We continue with a series of articles describing the exercises that accompany the Body Reset workshop. Through these articles, we want to bring you closer to the most effective approaches so that you can follow certain useful tips and exercises and do them at home.
In the first article, we looked at a key foundation for growth and improvement: the importance of decision and the right mental approach on the path to change and improvement.
Today, we’ll look at some simple tips that don’t require any extra time. Of course – keeping in mind the basics from the first article …
Sometimes it’s easier to take several simple actions than one more complex one …
The “Body Reset” workshop consists of ten building blocks. Some are simpler, others more complex. Some take time – for example, preparing food in a special way – others take very little. Or none at all. But the “Body Reset” also includes some activities that even “create” extra time.
Let’s take a look at some of them.
If we very roughly divide the day into different meaningful segments, we could divide it as follows:
- Creative time: this is time when we are at work or just doing something productive.
- Service time: this is when we do urgent things that don’t fall into the first group. For example, shopping, tidying up, cooking and washing up…
- Leisure: this includes all types of rest and the “leisure jogging” we introduced in the first article.
- Sleep: about a third of your time should be spent sleeping. (Hint: this is a category we don’t want to cut short, but to fully commit to and make the most of. Good, restorative sleep is essential for the body and mind to function well. Of course, we can tailor our bedtimes; if we go to bed at 10pm, for example, we’ll easily get up before 7am in the morning…)
We find it easiest to do things in our free time. Alternatively, we can combine several activities during service time. For example, when driving to work, we can listen to educational audio books instead of the radio. (Highly recommended!) These and similar approaches can save us many minutes.
Another convenient option is to eliminate non-essential things we do in our free time. The simplest way is to cut out activities that we have become accustomed to, but which do not do us much good in the long run. A typical example is watching TV out of inertia. (Read: we don’t watch the topic of our choice, we turn on the TV and look for something to distract ourselves with.)
Time-saving exercises to improve physical, mental and emotional processes
Among the 10 “Body Reset” building blocks, there are also a few that participants don’t need to plan anything for – because they are already doing the activities on a daily basis anyway.
For example, resting, sunbathing and “Earthing” or “Grounding”.
The key to making the most of these activities to maintain energy, youthfulness and vitality lies in their proper implementation and in the cumulative or synergistic effect of the building blocks.
We can also look at the situation as follows. Some things we will do throughout the day anyway. So we will, willy-nilly, spend time on them. Is it not better to use that time to do them properly? (Sometimes it is only necessary to make small adjustments to the way we have been doing things to get the best effect. But it is this “little” that often makes the difference…)
For example, if we go for a walk every day or spend at least part of the time outside, we can combine this time with sunbathing (as prescribed), groundwork, some breathing exercises, etc.
Or: if we already take some time to rest in the afternoon, we will now just use the minutes more consciously and effectively; for example, by doing a short relaxation exercise to take the pressure off. (NOTE: a complete relaxation exercise will be presented in the next article.)
How mere knowledge of facts and benefits can motivate us to take action
Another benefit of conscious time management is a good sense of accomplishment and increased motivation to continue the activity. Many times, we may feel worse when we do an activity that we do not feel is necessary – for example, when we rest; we may feel that we are wasting time. But when we realise how important rest is and how it can stimulate and harmonise the body, mind and emotions, we will take a few minutes here and there without guilt.
The same goes for other things that we may not be sure how much good they do us. (For example, participants in the Body Reset workshop receive four brochures which, in addition to detailed descriptions of the procedures, also aim to present all the benefits in order to increase motivation and feel good about the activity.)
For example, if you knew all the benefits of sunbathing, you would feel very good about exposing yourself to the sun’s rays – without any guilty conscience about wasting time. (Again: provided you do it as instructed.)
Don’t believe it? Let’s check …
Did you know that the sun protects us from 17 types of cancer? Many reputable organisations and studies point out that vitamin D can stop the growth of cancer cells in humans, or even protect against it: Journal of Cancer Research, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, British Columbia Cancer Agency, International Journal of Cancer …
Dr Al Sears, an American physician, also lists very specific effects of vitamin D: it converts tumour cells into normal ones … it inhibits the growth of cancer cells … it prevents cancer cells from multiplying … it promotes normal cell growth … it inhibits genes that are prone to mutation … and it inhibits the formation of new blood vessels that feed tumours.
In his book “Your Best Health Under the Sun”, he goes on to say that sun exposure produces one of the most powerful health-boosting substances – vitamin D, which performs a myriad of valuable functions. Vitamin D is also an essential hormone that can bring us a whole range of benefits:
- It lifts mood and increases mental capacity;
- It prevents and even treats bone diseases such as rickets and osteoporosis;
- Prevents depression and schizophrenia;
- Improves pancreatic function;
- It increases insulin sensitivity and prevents diabetes;
- Helps with weight loss;
- It helps you sleep better;
- It gives energy and increases stamina;
- Significantly lowers high blood pressure;
- Lowers high blood sugar;
- Lowers bad cholesterol;
- It increases white blood cells (lymphocytes), which are responsible for the body’s immunity.
Dr Sears also points out that if we are deficient in vitamin D, the genes that protect our health cannot be activated.
This is the power of real information. Combined with the right execution, and perhaps some encouragement from the side, the motivation for action is soon found. And regular and precise implementation is the mother of all change …
The main objective of implementing the “Body Reset” building blocks
Another thing that forms the basis for the 99.03% success rate of the Body Reset method and the 100% positive feedback is the care for each individual and the long-term approach. All participants are aware that they have not come “on a diet” … or that they will make some temporary deviation from their schedule and menu … maybe a little sweat and work out some exercises. They are ready to change their habits and, if necessary, their lifestyle.
When we accept that we are not interested in a detour on the road – where we can’t wait to get back on the old path – but in a new routine, we approach the process in a completely different way.
Therefore, the first goal of the workshop participants is not to achieve a concrete result, but to learn a new habit. (Well, most of the time the result comes very quickly; but that’s not the goal, it’s a handy bonus.) It’s a completely different approach from looking for a result in the short term.
Let’s go on a diet. If we are adopting a new habit, it won’t affect us much if we don’t lose any weight in a few weeks. As the first objective is the introduction and acceptance of the new protocol, we will focus, through small steps, only on the correctness of the implementation and the regular functioning. Everything else is in the background.
If our only goal is to lose weight, we may even get into a food fight where we lose some weight. (Hint: most of the time it’s water loss or, if not done properly, even muscle loss. But because we’re focused on the kilos, or e.g. on our waistline – and can’t wait for the day to finish the diet so we can indulge in sweets and other “emotional foods” in abundance again – the results won’t be real.
One of the key reasons why the Body Reset workshop is held in person and in small groups is the practical introduction of new habits, repetition and performing the exercises in front of the instructor.
And we use many other motivational techniques to gently, but very quickly, push participants on the path to positive change – in a way that doesn’t make them feel like they are suffering or giving up.
This includes, for example, assigning a partner. Each participant is assigned a “better half” – or “bad conscience” – who is responsible for daily contact, support and exchange of experiences, mutual encouragement and motivation. So it’s not just about individual success, but also about the success of the couples and ultimately the success of the whole group. (After a few meetings, the group literally breathes like a big family, with the incredible mutual support of all the members.)
If you want to use a similar motivator when introducing a new activity, consider a partner. Find someone to go through the process with. Ideally, you should both be at a similar starting point, have a similar goal, and a roughly consistent pace of doing the exercises and making changes. It will be much easier for you, and more enjoyable.
Of course – if you are looking for maximum benefits and professional support to make a real change, I would be delighted to invite you to a Body Reset workshop. One of the benefits of attending is that you don’t have to think about anything, because we only do proven things that have been put into practice many times before. No question is left unanswered, you never run out of support and you always have the help, tools and resources to keep going and reach your goal.
The workshop is, in the words of the participants, “polished down to the last detail”. All the exercises follow in precise sequences, with detailed descriptions of how they are to be performed. In my opinion, and in my research of other programmes, there is no better and more effective programme for restoring energy and maintaining youthfulness and vitality. Not here and not in the world; not even for 10 times the price.
Almost all of the participants’ statements express their enthusiasm for the workshop and the way the building blocks “get under their skin”, or how they become motivated to implement them in the long term. For example, our renowned defectologist, M.Sc. Tadeja Rupar, after attending the workshop, wrote in her testimonial:
“The most powerful experience has been the decision to implement all the building blocks regularly and consistently – to take the privilege of time for myself in a busy schedule and to enjoy loving care for myself endlessly. I also loved the workshop facilitation, the location, which was superbly chosen. The weekly videoconferences are an added value of the programme. The introduction of partnership in the programme is also ingenious, as the incentives of the participants offer loving care and provide a safe environment.”
Blaž Jovan was even more direct in his letter: ‘It was only after the workshop that it became clear to me how big a deal this is. I have to admit that at the beginning my mind was at times hindering me and suggesting ‘nonsense’, but I stayed with the agreed protocols – because I knew for sure that this was it.
I continue the programme and without the building blocks running, the day is not even possible. It is now more than two years after the workshop. (NOTE: this means that he has been doing the building blocks regularly for 131 weeks in a row.) And this pile of reports will grow as long as I keep breathing.”
In the next article, we will take a closer look at one of the key building blocks and carry out a very interesting exercise.
Boris Vene and the “Body Reset” team