To our members and friends who celebrate everything, old, new, and in between:
I guarantee you won't be able to top this video speech by Charles Eugster! In less than 16 minutes this elder tells us some true things and makes some startling suggestions. Since he is more than ten years older than our oldest readers and more than thirty years older than our youngest readers, he deserves a listen. Please note especially his advice to work until you drop and don't get fat under any circumstances.
As many of you who read the articles on our website know, nutrition, sleep and exercise are the keys to wellness and longevity. Charles make the case with enthusiasm, humor, and absolute sincerity. Listen carefully and enjoy his TEDx talk from Zurich, Switzerland.
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January,2015 Newsletter
Just Breathe
"Breathing is the first act of life, and the last," remarked Joseph Pilates, describing the foundational principle of his fitness method. "Therefore, above all, learn how to breathe correctly."
Walking the labyrinth is the perfect place to learn and practice breathing. Stop at a place of your choice on your walk. Place your feet flat about a hip wodth apart on the pathway or in the center or along the boundary. Put one hand on each side of your lower rib cage with your fingertips touching. This gives you a tactile point of reference so your breathing is regular and rhythmical. Slowly breathe through your nose. Visualize the movement of your diaphragm and feel your ribs move laterally into you waiting hands. Your fingertips will separate to accommodate your breath-expanded diaphragm. Don't lift your shoulders; let your mind and core muscles do the work.
Then reflect on exhaling. Your body's core is like a cylinder from the pelvic floor to the diaphragm. Breath fills the cylinder when you inhale and leaves the cylinder when you exhale. Rest your hands lightly on your rib cage. Exhale through pursed lips until your fingertips meet. Exhale as fully as you can.
Inhaling and exhaling in this way is called cleansing breath. It is a ritual that improves with practice and customization. It brings refreshment, calmness, and deep inner satisfaction. Outwardly,you sense a keenness of perception and a quickening of energy.
Breathing in silent concentration and reflection during your walk in the labyrinth lets you experience the path to a healthy center. You may find cleasning breath to be your habit in and out of the labyrinth.
(C) Dr. Margaret Rappaport
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Bringing Life to the Labyrinth invites those who want a more profound understanding of this 4,000-year-old symbol to open their hearts, minds, and bodies to the new consciousness that walking the labyrinth brings.
The labyrinth is a walking meditation tool, the uses of which are as limitless as the human imagination. This comprehensive guide to modern labyrinths is a companion for individuals and groups to enhance their spiritual, personal, and professional growth. It explores and explains the labyrinth's power, encourages the practice of walking the labyrinth for benefits above and beyond regular exercise and meditation, and points to its mystical aspects available to experience.
Dr Margaret Rappaport
Founder and Executive Director, at 6's & 7's
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