Float On
Posted: January 22, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, crossfit, exercise, fitness, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, hope, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, passion, pilates, recovery, running, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 5 CommentsI was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched-
Often at times in life, we seem to be burdened by numerous “things” on any given day. Some of these burdens are healthy and quite beneficial to us: Gravity being one of them. We seem to forget at times how important gravity may be while working out, running and especially during yoga (inversions).
One burden though, is far more exhausting … Our Mental Baggage.
Gravity for the most part has been constant throughout our lives, the same reliable force that patiently reaches out to touch you when you least expect it to. Problem being, many (most if not all) of us accumulate volume upon volume of painful experiences each and every day, baggage. Just imagine if your mental baggage and gravity were equal?!?
Let us now turn our attention to pain, honestly … When you trip and fall on a loose bit of gravel? It hurts, you feel pain. The same applies to the mental baggage we endlessly accumulate during our lives.
End of Part One
The Workout-
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
KB Floor Presses and Russian Sit Ups
Gravity, today, is not your friend.
Notes:
Sadly, we base our success and failure in life on pain. Does your workout program punish you? Do you feel like you failed because you are not sore after a workout? Unfortunately, we are not very adept at dealing with failures, the disappointment of not being “sore”. Enter: The Mental Baggage.
Keep in touch and be well today.
Artificial White
Posted: January 15, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, England, exercise, family, fitness, freshly pressed, friends, happiness, health, hipster, His Dark Side, hope, kettlebell, life, Loss, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, motivation, natural, NHL, passion, pilates, running, snow, trail running, walking, weather, whole foods, WOD 17 CommentsLove is the absence of judgment-
Do you Need to do __________ or do you Love to do __________?
To be fully free is to live in blissful happiness, daily. Full freedom creates the space for every happy experience to creep in. The punishment (<— Key Word) that we can subject ourselves to, is the withholding of our unconditional love.
Unconditional love never withdraws itself, this is what loving fully means. One does not have to practice what one is … Just be yourself. Love learns over time to let go. Have you ever thought about how much energy and effort it takes to hold a grudge, to be angry at a friend or loved one?
What we call Need is often confused with Love. Need holds on, Need has a firm grasp on so many of us. There is a rather clever way to tell the difference between Need and Love: Love let’s go, Love sets your mind free and places your heart at ease. Need on the other hand, never let’s go.
Let go of your expectations, for today, let go of the requirements, the so-called “rules” and regulations that you would otherwise impose on yourself and others …
The Workout-
A Walk in fresh snow, listen to your breathing, the sound of surrendering snow under foot. Watch your breath as you walk long … Walking Meditation, Bliss.
Notes:
Remember: Choices are not restrictions. Nurture, Love or Punishment?!? Bundle up and be well.
I Wish You Would
Posted: January 10, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, blogs, exercise, fitness, free range, freshly pressed, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, hope, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, passion, pilates, Promise, reading, running, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, writing, yoga 30 Comments…
Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them
The Workout-
Introspection and Contemplation … Balance through thought. Oh, it’s a Rest Day in case you were wondering.
Notes:
We have been at this blog-o-thing now for a little over two years, over this time we have met quite a few amazing peeps to say the least. If you are new to CultFit, please read the work above, again, in a more personal way. Allow the words to find meaning within you. In essence, the splendid work by Christian D. Larson embodies everything we are here at CultFit.
My Mind’s Eye
Posted: January 7, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, crossfit, exercise, fitness, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, hope, intensity, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, passion, pilates, running, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 18 CommentsDon’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened-
How much of your everyday experience is influenced by the expectations you place on the people and “things” around you? A rough percentage would do just fine, we’re not that picky. Also, how often do you notice when you’re projecting yourself in this way? How often are you aware of your thoughts, emotions … Your mental commentary? The commentary that dictates your experience of being here “now“?
As we carry on through our Monday morning together, feel free take to a moment and notice how you compare what you see, hear, feel, taste and smell to the very “things” you’ve sensed previously. Oh, this is a good example: Groggy and clouded you manage to stumble into your local coffee-house. Do you notice the long queue first or the aroma of freshly ground, fair trade and organic Elephant Dung Coffee? Pay attention and take notice as to how your current decisions of like and dislike, love and hate, relate to intangible ideas from a similar experience at another time. Does your coffee taste better today due to there being no line? A pleasant exchange with a stranger …
Our thoughts and expectations impact the present moment and our everyday experiences in profound ways. So, are some things inherently better than others, or do we change what we see with our mind? We know, this “presence” stuff takes a lot of hard work on your part, so why not try being present with one sense each day this week? Gently ease into this stuff.
The Workout-
A mindful, peaceful and refreshing Warm Up consisting of the following:
Crocodile breathing, Sun Salutation and some tumbling/rolling about.
That’s it for today.
Notes:
Be well today.
Are you … Can you … Were You
Posted: January 2, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: exercise, fitness, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, kettlebell, life, love, marathon, motivation, New Year, paleo, pilates, running, trail running, whole foods, WOD, yoga 10 CommentsThere is something wrong – There is something right-
Every thought we create has an impact on or lives and those around us. There are no neutral or wasted thoughts. Take a moment as we gently slide into the New Year, to work diligently towards keeping our minds on track and focused towards the positive.
Thinking more closely, sensing a oneness in our lives.
The Plan-
The Workout-
Heuristic … Remember?!?
A gentle Warm Up focusing on the Warrior Pose. Followed by:
500 Hard Style KB Swings
Form, Flow and Grace
Notes:
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