Re: Monday -Walk and Kundalini

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I love the Cathe pyramid series. The leg one is awesome!! I really felt it for a couple of days after.

Just wait to you do the upper body!!! So cool! Your arms will burn if you push the weights! Ouchie!

Hi Everyone!Today was 30 minutes on the treadmill doing an easier walk - not as much incline, slower pace for my recovery week. I then added on Ravi Ana Hips Bliss - I did the warm-up and breath sections, the energy boost section, hips section, final relaxation and meditation. Tomorrow or at some point later in the week I will add in some of the other segments. This one worked very well for me today on a few levels. For one thing my back popped in 3 places - in a good way - so that was positive. I'm getting some heartburn from doing these KY practices and I am doing them on an empty stomach. I wonder if it is some sort of emotional reaction or something? My mind is a bit on the heavy side, DH has two aunts - one is 96 and in a nursing home (she ended up there after a fall in September), the other is 91 and is now living alone. We're talking about having the 91 year old come and live with us, but I'm having really mixed feelings about it. I'm a very private person and it is not going to be easy for me to accept another person (who, although I know, I really don't " know " - other than through visits, etc.) living with me. So, it is weighing on my mind. Sort of a rock and a hard place thing - I totally understand her need to not be alone (she is very lonely without her sister) but I'm not sure I'm up for having my home life spun around. Oh well - she does have her name in for a sr. apt in her area, so maybe that will open up and she can move in there. She is in pretty good health for her age and is able to care for herself independently - it is more of just being lonely thing. I guess the downside to living that long is your friends die before you do and you find yourself alone.

Ok - sorry to be a downer. I guess I shouldn't worry about it until I have to worry about it, right? Hope everyone has a good Monday!Donna

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Whoops I answered the emails the wrong way around. Sorry.

I meant to say I understand how hard it would be for you both if you are private people. I hope you have somewhere you can still get away to.

My nanna lived with us all my childhood and I LOVED it but dad hated it even though she lived in a granny flat.

I love my family but it would be hard to live with them now. Our house is teeny tiny.

I love the Cathe pyramid series. The leg one is awesome!! I really felt it for a couple of days after.

Just wait to you do the upper body!!! So cool! Your arms will burn if you push the weights! Ouchie!

Hi Everyone!Today was 30 minutes on the treadmill doing an easier walk - not as much incline, slower pace for my recovery week. I then added on Ravi Ana Hips Bliss - I did the warm-up and breath sections, the energy boost section, hips section, final relaxation and meditation. Tomorrow or at some point later in the week I will add in some of the other segments. This one worked very well for me today on a few levels. For one thing my back popped in 3 places - in a good way - so that was positive. I'm getting some heartburn from doing these KY practices and I am doing them on an empty stomach. I wonder if it is some sort of emotional reaction or something? My mind is a bit on the heavy side, DH has two aunts - one is 96 and in a nursing home (she ended up there after a fall in September), the other is 91 and is now living alone. We're talking about having the 91 year old come and live with us, but I'm having really mixed feelings about it. I'm a very private person and it is not going to be easy for me to accept another person (who, although I know, I really don't " know " - other than through visits, etc.) living with me. So, it is weighing on my mind. Sort of a rock and a hard place thing - I totally understand her need to not be alone (she is very lonely without her sister) but I'm not sure I'm up for having my home life spun around. Oh well - she does have her name in for a sr. apt in her area, so maybe that will open up and she can move in there. She is in pretty good health for her age and is able to care for herself independently - it is more of just being lonely thing. I guess the downside to living that long is your friends die before you do and you find yourself alone.

Ok - sorry to be a downer. I guess I shouldn't worry about it until I have to worry about it, right? Hope everyone has a good Monday!Donna

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My parents live with us, and generally, it's not too bad. They stay mostly in

their room and sleep or watch TV. We only see them at meals. It's just the way

things have worked out. They keep their room extremely hot, so it's not easy to

sit and visit for very long. They aren't very mobile.

We do all their chores, and I help my mom with bathing. They give us a small

" rent " for staying here. We also do all their car repairs, hair cuts, shopping

and I take mom to the doctor.(Dad doesn't/never did understand the medical stuff

very well.)

We've tried to talk them into being more active -- at the senior center, the

local gym (which has a LOT of senior programs), or at Church, but they seem to

prefer just staying home. We did get them to go to a classical concert with us,

and they occasionally go out with my aunts and uncles when they are in town.

It would take some " getting used to. " We really don't mind it too much, but It

will also be nice to have our " freedom. " (If we're gone at meal times, we have

to get someone to fix it for them.) If we want to be gone overnight, my brother

comes and stays with them.

All-in-all, it's worth it.

Indyrose

>

> Hi Everyone!

>

> Today was 30 minutes on the treadmill doing an easier walk - not as much

> incline, slower pace for my recovery week. I then added on Ravi Ana Hips Bliss

-

> I did the warm-up and breath sections, the energy boost section, hips section,

> final relaxation and meditation. Tomorrow or at some point later in the week I

> will add in some of the other segments. This one worked very well for me today

> on a few levels. For one thing my back popped in 3 places - in a good way - so

> that was positive. I'm getting some heartburn from doing these KY practices

and

> I am doing them on an empty stomach. I wonder if it is some sort of emotional

> reaction or something? My mind is a bit on the heavy side, DH has two aunts -

> one is 96 and in a nursing home (she ended up there after a fall in

September),

> the other is 91 and is now living alone. We're talking about having the 91

year

> old come and live with us, but I'm having really mixed feelings about it. I'm

a

> very private person and it is not going to be easy for me to accept another

> person (who, although I know, I really don't " know " - other than through

visits,

> etc.) living with me. So, it is weighing on my mind. Sort of a rock and a hard

> place thing - I totally understand her need to not be alone (she is very

lonely

> without her sister) but I'm not sure I'm up for having my home life spun

around.

> Oh well - she does have her name in for a sr. apt in her area, so maybe that

> will open up and she can move in there. She is in pretty good health for her

age

> and is able to care for herself independently - it is more of just being

lonely

> thing. I guess the downside to living that long is your friends die before you

> do and you find yourself alone.

>

>

> Ok - sorry to be a downer. I guess I shouldn't worry about it until I have to

> worry about it, right?

>

>

> Hope everyone has a good Monday!

>

> Donna

>

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Hi Donna,

I still haven't gotten into kundalini. I took a hatha yoga class and she started doing breath of fire and some chanting unexpectedly and I've been uncomfortable ever since! Maybe in the privacy of my own home I could try it sometime though! ;-) Sometimes various yoga practices do react with me emotionally (bring more emotions to the surface). I can definitely understand how you feel about the possibility of having DH's aunt come live with you too. I know that would be very difficult for me too. Would it help to help her arrange to get to events at a local senior center, especially if she can't get into the senior apartment? I hope she can get into that, it would probably solve your problem and hers. My husband's grandparents are 96 (grandpa) and 90 (grandma). Luckily, they are both still doing very well and have each other. Grandpa's last friend just died a few weeks ago though, now he just has Grandma and the rest of the relatives, including his sisters (98, 96 and 90 years old, all living independently). He does talk about not minding if he dies soon too but meanwhile, he still enjoys family get togethers. Anyway, if at any point DH asked me to let one of his aunts live with us, I don't think that would be my first choice at all and I'd be looking for alternatives too but it would be difficult to say no at the same time.

Hugs,

Monday -Walk and Kundalini

Hi Everyone!Today was 30 minutes on the treadmill doing an easier walk - not as much incline, slower pace for my recovery week. I then added on Ravi Ana Hips Bliss - I did the warm-up and breath sections, the energy boost section, hips section, final relaxation and meditation. Tomorrow or at some point later in the week I will add in some of the other segments. This one worked very well for me today on a few levels. For one thing my back popped in 3 places - in a good way - so that was positive. I'm getting some heartburn from doing these KY practices and I am doing them on an empty stomach. I wonder if it is some sort of emotional reaction or something? My mind is a bit on the heavy side, DH has two aunts - one is 96 and in a nursing home (she ended up there after a fall in September), the other is 91 and is now living alone. We're talking about having the 91 year old come and live with us, but I'm having really mixed feelings about it. I'm a very private person and it is not going to be easy for me to accept another person (who, although I know, I really don't "know" - other than through visits, etc.) living with me. So, it is weighing on my mind. Sort of a rock and a hard place thing - I totally understand her need to not be alone (she is very lonely without her sister) but I'm not sure I'm up for having my home life spun around. Oh well - she does have her name in for a sr. apt in her area, so maybe that will open up and she can move in there. She is in pretty good health for her age and is able to care for herself independently - it is more of just being lonely thing. I guess the downside to living that long is your friends die before you do and you find yourself alone. Ok - sorry to be a downer. I guess I shouldn't worry about it until I have to worry about it, right? Hope everyone has a good Monday!Donna

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donna,

i should be doing some work on my hips!! i suppose stress could be the cause of

your heartburn. not sure in the kundalini what could cause it unless you are

pumping your stomach while doing some of the breathing--try the segments without

any pumping breaths to see if that is the cause.

asking anyone to move into your house is a hard decision. i'm sure it would

change your family life.

stacey

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Thanks, ! I appreciate your thoughts about the situation w/ my DH's aunt. The tricky thing is she lives in PA - so it is hard for us to make sure she gets out, etc. My DH visits once a month and I go when I can - right now has weekend activities that keep us busy, so I haven't visited in a few months. Several years ago we advised them to move into a senior apartment in land, closer to us. They didn't want to at the time. Now that one sister is in a nursing home, the other is lonely without her. She does live in a fairly accessible town with bus service and other amenities. She lives in a row house w/ a lot of stairs which is a bit of a worry. She does have some church friends who check in on on her an help her

out. She does have her name in for a senior apartment in her town - hopefully something will open up soon and she can move in there. Or, I was thinking of getting some info on sr apts here in land close to us - again - and maybe convincing her that she should go there. She doesn't need a lot of care and she is in decent financial shape. The more I think about it the more I'm not sure how this will work - we don't have a large home where we can carve out a private space for her. And, I am a very private person so this is really weighing heavily on my mind.

Thanks for letting me write about it - it really does help.

Take care -

Donna

To: exercisevideos Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 8:44:17 PMSubject: Re: Monday -Walk and Kundalini

Hi Donna,

I still haven't gotten into kundalini. I took a hatha yoga class and she started doing breath of fire and some chanting unexpectedly and I've been uncomfortable ever since! Maybe in the privacy of my own home I could try it sometime though! ;-) Sometimes various yoga practices do react with me emotionally (bring more emotions to the surface). I can definitely understand how you feel about the possibility of having DH's aunt come live with you too. I know that would be very difficult for me too. Would it help to help her arrange to get to events at a local senior center, especially if she can't get into the senior apartment? I hope she can get into that, it would probably solve your problem and hers. My husband's grandparents are 96 (grandpa) and 90 (grandma). Luckily, they are both still doing very well and have each other. Grandpa's last friend just died a few weeks ago though, now he just has Grandma and the rest of the relatives,

including his sisters (98, 96 and 90 years old, all living independently). He does talk about not minding if he dies soon too but meanwhile, he still enjoys family get togethers. Anyway, if at any point DH asked me to let one of his aunts live with us, I don't think that would be my first choice at all and I'd be looking for alternatives too but it would be difficult to say no at the same time.

Hugs,

Monday -Walk and Kundalini

Hi Everyone!Today was 30 minutes on the treadmill doing an easier walk - not as much incline, slower pace for my recovery week. I then added on Ravi Ana Hips Bliss - I did the warm-up and breath sections, the energy boost section, hips section, final relaxation and meditation. Tomorrow or at some point later in the week I will add in some of the other segments. This one worked very well for me today on a few levels. For one thing my back popped in 3 places - in a good way - so that was positive. I'm getting some heartburn from doing these KY practices and I am doing them on an empty stomach. I wonder if it is some sort of emotional reaction or something? My mind is a bit on the heavy side, DH has two aunts - one is 96 and in a nursing home (she ended up there after a fall in September), the other is 91 and is now living alone. We're talking about having the 91 year old come and live with us, but I'm having really

mixed feelings about it. I'm a very private person and it is not going to be easy for me to accept another person (who, although I know, I really don't "know" - other than through visits, etc.) living with me. So, it is weighing on my mind. Sort of a rock and a hard place thing - I totally understand her need to not be alone (she is very lonely without her sister) but I'm not sure I'm up for having my home life spun around. Oh well - she does have her name in for a sr. apt in her area, so maybe that will open up and she can move in there. She is in pretty good health for her age and is able to care for herself independently - it is more of just being lonely thing. I guess the downside to living that long is your friends die before you do and you find yourself alone. Ok - sorry to be a downer. I guess I shouldn't worry about it until I have to worry about it, right? Hope everyone has a good Monday!Donna

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Hi ,

Our house is small, too and there would be no place to "carve out" for her to have some private space short of adding on a wing to our house. My grandmother lived with us growing up, too, and it really put a lot of straing on my mother - as a result, my mother has basically told me she would rather die or be homeless than move in with me. Right now I just have prayers up that the senior apartment thing works out as that would be a good solution to all of this.

Take care -

Donna

To: exercisevideos Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 2:54:30 PMSubject: Re: Monday -Walk and Kundalini

Whoops I answered the emails the wrong way around. Sorry.

I meant to say I understand how hard it would be for you both if you are private people. I hope you have somewhere you can still get away to.

My nanna lived with us all my childhood and I LOVED it but dad hated it even though she lived in a granny flat.

I love my family but it would be hard to live with them now. Our house is teeny tiny.

I love the Cathe pyramid series. The leg one is awesome!! I really felt it for a couple of days after.

Just wait to you do the upper body!!! So cool! Your arms will burn if you push the weights! Ouchie!

Hi Everyone!Today was 30 minutes on the treadmill doing an easier walk - not as much incline, slower pace for my recovery week. I then added on Ravi Ana Hips Bliss - I did the warm-up and breath sections, the energy boost section, hips section, final relaxation and meditation. Tomorrow or at some point later in the week I will add in some of the other segments. This one worked very well for me today on a few levels. For one thing my back popped in 3 places - in a good way - so that was positive. I'm getting some heartburn from doing these KY practices and I am doing them on an empty stomach. I wonder if it is some sort of emotional reaction or something? My mind is a bit on the heavy side, DH has two aunts - one is 96 and in a nursing home (she ended up there after a fall in September), the other is 91 and is now living alone. We're talking about having the 91 year old come and live with us, but I'm having really mixed feelings about it. I'm

a very private person and it is not going to be easy for me to accept another person (who, although I know, I really don't "know" - other than through visits, etc.) living with me. So, it is weighing on my mind. Sort of a rock and a hard place thing - I totally understand her need to not be alone (she is very lonely without her sister) but I'm not sure I'm up for having my home life spun around. Oh well - she does have her name in for a sr. apt in her area, so maybe that will open up and she can move in there. She is in pretty good health for her age and is able to care for herself independently - it is more of just being lonely thing. I guess the downside to living that long is your friends die before you do and you find yourself alone. Ok - sorry to be a downer. I guess I shouldn't worry about it until I have to worry about it, right? Hope everyone has a good Monday!Donna

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That’s what you need to do Donna, have a plan B, and C, and D if necessary.  You have a small home, and I know how hard it is to share your space (I don’t care for it either, at all).  So have lots of options.  Being in someone’s home is not always best, especially if it creates tension and keeps the senior away from peers and activities – not saying you wouldn’t get her to these things, just that they would be more accessible to her, on her own timetable, if she were in a senior’s complex. Hang in there.  This is never easy. . Or, I was thinking of getting some info on sr apts here in land close to us - again - and maybe convincing her that she should go there. She doesn't need a lot of care and she is in decent financial shape. The more I think about it the more I'm not sure how this will work - we don't have a large home where we can carve out a private space for her. And, I am a very private person so this is really weighing heavily on my mind. Thanks for letting me write about it - it really does help. Take care - Donna

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Thanks, ! I was thinking the same thing re: isolation. We live in suburbia - far suburbia - not a lot of buses or mass transportation (right now she relies on buses, etc. to go shopping, to dr. appointments, etc.) options and DH and I both work full time so she would be alone all day and pretty much trapped (she doesn't drive) in our house. Either DH or I would have to take her to medical appointments, etc. and that is another factor I'm not sure anyone has thought about. I have put off my own medical appointments as it is b/c I'm always running my DD to the doctor, dentist, eye doctor, etc. And, my DH has a very unforgiving job schedule - he can barely get to his own dr. appointments.

Take care -

Donna

To: exercisevideos Sent: Tue, March 29, 2011 11:02:44 AMSubject: RE: Monday -Walk and Kundalini

That’s what you need to do Donna, have a plan B, and C, and D if necessary. You have a small home, and I know how hard it is to share your space (I don’t care for it either, at all). So have lots of options. Being in someone’s home is not always best, especially if it creates tension and keeps the senior away from peers and activities – not saying you wouldn’t get her to these things, just that they would be more accessible to her, on her own timetable, if she were in a senior’s complex.

Hang in there. This is never easy.

.. Or, I was thinking of getting some info on sr apts here in land close to us - again - and maybe convincing her that she should go there. She doesn't need a lot of care and she is in decent financial shape. The more I think about it the more I'm not sure how this will work - we don't have a large home where we can carve out a private space for her. And, I am a very private person so this is really weighing heavily on my mind.

Thanks for letting me write about it - it really does help.

Take care -

Donna