Resistance can be a physical holding, tightening or clenching. It can be a shallow breathing pattern: shorter duration, and only into the chest region. It might be an agitation, or discomfort in your physical body, pulling at clothes, bopping knees or tapping nails.
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On the inhale, the diaphragm contracts, but the belly softens. Release and relax any tension in the pelvis, the hip flexors and glutes. On the exhale, the diaphragm releases and the core contracts, to expel the air from the lungs. Here, we can lift and tone the pelvic floor muscles to ensure we expel every last drop of air from that breath before we inhale again.
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When we can slow down, even slightly, we reduce emotional reactivity and increase our internal awareness of how we’re being, feeling and what we’re needing. When we feel more attuned to ourselves, we can attune more to others, and relate to them with more authenticity, vulnerability and connection.
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With HF, I’m trying to opt out of a socially constructed BS version of “enough exercise”, and free you to consider what enough might be for you. If you want more – do more! But make sure it’s because you genuinely want more, not because you think 10-15 minutes a day can’t really be enough.
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