Comments on: listen down

By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:00:59 +0000

Congratulations on the house sale!

I can really relate to going and going and going and going until I just can’t any more. I think rest is so important, like you say… relaxation pose in yoga, creative regeneration time, time to assimilate all the stimulus you’re taking in, time for the body to rest and heal. It’s easy to say and hard to do; you almost have to schedule it.

Been a while since I’ve checked in… I love your recent work, and congrats on your continued success!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:29:47 +0000

I learned the hard way that I must listen to my body. After beating cancer twice I had this notion that I was invincible, but I’m not. No one is. Listen. Relax. Enjoy your business, but not at the risk of one’s health. A series of recent heart tests reminded me to take a new path, one less pressured. It’s not easy to change one’s habits, but oh so necessary.

Blessings on your move! I hadn’t caught with your blog in quite a while. Happy for you!

By: Betsy Kelley

Betsy Kelley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:57:14 +0000

Oh my goodness my noisy head. I have to be very bossy with it to make it shut up so I can listen to my body. But I do, because I know my body needs it and it always feel good when I can get my head to be quiet and listen to my body. And in those moments my head sighs and says “oh yeah-I am part of this body, too. I am the head.”

And yes, I want to do more yoga, too. I was actually thinking that today. (A thought I often have when I realize it has ben days since I last did yoga) Oh if only I could motivate to take time for yoga every day. Why is that such a hard one?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:22:36 +0000

I try very hard to listen to my body and rest when it wants to rest. I get a lot of headaches, but I’ve started going to the chiropractor for neck adjustments (I carry all my stress in my shoulders and upper back) and stopped drinking caffeinated beverages. It’s easy to get caught up in work and life and ignore the little signs from our body. Trying to listen better is a big step toward being healthier.

By: lu

lu — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:02:47 +0000

congrats on the house!

By: Tracey

Tracey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:04:06 +0000

That was a very unusual house closing- I hope the new owners love your home for you! The “to do” list is great- posting it on my refrigerator, so I actually see it when I move around each hour and get my glass of water! Staying healthy is the most important thing!

By: Carrie ONeill

Carrie ONeill — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:48:33 +0000

I am not really attentive to my body and then find myself totally exhausted and dehydrated…like right now. So I shall stop staring at this screen after this comment and grab a big glass of water. Thanks for the reminding and congratulations on the closing, too.

By: nadine

nadine — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:26:28 +0000

(yay! house sale :-)
Until a few years ago my body just seemed like part of me, I made no distinction between the physical me and all the other bits. It was all meshed together into my concept of who I am. But now I have a different view of my body. I think of it as “where I live” rather than “who I am” and that idea makes me want to take really good care of it. Like I would a car or a house if I knew it was the only one I got. No trade up program, no option to sell this one and buy another. It’s a good feeling, empowering even, to feel like the caretaker of this complicated vehicle that can do some pretty cool stuff (like shoulder stands and downward dog :-) I know there are no guarantees, but I do believe that eating healthily and practicing yoga will give it a fighting chance when something inevitably goes wrong :-)

By: Christiane

Christiane — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:34:48 +0000

Congrats on the house sale!
I think I do listen to my body when it comes to pain but resting is something a lot of people regard as being lazy and that’s how I was raised, unfortunately… So when I rest I feel guilty. How bad is that!!?? I try to fit in at least one little Yoga pose a day after work or at the gym, I think the exercise keeps me sane and it’s what I look forward to after sitting at the desk all day.

Good Luck with your move, I’m sure it’ll all go smoothly, too!

By: Alex aka Gypsy

Alex aka Gypsy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:31:07 +0000

Most of the time I think I listen to my body, but the challenge is to honor it, isn’t it? We’re too used to putting other priorities first. Pushing the body until it gives up on some end. The body is always that little inconvenience: gotta eat right, gotta stay fit, gotta rest well, gotta drink the water… Besides, it’s hard to fully love it. We’re so mean to our bodies, aren’t we? I’ll try to be better and you rest up, girl. The deal is done. Congrats ~