Have you ever gotten injured in the effort to get fit? I have. Two decades ago, I sustained a twist, turn and reach injury that has haunted me ever since. That injury happened in a class with an instructor who is very tuned into his body. I just wasn’t taking the class mindfully as a student. If he started class telling us we didn’t have to follow his…
As I moved through my days, I kept asking my body, “Where is the “Ahh” in this movement? Where can I find comfort and ease?” As my body responded, I made adjustments to the way I stand, the way I sleep, the way I work on my laptop. Slowly, my “Ahhs…” began to show up…
As I stood waiting for my hiking group at the head of a six-mile trail, I sensed a twinge in my lower back. Panic erupted, a fear that my malingering back injury would stop me from enjoying the tropical forest of the Aiea Loop Trail. I decided to sit, calm myself, and have a real dialogue with my body to see…
My father is a very fit 82-year-old. He moves a lot and tries to eat healthily. One day we were talking over the phone about my work with the Academy and he said, “Oh that reminds me. My Fitbit says I have 2,000 more steps to take today…