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Wellness Up until about eight years ago, I was experiencing daily life through a veil of anxiety. I always felt slightly overwhelmed by life and I carried a nagging sense of "too-muchness". We could all benefit from seeing things more for what they are instead of the often amplified sense we often give situations. Where we can't avoid stress, we can learn to control how we react in situations which cause us anxiety. My breakthrough came when a friend introduced me to the practice of mindfulness in 2008. Through greater self-awareness, I’ve learnt to recognise and "catch" patterns of behaviour, such as my reaction to anxiety. For example, when I feel anxious and then stressed, a narrative flows in my head: "It’s too much. I can’t cope, I won’t be able to do it all." This triggers my mind’s alarm system, creating tension in my body, making my breath shallow and inhibited, which in turn impacts on the choices I make – what I say to my colleagues, friends and family , and how I say it. Mindfulness helps me regain control of how I react to life's events Yes, I have work to do, and deadlines might be challenging or unpleasant but they are just deadlines and work is just work. This is our primary experience. It is how we interpret, judge or analyse these primary experiences that can cause anxiety or stress. Karen Liebenguth explains how we can change our behaviour when stressed My mindfulness practice has helped me to regain control of how I react to life’s events. Perhaps it could help you too. Karen offers mindfulness training to individuals and organisations, team building and life coaching while walking in London’s green spaces.Get in touch to book a FREE coaching-while-walking taster session in Victoria Park. greenspacecoaching.com 07815 591279 Five-week Mindfulness for Stress Course North London Buddhist Centre 72 Holloway Road, London N7 8JG Saturday, September 17 to October 5, 3pm to 5.30pm (with a practise day, Sunday, October 30, 10am to 5pm) £155 waged, £115 low income, £70 on benefits 38 LOVEEAST
Fitness Roger Love, a local personal trainer, continues our A-Z of fitness with... R Advertorial Feeling nice and rested after the summer holidays and ready to get fit - or want to feel and look better on your big break next year? Maybe, it's time to get into running. It’s great for losing weight, toning legs, strengthening bones, improving your cardiovascular fitness and helping to focus your mind. You may well sleep better, too. Starting out can feel intimidating but - subject to being healthy and getting the right shoes - our part of London, with its huge green spaces, is ideal for you to get started. Of course, running is free, too, and flexible to every schedule. Four ways to get started Your rules: Get out into the park and start with a walk to warmup, then break into a run. When you need to walk, walk! When you are ready to run, run! There are no rules about how long to run and walk for - you just listen to your body. Aim to do 10-20 minutes. Get an app: There are plenty of apps to record your run and coach you. Record your runs and you'll see your progress. The Nike+ Running app looks handsome and is straightforward to use. To get you up from beginner to running 5km, the NHS’s free One You Couch to 5K app is super. You can pick your in-app trainer (options include Sarah Millican and Jo Wiley) and you start with intervals of a minute of running and 90 seconds of walking for a total 20 minutes. Join ParkRun: They organise weekly, 5km timed runs across the UK. They are open to everyone and are FREE. You just need to register online. There are events on Saturday mornings at 9am Mile End park, Highbury Fields and Hackney marshes. See parkrun.org.uk Find an event: When you are in the groove, you can test yourself in a timed raced. A 10k would be a great event to try. If you can run for an hour, you could tackle one. If you are ready to go now, check out the HemiHelp run in Victoria Park on Sunday, September 25. There is a 10k race and a 3k route for families and under 16s. It supports HemiHelp a charity that provides information and support for people with hemiplegia, a condition that can cause a variety of issues including epilepsy and learning difficulties. See victoriapark10k. com. Roger Love is a personal trainer based at Netil House, Westgate Street, Hackney. hackneypt.com LOVEEAST SEPTEMBER 2016 39
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