This past
weekend found our family in my favorite place, the mountains. As prepared as we thought we were, I was
surprised to find as much snow on the trail as we did, almost up to my waist in
some spots. Our trail shoes and shorts
may have looked a little out of place to some of those we met along the
way.
In everything I
do, whether it is shovelling soil, hauling wood, parking a long distance from
the door or climbing a mountain, I try to be aware of how I use my body and try
to see the perks in every task, some tasks/activities being more fun than
others. This hike I focused on my
breathing. I made extra effort to breathe
in completely through my nose and into my belly and exhale through my
mouth. For me I have a tendency to take
about 3km to find my groove. It seems to
take this distance for me to fall into a comfortable rhythm and to get my
breathing to a point where it is working to my body’s benefit. I keep learning just how important using my
breath properly changes how successful and how much I enjoy all activities. There
is always something to be learnt from every task and activity we do if only we
look and jump on the opportunities. If
they so happen to be in the mountains, well that’s a bonus! Maybe we can move fitness classes to the
fresh mountain air doing push ups, sit ups and a little bag work on our way to
the peak, just saying …
Alana
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