How To Exercise Without Moving Your Body

How To Exercise Without Moving Your Body

Skin Exfoliation is important
Skin Exfoliation is important

By Amelia Harris (reblog)

Staff Writer for Wake Up World

Wouldn’t it be nice if we lived in a magical world where we could simply imagine whatever we wanted to happen and *poof* it would appear? For thousands of years, people have claimed that the mind alone has great power to affect real-world change. But to what end? Those who believe in the Law of Attraction already have faith in this concept. But now, scientific research is proving that the mind can indeed directly impact our physical reality. 

Hope For Dieters And The Bed-Ridden

Hospitals and homes around the globe are filled with immobile victims of accidents, aging, or health disorders. Ranging from paralysis to feeling a little stiff, many people are in pain and unable to move around freely. As a result, the longer they remain unmoving, the further their muscles will atrophy. Conversely, at any given time, droves of people worldwide are working to get fit. They diet, exercise regularly, and often feel frustrated at hard work that brings slow results. Luckily, there is good news for everyone – scientific studies offer great hope that just thinking about exercise can lead to actual changes in the body.

The Studies 

Although philosophers and spiritual leaders throughout history have taught that a person’s thoughts create their reality, many people remain skeptical. Various scientific studies have finally put this theory to the test, and the results are undeniable. 

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute studied whether merely thinking about physical exercise, without actually doing any exercise, would cause physiological changes. They discovered that strength increased by 35% in the part of the body the subjects imagined exercising. (1)

At the University of Washington, researchers studied the brain. They looked at the way brains were impacted when subjects thought about exercise vs. actually did exercise. Their research proved that the same part of the brain is activated in either scenario. (2)

Lead researcher Brian C. Clark of Ohio University tested healthy volunteers to see if and how their brains would impact their bodies. The volunteers were split into three groups for four weeks: a group with wrist-hand immobilization to induce weakness, a group with wrist-hand immobilization who also thought about strong muscle contractions 5 days/wk, and a control group with no interventions. At the end of the study, both immobilized groups lost strength in their writs, but the subjects who visualized wrist exercises showed profound changes. Their wrists were twice as strong as the wrists of the group that did not think about exercise. (3, 4) 

The Mind-Body Connection 

These studies demonstrate scientifically what spiritual teachers have been claiming all along: there is a direct correlation between the mind and the body. Simply put, what affects the mind affects the body. (4)

For all the people who are struggling to move their bodies, be it due to age, an unfortunate life event, or a medical condition, these studies reveal a crucial path forward: thinking about physical movement causes similar effects as actually moving. So, if you can’t get yourself moving, better get yourself thinking! Muscles can get stronger, joints can become more flexible, and the body can move with greater ease just through the power of thought. And for people who want to get fit, it can’t hurt to think about exercising each day. No matter who you are, the results of thinking positively might just be miraculous. 

Article sources: 

  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14998709
  2. https://www.pnas.org/content/107/9/4430.abstract
  3. https://www.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.00386.2014
  4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25274345

About the author:

Amelia Harris is a writer and eco-activist, interested in health and all things esoteric, with a passion for sharing good news and inspiring stories. She is a staff writer for Wake Up World.

 

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One Take and That’s  Almost a Wrap!

One Take and That’s Almost a Wrap!

One Take and That’s Almost a Wrap…

Why not look at all the things you’ve accomplished this year instead of all the things you didn’t get done. What a brilliant concept!
Celebrating your success is a confidence-building practice to create positive results for the future. Appreciate even your failures because mistakes are an important part of our journey. Embrace the courage it took to take action and learn from the outcome. 

As we wrap up 2017 and catapult quickly into 2018, let’s take  time to reopen the book on the year in review and celebrate all the things we accomplished over the year. List the goals you achieved, the smiles you planted, and the glitter you left behind and don’t overlook the subtle things.

Make it fun: Invite a friend or business partner to participate and celebrate all you both have gotten done this year. Pop some popcorn, pour a glass of wine or bubbly, and make it a celebration!

Places to remind you of your achievements:

  1.  Look at your past appointment calendar for the year
  2.  New products and services you launched
  3.  Social media campaigns launched
  4.  Marketing campaigns
  5.  New customers and business partners
  6.  Increased sales
  7.  Book outline done
  8.  Blog posts or newsletters published
  9.  Events you hosted
  10. Vision board
  11. Credit card statements or checkbook.

Your spending will remind you of ways you invested in yourself and your business:

  • Classes taken
  • Trips with family to create memories
  • Books read
  • New technology you implemented to improve your business
  • Client lunches and client appreciation gifts
  •  Networking events to grow your visibility
  • 1-1 coffee dates to nurture your key business relationships
  • Gym membership, yoga lessons and other ways you stay healthy
  • The time you spent with family and friends
  • New things skills you learned or talents developed

Studies show that we women tend to downplay our achievements! Don’t overlook the things that have been easy. Play up all the things you did this year for yourself and for others. Pat yourself on the back for everything you’ve accomplished! I think you will discover it’s been a better year than you remembered. Take that discovery into your business planning and 2018 will also be a year of profound growth and accomplishments. Be smart with your time, commit to your priorities, invest in you and your goals, and eliminate distractions.  Make sure on New Year’s Eve when you say, “It’s a Wrap” on 2017 that you are celebrating everything good and everything positive with a thankful and grateful heart for a year well done and a new and improved you!

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Who Controls Your Mind?

Who Controls Your Mind?

Mind control has been a long time conspiracy theory among the masses. But if you look much more closely and study our history, you will realize mind control by propaganda has been going on for quite some time. To be aexact, at least since WWI, because the exchange of information really began here to travel faster than the Pony Express.

From the deep state to miltary programs like MK Ultra, programs have been on-going in the world of propaganda and mind speak, so much so, that most people have no idea that they have swallowed hook, line, and sinker exactly what we were warned about in George Orwell’s book 1984. That future has been here for some time and the only way to save yourself is to regain conscious control of your own mind and your own thoughts.

From false flags, to media saturation like television, radio, newsprint, radio, instant breaking news, television dramas,  smart phones, and now virtual reality, we are headed to an even more insidious form of ‘gotcha’. The who and the why are less important than knowing and taking back control of your own mind and your own thought life.  Ask yourself when the last time was that you had an original thought?

We are being fed 24/7 one story after another, true and or false.  The onslaught of information has confused us to the point that we don’t know the difference between up, and down, right or left, who’s right or who’s wrong, who’s telling us the truth or who’s lying.

The only answer, the only way back to the light is to dive deep within. Your inner reality is the only reality worth knowing. Reconnect with your inner self for the truth, the real truth. The real truth of who you are and where you came from and what your mission is here on this planet. There is so much inside if us to uncover and to discover.

Once the reveal starts to happen, as each onion skin peels itself away, you will find yourself hungry for more truth and you will realize that the wisdom and treasures you’ve always been looking for have always been right there inside of you. Everything we need is found inside…even the realization that we don’t need anything else but to love ourselves.

This is the age of enlightenment and this is where the treasure is found and uncovered. It’s time. Disconnect from the matrix. One hour a day will help you find your soul in eternity.  ~Debi

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Happy First Day of Spring!

My most favorite time of the year… because the days are getting longer 🙂 <3 <3

What are you doing to clean and air out the dusty corners of your body, your mind, and your soul? Here are a few of my favorite ideas:

  1. Meditation
  2. Walk in nature
  3. Open the doors and windows
  4. Buy fresh flowers
  5. Plant a garden

Whatever you do, hibernation time is over and it’s time to celebrate the light!

Be enlightened!

Happy Spring,

Debi