Move Your Body, Move Your Mind

Keep your knees locked! Hold your arms straight until they hurt! If you feel pain, good for yousomething is happening

Ah, the soft and tender words coming from my militant hot-yoga instructornot exactly soothing. Isnt yoga supposed to be relaxing, you ask? Not the kind Ive been doing for a while. I prefer to think of it as bootcamp yoga: an hour and a half dripping with sweat in a very hot room, often practising next to someone who had too much garlic at dinner last night, contorting myself into positions that make my head want to explode, while feeling murderous towards the teacherwelcome to my form of heaven.

Do I enjoy torturing myself this way three times a week come rain or shine? NO. Do I often get into the hot room and want to run out the door screaming? YES. Do I pay a lot of money to go through this torture? YES. Am I glad I do it? ABSOLUTELY.

You may be scratching your head in confusion at this point and I totally understand why. But when I tell you the real reason I do this exercise regime three times a week religiously, suffering and cursing the entire time, youll understand where Im coming from.

At the age of 36, Ive gotten a bit wiser when it comes to health and taking care of my body. Gone are the days of starving myself or overeating and then punishing myself through exercise. Believe it or not, I absolutely LOVE exercise now. Not because it makes me skinny (nothing will do that due to having the pulchritudinous physique of my shapely Jewish female ancestors which I have come to learn is purely genetic). However, regular exercise does keep me at a healthy weight for my size and stops me from obsessing about my body and food (except during PMS when my body and mind are overtaken by some form of alien life who temporarily makes me think that chocolate is in itself, an entire food group and that excess water in the tummy area is a must-have).

The reason I love exercise now is how it makes me feel AFTERWARDS. You see, after I leave an exercise class, I am transformed. No matter how crappy, miserable, sad, or angry I am feeling before I exercise, for some incredible reason, I consistently feel energized, positive, relaxed, and peaceful after a good workout. And so do many of the women I know. Now we know from brain research that exercise boosts serotonin, the feel-good neurotransmitter in our brains, increases endorphins; chemicals in our bodies that make us feel happy and neighbourly, and relaxes our muscles, which in turn, relaxes our mind.

I encourage all of my clients to follow a regular, three-times-a-week exercise regime of their choice as the first step in improving their mental health. I have not met one single person who has adopted this healthy lifestyle habit who has not greatly improved their mood, productivity, and reduced stress in their lives as a result. I know we hear it over and over again about exercising regularly, but being the stubborn self-willed person that I am, I have finally accepted that other people are wise when they espouse this concept and its not a conspiracy to make me conform to some strange cult.

I have witnessed countless womens mental health improve vastly from including regular exercise into their lives including recovery from depression, anxiety, disordered eating, post-traumatic stress, and many other issues.

I especially recommend regular exercise for women who are suffering from the effects of being in any kind of abusive relationship where they were systematically stripped of their dignity, sense of worth, and faith in their abilities. Vigorous exercise in this case, especially something like kickboxing, can be extremely empowering and help you to overcome feelings of worthlessness and toxic shame. Through the act of exercising, you can transform a negative self-concept into one of power, strength, and awareness of your abilities and gifts.

In my therapy practise, I have discovered that many women are weighed down with depression or anxiety and that what is often underneath those labels is suppressed anger and/or grief. Being in our bodies and expressing ourselves physically through regular exercise is a fabulous way of releasing emotions that have been stuffed down for a long time.

Exercise can be extremely helpful in moving our feelings up and out of the body and can thus free up energy and leave us feeling lighter, stronger, and more peaceful and in control of our destiny.

There are so many wonderful, exhilarating, and enjoyable forms of exercise out there. Check them all out, try them out, and find the one(s) that you feel the best doing. Experiment and have fun!

To end, Ill leave you with some very inspiring reasons for working out regularly

Esthers Top Ten Reasons to Exercise regularly:

1.Time for yourself- you get to leave all the people and things that you feel responsible for behind for a time and just focus on yourself

2.Lifts your mood and helps you feel more positive

3.Stops you from obsessing about your body size and shape (in most cases- if you are really prone to this, try a form of exercise that focuses on how you feel on the inside; not how you look on the outside- focus on becoming strong and feeling good emotionally).

4.Gives you a sense of routine which can help you feel more grounded emotionally

5.Gets you out into the world connecting with people you may not meet otherwise

6.Increases your self-esteem as you grow stronger and feel fit

7.Normalizes metabolism which helps you gain or lose weight depending on what is best for your body

8.Improves your sex drive- not a bad side effect, huh?

9.Makes you nicer to be around because youre happier, healthier, and calmer

10.Helps you get out of your head and into your body; this is great for us thinkers and analyzers

So go hop on a bike, take the dog out for a walk, or crank up the stereo and boogie up a storm in the living room - youll feel better as a result!

Esther Kane, MSW, Registered Clinical Counsellor, is the author of Dump That Chump: A Ten-Step Plan for Ending Bad Relationships and Attracting the Fabulous Partner You Deserve http://www.dumpthatchump.com, and What Your Mama Cant or Wont Teach You: Grown Womens Stories of Their Teen Years http://www.guidebooktowomanhood.com Sign up for her free monthly e-zine, Womens Community Counsellor, to uplift and inspire women at: http://www.estherkane.com

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Sunroom Enclosure Planning

Sunroom enclosures that are constructed of glass are a great way to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors without the irritations of bugs, weather, etc. You will enjoy sitting in this sunroom during every month of the year watching flowers bloom, leaves turn, and snow fall. The glass is specially made to insulate the room to keep it comfortable no matter what the weather is like. When designing your sunroom enclosure you will want to consider the material used, the wall thickness, the height of the walls and the glass that you choose. Each of these elements can impact the price and the function of your enclosure.

Designing Your Sunroom

When choosing the enclosure that you want to construct, you want to choose lighter colors to help reduce the effect of heat on the structure. This can help to make it more energy efficient and can help keep the rooms temperature more constant. Lighter shades also work best with many different decorating styles, which will make it easier to choose the furnishings that you want and need. Softer color shades also make a room feel and look more open and larger. You can still have a color in a softer shade like soft pink, blue, or green if you want. You only want to consider using a lighter and softer shade to help make the room as relaxing and open feeling as possible. Adding a water element to your room can help to balance out the sunlight if you so choose. There are water fountains and more that you can choose from to enjoy the look of and the sound of.

Using water as a home for water-loving plants like lilies, duckweed, etc. If you want to add more life to your room, you can even include fish in your clear container to make your room feel brighter and livelier. Wicker or rattan furniture works great in any sunroom enclosure that you choose, because it tends to look more natural and welcoming. You will be amazed at the touches that you can add to your sunroom to make it feel warmer, inviting, and relaxing for you and for your family and friends.

Sunroom enclosures are a great way to give your home added value and added square footage at a cost that you can afford. By choosing the design and furnishings of your enclosure carefully you will create a room that you can enjoy and use for many different purposes.

Adam Peters is a journalist who has written more articles and newsletters on this subject for http://www.allsunrooms.com You can find more information and resources on house additions or sunroom enclosure at his website.

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Wireless Merchant Account

You see it more and more every day: the whole world feels like Pinocchio - it wants to operate without strings or wires. Going wireless means doing business anywhere on the planet, and without the cumbersome installation and infrastructure that keep businesses in one place for centuries. Following nearly two decades of near continuous construction and development, the wireless telecommunications companies have all but completed the worldwide wireless economy.

What does that mean for the average business owner? Getting set up with a dependable wireless merchant account is a little like knowing where all the cool local eateries are located, rather than having to eat at the franchise restaurants like everyone else. A good wireless merchant account provider can offer credit card solutions and means of doing business that literally "cuts the wires" on payments handling for your business.

When you select your wireless merchant account provider, you will want to make sure youve decided on one that offers the most current and up-to-date technology available. Selecting a company using CDPD technology or other soon-to-be extinct service platforms severely limits your payment flexibility and often leads to limited client transactions and unreliable service. As you might imagine, such lackluster performance is unduly reflected on your business, and erodes consumer confidence in your ability to smoothly post transactions and generally provide reliable credit card services. So when you choose your Internet merchant account provider, make sure they have the most mobility possible.

Another important guideline when choosing your merchant account provider involves knowing how much coverage a provider can give your area. All wireless service is ultimately local: it rises and falls not on how much national or international coverage it can muster but rather how much reliable service it provides to your neighborhood, your city, and your state. See if a potential merchant account provider can give you a map to show coverage penetration (the amount of coverage they can provide) in your city or area, and how much theyve invested in maintaining their operations there.

Remember too when dealing with a bank that most banks outsource their credit card services to vendors in places outside their locality who may or may not be invested in maintaining a healthy wireless network in your area. Choosing an independent merchant account provider allows you the freedom of cutting the banks out of the transaction and dealing directly with those companies immediately involved in providing and maintaining the best service to their customers.

Finally, keep in mind that Internet merchant accounts are a tool and any tool is only as good as the person using it. Take time to thoroughly familiarize yourself with your new system from the moment it arrives, and plan well enough in advance that youll be acclimated in time for the beginning of its use. Dry runs and practice takes are fine when money isnt an issue. But in the up-to-the-minute world of credit card servicing, the time lost to trial and error is lost for good.

Aircharge.com has a wide selection of wireless credit card terminals allowing you to finally cut the cord and go wireless!

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