APRIL MADNESS
APRIL 2024 newsletter
Hei amazing people,
We all survived March and are hopefully happily transitioned to autumn. For me, it’s the last month of autumn and I’ll be back in summer😎. If you want a treatment before I escape to Finland for a couple of months, now is a good time to book in.
Since I have been raving about routine I thought I’d share some of the changes I have made in March. The biggest one is reading a book every morning, which I have missed for far too many years. Calming down reading and even drawing have been my meditation for the past month, and it’s been great! Another fun new routine has formed itself around the cats, surprise, surprise. The 3 of us walk around the block almost every evening, slightly stressful, but amazing company! I also have a confession to make out my last month. I skipped my monthly treatment, with an excuse of being busy! So last week I have heavily paid the price in my neck, head, and jaw! Because of this, I have had 2 massages and an osteopath appointment, combined with a lot of my exercises. I am usually really good at practicing what I preach and last week was a good reminder to myself why I do this, and how important regularity in treatments and exercise is. I would love to hear your stories and the new routines made, so feel free to send me an email.
Every now and then some of you ask for photos of the exercises I have given you in the sessions. This inspired me to share some good winter stretches with great images this month. You’ll get the stretches, but I decided to keep the images in “real-life” form. I’ll concentrate on the front-line stretches as we all tend to lean forward even more when it’s cold.
My all-time favorite, with a little add-on. You’ll get a great spinal twist combined with quad and stomach area stretch. Get 2 pillows, one under your head, and another under your top knee, to keep the stretch comfortable and almost passive to allow you to relax. Stay relaxed, it’s not supposed to hurt, just a comfortable stretchy sensation. Absolutely NO knee pain should occur. The top hip is not sliding forward. Pull the bottom knee as far back as feels comfortable to you. Open chest/ Smile & relax.
Same series, front line quad /stomach/ chest. Place the back leg on a comfortable surface (sofa, bed chair, etc.)back leg can either be straight or bent. Again NO knee pain! Push your upper body upright, and keep your shoulders relaxed. Open your chest, align your head with your spine, and smile!
Great for walks and outside activities. All you need is a wall, tree, lamp post, etc. Stretch your wall side arm behind you, relaxing on the surface. Shoulders stay down! Tuck your pelvis under and step back with your leg further from the wall,
legs stay pelvis width apart and toes pointing forward. Don’t let your head collapse forward. You should feel the stretch on the wall side chest and opposite hip flexor. And of course, a smile is the most important part of any exercise.
Hopefully, you find these useful or at the very least amusing. And as always I’m here for more guidance don’t hesitate to reach out. Have a great month and you’ll hear from me in May again.
Also, I want to welcome Queenstowners into the monthly newsletter, I thought you were all added in already, but once again my IT skills weren’t as good as I thought they were. I’ll keep you posted about my possible availability in Queenstown after my trip.
Love
Kaisa❤️🐾
