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(00:00):
Hello there and welcome to theChallenge to Change podcast.
My name is Hazel and thispodcast episode has been
recorded on behalf of AnsaEnvironmental Services. To
find out more about Ansaplease visit ansa.co.uk So
(00:20):
as usual with my podcastepisodes, I'm going to start
with a quote. Inhale thefuture, exhale the past. So
just letting those wordsresonate and sit with you
there for a moment. So thosewords were shared by Eckhart
(00:40):
Tolle and if you're unfamiliarwith him just search for him
on a search engine you cancertainly find him over on
YouTube but he wrote thefamous book The Power of Now.
And it's definitely worth aread, I can absolutely
recommend it. He is described,if you search for him, as a
(01:01):
spiritual teacher. But I wouldreally describe him as
somebody who encourages peopleto connect with the present
moment. He talks about it asbeing conscious awareness, but
it's often referred to asmindfulness. And really all
that means is living orexisting in the present moment
(01:23):
and rather than worrying aboutthe future or focusing on
things that have happened inthe past it's about living
life in the moment that you'rein. Essentially the way I've
described it is something ofan oversimplification but do
find out more if you areinterested in doing so. So
(01:44):
with this in mind you may havenoticed that many of the
podcasts that I share with youincluding this one of course
does gently tend to link theenvironment or connecting with
planet earth to the importanceof fostering well-being for
yourself and I believe thatthere is a clear link Between
(02:06):
connecting with the moment andconnecting with planet Earth.
I actually talk about this inepisode 31 when I talk about
finding ways in life to pausemore and trying not to rush
from one thing to the next. Ialso talk about in episode 32
(02:27):
about whether we should orcould be a planet hero if
we're feeling ill and thatepisode basically indicates
that we'll know really wecan't. It is important to
foster well-being in ourselvesfirst so we need to feel
healthy and well in order tohelp the planet. So the two
(02:49):
things really Need to be inbalance, in harmony and kind
of work together. So healyourself first and then you
can help to be a champion forthe environment, be a champion
for planet Earth. So withthese episodes that I've
talked about in mind and withhealth and wellbeing in mind,
(03:12):
I want to share with yousomething that I do in my life
that helps me to promote mywellbeing and to promote my
connection with planet earthand that is the practice of
yoga. Whilst I appreciate thatmight not be for everyone it
works really well for me. SoI've been practicing yoga now
(03:33):
for about two years and infact generally speaking unless
I am particularly ill Ipractice it every day. So
sometimes I might practice forquite a long time, sometimes
it might be really short,Sometimes I might spend a
couple of minutes doing someyoga stretches at my desk in
work so I find ways to to fitit into my daily life and I
(03:58):
actually don't really see itas a hobby and I don't just
see it as exercise I kind ofsee it as as vital to my
health and well-being and Ikind of see it really as a as
a I really I suppose a a mapfor my own life the way that I
live my life is influenced bymy yoga practice and it really
(04:21):
does help me to to slow down,to be calm, to Practice
mindfulness or consciousawareness as Eckhart Tolle
describes it, or in otherwords to connect to the
present moment. With yoga ofcourse there are challenging
poses, there are moments ofdiscomfort, not pain of
(04:45):
course, you should neverpractice anything that causes
you pain, but there are ofcourse yoga poses that are
more difficult than others, sosometimes there is great
challenge and sometimes thereis. Wonderful joy and it's
sort of the practice of yogais kind of finding harmony
within all of that so findingcalm and peace in those
(05:10):
moments of discomfort just asmuch as we find calm and peace
in those moments of stillnesswhere we're doing a more of a
relaxing pose. Of course youcan find out more about yoga
if you just search online butthat's really how I would
describe it. So for me Ipractice yoga outside wherever
(05:32):
I can or whenever I can. Nowright now the weather is a
little bit cold and rather wetso it certainly doesn't lend
itself to outside yogapractice but I would
definitely recommend it. Ifit's something that you're
interested in, so any timethat you can get outside,
whether it's to practice yogaor walk or cycle or do some
(05:55):
other form of exercise or justsimply sitting and being in
nature and noticing theenvironment around you, it's
such a helpful thing to do.And what is also helpful, and
again the weather todaydefinitely doesn't lend itself
to that, but when it does it'salso very helpful To place
(06:16):
your feet directly on theearth. Now you might want to
find a piece of earth maybe inyour garden or in a space that
you know is clean and safe toput your feet directly onto
but that's a really wonderfulthing so again I would
practice yoga directly on theearth in my case on the grass
(06:39):
in my small garden rather thanusing a yoga mat. And it's a
wonderful thing to do and Ifind through doing that, not
only do I feel much calmer,but I also connect very deeply
with planet Earth. And as I'vealready stated, of course the
yoga is just one way toconnect. There are many, many
(07:00):
others. It's really just aboutbeing in the moment, being in
nature and being in the hereand now. In short, our
wellbeing matters, as does thewellbeing of planet Earth. So
together, I hope we can findbalance, promote the health of
(07:22):
ourselves and help to promotethe health of the planet. I
really hope that you foundsomething inspiring and useful
within this podcast episode.If you have, please do feel
free to like, share andcomment. I would of course
love to hear from you. Thankyou so much for listening and
(07:44):
I will check in with you allagain soon. Bye for now.
Hello there and welcome to theChallenge to Change podcast.
My name is Hazel and thispodcast episode has been
recorded on behalf of AnsaEnvironmental Services. To
find out more about Ansaplease visit ansa.co.uk So
(00:20):
as usual with my podcastepisodes, I'm going to start
with a quote. Inhale thefuture, exhale the past. So
just letting those wordsresonate and sit with you
there for a moment. So thosewords were shared by Eckhart
(00:40):
Tolle and if you're unfamiliarwith him just search for him
on a search engine you cancertainly find him over on
YouTube but he wrote thefamous book The Power of Now.
And it's definitely worth aread, I can absolutely
recommend it. He is described,if you search for him, as a
(01:01):
spiritual teacher. But I wouldreally describe him as
somebody who encourages peopleto connect with the present
moment. He talks about it asbeing conscious awareness, but
it's often referred to asmindfulness. And really all
that means is living orexisting in the present moment
(01:23):
and rather than worrying aboutthe future or focusing on
things that have happened inthe past it's about living
life in the moment that you'rein. Essentially the way I've
described it is something ofan oversimplification but do
find out more if you areinterested in doing so. So
(01:44):
with this in mind you may havenoticed that many of the
podcasts that I share with youincluding this one of course
does gently tend to link theenvironment or connecting with
planet earth to the importanceof fostering well-being for
yourself and I believe thatthere is a clear link Between
(02:06):
connecting with the moment andconnecting with planet Earth.
I actually talk about this inepisode 31 when I talk about
finding ways in life to pausemore and trying not to rush
from one thing to the next. Ialso talk about in episode 32
(02:27):
about whether we should orcould be a planet hero if
we're feeling ill and thatepisode basically indicates
that we'll know really wecan't. It is important to
foster well-being in ourselvesfirst so we need to feel
healthy and well in order tohelp the planet. So the two
(02:49):
things really Need to be inbalance, in harmony and kind
of work together. So healyourself first and then you
can help to be a champion forthe environment, be a champion
for planet Earth. So withthese episodes that I've
talked about in mind and withhealth and wellbeing in mind,
(03:12):
I want to share with yousomething that I do in my life
that helps me to promote mywellbeing and to promote my
connection with planet earthand that is the practice of
yoga. Whilst I appreciate thatmight not be for everyone it
works really well for me. SoI've been practicing yoga now
(03:33):
for about two years and infact generally speaking unless
I am particularly ill Ipractice it every day. So
sometimes I might practice forquite a long time, sometimes
it might be really short,Sometimes I might spend a
couple of minutes doing someyoga stretches at my desk in
work so I find ways to to fitit into my daily life and I
(03:58):
actually don't really see itas a hobby and I don't just
see it as exercise I kind ofsee it as as vital to my
health and well-being and Ikind of see it really as a as
a I really I suppose a a mapfor my own life the way that I
live my life is influenced bymy yoga practice and it really
(04:21):
does help me to to slow down,to be calm, to Practice
mindfulness or consciousawareness as Eckhart Tolle
describes it, or in otherwords to connect to the
present moment. With yoga ofcourse there are challenging
poses, there are moments ofdiscomfort, not pain of
(04:45):
course, you should neverpractice anything that causes
you pain, but there are ofcourse yoga poses that are
more difficult than others, sosometimes there is great
challenge and sometimes thereis. Wonderful joy and it's
sort of the practice of yogais kind of finding harmony
within all of that so findingcalm and peace in those
(05:10):
moments of discomfort just asmuch as we find calm and peace
in those moments of stillnesswhere we're doing a more of a
relaxing pose. Of course youcan find out more about yoga
if you just search online butthat's really how I would
describe it. So for me Ipractice yoga outside wherever
(05:32):
I can or whenever I can. Nowright now the weather is a
little bit cold and rather wetso it certainly doesn't lend
itself to outside yogapractice but I would
definitely recommend it. Ifit's something that you're
interested in, so any timethat you can get outside,
whether it's to practice yogaor walk or cycle or do some
(05:55):
other form of exercise or justsimply sitting and being in
nature and noticing theenvironment around you, it's
such a helpful thing to do.And what is also helpful, and
again the weather todaydefinitely doesn't lend itself
to that, but when it does it'salso very helpful To place
(06:16):
your feet directly on theearth. Now you might want to
find a piece of earth maybe inyour garden or in a space that
you know is clean and safe toput your feet directly onto
but that's a really wonderfulthing so again I would
practice yoga directly on theearth in my case on the grass
(06:39):
in my small garden rather thanusing a yoga mat. And it's a
wonderful thing to do and Ifind through doing that, not
only do I feel much calmer,but I also connect very deeply
with planet Earth. And as I'vealready stated, of course the
yoga is just one way toconnect. There are many, many
(07:00):
others. It's really just aboutbeing in the moment, being in
nature and being in the hereand now. In short, our
wellbeing matters, as does thewellbeing of planet Earth. So
together, I hope we can findbalance, promote the health of
(07:22):
ourselves and help to promotethe health of the planet. I
really hope that you foundsomething inspiring and useful
within this podcast episode.If you have, please do feel
free to like, share andcomment. I would of course
love to hear from you. Thankyou so much for listening and
(07:44):
I will check in with you allagain soon. Bye for now.
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