We are in the process of putting the finishing touches to our e-book. We are really excited – it turned out to be a beautiful book (maybe I am biased) and we will be launching on Tuesday, 10th of February, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

• Is one of your loved ones terribly stressed out?
• Are they in need of lots of TLC?
• Think about getting them some practical tools to deal with their stress. Our book and the exciting bonuses that come with it make it the perfect gift.
• Flowers are beautiful and chocolates are nice  but they disappear after a short time. Our book will have a lasting effect on whoever reads it and takes action to implement what they have learnt.

Stay tuned and wait for that link and the exact details to appear here on the site.

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

The holidays are over and my business partner Charly and I are starting the New Year with one of our exciting projects – the launch of our first ever e-book.  After months of work our book is very close to becoming a reality.

The feedback we got so far has been great, this makes it all worthwhile.

What is the book all about?

It is about “Stress”. We started writing this book well before the global financial crisis hit as hard as it did. Nobody could forsee the huge impact of all this turmoil. In those uncertain and stressful times it is all the more important that you understand “stress” and the effects it has on your mind and body and get some practical tools to manage it.

Stay tuned, more details coming soon.

Connie

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

It has always been known that stress during pregnancy is not healthy for mother or baby. In some cultures the mother has to be protected from all sad news, bad events etc.  I think this is a very wise thing to do.

Modern research has come up with some scary findings. Before I tell you what they found out, I need to explain some terms to you.

FSS stands for Functional Somatic Stress Syndrome. This is a fancy word for problems that are physical but only insufficient medical reason or explanation can be found. Problems that come under that category are irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, premenstrual syndrome, sick building syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome…..and the list goes on.

The second term I need to explain is “allostasis”. This means the ability to achieve stable function in response to change. In other words, how well the body and mind can handle stress. 

The third term is “allostatic load”, this is the combined internal and external stress the body is under. Some of the not so well known stresses are: radiation exposure, overexertion, structural imbalances, imbalanced diet, lack of nutrients (vitamins, minerals, enzymes etc.), pollution, allergens in the air….Again, there are lots more of those.

Now – coming back to pregnancy and the mother being under stress. The Stress the mother is under affects the genes of the developing baby. One of the things that happens is that the baby will have a heightened stress response, it simply can’t cope well with stress. This persists throughout life.

The other thing that happens is that genes that are related to disease risk later in life are turned on and off in a particular way when the mother is experiencing stress throughout pregnancy. To put it into other words: Stress in the mother causes disease later in the life of the child. There is speculation that these children might be more prone to developing the FSS mentioned above.

Yoga is the perfect antidote to external stress, it also has the capacity to deal with some of the internal stresses.  Do as much yoga, relaxation and visualisation during pregnancy as you can. Choose an experienced teacher, don’t use a book or video and remember to use common sense. Never put pressure on your tummy, don’t do any strong twists, side bends or back bends and don’t lie on your back.

Till next time

Connie

Your Yoga Partner

from http://www.yogainahurry.com

I read an article in a paper and came across the expression “presenteeism”. This is a very interesting concept. It means that the employee is present at work, turns up every day, dutifully, punctually BUT their performance is ineffective or non-existent.

Obviously their mind is elsewhere or they are simply unable to focus on the task at hand. Imagine how inefficient this person is and worse, how many mistakes they make. Let’s hope the person has some sort of office job where people’s lives’ aren’t at risk.

I am sure we all had days of “presenteeism” at work when there were major things happening in our lives. I think this is just part of the deal when you hire a human being. They are not robots. Years ago these things could be dealt with relatively easily with colleagues taking on some of the extra load for a little while and and if the boss was understanding and you were a valued staff member, things returned back to normal after a little while without any fuss.

According to research done by one of the biggest private health funds here in Australia (Medibank Private) this “presenteeism” costs employers a staggering $10.11 billion per year! Imagine what that figure might be worldwide.

What worries me about all of this is the following: this form of being there in body but not in spirit is not caused by major, temporary upheavals in a person’s life. It is caused by chronic, ongoing stress, constant overload at work and eventually the system (in this case the mind and later the body) breaks down.

It is not a temporary problem and to me it seems that it is paving the way to what is referred to as “burnout”. Burnout is a state where the person has absolutely nothing left to give, the mind is in tatters, the body displays all sorts of strange symptoms. I have seen students in this state – it takes a long time to recover and the sad thing is – some people never fully recover.

Don’t let this happen to you! Take action before it is too late. Attending regular Yoga classes will certainly go a long way to prevent total disaster but in the long run you need to look at your career, your job, your life.

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://yogainahurry.com

I know that many of you are interested in the powers of the mind, and realise that your thoughts do in fact create your reality.

I don’t expect you all to believe that creative visualisations actually work. Just imagine for a second that they do work, that you can achieve what you turn your mind to. How important do you think is it, to control your mind?

I mean how important is it – really – to be in possession of an optimistic, expectant, intention-based mindset? Is life REALLY Good?

What do you think?  Hold that thought for a minute?

What was your answer?

Did you answer — both?  Good AND Bad?

So did most everyone else…

Do you “do what you like and like what you do”?

Is the glass “half full”?

Is the leftover pie on the plate half eaten?

There is a line that is crossed with each result we have in life.

Ask yourself these questions:

Is your weight “half empty” or “half full”?

How about your purse?  Half empty or half full?

What about your relationships?

How about your health?

What about your general *luck* in life?

What about your self esteem?

How about your looks?

“Half empty” or “half full”?

What are your results in those areas that are “half empty”?

What about the ones that are “half full”?

See what I mean?

Let’s face it, we all don’t have hours every day for each of these issues to go and meditate on a mountain top somewhere to solve these problems.  However, your bank account, concentration, health, kindness, weight, happiness, expectation, optimism and intention can all be improved each day — every day in a row — with some amazing CDs (downloadable).

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The only thing you need to do is relax, listen to these audios as the most calming, soothing voice places incredibly positive messages into your subconscious mind.

Everything else will take care of itself!

It just happens!!

Give it a shot and check it out for yourself!

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Choose your future today.

Connie

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com