OSTEO WALK
INTRODUCING “WALK INTO LIFE 4.5”
A lifestyle 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 is not working for them, and if they keep doing it 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 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.
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. By stripping away these 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. We can provide case studies.
(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. For further information and to speak to Jahne, Email yogafirst2@bigpond.com and arrange an appointment.
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 program and 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.
***I am still working on this page and the course – to chat with me, email yogafirst2@bigpond.com