Hello All!
Hope you are well!
Last week, I was listening to 2 lectures; one by Dr. Christine Northrup and the other by Dr. Amen. Both well-respected Medical Doctors in the public spectrum, as well as the within the medical community. Independent of each other the Doctors discussed the undeniable benefits of mediation in great detail. It is proven that 3 minutes of meditation, which includes deep belly breathing, promotes overall well-being, specifically by triggering the valgus nerve within. The valgus nerve runs from your brain to your belly and is responsible for stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system. This part of your brain triggers your body to "relax" by releasing particular hormones into the blood stream.
So this week, there will be a special emphasis on meditation. I provided most of you with a preliminary hand out, with 3 basic exercises. All-in-all, be up for meditation. Bring forward any thoughts or ideas and together we will learn!
This weekend I delved into the study and these are some key notes and books that will shape my structure to the session.
First and interesting study...Okay, bear with me...medication/meditation...this is a bit tricky to write. BUT HERE GOES NOTHING... A recent study at the University of Rochester urged all health care providers to teach meditation when providing their clients with prescription medication for the treatment of anxiety. Yikes! At the conclusion of a study they found meditation with prescription medication was the "most effecient" treatment for anxiety. In contrast to prescription medication alone.
During our sessions, I will reference a few books I have read in the past and reviewed over the weekend. I would strongly recommend them to you all!
This series of books written by Christiane Northrup, M.D. Ob/Gyn was a key inspiration for creating Bella Bellies. I could read these titles over and over and over...
"Women's Bodies; Women's Wisdom"
"The Wisdom of Menopause"
"Mother-Daughter Wisdom"
Included in "Mother-Daughter Wisdom" Northrup has a beautiful affirmation; "My daughter (child) and I move forward as individuals with confidence and joy, knowing that all is well in the future."
I am tearing up....ah!
My dear brother Tom recommended this book to me after attending a workshop with the authors.
"Parenting from the Inside Out," Daniel Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzel, M. Ed
"Everyday Blessings," Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
"Where-ever You Go, There you Are" Jon Kabat-Zinn
My brother also further directed me to a non-for-profit website, http://www.dharmaseed.org/. On Saturday, I listened to a lecture and it directly influenced my teaching style. How often I find myself saying you should feel this or do you feel (insert proper muscle group). The teacher urged his listeners (of over 2,000!) to allow for space for feelings and to redirect the statement into a more rhetorical question "what are you feeling?" Seems simple, but very difficult to apply as a trainer...another blog
And last but not least:
"Positive Thinking Everyday," Norman Vincent Peale
Anyways, please provide me with any feedback you have! Am very excited to share this information with you!
Warm regards,
Annie
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