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.