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Greetings Friends,
Welcome to all the new subscribers, over 30 of you. Also,
a special welcome to all the people who just started the new
Holy Yoga class in Durand. Complete Motions continues to
grow and grow each month--it is so exciting.
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Crucial Conversations
"Violence or Silence."
Conversations can be scary. Since conversations can make
you vulnerable in front another person, we tend to find ways
to put up barriers. One way is to only share facts. How
many times does a friend or spouse ask, "How are you
doing?" and you automatically say "Fine" but in reality you
are having a terrible day. You had a flat tire on your way
to work, you are stressed, and you just can't seem to get
enough sleep. You put up a barrier because you don't want
to burden the other person. However, there is a way to
answer their question truthfully and not feel burdensome.
Simply state, "My day isn't going the best as I'd
hope." This may open up the door for further questions
or the other person may just say, "I'm sorry about that."
Another way that people deal with crucial conversations is
either through violence or silence. Violence is when a
person feels very strongly about their opinion and lets
everyone know it. Silence is when a person has an opinion
but doesn't share it for fear of causing a confrontation or
being different. Either method of dealing with
conversations is not beneficial to any of the parties
involved in the dialogue.
How do you break violence or silence? Find a mutual
purpose How can all parties involved in the conversations
benefit? If you feel like you need to address a
very sensitive topic with a spouse or friend, discover how
both you and they would benefit from the conversations.
This month join me in practicing these actions:
-Not putting off crucial conversations
-Sharing my opinion openly but in a non-threathening way
-Not being silent or violent in conversations but being
respectful to all parties
-Breaking down the barrier of just sharing facts
-Being honest and true to myself
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Next Month's Focus
Power in being POSITIVE
Have you heard of The Secret? About two weeks ago, I would
have said "NO". However, now it seems that where ever I
turn The Secret keeps popping up. People have even asked me
my opinion on The Secret. The Secret is a book and DVD
created on positive thinking and getting what you want in
life. One draw back on The Secret is that it is not
Christian based, there is very little reference to God in
it.
For some, The Secret easily aligns with their faith and
beliefs but for others (like myself) it just didn't
resonant. If you would like to hear a Christian perspective
on getting what you want in life, check out this audio clip
below.
Next month's focus will be about how being positive impacts
your life.
Share with me your thoughts on The Secret or how positive or
negative thoughts have impacted you. Email me at
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Yoga/Pilates Pose Breakdown
Standing Forward Fold
Pose Breakdown
Stand in mountain (good posture) with your
feet hip distance apart. Hinge from your hips forward.
Bend your knees slightly. Allow your head to release
freely. Spin your inner things back towards the wall behind
you. Allow your entire body to relax. As your hamstrings
release you may want to take your palms onto your calves and
bend your elbows to the back of the room for more depth in
the stretch.
Tips
- Try not to grip the mat with your toes
- Practice lifting all 10 toes off the mat
and rooting down through the bottoms of your feet
- Your legs will be engaged but your knees
should not be locked
- As you rotate your inner thighs back you
will create more room for the tail bone, which will create
more space in your lower back and sacrum
Benefits
Calming, sooth the nervous system, open the
backside of the body, stretch the hamstrings, buttocks,
and lower back, release tension, improve digestion,
and cleanse the liver
Great to practice at night.
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Yoga/Pilates Class Schuedule
No class on April 19th in Pepin.
All classes will be ending the last week in April (the
23rd-26th). I will keep you posted on when they will
return.
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Garden of Life
What are probiotics?
Probiotics play a very important factor in maintaining good
health because they are living microflora or microorganisms
that are within healthy human intestines. Probiotics also
synthesize certain vitamins and boost intestinal lining
health and immunity.
Antibiotics and chlorinated water can change the balance of
the microorganisms living in your intestines--taking it from
a healthy state to unhealthy. Pesticides, herbicides, and
other chemicals can also minimize the natural supply of
probiotics.
To learn more about keeping your digestive system
healthy and increasing the amount of probiotics in your
digestive system visit the following links below.
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Upcoming Yoga Workshops
March 24th, 2007 from 9:00-11:00am
It Figures, Wabasha MN
Shoulder Workshop (rescheduled due to
snow storm)
April 14th, from 9:00-11:00am
It Figures, Wabasha MN
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 From
Doubtful to Hopeful
Inspiring people who need to squash or
eliminate the doubt that runs though their mind and harvest
a mind of hope and assurance.
Purchase Now...
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Start livng a life of balance today
in Mind, Body, & Soul!
Blessings,
Christina Mroz, RTY, CYT
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Complete Motions LLC
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