One of the trickiest things anyone I know that has a family has to do is create a good work-life balance. Most realize there is something called a work-life balance but never attempt to create one. This month we have been speaking about balance from within to create a pain-free life, today is all about how to create a work-life balance.
Work-life balance is tough because you are either in the world of needing to be with your family and having an issue with going to work. Or, you need to be at work and missing your family. There is a way to balance this out. It takes you sitting down and asking yourself a couple of questions.
Which one are you? Need to be home or Need to be at work?
How can I put one in priority first then put the other?
Making this decision creates that flow of one to the other. This flow is where all the mistakes happen. You must learn to manage what is happening in your big picture to stay ahead of the out of balance phase. (This image will be in the next few topics as well as it shows other areas you will need to balance.)
Staying ahead of the out of balance phase.
It is inevitable that you will become out of balance, the trick is catching it quickly by using your systems to correct it. I use my planning to see both my business world and my personal life. A planner is a great tool to get into the habit of using. Just like anything else it takes practice in using it and becoming efficient at it. There is a time you will rebel and say it is not worth the extra energy it takes but with time you will not be able to live without it.
Watch the video for the classic mistake most people make when using the planner?
Finding balance within yourself is a crucial component to staying pain-free. This month I will be holding a mini-series on creating balance within yourself. I see many of my clients having a hard time with this because most expect it should just be there. Not realizing that it is a fluid moving target you are creating. Creating this takes asking yourself the main question. WHAT DO I NEED VS WHAT DO I WANT? This month is series starts off with getting an understanding of this question.
Finding Balance is a vague thought on its own you must break it down into the needs you have. Work-life balance, personal improvement balance, kids, workouts, and so much more. Actual physical plays a role in this as well. It shows you when you are connected with your mind and body. If you are falling and not together something is off and needs your attention.
A question that most of my client do not ponder on often enough. When was the last time you asked yourself if you needed the item you were wrestling with, the majority of the time it’s a big fat no? That is the reason we don’t ask that question because we lead with our wants and not with our needs. Leading with our wants cause the next excuse to be often used, “I don’t have time.”
Here is a scenario I see often:
When a new client comes in, I ask about their self-care practice. The typical response is something small like stretching or walking, or the lovely answer is nothing because they do not have time for that. When I ask about whats important to them, they say their health. This scenario is where my problem lies. How is a person who wants better health not putting it as a priority? Lack of understanding of what they need and too much action on what they want causing a lack of time.
To relieve allergies is a systematic approach, but more so it is an accumulative approach. The more you do a small amount of work consistently the more your body will be able to process the extra issues it is going through. By eating foods that do not inflame your body and taking natural supplements that assist the body deal with nature, you should be fine. I have been finding more ways to assist the body in being more efficient so you can relieve allergies easily. This hack is BEE POLLEN
What does bee pollen do
It has many benefits other than what we are talking about helping with allergies.
Reduces inflammation
Acts as an Antioxidant
Protects Against Liver Toxicity
Boost the immune system
Helps Relieve Stress
Promotes Healing
As so much more.
To get bee pollen all might take some work because you want to get local bee pollen. So hitting up your all local grocers will be the trick. I start off everything we do slowly. Just a few grains of the bee pollen at first to see how your body begins to adapt to the pollen. Please ERR on the side of caution, I literally gave my kids 5 or six granules to make sure they were okay for a bunch of days. then moved up to licking the tip of the fingers and whatever takes they get. No more than 10 can stick on their little finger. I gave devin a 1-year-old 2 granules only. this is important for you to go slowly and if you are allergic talk to a doctor or have your epi pen handy lol, seriously tho please take care of your self.
In this final video in the miniseries for clearing hip pain, I will be covering how to properly stretch your hip. Using a rope and learning to be patient. Opening the hip without pulling on the hip, so it feels strained. Learning to stretch the hip and not just pull on it can be difficult. Many bypass the hip doing this particular stretch often, it will run directly to the back. Remember this is a mini-series if you did not watch the other videos please go back and allow for a complete healing.
The first step is to have a rope that does not have any bounce to it. To stretch the hip well or any muscle for that matter, it is best to have a sturdy object. The bands out there work well, but they add a micro bounce which gets the muscle to also contract when you are asking it to open.
Second, place the rope in the arch of your foot below the ball of your foot. Bring your leg up and allow the rope and a straight arm to now support the leg up. No muscle tissue should be holding that leg up. Guide the leg across your body slowly, You might have to reposition the opposite leg. Go as low as the leg and hip will allow. When your elbow can rest on the ground stop there.
Third, allow gravity to do the trick here. With breathing and patience, your hip will begin to open closer to the hip joint and around your glute. Hold for a few breaths and bring your hip back up using the rope, not muscle tissue. and repeat as much as needed.
Hope you are keeping up with the prior videos to eliminate hip pain. Today is all about points to relieve hip pain. Hitting these points allow the deep hip rotators to move correctly and let your hip to have a better cleaner range of motion. Can’t wait to read your thoughts in the comments and as always thanks for watching!
Working with these points to relieve hip pain can be very sensitive, so please be gentle with your body.
The tools for today will be a racquetball and a wall.
1. Begin by leaning against a wall. Bring your feet out 45 degrees. I show a neat trick to know what 45 degrees is in the video, once you add the ball slowly bring in more weight load. You will be targeting the upper half and side of glutes. See image.
2. Once you are comfortable, roll to the right very slowly. Make sure when you do feel a point to stop and take a few breaths before moving on.
Trigger Pointing The Lower Hip Rotators
When targeting the lower points to relieve hip pain, all that is different is when you begin place ball underneath your glutes. Lean on the wall and bend at the waist sticking your butt in the air. Roll even slower this time; these points do not get worked often. Be gentle!!!
