Balance March Issue 2018 - 42

LETTING GO

FIND
YOUR
BALANCE
FEEL BETTER
FROM YOUR
OWN HOME
BELLY BREATHS
There are few better ways
of getting to the here and
now than sitting down and
taking a breather. Even
for a couple of minutes.
Build up to belly breaths,
a terrific way to feel calm;
focus is the key.

A GOOD TIDY
(I had two major accidents, involving leg
breaks and wheelchairs).
As Donna points out, it's no bad thing
to make the best of a bad situation. But if
I'd been able to reflect consciously on my
physical pain, my loss of confidence, my
shattered sense of security, I wouldn't be so
controlled by my subconscious.
With Donna's help I see how, like many
who have experienced this sort of self-

The old adage of tidiness
reflecting state of mind is
true. What's more, the
process of tidying helps
to focus the mind and
impacts wellbeing.

FLEX APPEAL
You've got the yoga books,
the mat and the gear. But
you're lacking motivation.
Use the Yogi2Me app
(yogi2me.com), and a
practitioner will visit your
house. Excuses begone.

BOOK 'EM

PEOPLE STAND UP
STRAIGHT AGAIN,
AS YEARS OF
TENSION SLIP AWAY
consciousness, it affects me daily, from being
an anxious passenger to feeling painfully
self-conscious and panicking when I'm jostled
in crowds. 'If you don't share your story, you
show your story,' is a Bridge mantra, meaning if
you don't process grief, it interferes in your life
in other ways. Donna is at pains to point out
that grief doesn't refer purely to bereavement,
but any emotional trauma. It could be a best
friend moving away when you were eight years
old; your first girlfriend cheating on you, or
maybe a bullying boss.
The overarching theory behind The Bridge
is, as Donna puts it: 'Honest sharing in a safe
environment automatically leads to healing.'
Honest sharing isn't as commonplace as it

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It's perhaps a bleak
reflection on modern-day
life that we need to
include reading, yet how
many of us have stopped?
Reading stimulates the
mind, improves knowledge
and memory and reduces
stress. So, don't give it up.
It's far better for you than
social media.

BRIDGE BUILDING

The Bridge six-day
personal development
experience (thebridge.
events) costs from
£2,650 per person on
an all-inclusive basis.

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sounds. Even with the best support network in
the world, there are some things we're just too
socially attuned to say out loud to anyone.
As well as uncovering past hurts, we're taught
how to express and process the feelings that
arise, through a series of cathartic physical
exercises that include dancing it out and
shaking the tension out of our limbs, and
rituals involving candles, old photographs
and writing letters to loved ones.
Everything around me tells me this is a
sharing system that, well, it works. I watch
other participants change visibly; people
stand up straight again, as years of tension slip
away from stressed and anxious faces.

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
Like any therapy, this isn't a quick fix. You can't
unsee what you see about yourself and there
may be a lot more that needs addressing.
But like good detox, I head off with all the
tools I need to complete my personal journey.
I feel lighter and more in control of my
emotions. It is a significant money outlay, but
compared to years of therapy, it feels like a very
good return on investment.
The Bridge has already changed how I
respond to situations every day. This inner
adventure is thrilling. If you can bring yourself
to be a little less British and embrace your
emotional wellbeing as well as you do your
physical, it could well prove to be the best
journey you go on for years. B



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