Yoga

I attend a chair yoga class once a week in town. The instructors are physical therapist, whom have taken classes to learn chair yoga. The entire session is done sitting in a chair (wheelchair) using yoga movements. Breathing exercises is a big part of yoga and I have had huge benefits from learning how to breath correctly. Usually for me and many others the breathing is very short and quick, not filling up the lungs and breathing out the bad stuff. Lakshmi Voelker is the woman that created the yoga stretches and you can check out her dvd yourself.  http://www.amazon.com/Lakshmi-Voelker-Chair-Yoga-Single/dp/B001403RR8/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1317153033&sr=1-1 Namaste

My Arms

Lately when I see photos of me in short sleeves, my arms look so huge! I really hate looking at these photos because it makes me look so big overall. But, the other day when I was at Target, by myself, as I threw my wheelchair out of car I realized that I should love my arms. I needed to appreciate what my arms are able to do for me, they make me independent. So, they may not look really slim and beautiful, but they are so beautiful in a functional matter. Hating or disliking parts of our bodies are so unneeded!