third video shows a quick way to add some differentiation to the hip so your legs move more easily.
A positive outcome of the stay at home time has been a resurgence in bicycle riding.
Are you trying to teach your child to ride so they can enjoy the thrills of bike riding too?
The ability to get out and about on their own is a significant step in a child’s self-development. It is often a big element for their social development too.
Being able to ride a bike means the freedom to:
The weather is warming!
Your newly organized day has active time planned in.
You are out and about more. Great!
Your legs, however, are protesting. In recent weeks I’ve heard from people that their legs are not so happy with all the walking and running happening.
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Our newsletters have focused recently on ways to use movement to organize and calm given all the turmoil in the external world. This edition provides a tactical focus supporting a more structured, productive day, and calmer household.
It’s magical how much a visual plan makes for a smoother day for everyone. Erika, one of our Bridging Specialists and a mom of younger kids, and I share how we incorporate visual planning into each day. Read more
The organizing bug finally got me. I’d avoided the big closet organizing project in my home office for over a year. I even explained to a friend via photos to show why it was complicated, thus overwhelming. Sound familiar?
To get started, I needed a plan, so I sat down and wrote out each step required. A week later I followed the plan — the hardest step was starting. Now, the project is mostly done. (See above before/after photo.)
The organized space seems to have freed space in my mind too! Read more
Most days it feels like all we’re doing is merely surviving. Sometimes that’s ok.
Every day I think I’m doing better, then some random news story throws me back into worry.
In the Maslow hierarchy of needs we find ourselves having our security challenged daily. Security is in the bottom zone of our most fundamental needs for existence. (A straightforward discussion of these concepts can be found at the VeryWellMind website)
All day long we are trying to work, and our kids are trying to learn. Yet, those skills are at the top of the pyramid! You can’t function well on tasks in the top of the pyramid without securing the foundation first. Read more
Does your daily routine look like a BINGO card filled with ZOOM, webinar, online workspaces, or classes? Have you left space in the day to get outdoors?
Over the past few weeks the variety in my day consists of which nook I choose to work from — my desk, the ‘starbucks’ nook, the dining table, or the comfy couch.
All of this variety comes at a cost — new aches and pains. The two I’m noticing most are the phone elbow and the hunchback. Read more
I’ve been using many tools to keep my composure — run, walk, journal, healthy cooking, and sleep. I’m also checking in with friends, family, and neighbors.
The one common calming activity that challenges me is meditation. When I stop, my mind doesn’t — it kicks into high gear with ideas galore, and they aren’t all pretty.
Instead, moving helps me stay calm and focused. The most fundamental movement for calming is rocking. (We rock babies, right?)
To help you and your family regroup in an active way, I’m sharing some short and simple videos using movement to promote calming of the nervous system.
Next week I’ll share a series of videos to help with breathing. Read more