Hello !! Fall is beginning to show its colors! I've just returned from a teaching trip to my former hometown of Davis, CA where I enjoyed connecting

 
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Hello !!

Fall is beginning to show its colors!

I've just returned from a teaching trip to my former hometown of Davis, CA where I enjoyed connecting with students and friends. I'm reminded again of the value of a supportive learning community as we develop the movement habits that foster independence and enjoyment as we age. In fact, a supportive "tribe" or "culture" also impacts our longevity as detailed below.

I'm re-committing myself to the habits that lead to a long and happy life. Hope you'll join me!

Marg

Living in the "Blue Zone"

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Can we live well into our 90's and even 100's and be happy? According to Dan Buettner, a New York Times author and founder of Blue Zones, YES!

Working with The National Geographic, Buettner identified and studied places with the greatest life expectancy or the most people reaching 100 years old. Buettner and his expert helpers (medical researchers, anthropologists, demographers and epidemiologists) identified eight common characteristics of these long-lived people:

--Natural Movement: living in a way that consistently requires or supports moving or low-intensity exercise (he recommends 40 min per day) e.g. gardening, walking, less mechanical conveniences
--Sense of Purpose: a reason to get up in the morning can add 7 years to life expectancy
--Plant-Based Diet: meat only 5 times/mo
--80% Rule: stop eating when 80% full
--Alcohol in Moderation: 1-2 drinks/day (mostly wine in Buettner's studies)
--Faith-Based Community: attending a community service 4 times/mo can add 4-14 years to life expectancy. Related to this, a regular stress management routine, e.g. meditation, prayer, gratitude practice, also adds to longevity.
--Family First: a connection to and time spent with older and younger generations
--Supportive Tribe/Culture: social circles that support healthy behavior

All things we may be doing to some extent. All things we could more intentionally incorporate into our lives. See you in the Blue Zone!

For more info: check www.bluezone.

Flexible Hips and Legs Without Stretching

Screen Shot Mini Hip ATM video

Here's a short Awareness Through Movement lesson with Feldenkrais® Practitioner colleague Donna Bervinchak of Lancaster, PA. Please work at your own pace and stay within your comfortable range of movement. Don't be concerned if your movement range doesn't match Donna's.

I encourage you to not only watch the video but play it and get down on the floor to try it out. Click the image to get started.

October Class Schedule -- Begins Tuesday

Moving Younger: Flexible Hips and Lower Back -- Corvallis Senior Center

Improve the flexibility and coordination of your spine and pelvis using ingenious guided movement explorations. Learn to stand and walk with less pain, stiffness and effort, and enjoy improved upright posture, balance and ease.

Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:30 am Oct 1 - 29
Cost: $30 Resident $40 Non-resident $8 drop-in
Chintimini Senior Center 2601 NW Tyler Ave. Corvallis
Phone: 541-766-6959

Awareness Through Movement® -- Yoga Center of Corvallis

Attentive exploration of various movement combinations within a comfortable range provides:
• improved performance
• increased ease and comfort
• greater pleasure at work or at play
Lessons will relate to the spine, especially neck and lower back, and to the ribs and pelvis.

Tuesdays 12 noon - 12:45 pm plus time for questions/individual assistance
Oct 1 - Dec 10, 2013 No class Nov. 5
Cost: $80/ series $10 drop-in
Yoga Center of Corvallis 111 NW Second Street (at Monroe)
Phone: 541-757-3704

For More Information

Contact Marg at mbartosek@att.net or 541-286-4678

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