Creating your APT online mindful movement habit for life
Sounds so simple . . . but a reminder to go back to the breathe can be one of the greatest tools you have in your personal coping toolbox. Every time you feel anxious, out off control, overwhelmed or just exhausted. Sit or stand in the most centred and balance way you can and close your eyes. Take 5 slow breathes, inhaling though the nose and exhaling through your mouth. Notice how you feel - perhaps you want to do 5 more slow breathes?
Now - here’s a little plan for your mindful movement online workout routine to be implemented consistently as a life long habit & give you maximum benefit. Firstly let go of the idea that people who are committed and successful are motivated, they are not. However they have a routine they stick to even when they least feel like doing it. When it comes to mindful movement, one of the great things is if you have a strategy in place to manage your time & just start, usually it will give you the endorphins and boost of energy and motivation, by DOING it!
APT’s daily flexible online sessions are 4 mornings a week at 6.30am Monday to Thursday. There are 3 different kinds of sessions. 3 of them are just 30 minutes and one of them - balancing BODYART is 60 minutes. The aim is to do each session live at 6.30am and then to repeat some of them from the class recording to cover a 5th or 6th day. Sunday is a day of rest.
BUT not everyone’s life fits in the early morning get up and move model and APT is very aware of this . . . given I was bringing up 2 boys as a single Mum from before my youngest started school and was nursing my Mum with ovarian cancer for 3 years, I know things can be changeable and a real juggle. This is where live online and a 48 hour class recordings sitting in your inbox becomes your super flexible make it fit to your life option and choice. However that said, thinking I will do it later . . . is very different to knowing where it will fit in your day and scheduling it into your diary as an appointment and actually DOING it. This is your commitment to consistency, like any other important appointment you make and show up to. It’s also a very healthy way to remind yourself, you deserve time for you and you are a priority in your own life.
Here is an example:
Monday 6.30am Mindful Monday (yep got up and did it live) Feel mobilised and calm to start the new week.
Tuesday - oops, night up with a child unwell, schedule Express 30 into lunchtime slot 12.00 - 30 minutes - sorted & then lunch. Feeling energised for the arvo - yay! Wow amazing what 30 minutes invested in you can do.
Wednesday 6.30am Express 30 - got up and did it live! Fun to check in with Andrea and the APT Community - feel back on track. Feel stiff and a bit overwhelmed today, so decided to do Mindful Monday Class Recording at 8.30pm before bed. Does the trick - feel relaxed and released - sleep well and restfully.
Thursday 6.30am BODYART - really love this balance and way it completely synergises me - can also be an intense sweaty workout, get up and do it live.
Friday - have scheduled into the diary to do Wed Express 30 class recording mid morning at 11am - perfect Friday pick me up.
Saturday - Have scheduled into diary to do the BODYART 60 mins class recording from Thurs again at 4.00pm before going out for dinner. Look forward to it as me time and a real treat. Enjoy mindfully what I know is a great class and program that will complete me by using my senses and breathe focus.
Sunday - celebrate and bravo me!
Keep it simple. Focus on the breathe - inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
Flow never force. Slide and glide. Release, feel & lengthen, rather than pull or stretch - using the exhale is the best way to really release. Mindful movement with breathe focus is where the magic happens.
The words you use to yourself translate into your physical being more deeply and profoundly than you may realise. Examine this . . .
Very importantly - someone who cares, believes in you and keeps you accountable is often the biggest difference in staying on track and dropping the ball. APT is always there to encourage, keep you accountable but also remind you, you are human and it’s ok if things don’t work out as you planned. Two emotions that are not healthy are resentment and guilt - so give yourself a break, but also give yourself the time you deserve to move mindfully & well.
APT Special Online weekly class program is available in a term package in 2022 or we are happy to create one just for you. You can also book in for the one week bundle to experience it before you decide to commit to a full term/package or you can continue to book by the week or casually.
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