02/03/2026
360 Life — Movement
Not flexible enough for yoga?!
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For years, I told myself I wasn’t flexible enough for yoga. That was the story I gave other people. The truth? I felt too overweight and too time-poor to spend my very limited free time on something so “low impact”.
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If I was going to exercise, it needed to be high intensity. Heart racing. Sweating. Maximum bang for my buck. Otherwise, what was the point?
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Of course it’s healthy to get our heart racing at times. But looking back, that was just another example of my all-or-nothing thinking that was holding me back.
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I see this same mindset playing out in the workplace and in my clients all the time. It’s the same pattern, just in different areas of life, and it can be quite harmful.
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Somewhere along the way, we learned that if it’s not intense, it’s not effective. If it doesn’t hurt, it’s not working. If we slow down, we’ll fall behind or underperform… and it must mean we’re lazy. (We’re not lazy).
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What I didn’t know back then, is that when the body feels safe, it repairs and regenerates. Cells recover and muscles rebuild. The brain functions better. Fat burning and digestion work more efficiently. When the nervous system is regulated, we sleep better, think more clearly, find solutions faster and make better decisions.
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In my 360 Life approach, movement is one of nine key topics we explore. We learn how to:
• Listen to your body and respond to its needs. (Sounds simple but can be surprisingly difficult after a lifetime of ignoring it).
• Adjust your movement to match the season you’re in and feel at ease doing so.
• Experiment with different types of movement.
• Disrupt the all-or-nothing thinking.
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As we build this mindset around how we move each week, we can begin to extend it into other areas of life too.
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I don't know about you, but I’ve noticed something quite powerful about people who are calm, steady and deliberate. There’s nothing “low impact” about them!
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Ps. Yoga may not be your thing, and that’s ok. It wasn’t mine either. But now I can touch my toes! 😉