#28: Movement, Boosting Immunity, Deepening Friendships (and African safaris)

In these exceptional conditions we need to be more considerate than ever about the ways we’re using our bodies each day, or else begin to suffer adverse consequences.
So I asked Movement expert, Henry Neumann, to devise this effective but easy five minute routine to counteract the negative effects – especially for Man Body Spirit.

Try it, and if you like it, consider exploring your full movement potential in Henry’s do-from-home Movement course, with an exclusive 10% discount for Man Body Spirit readers.

Yet we have a choice. We can succumb to the psychological pressure of the pandemic, and let it overwhelm us – or we can leverage the opportunity for personal growth.

This piece from Psychology Today looks at seven possible ways that COVID-19 could be silently changing the way we think – for the better.

And although we can’t stop these emotions (nor is it healthy to try), we can control our reaction and response to them.

Stress—particularly distress—negatively affects our immunity and wellbeing. Luckily, we can use yoga to transform distress to ‘eustress’.

This in-depth piece looks at how yoga therapists think about the immune system, and provides tips on how to optimise our immunity during stressful times – including a 20-minute guided Yoga Nidra practice.

If this is a challenge you’re also facing then this episode of WorkLife, a TED podcast, dives deep into the topic of procrastination with author Margaret Atwood, psychologist Fuchsia Sirois, and others.

It’s also a nice counter if all the caged big cats on Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ have been making you sad.