In this Issue
Feature Article - Ten Keys to Vibrancy
Life Thoughts - Keep changing
Comments - Ease and Portability
Food Fact - Obesity in Childres
Teacher Certification

Feature Article

Ten Keys to Vibrancy! (Eleven, actually...)

1. Live with a light heart

The things that matter least are usually the things that are causing you the most grief.

2. Smile often, even if you don't feel like it

The physical act of smiling releases those delightful endorphins and serotonins, neuro-chemicals you produce internally deigned to elevate your mood and reduce your pain, in minutes.

4 Minute Fitness includes 4 minutes of smiling :-)

3. Choose love at every opportunity

Heard that before, but another feeling is getting in the way? Do this. Any

time you are choosing a feeling other than love, ask yourself what the payoff is for that behavior. Then ask yourself if the pain it is causing is worth it. If you don't like living with the pain, then re-consider your initial response, and choose love.

4. Be fully present in every interaction

This is especially true when you interact with your kids. It helps to talk less, and listen carefully to the other person.

Being present requires practice every day.

5. React with softness

Know that if you offer resistance, people will push against it. When there is nothing to push against, the argument/conflict/disagreement is over, often before it has even begun. Easy Tai Chi teaches ways to cultivate vast strength from softness.

6. Don't try. Do.

Know what you want in life and take action. Set a course that will give you the best life possible. Then move in the direction that best serves you.

When you get there, great. Do it all over again. If it doesn't happen, then it wasn't supposed to happen, so move on. Remember ­ the ‘journey’ needs to be the fun part, so live for each moment and enjoy the trip.

7. Accept the present moment as if you have chosen it. It is as it is

Of course ­ have the courage to change what should be changed, but always accept the present. If you are living with regret, resentment or guilt, you are living in the past. If you are living with worry and anxiety, then you are living in the future. The past is done, the future is nothing. ‘Now’ is the only time you will ever have.

Being present requires practice.

8. Surround yourself with positive people and music

Choose music with uplifting lyrics. And choose people with the same. Be an up-lifter, a positive person. You can focus on all the intense and abundant beauty this world offers, as well as the opportunity this life presents.

9. Breathe

Take in enough oxygen, more than just enough to survive. Get oxygen greedy. Take regular deep breaths. Find a tool like tai chi to learn how to breath. Soon you will find yourself breathing with greater ease, and more often. Then you will begin to thrive!

10. Sleep well and often

Little cat naps earlier in the day can bring vitality to a tired body and mind.

11. Do a little Easy Tai Chi and 4 Minute Fitness everyday, even just five minutes

Tai Chi for Busy People and 4 Minute Fitness are perfect for helping you become more present and in the moment, a vitally important quality for you and for the important people around you.

They are effective tools to improve breathing, sleep and relaxation. The resulting stillness can improve concentration, help you think more clearly and act in a more focused manner.

And I always ask my students to remember to smile as they do tai chi, to add a light heart to their movements. It can be joyful and exciting to practice. It is a dance of life to be treasured.

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Life Thoughts

When you're through changing, you're through. -- Bruce Barton

Comments

Hi Keith,

I purchased your Easy Tai Chi video over a year a go and have been practicing it at least five times a week. I just love the ease and portability of your system. I feel much more relaxed than before and sleep much better.

R. Simond

Weight Loss Fact

Obesity rates doubled in 7-13 year old Canadian kids between 1981 and 1996. Those who most increased their consumption of sweetened soft drinks, iced tea and fruit drinks were most likely to become obese.

Face it, those extra calories have to go somewhere (the tummy, hips, chin...)  Source - Lancet 357 490, 505, 2001

Interested in losing weight? Ready to take effective action? "Easy Weight Loss for Busy People" offers all you need to know.

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