Backing up your healthy lifestyle by Kurt Larsson

- Learn to rock: each vertebra in a slow, gentle “figure eight” pattern an inch or two in either direction. See if you can visualize the fluids in the spine and every cell sloshing back and forth with the motion. This little trick will help your body release natural endorphins that will ease the pain and help the healing process.

- Stand correctly, use gravity, its free! Most of us have been trained to stand “up-tight” rather than “up-right”. The difference is, the first is tense and off balance. The second puts you, your body and the world in harmony. Stand up and gently roll your body’s weight up on the front part of your feet. Then gently come back down so 70% of your body’s weight is on the front pads of your feet and the rest is evenly distributed from your toes to your heels. If your calves start to ache after a while, congratulations! You are now standing up-right.

- Stand on muscle, not bone: Most of us stand “up-tight” with our knees locked and our weight placed firmly on the bones in our legs. For those of you that ski, skateboard or surf, how long would your legs last if you did this while engaged in your sport? Practice leaning a bit forward and using the muscles in your legs to support you mass instead. Not only will you get stronger, healthier muscles you will preserve the cartilage between your bones for another day.

- Get a massage: Intuitive or traditional makes no difference. Use the masseur’s hands as “flashlights” to explore and uncover muscles and tissue that are tense and stressed. Then exhale and practice loosening them up.

- Write a list of what you should, must, need and have to do: Whether on the computer or a sheet of paper, document all the obligations in your life. Lifting these burdens out from your head and on to a piece of paper will go a long way to lessening the strain on your back.

- Check the list for validity: See how many of the points on your list are actually true. How many are myths, how many are outdated, how many just don’t really matter, etc. See how this “spring cleaning” lightens your load.

- Learn more about your body: It’s the only one you have! Most of us go through life avoiding feeling what is really going on in our body and paying a huge price. If you do this by:

o consciously paying attention you are at the head of the pack.

o heeding your body's advice you go a step further.

o learning more about its functions you go to the head of the class!

Not only will you get a gold star, but what if you live longer and healthier as a result!

- Reflect: Make some quiet time without the TV, radio, Internet, papers etc and go over what is happening in your life and how it is affecting your health and well-being. Consider it an investment in your life and health.

- Dance: There is no better way of insuring a strong healthy back than having a bit of fun on the dance floor! Don’t forget to breathe a lot.

- Smile: Have fun. Notice how when life gets too serious we tend to stop breathing freely. This could be an important clue.

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BIO:

Kurt Larsson was trained as traditional businessperson excelling in the international sales/marketing area yet felt something was missing. Since then has become a certified Body Harmony® practitioner, learning more about body language and the bodymind connection.
He just graduated from a three year coaching skills program at CoachU. For the last nine years he has run Expanding U, coaching both individuals and large corporations to create and enjoy healthy, loyal and prosperous relationships.

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