signaturehealthcarebrocktonhospital posted: "By: Guest Blogger, Allison Morgan I have a new thing that I've started doing with some friends of mine. Each week, we make a recipe that is healthy-ish, and then we trade among ourselves, so we get anywhere between 2-4 different lunches for the we"
By: Guest Blogger, Allison Morgan I have a new thing that I've started doing with some friends of mine. Each week, we make a recipe that is healthy-ish, and then we trade among ourselves, so we get anywhere between 2-4 different lunches for the week, and we only had to make one meal! Doing […]
Alison posted: " I tried aerial yoga for the first time this week. I've been practicing regular yoga for almost 15 years, so I didn't spare a thought for how challenging aerial yoga might be. It's especially easy to under-estimate because the prop basically looks like a"
I tried aerial yoga for the first time this week. I've been practicing regular yoga for almost 15 years, so I didn't spare a thought for how challenging aerial yoga might be. It's especially easy to under-estimate because the prop basically looks like a hammock. I envisioned myself doing a few Cirque du Soleil tricks, then basically taking a 45 minute nap, swaddled in the folds of silk.
Alas. I couldn't have had it more wrong.
For starters, it's PAINFUL. With the exception of when you're in corpse pose (when you actually ARE all cocooned in it), your silk is almost always gathered up so it functions more like a rope than a hammock. And since you're hanging from it, climbing up it, or twisted in it, that rope feels like a boa constrictor, hungry for its next meal. In fact, the day after my first class, I woke to find a series of purple bruises across my hips and around my shoulders.
Also? If you're not precise in following instructions, there is a good chance you will end up toppling to the floor, breaking your nose or knocking out your teeth - or at least that's what I kept imagining. The instructor would take us through these complex maneuvers to ensure we had the silk wrapped around our arms and legs in a way that would lock us in, then tell us to basically let go and topple face-first toward the floor. It felt like bungee jumping with a rig that had been prepped by a carnival worker.
I never quite trusted that I'd gotten the wraps correct, so I'd cautiously lower myself into position, despite the instructor's admonishments to, "Let go and fly like Peter Pan" or "hang like a bumblebee!" But then, even if I did it correctly, the scarves would be cutting into my legs/arms/hips to such an extent that I'd try to walk myself back up to a place where I wasn't in pain - but exiting the pose was often more complicated than entering, so you could probably characterize that portion of my effort as "general flailing."
In fact, that's probably the best way to summarize my foray into aerial yoga: general flailing. Had it been a Cirque du Soleil performance, they might not have had to issue refunds to the audience, but they may have had to offer counseling after.
signaturehealthcarebrocktonhospital posted: "By: Sandy Churchill Read Part 1 of From Deny-abetes to Slaying the Diabetic Dragon. Anger is a tough place to be because it feels like you are actively doing something but you are actually halted in action—like standing in a burst of flame and doing nothi"
By: Sandy Churchill Read Part 1 of From Deny-abetes to Slaying the Diabetic Dragon. Anger is a tough place to be because it feels like you are actively doing something but you are actually halted in action—like standing in a burst of flame and doing nothing to either escape or douse the blaze. I have been […]
signaturehealthcarebrocktonhospital posted: "Do you care for children? Are you from the South Shore? Do you like writing and want to be paid for it? Do you have parenting stories, tips, tricks, and experiences to share? If you answered yes to all of these questions then visit the Signature Healthcar"
Do you care for children? Are you from the South Shore? Do you like writing and want to be paid for it? Do you have parenting stories, tips, tricks, and experiences to share? If you answered yes to all of these questions then visit the Signature Healthcare Facebook page and let us know why you […]
signaturehealthcarebrocktonhospital posted: "By: Lauren Carmichael My son was born 8 weeks early. When he was born, I wasn't able to hold him. I heard him cry; the nurse turned to me holding him and said here he is; my mother snapped a quick picture of the brief moment; and off he went. Whe"
By: Lauren Carmichael My son was born 8 weeks early. When he was born, I wasn't able to hold him. I heard him cry; the nurse turned to me holding him and said here he is; my mother snapped a quick picture of the brief moment; and off he went. When I finally went […]
signaturehealthcarebrocktonhospital posted: "By: Sandy Churchill This has been a difficult week. Four doctors appointment in a row, one a day—like vitamins. A diabetic checkup and troubling infection, mammogram, ophthalmologist, and allergist appointment felt like a week-long tune-up that revealed s"
By: Sandy Churchill This has been a difficult week. Four doctors appointment in a row, one a day—like vitamins. A diabetic checkup and troubling infection, mammogram, ophthalmologist, and allergist appointment felt like a week-long tune-up that revealed some frustrating news. Blood sugars out of control again… or should I say "still." The truth is there […]
signaturehealthcarebrocktonhospital posted: "We're excited to announce that we're sponsoring another Signature Moms Blog Contest! All mothers, grandmothers and aunts in the South Shore area of Massachusetts are invited to enter from July 9 through August 3. The contest will culminate with five women"
We're excited to announce that we're sponsoring another Signature Moms Blog Contest! All mothers, grandmothers and aunts in the South Shore area of Massachusetts are invited to enter from July 9 through August 3. The contest will culminate with five women joining our paid team of bloggers, currently comprised of Sandy Churchill, Tanya Pimental, Martianne Stanger, […]
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