Move Your Body

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"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a
​person's physical, emotional, and mental states."
~ Carol Welch ~

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This week I want to give your mind a break from overloading on various health and wellness topics, and  am keeping it short and sweet with a gentle reminder and encouragement to move. 
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In the Stress and Anxiety and Spring into Movement newsletters I mentioned a little bit about the benefits of getting in a enough movement everyday, how it can help us ward off stress, what it does to improve our mental, emotional, and physical health, and what will happen if we don't move enough. I hope that throughout these offerings you have captured just how pertinent movement is for overall health and have been inspired to move more.

Today, my video offering is guidance through a gentle yoga practice. So roll out your mat or find a spot to join me for meditation and movement in this gentle heart and hip opening class. 

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A Recap on the Importance of Movement

Below I have included a recap on the importance of movement through small, digestible nuggets of information.

Benefits of movement: 

• Improves cardiovascular health
• Improves coordination, balance, and reflex
• Improves ability to learn and concentrate
• Improves immune function
• Can reduce inflammation in the body
• Reduces cognitive decline
• Improves sleep
• Reduces anxiety and depression
• Modulates stress hormone and wards off stress
• Regulates blood sugar
• Helps to maintain a healthy weight
• Ensures the health of our joints, bones, muscles, and circulatory systems


Not moving may result in:

• Accelerating the aging process
• Losing range of motion and flexibility
• Body become weak, brittle, and deteriorate
• Negative affect on the metabolism suffers
• Body become less able to break down fats and sugars
• Negative impact on immune function
• Blood pressure/circulation issues
• Hormonal imbalances
• Obesity
• Heart disease 
• High cholesterol
• Increased risk of certain cancers 
• Osteoporosis
• Anxiety 
• Depression

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Thank you for joining us today. We hope you are feeling inspired to make movement a more regular part of your life. 

Remember, if you need extra assistance in this time, Harmonizing Healthcare is still offering online herbal consults. Feel free to give us a call to book your next session!


Wishing for you all abundance, health, compassion, and peace.
With gratitude,
The Harmonizing Healthcare team

(928) 856-0656