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14/02/2026

Falls rarely happen when standing still.
They happen when we turn, look, reach, or move in low light.

Real balance is your ability to stay steady while the world changes around you.

❤️Level: Quiet stance (baseline)
On 1 leg, eyes open, gaze forward & still.
-30 sec each leg with minimal wobble.
Reflects strength, joint control, & joint-position awareness.

🧡Level: Eye movement challenge
On 1 leg while slowly shifting your gaze.
Tests visual–motor integration & postural control.

💛Level: Head movement challenge
On 1 leg while slowly turning the head.
Now the vestibular (inner ear) balance system is strongly involved.

💚Level: Eyes & head moving
On 1 leg, combine gaze & head motion.
➡️Represents real-life balance demands.

💙Level: Eyes closed
On 1 leg, remove visual input. (10sec)
Now balance relies more on vestibular & joint position sense.
🧘🏼‍♀️A powerful longevity marker.

🤡Level: watch me push it too far !!!🤪

🙋‍♀️Why this matters
Most falls occur while turning, stepping, reaching, or navigating low light, not while standing like a statue.

Training balance under “progressive” sensory challenges builds steadiness, fall resilience, & long-term independence.

🫶Test both legs .
Which level do feel is most accessible for
you today ?
❤️🧡💛💚💙

See longevity moves 1-3 in previous posts

⚠️ continued in comments 👇🏼

12/02/2026

Can you get down to the floor & back up
without using your hands?

A skill commonly linked to long-term independence.

It’s not just leg strength or flexibility.
It’s balance, coordination, & brain-body trust.
Floor transitions are a powerful longevity marker.

Some days it feels like a circus act…
yet the ability to get up from the floor
is strongly associated with healthy aging.

Strength helps.
But the real question is:
does your nervous system trust the movement?

Getting up from the floor isn’t just muscle.

It involves your eyes, inner ear (balance system), joints, & coordination systems working together.

When these systems send clearer information,
the brain allows smoother, more confident movement.

If you find yourself thinking “I can’t do that,”
start at a manageable height - a chair, cushion, or low bench.

Repeating the movement builds strength,
but improving the sensory systems that guide the movement is what truly expands what your body feels capable of doing.

Train the systems.
The movement follows.

When was the last time you practised this transition?

And more importantly, have you trained your eyes, balance system, & joint-position sense today?

Keep a track on your progress : in comments ..
How did you manage ?

Longevity movement 1 - see yesterday’s insta post.
Longevity movement 2 - sit to stand no hand
Check back for more

10/02/2026

Keeping the Brain Active as We Age

The brain does not age only because time passes, it also responds to how we use it.

When daily life becomes very repetitive & predictable, & we repeat the same patterns,
the brain tends to run more on “autopilot.”

Over time, it may build fewer new connections, which can make thinking, balance, & coordination feel less sharp.

The good news is that the brain can continue to learn & adapt at any age.

Simple new challenges, learning different movements & skills, practising coordination activities, working on balance, or doing something slightly unfamiliar, encourage the brain to create & strengthen new pathways.

One of the many reasons students LOVE these classes is that they experience something new each week.

These gentle challenges help keep the brain active, support confidence in movement, & contribute to maintaining independence over time.

The brain stays strong not just by resting,
but by continuing to learn, explore, & practise new skills - step by step.

📸 Seniors Balance & Falls Prevention.
(Chair “assisted” sessions)

08/02/2026

Calm isn’t always the goal.
Safety is.

If calm only shows up when life slows down,
nothing is wrong with you.
Your nervous system may have simply learned to recognise safety mainly in low-demand moments.

As the brain begins to sense safety across more of life
even during effort, movement, and challenge

the body stops bracing,
breathing deepens,
& steadiness appears more often.

Teach the brain it’s safe.
The mind and body follow.

We grow the brain’s sense of safety by
creating small successful experiences,
practising in manageable environments,
supporting internal physiology,
& improving the clarity of sensory input

👀Sensory input often being the fastest lever for change.

Small inputs.
Powerful nervous system change.

03/02/2026

When you sleep well,
the brain softens threat,
the body lets go,
the mind clears,
& everything moves easier tomorrow.

Sleep first.
Everything else follows.

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SankhaYoga & Applied Neurology
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30/01/2026

It’s really common.

And you’ve probably tried
strengthening what feels weak
stretching what feels stiff..

Yet the imbalance hasn’t resolved.

That’s because the brain organises
how your body stabilises.

Until the brain gets clearer information,
it often returns to the same patterns.

Change the input -> the brain updates
the body softens -> movement feels easier & freer.

Experience it for your self - often in an instant !

26/01/2026

🇦🇺P/H : YIN 6:15pm

You’re not stuck.
You’re responding tot he same conditions.

The brain works faster than conscious thought.

Before you can
– think
– decide
– or choose

the brain has already made a call.

Your mind doesn’t lead —
it responds.

Your body doesn’t decide —
it expresses.

Thoughts, tension, habits, and patterns
are not failures.
They’re intelligent responses,
based on the state the brain is in.

That’s why
– pushing the mind
– or forcing the body

rarely creates lasting change.

Real change happens at a deeper level.

When you change the conditions the brain is responding to,
the brain updates automatically.

And when the brain updates,
the mind quietens,
the body softens,
and with consistent practice,
new patterns emerge.

Rather than battling the mind and body,
work upstream
so they naturally follow.

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