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“By far the greatest cause of stress in the workplace is not time, lack of control or other people. It’s you. What’s inside your head.” Paul Wilson in Calm at Work
Take a few moments as you begin your work day, pause and find your sitting bones under you and allow your spine to feel drawn up by a string to the crown of your head. Allow the head to float and move as if a subtle breeze was moving it like a helium balloon. Breathe fully and exhale to the last bit.
Observe your thoughts.
This quote brings me back to the simplest part of The Franklin Method – or maybe the most challenging at times – to check in with ourselves fully and notice where we’re at now. I was noticing last week that I was often responding to friends and students when they asked “how are you?” by automatically stating “busy”. I decided I would change my response to something positive, because all in all – life is pretty darn sweet right now. Sure I have deadlines and tasks to cross off my list…but I will choose to unitask, focus, and enjoy each item on my list. “I’m good. Thanks for asking.”
Decide right now that you have all the tools and skills and time you need to live well.
Enjoy your day,
Cheri
Sleep. Getting enough movement and balanced rest is essential to our body’s health and our mental emotional wellbeing. If you’ve ever been a little sleep deprived (or a lot) you may notice changes in your appetite or craving patterns. There’s a reason!
Our brains have two hormones – ghrelin and leptin. Grehlin is a stomach-derived hormone that stimulates our appetite, while leptin is a hormone that suppresses our appetite, or helps us feel satisfied. When we are sleep deprived and under this type of chronic stress, the levels of these two hormones go awry – leptin goes down and ghrelin goes up. This imbalance has been shown to be associated with people with less total sleep and lower sleep efficiency. This study below found correlations with adults sleeping 7.7 hours per night or less. So – find a sleep duration that helps you feel focused and balanced during the day, and try to stick to a similar sleep and waking time each day. Rest well to live well.
“What Did They Find?
The researchers found that people who slept less were on average heavier. And people who slept less had lower levels of leptin and higher levels of ghrelin, another hormone that controls food intake.
What Does This Mean?
The combination of low leptin and high ghrelin is likely to increase appetite. In other words, short sleep might stimulate appetite, which increases weight.”
To read abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC535701/
Rest well tonight!
Cheri
I write to you today, this week as I reflect on Christmas and the coming New Year. I haven’t been as consistent with blogging this fall and I certainly still have plenty to say. So here it is.
GRATITUDE.
I am increasingly honored and amazed at how I spend my days here in this town of Eau Claire. My business has done nothing but grow, even with all the traveling and training, and especially in the past year since opening the studio. I am able to set my own schedule, earn a comfortable living (I humbly thank you), and commute less than 2 miles to my job. Most of the time, I try to commute by foot or by pedals…something I hope never changes to a 20-30 minute commute in traffic guzzling gasoline. I see people in all arrays of current health and fitness levels, yet I see the best of all of them – YOU. I like to think that the hour you spend at the studio could be the best hour of your day. Where you get to set aside your work, family, and other roles in life and you get to focus on your fitness. You leave feeling better than you came, usually sweaty, always smiling. I love sharing time with all of my ‘clients’ and do consider you like a family to me.
This year I’ve learned how to reset the breaker at the studio, climbed a ladder a hundred times it seems to set up for TRX classes, enjoyed seeing John poke his head out of the salon door to smile and say hello and deliver some light hearted sarcasm as I head upstairs. We’ve seen three open houses where significant others and kids and friends all gather to try to guess what I did to alter another recipe. I have welcomed my good friend and colleague Paula Steenrod into my business world as an independent contractor. She lights up my world (and my mornings) and I have heard plenty of positives from all of you! And just when I think maybe the economy (schmonomy) will finally impact my business, I continue to see growth through the referrals that you willingly send my way. I am blessed.
I have witnessed countless personal triumphs, coached you through sticky spots and down days, and have seen many of you racing and crossing finish lines, some for the very first time. You’ve trusted me to assist you with personal decisions and times of family crisis, and allowed me to meet your families, even invited me into your homes. I met the cutest little boy a day after his birth, chatting with momma while he slept in my arms. Late night discussions as one of you accepted change, and now has begun your Master’s degree. I have cartwheeled in a yoga class, discovered how much I love running through the woods, and now teach the community, embodiment, and positive change process that is the Franklin Method. I have assisted my teacher Donna Farhi on three occasions, and can call her a friend and mentor. My boyfriend runs with me and encourages my feet to move swiftly and my head to stay focused. He is my climbing partner and best friend and I send thanks to you, Jason Ryba, for how you have helped me shine this year. And I continue to look ahead for more memories, more achievements.
This next year brings my 500 hour Yoga Therapy training with Scott Anderson, and level II of the Franklin Method begins in September, again in Boulder, CO. I have also made a commitment to myself that in 2012 I will complete a 50K trail race. Yes, 30 miles of beautifully brutal trails in the year I turn 30. (Let’s see how I try to top that when I turn 50!) I will be running a lot this next year… In the meantime, I am meeting my goals of living debt free and simply, and resuming artistic work with a couple opportunities to dance and choreograph again. My soul sings its praise for all things good in my life.
GRATITUDE.
Merry Christmas and happy new year to all of you and your families.
See you soon,
Cheri
The remaining MOVE MORE t-shirts are on sale…$10 for a recycled cotton t that is super soft and comfy and will not shrink. Ask about sizes the next time you’re in for a lesson.
Also, TRX Suspension Training Systems are on sale. Burn calories, not cash as they say with this holiday savings of 20%. Here’s the instructions to save:
1) Go to my website at www dot live well evolve dot com
2) Click on and follow the link for TRX provided on my website
3) Shop!
4) Upon checkout, enter the promotional code TRXGIVE to save 20%! YES! Score.
Many thanks for your loyal patronage and local support this holiday season. If you need other small gift ideas, ask me about custom-blended teas, journals, and Franklin Method products to help your loved ones have a healthy, inspirational holiday.
Namaste,
Cheri
