tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post8928464692545597067..comments2023-10-17T03:21:37.194-05:00Comments on Life of L: Exercise for Mental Health (173.4)Laura Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916626845812229646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-45418711577187689632011-08-19T11:50:10.280-05:002011-08-19T11:50:10.280-05:00Vickie, thank you for the back exercise (cobra pos...Vickie, thank you for the back exercise (cobra pose). When I was in physical therapy, one of the best things she did for me was traction on my neck (she stood behind me while I laid on my back and she pulled my head). It felt so great. I wish I had a way to do this myself. I will try cobra and see if that helps. <br /><br />I actually can lie on the floor by my cubicle and do chest openers. I have done that on days when my neck has been really bad. I have a towel I keep here. My cubicle is hidden from the doors and unless someone comes directly around to my workspace, I am hidden. I have a window behind me, which is wonderful. It's a small work area, but I do love the privacy. <br /><br />I've missed your comments so much. I had no idea how much I rely on hearing from you until you were gone for a week!Laura Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916626845812229646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-74734793106547644682011-08-19T10:29:27.827-05:002011-08-19T10:29:27.827-05:00find some time each day to be on your belly proppe...find some time each day to be on your belly propped up on your elbows (like a child in front of TV on a saturday morning). <br /><br />your forearms are on floor, hands flat on floor, arms and hands are pointed forward<br /><br />make sure your head is straight off your neck/spine, so you are not looking up, you are looking at an imaginary X on the floor a foot or two in front of you. <br /><br />Shoulders go back and down - tuck them in your back jeans pockets. <br /><br />you can put a little bit of traction on your spine this way - pretend that you are ever so slightly dragging your torso forward by your elbows. <br /><br />YOu don't actually drag, you just apply a bit of pressure back with the elbows so the torso is lifting slightly up and forward. <br /><br />in yoga this is a form of cobra, updog is the more advanced move. <br />do cobra, not updog.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-34562003239537917172011-08-19T10:23:00.444-05:002011-08-19T10:23:00.444-05:00do you have a back room with enough room to be fla...do you have a back room with enough room to be flat on the floor with towel a couple times a day? <br /><br />if not, can do the same thing against a wall. put rubber bands around the towel to make it more like a bar/stick so it is easier to handle. You might even put some sort of stick in the center to give it more form. <br /><br />yoga teaches a lot. mental and physical.<br /><br />good for kids to learn to respect others too.<br /><br />youngest does yoga before school every morning (on her own with dvd) for all the same reasons you just described.<br /><br />good long term outlook.<br /><br />those of us with secondary conditions are truly blessed in a very backwards kind of way. <br /><br />we have immediate negative feedback and then have reward when we take action. <br /><br />acne, gi track, migraines, swelling/bloating, waist band, tension, anxiety, etc all fall into these secondary conditions. <br /><br />They can be a wonderful tool.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.com