Introducing…..THE FAMILY BODY

The Family Body
You know it well. It's the two of you after the touch of love, wrapping in each other's arms. It's each of you with hands held tight, wrapping each other in support. It's a new mother's belly bulging wrapping around new life.

Moving through each day together, making each day go right and experiencing the joy of each day requires physical fitness.

What you already know: Exercise is important

Exercise is important to your overall health as well as the health of your family.
Aside from the physical benefits of exercising there are great and cherished emotional benefits - the bond of exercising as a family and setting up habits for your children to enjoy physical activity throughout life.

Exercise the Family Body

One way to incorporate physical movement to strengthen the family body is by taking walks together in the evening. As you leave, close the door on the worries and tasks of the day and be in complete communication with each other and with the natural environment.

Switching your focus to strengthen body-mind-spirit

If you and/or your children spend most of your days indoors, an evening walk can help change your focus to nature and the external environment. This switch to a focus on the external and natural environment is important energetically because you are coming into contact with the growth, breath, and constant change in the life of nature.

Listen with care and intention

An evening walk is also a time for each family member to be in complete, focused communication with each other. This can be a vital time to listen with care and intent to your children describing daily activities, successes and wins in their day, or express any concerns or obstacles without the distraction of tasks, telephones, and interruptions.

Text: Kathe Ana 2005.07.03
Image: ©2005 Tam Hider. All rights reserved.