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"Stop
Prematurely Aging©"
4-Week Sessions
By Larry Langley
Updated
Saturday, August 2, 2008 12:25 PM
Each
year we turn the clocks back one hour to return to Central Standard
Time from Central Daylight . When we "Fall back" it
is a little more pleasent than when we "Spring ahead"
because in the Fall we gain an hour of sleep making up for the
time we lost when we moved the clocks ahead in the Spring. Have
you ever stopped to consider that in many respects our society
and our present day 24/7 life-styles may well be causing us to"spring
ahead in the aging process" causing us to lose far more than
just an hour of sleep!
If this is true, when do we get to "fall back in the
aging process" and reverse some of the pre-mature aging our
life-styles are likely causing? For thousands of years those practicing
yoga have known the importance of awareness, balance, flexibility,
strength, equanimity. Practicing yoga regularly has the potential
to increase our awareness thereby allowing us to minimize the
choices that lead to imbalances and premature aging effectively
allowing us to "fall-back" in the premature aging process
much like returning our clocks to normal time in the fall. Instead
of simply gaining an hour of sleep we may gain many wonderful
moments and improve our well-being and quality of life in many
different ways.
The four-week program allows you to increase your awareness,
form intentions based on the increased awareness and energize
those intentions in a way that may allow you to begin to "fall
back in the aging" process.
View Participant
feedback from 1st session
The "Stop
Prematurely Aging©"
4-week session consists of the following:
- Muscatine
Community Y Fitness test at beginning and the end of the 4-week
session.
The
fitness test, takes about 20-minutes and includes the following:
- resting
heart rate
- blood
pressure
- body
composition (using a bio-electrical impedance body composition
analyzer, the participant's percent body fat and target
weight will be determined and reported)
- test
for cardiovascular fitness
- flexibility
- muscle
strength and endurance
- A
printed report gives good information for all fitness levels.
- A
contract with yourself committing yourself to the four-week
session.
- The
creation of your own written affirmation to be reviewed daily
over the four-week session.
- Walking
or running, on your own, "a distance and a pace that is
right for you" on Tuesdays & Thursdays & Saturdays.
- The
creation of a daily log of all foods you consumed along with
estimated quantities during weeks 1 & 2.
- Submission
of the daily log food log for analysis if you so choose.
- The
modification of foods and quantities of foods consumed during
weeks 3 & 4 if you so choose
- Yoga
sessions – led by LLangley at the Muscatine Community Y.
- Monday
& Wednesday mornings.
(Class times dependent on interest and space availability
at Muscatine Community Y)
- LLangley
Beginner Yoga Practice Home Series #2 - DVD
- LLangley
Beginner Yoga Practice Home Series #2 - CD
- LLangley
"Our True Nature" 15-minute meditation -
CD
- Muscatine
Community Y Fitness test at end of the 4-week session
- Start
date, TBA depends on persons interested - sign up on the "Yoga
Intensive Interest List" at the Business Desk"
- End
date TBA
- The
fee for the 4-week session is $250 for Muscatine Community Y
members and $300 for non-members.
- The
fee for participating in only the yoga sessions and not the
other portions of the "Stop Aging Prematurely" program
is $125 for Muscatine Community Y members.
- Important
Note:
There Must be a minimum of six students
registered for any given month in order for the class to be
held. The cut off-date for registration and payment for an upcoming
month is the last Thursday of the current month.
- Participant
feedback
- "After
some thought, I am not going to sign up to continue with
this Yoga series. I have a few personal reasons for this;
I am gong to try to do the drop in on the Tuesday night
classes when I am available. I have very much enjoyed the
experience, and it feels great to be doing Yoga again. Thank
you very much for your support and energy!"
"It
took thinking outside of the box" for me to participate
in the "Stop Aging Prematurely"
itensive yoga classes. My exercise routine at home was firmly
established. However, sometimes changing routines can be
beneficial as this class has demonstrated, Practicing intensive
yoga more than once each week is increasing my strength
and flexibility. The task and food
journaling keeps me constantly aware of my lifestyle and
any changes may lead to a more healthy and balanced life.
One of my goals for this class was to lose a few pounds
that had crept on recently. Just being more aware of what
I am consuming has already paid off in now reaching my goal
weight. The lost pounds contribute to greater flexibility
as I desired. So this class is a win-win way to begin the
morning."
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