06/02/2024
The Body - mind - connection and what I realised when working in Alice Springs. People in the Outback service their vehicle to really take it places.
What about the vehicle that carries you around I asked them? Your physical body that is constantly changing and that needs maintenance as well. It is even “a bit more complex” than a 4WD - though often we only take it around the block instead of taking it places.If we look at the stresses a lot of us are carrying around we can also see how these manifest in pains in the body (neck/shoulder or lower back or hips are the common ones). And the other way round?
We hurt our back (in Alice Springs let’s say on a rough dirt road track for hours to get to work on a community etc), or twisted an ankle or did somethingg to our neck etc. These physical “ailments” have then an impact on our mind - how we perceive the world and how we interact; the pain (even with painkillers) is restricting our thinking and our way of openly meeting the world, meaning we are stepping more into a reactive way of interacting with people at work and at home than a consciously active one. Learn a simple yet profound breathing practice you can do in a short break at work or at home by going to the link below.
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Last year during my time in Alice Springs I got yet another understanding of the so often mentioned “body-mind” connection. I worked there as a body worker with massage and other modalities as well as teaching different yoga classes. In “The Alice” lots of people have work 4WD cars, nearly e...