INTRODUCING “WALK INTO LIFE 4.5”
A lifestyle OSTEO intervention delivered by
The Australasian Yoga Institute (established 1976)

This is a program which is a yoga movement class, plus easy, simple, monitored exercise.    It is a great idea to have a rest from yoga or any other program which challenges the body without improvement, especially from a class that is not working specifically with osteo (Not every class is, even yoga).  If participants are having to get on the floor and up again, it probably is not working for them, not ideal but it could seem as if there is no alternative – or a  teacher hampered by a misunderstanding that yoga will fix everyone…  and if they keep doing it in a way that is not encouraging improvement,  then it is putting them backward. Not helpful.

 

We have a program of graduated simple, gentle movement that a client can do daily in about 5 minutes, standing, supported by a chair or kitchen bench, and when stability and bone health is improved we enlarge upon it and begin gentle walking, changing the way they view exercise, and their lifestyle – no matter the clients age, or wellness level, abilities.

Next thing – and something to work towards.  Walking 1 kilometer (approx.) in about 15 minutes. Not running and not doing it right away, just working towards being able to achieve this.  Eventually 4.5 kilometers in one hour (even on a treadmill). Not jogging, not rushing, just achievable brisk walking that you have worked up to.

To counteract cellular decay, exercise must be administered like a precise drug. Walking too slowly fails to trigger cellular adaptation; walking too fast forces the body to shift into a glycolytic state, triggering a spike in lactic acid that disrupts mitochondrial clearing pathways. Our program strictly utilizes walking, gentle incline loading, and highly monitored pacing. Our program is an ideal, low-risk lifestyle intervention to help your clients manage their early-stage hypertension, breathing issues, insulin resistance, or osteopenia.

Through our framework, we peel back years of protective, dysfunctional patterns, structural blockages, and defensive alignments – not by replicating what we have been doing for years, but looking to a different way, the basics of which were considered by the ancient Greeks and Romans.  By stripping away our old habits, we allow the body to realign and let it breathe again, completely unencumbered.  Taken slowly, it works and we have many students who are working with us and can validate our approach.

(PS:   THE 10,000 STEP PROGRAM we are all encouraged to complete in a day  is just a marketing ploy invented by a Japanese firm YAMASA TOKEI  to sell their pedometer – http://www.yamasa-tokei.co.jp/ was founded in 1942 and produced the first commercial pedometer in 1965 in Japan..  “Manpo-kei” means 10,000 steps in Japanese and is their trademark.  It was a hit, not just in Japan, around the world – BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEALTH.  It will not help people dealing with osteoporosis, osteopaenia, and other difficulties caused by injuries, or approaching age.)

We have ongoing classes, private “interventions” in our studio in Woodend with Jahne, and teach yoga teachers our program – Look at OSTEO WALK in our banner on the landing page.  

For further information and to speak to Jahne,  Email yogafirst2@bigpond.com and arrange an appointment.

Dear Yogis,

This page is a change of format.  This page will chat about what we are doing, and courses.  If you want to know the classes and news for this week, then go to the landing page on www.yogabeautiful.com.au

 

GLUTES TO THE MAX – A course in YOGA FOR OSTEOPOROSIS (certificate presented at the end)

For many years I thought and taught, and acted as if I was unbreakable, and taught classes that mirrored that attitude.

Then on Christmas eve before last I had a tumble (helped by the cat, and doing four things at once!).  The doctors dismissed it (on the basis I was a yogi and I would be fine) until I had to use a cane, and couldn’t manage stepping up a gutter without help.  Then they clicked in with xrays etc – Diagnosis, not terrific, and now I realise I have osteoporosis and osteopaenia.  Almost immediately, I noticed a subtle shift in my yoga teaching long term. I became more cautious, careful.  Questioning sensations in my body and asking questions of my students in class that I wouldn’t have even noticed earlier. It wasn’t that my body had changed overnight, but my relationship to my body had.

For the last year or so, I have had to concentrate on body confidence, rebuilding the muscles, strength and stability.  It’s not about doing big showy poses, it is about learning how to build the subtle muscle movements which make the big difference – with a focus on THE GLUTES. So many of my senior students say the same.

In this my latest course, I am hoping to remind you  that movement isn’t only about stronger muscles or healthier bones. It’s also about rebuilding body confidence, and about learning to trust yourself again. I will be TEACHING YOU TO TEACH THROUGH THESE CHANGES, I will work with you to help others, whether you’ve received a diagnosis yourself or you’re simply working through changes in your class or community that come with getting older. This is about AGELESSNESS.

 

ABOUT THE “OSTEO” COURSE (8 WEEKS)

I know (if you are like me and I think you are) that you will have…a packed timetable, and sometimes back to back classes – It looks like success!

However,  if  like me you have experienced “damage” over the last two years, or you can’t teach because you are unwell, injured or have to miss a class, then no classes means no income.  If what you have built is a studio with a  full teaching schedule, you will discover that as you get older it is not a sustainable career. It can feel like being on a treadmill .  When you and your clients’ usual movements are no longer possible, then something needs to change, and it is you.

What you will be working for in this course is adjusting your teaching schedule and methodology to give you a sustainable career, and a youthful body no matter your age. You could call it OSTEO YOGA or YOGA FOR AGELESSNESS, or BLUE ZONE YOGA.  No matter what you call it, it is different.

A sustainable yoga career is a different way of working entirely.

 

During this 8 WEEK COURSE you’ll explore:

• How breath-centered āsana combined with a focus on STABILITY and the glutes can support the lower back, neck, jaw, shoulders, hips, sacrum, and joints
  while improving mobility and structural resilience
• Practices that help regulate the nervous system, improve sleep quality, increase energy, and support recovery from stress and fatigue
• Therapeutic approaches for working skillfully with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, addiction, and chronic illness

How to reconnect with deeper sources of nourishment, purpose, and inner stability while cultivating a more empowered relationship with your health and wellbeing

INCOME
OSTEO YOGA allows me to work not just in front of a class, but also one-on-one as a ‘Yoga Personal Trainer”.  This means I can charge a professional rate which is always higher than a general studio yoga class.   One to one consultations, therapeutic group programs, and work in clinical settings generally command significantly higher rates than teaching a general yoga class in a studio, although classes specifically designed to improve osteo conditions can attract better fees.

 

If you would like to take this opportunity, Please contact me via email, and I will send you an application. yogafirst2@bigpond.com

Namaste, Jahne

Dear Yogis,

The cat is still hiding away – it is really freezing, BUT the afternoon is going to be terrific.   Gracie spends a lot of time in the morning UNDER the wood heater, mid-day in her “anxiety bed” and after tea in her fur igloo where she stays until about 6am.  I think when I come back I will come back as a cat in a welcoming, safe household.

This week I even took my OSTEO YOGA to a group.  In the past I have mostly refused to do this apart from large groups at conference centres.  Now, with lots of arthritis, osteo and bone health issues I might start doing it again.   I only have to supply blocks and straps (AND ME!).

Have a look at our landing page to learn of our newest class focus OSTEO YOGA.  I will be doing a workshop later in the year – when was the last one of those we did? years ago.  I would like to think that this would help you and therefore help your communities.    

We have more yoga classes available, more art on show, and more tarot available….  

 

 

MONDAY:  NO 10.30 Studio Hatha yoga this morning due to school holidays.   No change at 1pm (apart from adding 10minutes of Osteo Yoga – our newest offering),then Zoom 6.30.

TUESDAY:  Gentle yoga (plus osteo) at 1pm

WEDNESDAY: Chair Yoga 10am here at the studio.  1pm Studio Yoga as usual.

FRIDAY:1pm Studio Yoga 
Private Yoga Classes available by appointment. yogafirst2@bigpond.com

MORE CLASSES – coming up.  If you want to join our lovely small, gentle  classes, please email me.

TAROT SESSIONS – Available every day apart from Thursday, and by appointment only.  I prefer studio – its better face to face and with a cuppa.  

TEACHER TRAINING MONTHLY CLASS.    Starts again soon.  I think we may do it zoom –  get back to me about this idea.

MT.MACEDON GALLERY –   Just go down the lane next door to the trading post – one of the very best coffees around.  This coming Sunday I will  be taking on more painted rocks large ones, paperweights, and I will be there to give you a guided tour.

ART ON PIPER – My artwork is there on a continuous basis, not just artwork that has been curated by a gallery committee, it will be art that is meaningful to me in the moment.  My art always has a message, and this allows me to express my message..  Including tarot sets, mini tarot sets, and my painted stone paperweights.

NAMASTE – JAHNE