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| Clare |
Posted - Aug 16 2005 : 09:23:50 AM
In creating this topic, my intention is to keep this fairly light and nothing very small, petty or angry. Just a place where we can mention things that really tweak us on occasion! 
My first contribution is this:
Having grown up on a farm this just "gets" to me!--- when gardening shows mention using mulching ground cover as being "HAY", and it is clearly yellow and dry as all get out. It is not hay, but "STRAW". Two totally different farm products!!! For goodness sakes, they need to get their terms correct... especially when producing a tv show that goes out to millions!
End of rant!! 
**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Eileen |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 5:17:50 PM
WELCOME BACK MY FRIEND!!!
We been missun you.
Eileen
Songbird; singing joy to the earth |
| bubblesnz |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 6:43:05 PM
Welcome Back Clare!!! Heard you stepped out for a coffee break, great to see you back.!! |
| BlueEggBabe |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 6:34:19 PM
Where the heck have I been?????
oh Clare
there just ain't no words.
thanks,gb
me thinks there isn't a smiley that fits this occasion!!!
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
| Linda Houston |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 6:00:19 PM
God to hear from you, Clare--Missed you. |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 5:30:38 PM
Yeah -- Clare -- you've been missed!!!!!
The only time that housework comes before sewing is in the dictionary!
http://rusticcottage.blogspot.com/ |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 5:08:30 PM
Clare...we're "hungry!"
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 4:51:07 PM
 Smiley faces all around! Welcome back, Clare!
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
| MaryJane |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 4:44:31 PM
....whatsoever things are lovely
....think on these things. Philippians 4:8
Spread the grand good news. Clare is back. Welcome home, Clare!!!! |
| Birdcat |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 4:32:07 PM
i thought you might approve, Ms. Therapist, and was hoping you'd join in. |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 4:30:08 PM
Hi Clare!!! I am as happy as everyone else that you are here!!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette |
| connio |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 4:19:50 PM
Hey Farm Girls!!
Clare is back. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Connie
cozycottage |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 4:09:07 PM
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| Kathy A. |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 4:02:22 PM
WOO HOO ****** HI!!!!CLARE!!!!!! |
| Clare |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 3:45:09 PM
I subscribe to the Gospel according to Birdcat. Very well said, ej, and intuitive. I've been using various size balls for a year or so now. I prefer the smaller varieties myself, as I almost killed myself falling off a larger one into a chair...(would've been funny to watch, but it hurt like H*ll.) Or, I also have a long, big (12" high), green one that is shaped like a peanut that is much more balanced. My latest and greatest ones are called the Miracle Balls, smaller green ones also filled with air, about 4 inches across and you can use them in the same manner, or when sitting. Great relief all around.
"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have." - Abraham Lincoln.... http://farmstyle.blogspot.com
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| Eileen |
Posted - Nov 17 2005 : 10:09:43 AM
Pilates workout routine is what my Physical Therapist used to get me back on my feet and strong in half the time of normal PT after my total knee replacement surgeries.
Eileen
Songbird; singing joy to the earth |
| BlueEggBabe |
Posted - Nov 17 2005 : 06:50:01 AM
okay, I think I'll pass on Tony Little
but are these the same balls that you can order from those pretty yoga catalogs? Maybe I'll take a look at the local sports store.
I am coerced into stopping there at least once a week.
I have been strongly considering persuing the pilates route after Christmas. The overall benefits appear to be phenomenal and classes/private instruction abound here.
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
| Birdcat |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 1:40:43 PM
The Babe's neck salve is a wonderful brew. Its really helped my leg out a lot. I like her driving tips, too. |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 1:04:13 PM
Hey Dudes and Chicks...With all these balls and BEBSues' Stiff neck Salve we is gonna be melloooooooow and doin alright. I may have to get into the ball routine meself!
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| BlueEggBabe |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 12:53:37 PM
on a "smaller ball" scale,
I often use a tennis ball to press out the knots in my shoulder blades and upper back while I'm driving.I use a pink tennis ball,
(so that no-one else can claim it to be theirs! ) and put it between my back and the car seat. It is the perfect size and feels sooo great!
You can use it on the floor or bed too and lay on top of it. Like Erik says, just squeeze your muscles around it until the knot unravels.
Boy, I must try one of those belly balls. I hold alot of tension there and it surely does affect my back sometimes, too.
Thanks for the tip!
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
| Whimsy_girl |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 12:48:00 PM
JPbluesky-
I have one of those balls but it was a mail order one from that crazy Tony Little guy. While I think he is kind of a weirdo, that ball is awesome. It has little nubby things sticking out of it all over and it feels so good on my back.. The video that comes with it stresses me out more than relaxes me, but that ball is phenominal! (SP?)
you can be oh so smart, or you can be oh so positive. I wasted a lot of time being smart I prefer being positive. |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 12:38:28 PM
Erik, birdcat, you are hilarious. I have seen those huge balls and they can claim the space of one third of a room in no time flat!
Having back problems, I am thankful for your post. I have never heard of a Psoas. But I plan to learn more. I know I often hear from deep muscles that I did not know existed until they introduce themselves with spasms, therefore I worry that they are organs! Thanks, Erik!
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
| Birdcat |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 12:16:32 PM
Aye Carrumba, Ms. Ghost. Back pain is soooo frustrating!
I'm curious, is it low back pain? Upper? Mid? Deep in the tummy? All of the above?
I'm a fourty-somthin' with a history of back-pain in my younger days. I still get it occasionally but go on the attack when it decides to get ornery and it usually dissolves right away.
Now, everybody is different, but this is what works for me: I have a smaller Swiss exercise ball. Usually the phys ed types give you a ball as big as a cow. They're great for sitting at the computer on, but for exercising or getting at locked muscles they're just too dang huge. I'm a big guy (6’) and prefer a 44cm ball (about two feet tall). I use it by rolling it up and down my back/spine, using my weight and the ball's resistance to massage the muscles and align my skeletal structure. Which is nice and healthy, and I can do it while watching tv or reading so it’s simple and doesn’t require much thought. But the maneuver that really heals me right up for action is to lay face down on the ball with it tucked in my belly and pelvis. This goes right to the source of most trouble: the Psosas. This little trickster connects from your lumbar vertebrae, thru the pelvis, to the top of your femur. It is often referred to THE core muscle in your body (well, I would argue for heart, but that’s a whole ‘nother philiosophical debate) by the peeps who study such things. When you’re doing Pilate’s or any of those other exercises that constantly refer to core muscles they’re mostly talking about your Psosas. It’s a pouty, seizure oriented, octopus of a muscle that can really sink your day (and your compost bin) if it’s in a foul mood. And massage therapy can barely get to it because you have to get to it through the belly, not the back. She’s a tough nut, but I tell you a small swiss ball can comb and stroke your Psoas so tenderly that it’ll melt. It will open the floodgates of blood, nutrients and bliss that it was disconnected from.
So, to briefly summarize my routine: Roll it up and down the back, stopping on painful spots to twist a little and let the grip of the ball offer resistance and so unlock those muscles, or just sit there until the muscles give in and release (and take in the blood it’s starving for). The ball rests real nice in the small of my back and gives my liver and kidneys a good massage, too. Then I lay face down on it and roll from my deep pelvis up to my sternum, often just letting myself hang over a really tender spot ‘til it dissolves (for me, usually the deep pelvis). You can also sort of pinch in on the ball, squeezing it, to work the balls natural resistance and make your muscles bloom out of their stagnant stance.
Usually when you do this maneuver there can be considerable pain, and of course, some peeps are squeamish about pressure on their internal organs. Here’s the one warning sign: If the pain increases steadily and doesn’t let up after a minute or two, there’s something else going on. Ask your health care professional about it. But if the pain increases but then eases off and dissolves you’re on the right track. Hunt down all the painful spots you can find and feel them leave. Tell them goodbye. Say hello to oxygen, nutrients, well-being and fluid movement. However, muscles love old, crusty habits, so you have to be diligent and do this over an extended time to reeducate them.
At least that’s my experience. Like I said, everybody’s different, life is a complex code and it seems like everyone was handed a different key. But it’s worth a try. ‘Specially if you’re missing out on good compost.
Hope this helps you, you young pup. GreyGhost indeed. You should see my hair, sister.
ej
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 10:59:36 AM
Lorij and Diane- Thank you for putting things back into perspective and setting me back on kilter!
Karin |
| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 09:40:50 AM
Unfortunately this type of medium as a means of communication can often come across as more blunt than the writer ever intentioned. We can't put a smiling face behind "this worked for me" or eye contact when we ask for clarification. All of our life experiences and personalities is what makes this a great place and I think each and every one of us has something to contribute. The common link that I have noticed amongst us is a genuine desire to help and an interest in what someone else is doing.
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 05:52:55 AM
I just have to say this.....The thing that bugs me lately is going to a topic and then feeling as though I am being chastised when I read it. It has changed how I approach this site- I steer clear of certain
names now, and stick to the tried and true. This should be a fun place with each of us teaching and encouraging one another- not trying to "outdo" in the advice department. Maybe that's why I stay so quiet. |
