Welcome Superstars

24/9/2016

Hello and welcome Superstars

This is a private blog for participants of this workshop only.
The blog can be an opportunity to connect, express and support yourself and others in between sessions.
Please email me personally [email protected] if you have have any questions or if you need any support.
Enjoy
with love
Beverly

What is your body sharing with you?
What have you enjoyed?
How have you carried this awareness into your day?
Have there been any areas that you have been challenged by?

60 Comments

Elizabeth McCann

25/9/2016 06:37:03 pm

Hello Everybody,
My name is Elizabeth, I live in Salisbury UK. I am 69 years old and I had a diagnosis of Osteopenia a year ago. Since then I have been looking at where I have allowed and still allow disregard within my life. I feel I am only scratching the surface with this, because of the fact that my very bones are affected, is showing me that my disregard run very, very deep.
I take a natural form of calcium which I imported from Canada, and I have brought deeper awareness to my livingness, especially to walking,swimming and some gentle stretching movements
Looking forward to sharing this journey and workshop with you all.
with love
Elizabeth

Beverly

28/9/2016 03:05:31 am

Thank you Elizabeth
I'm looking forward to working with you very soon :)
with love
Beverly

Carmel Reid link

30/9/2016 12:00:32 am

Hi, I'm Carmel from Frome in Somerset UK. I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis in my spine and osteopenia in my hips, and, like Elizabeth it is indicative of deep disregard. Because I can't feel it, I've probably not yet paid it enough attention and am still living a care-less life to a degree. My feeling is that this short programme will inspire me to care a little more.

Mary Adler

30/9/2016 02:50:12 pm

Good morning. Mary here. I had borderline osteoporosis diagnosed about 5 years ago and was prescribed medication as well as calcium and vitamin D. After 2 years I was shown to be borderline osteopenia. I have a doctor's appointment on 11th Oct to learn the results of a recent bone scan. I appreciate the wisdom of rebuilding my self-regard in how I care for my whole body.

Carmel Reid link

30/9/2016 04:02:13 pm

That was a beautiful first session, I love the way Beverly reminds us to truly appreciate the different parts as well as the whole body. For me realising how stiff my ankles are has brought up tears concerning having arthritis - it is in every joint and is beginning to be an issue with flexibility although my knees have been improving, my ankles and hand joints are not great. I feel inspired and sad at the same time, so sadness is what is being released.

Carmel Reid

30/9/2016 04:04:47 pm

It was also helpful to have the potential spine fractures explained and to be reminded what movements to avoid during exercise, and for me that is also a great general reminder to take more care when moving at work, or at home doing gardening, carrying boxes etc.

Susan Lee link

7/10/2016 08:41:29 pm

I agree Carmel knowing what movements to avoid has encouraged me to become more aware of the disregarding way I 'use' my body rather than honour it.

Mary Adler

3/10/2016 11:49:18 pm

I am enjoying the exercises. I have really felt the difference in checking my standing position. When I keep my feet shoulder width apart I no longer feel the defensive protection in my body.

Carmel Reid link

21/10/2016 03:48:16 pm

Yes I agree, Mary, that has been a revelation to me - I think because I was overweight before I used to stand with my feet wider apart - it feels so much more aligned to recognise that I am actually very slim in my frame and my feet need to be closer together

Elizabeth McCann

7/10/2016 04:01:56 am

Hello Everyone, I loved our first session, it felt very gentle and flowing. I am really enjoying playing with my two selected movement daily. with my anklel raises it took me a bit of time to connect with my rhythm and I find it is more flowing when I start with my right ankle. I am just loving the shine movement, I can feel spaciousness and expansion and joy in my body when I am doing it. I have had a play on and off with some of the other movement with the tiny shoulder movements I can feel this in my actual shoulder joint as opposed to when I do big circles I feel my shoulder girdle muscle are having a work out. see you all really soon, :-)

Beverly

7/10/2016 02:13:12 pm

Beautiful to feel how you are going.
I've emailed you a link reminder and look forward to have some fun with a fit ball today :)
thankyou for your contributions
with love
Beverly

Mary Adler

7/10/2016 03:07:09 pm

Good morning Bev and all.
My spherical fit ball is expanded and awaiting some action.
With love
Mary

beverly

7/10/2016 03:53:19 pm

hilarious Mary x

Simone Gibson

7/10/2016 04:57:41 pm

Hi everyone, I can't wait to use my big spherical ball, it might be hard to put down ;) I could feel today how much we were all supporting ourselves with it. May the play continue

Beverly Carter

13/10/2016 05:29:46 pm

How is the spherical ball work going? great that you got one.
More play on it on Friday
with love
Beverly

Susan Lee link

7/10/2016 05:01:03 pm

It felt really glorious this morning being with you all - and to get to know you all. I was aware of just how amazing we all are when we express and shine. I feel that I am so much more able to say where I am at and not having to be anything but my glorious self. I am constantly learning more about myself as I continue to explore my connection to my body and the subtle messages it sent me. Thank you Beverley for all you love and support.

Carmel Reid link

7/10/2016 05:03:55 pm

OK OK I'll get a ball - I am only in the UK a few weeks more but I'm sure there's one I can borrow in Frome somewhere! I made do with a box and a pillow against the wall but I can see how a ball feels so much more flexible and supportive.
I'm loving clocking the tenderness in my body and the openness in my chest.
I have a prolapse situation happening in my pelvic area which has brought greater awareness to a part of my body I've pretty much ignored for years so I'm seeing a doctor Thursday to check what needs to be done. It has left me feeling rather vulnerable so I'm being particularly tender with myself in how I walk around and do things at work.
This program is beautiful, I love being with the whole group of us, and I particularly love the gorgeous, appreciative way Beverley encourages us all to shine.

Beverly

7/10/2016 07:01:29 pm

Carmel, we only have one more week and we can make it work without the ball :)
The group is gorgeous isn't it, so loving, inspiring and supportive
I'm sending you an email - can you get back to it asap
with love
bcx

Mary Adler

8/10/2016 05:58:54 am

I really enjoyed the support of the group this morning and the sharing. I had a wasp emerge in my room as the session started, buzzed around and then landed on my mat - squashed it. Felt the distracting buzzing was showing me my mind could buzz with distractions and that this can result in a harmful sting to my body and stillness.

Beverly Carter

13/10/2016 05:30:32 pm

Love it Mary :)

Simone Gibson

13/10/2016 05:28:32 am

hi everyone, I have been loving exercising in this way. it feels like an absolute treat for the body- exercises and movement where I surrender back to feeling me again. very sacred movements for us to deeply enjoy

Beverly Carter

13/10/2016 05:31:24 pm

Beautiful Simone

Elizabeth McCann

14/10/2016 12:25:02 am

Hello Everybody, I am just loving this program and all the gentle yet powerful movements. Working with a ball is really joyful for me and reminds me of the many hapy hours I spend playing with three balls against a wall, as a child. In the swimming pool this morning I felt to do the heel raising and lowering movements and this felt so rhythmics assisted with the buoyancy of the water and I finished off my swim session with a few shines AsI left the water in the pool felt very different from when I entered it :-) See you all in the morning.

Mary Adler

14/10/2016 05:23:13 am

Staying consistent with the exercises each morning is a pleasure and I can feel the benefit already. I am definitely less wobbly when sitting on the ball with my knees and ankles together - admittedly much easier with eyes open than when I close them.
I have had the results of my bone scan, still osteopenia but deteriorated slightly since my previous scan 3 years ago. I am being referred to a specialist to discuss options as I have declined the alendronic acid treatment. A column in the Times this week by a doctor states that "The latest evidence suggests that bisphosphonates such as alendronic acid may do more harm than good if taken for longer than 3 to 5 years. When I read the leaflet when prescribed this 5 years ago I instantly knew they were not for me.

Carmel Reid link

21/10/2016 04:02:23 pm

I have been prescribed biophosphonates but like you I felt into it and haven't taken them, especially as I have braces on my teeth and my teeth are moving nicely - I don't want them cemented in just yet! Also something I have to stand around 30 minutes for after taking didn't feel quite right. So I've been ignoring the medication and taking a bit more care of myself instead. I take calcium and magnesium in a tablet called Osteocare from Sainsbury's.

Lorraine Wellman

14/10/2016 06:08:06 am

Hi Everyone,
I am looking forward to our session tomorrow. I really enjoyed last session, I love how simple yet powerful the exercises are. At the end of last session I came away feeling really connected with my body, it felt gorgeous - I felt gorgeous.
With love, xx

Susan Lee link

14/10/2016 05:04:29 pm

I can now feel the appreciation of how far I have come - and not the hardness that I felt at the beginning of the session. My body feels so much lighter and vital and the pain in my hip has eased. So lovely to feel the connection to my sacredness - a part of me that has been so So gorgeous being with you all.

lorraine wellman

14/10/2016 07:48:39 pm

I love the fact that we are going to be appreciating ourselves here for the week. Appreciation is an area I am still developing and deepening...
I noticed how when I shared at the end of the session today there was still some very subtle self judging going on. I have always been what I thought was honest, and that involved many times declaring what I had done wrong, could do better etcetera at the expense of appreciating what I did well; its like my radar was super alert for all that I was not happy with, and failed to detect anything that was OK or even good. Now, I am learning to start looking and feeling from a more accepting and appreciative point of view, a work in progress.

Alison Moir

14/10/2016 10:59:40 pm

I have so enjoyed the sessions, it just shows how little we have to do. In fact there is very little to do, it is all about being connected to ourselves and to the movement. I really am noticing how much I collapse in the middle of my spine and the feeling of being so much more when I lift myself from the pelvis and support myself. This is where I feel appreciation will really help as appreciation is so uplifting I want to stand 10ft tall:). I am enjoying how you ask us to shine Beverly it is something that I am taking into my day and I love it. I am committed to doing the exercises and see how this supports my osteoporosis.

Elizabeth McCann

15/10/2016 04:56:34 am

This morning I took my amazingness onto the ward where I volunteer and one of the staff said to me how much she appreciated what I bring to the ward and the patients, and I actually stopped to feel and appreciate what was shared with me and then we shared a beautiful hug. Previously I would have shrugged something like this off, but not today I felt and appreciated the light and love that I bring to the world.

Mary Adler

15/10/2016 05:34:54 am

Beautiful session this morning and I felt us developing as a supportive group as we work together which was brought into focus each time Bev was out of the picture. I am enjoying sharing this discovery with you all and I am appreciating we are all 'having a ball' with our fitballs.

Mary Adler

16/10/2016 03:07:25 pm

Good morning all. I was a little over enthusiastic with the fit-ball knee squats yesterday morning and my knees were telling me all day to move more gently and not to push through. It is fun to appreciate all that I am rather than scanning to look for what is wrong or 'could do better'. The Full Moon moving into motion is imminent so I appreciate that in every movement and action to listen to my knees, and my body, and be truly tender.

Susan Lee link

16/10/2016 06:52:56 pm

Just reading everyone's appreciation has brought such a light into my body as I could feel myself letting go and appreciating me as well - thank you. Today I am back in the world again after a migraine yesterday and was welcomed by the new full moon shining so beautifully into my life. It feels amazing to have this support as it encourages me to feel my connection - and what I have been feeling this week is the sacredness which I have always seen as a 'little out there' and I am coming to realise that it's all of me in whatever I am doing whether it be my 'Shining' or washing up, I can still connect to that precious part of me - even when I am feeling very wobbly....

Simone Gibson

16/10/2016 07:08:51 pm

I am really loving being part of this group. It feels like we are little girls again and with the same wisdom, stillness and joy. Thank you everyone for reminding me about appreciating one thing after our homeplay with the ball. I am going to london this week and the ball is coming with me because connecting to my body and deepening in this way has become a must have in the day for me. I sat on the bed on my computer in an uncomfortable position and my body was telling me he whole time that I just can't do that anymore. The movements that we have been learning are very powerful in so many ways. Thank you ladies.

Carmel Reid

21/10/2016 04:06:21 pm

I agree Simone about sitting on the bed with the computer - it tends to curl up my spine and my body usually complains with a stomach pain

lorraine

17/10/2016 05:10:39 am

I appreciate how my body communicates so much more loudly with me now, its making sure I hear what it is saying haha.

Elizabeth

17/10/2016 06:14:58 am

Today I am appreciating my deepening connection with my body.

Beverly

17/10/2016 01:36:54 pm

Hello superstars
This thread feels gorgeous, keep those appreciations rolling :)
with huge love
Beverly

Mary Adler

17/10/2016 03:49:06 pm

Good morning all. I had a beautiful appreciation of self-love this morning. I have been offering distant healing with a student which felt very powerful this morning, then lots of things to 'do' and my exercises can wait. NO, my self-care for myself prepares me for the day and my being present with my own healing is equal to the distant healing.
I am amazed that after such a short time that my balance when standing on one leg is so much steadier, and so is sitting on the ball with knees together with my eyes shut. i can feel the movement in the stillness.

With love
Mary

Susan Lee link

18/10/2016 04:36:29 am

Today as I was preparing food and standing I noticed I had collapsed in the middle of my spine and immediately thought of what Alison had shared in the meeting and in the blog and I felt an immediate connection to her and I smiled inwardly and adjusted my body into a more supportive position. I really appreciated what she had shared and how by connecting to her I was not going into self criticism, but felt
supported by her light. It has been so beautiful feeling our shared intimacy in this group and I have been appreciating getting to know everyone just that little bit more.

Elizabeth

18/10/2016 06:05:38 am

I am deeply appreciating the beautiful flow in my life at the moment and all the choice I have made to reach where I am now.

Mary Adler

18/10/2016 03:07:55 pm

Good morning everyone. This morning i am appreciating how I have chosen to be very gentle in my movements as I change from one exercise to the next and how this builds the stillness within my body. When sitting on the fit-ball with knees together I focused on the gentle breath rather than counting to see how long I could last with my eyes closed before I had to open my eyes and hold onto something to steady myself.

Elizabeth

19/10/2016 05:54:15 am

Today I appreciate how I have let go many of the behaviours and substances which were harmful to my beautiful delicate body.

lorraine

19/10/2016 05:57:14 am

I appreciate how I go with the flow more, and accept what is, instead of going into reaction.

Mary Adler

19/10/2016 03:21:32 pm

Today I am appreciating that I am love and I am so much more than I think I am.

Elizabeth

20/10/2016 06:20:56 am

Today I appreciate how I am going deeper with with my expression.

Beverly

20/10/2016 10:51:45 am

Hello super superstars
I'm with you all the way and look forward to being with you Friday - an hour earlier than usual, same fuze number and for 30 minutes.
with love
bcx

Mary Adler

20/10/2016 03:10:38 pm

Welcome all.
I am appreciating while doing the exercises that with a deeper connection to my inner stillness this is reflected in a steady flow in my outer movements. I do each shine in appreciation of everyone in this group - not forgetting an equal shine for me.

Lorraine

21/10/2016 03:04:16 am

I appreciate how powerful movement in connection is.

Elizabeth

21/10/2016 05:42:19 am

Tonight, I am appreciating the joy I feel at having the opportunity to be part of this amazing class and also for being in the company of all you superstars. See you all in the wee hours :-)

Alison Moir

21/10/2016 07:03:06 am

I have been focusing on my sacredness on the ball and spending some time just sitting on it and feeling what my body does and how it will move a little to the right or left and then I will bring my body gently back to the centre it is amazing how much you can deepen just by doing this. After 3 or 4 minutes of doing this I will then do some small circles and infinity movements. I have really enjoyed the exercises and while I don't do them every day I know these exercises will now be part of my building programme. See you all tomorrow at 5am

Susan Lee link

21/10/2016 03:57:00 pm

It has been so gorgeous being together with Bev and you all this morning. I do appreciate our group and it would be lovely to continue as a group and get to know you all just that little bit more. It was beautiful to feel how much I judder in my body and that if I allow myself and don't drive myself when exercising then the judder dissipates and I come back to my body. I have found that these classes have brought a new level of honouring into my body.

Carmel Reid

21/10/2016 04:12:33 pm

I appreciate the supportive and tender way we can exercise our bodies - after years of playing squash, a very 'hard' form of exercise, I can feel just how much my jaw has been tight (no wonder my teeth got so crowded together) and just a word from Bev reminds me to feel it and let go - so beautiful. I've had a lot of anxiousness going on this week and visiting the blog this morning has reminded me to appreciate more. I'd love to keep our connection, the group feels lovely.

Simone Gbson

21/10/2016 04:20:39 pm

I am appreciating beng part of this group and how we support each other. when we come to talk at the beginning and end of the session I can feel the support and inspiration in what everyone shares which is simply stunning

Simone Gibson

24/10/2016 01:43:47 am

I am appreciating more and more my gentle movements and the times when I stop to appreciate them and connect more with my stillness which is natural and powerful.

Susan Lee link

24/10/2016 04:04:41 am

Today I am appreciating that at last I am beginning to change the way I have treated my body for many lifetimes - it feels the patterns of disregard run very deeply in my body and now I am being offered an opportunity to re-imprint and return to that delicate woman that is within. I can feel that I am just taking the first few baby steps - but now they are in the right direction.......

Mary Adler

26/10/2016 03:51:03 pm

I am appreciating that the more we connect with ourselves and each other the stronger the foundation of love and I can feel it in my bones!

lorraine

26/10/2016 04:13:39 pm

I appreciate that I am continuing with the exercises as they feel so loving and supportive.

Elizabeth

29/10/2016 05:06:36 am

I am appreciating my connection with Beverley and all you lovely ladies,and I am also appreciating how far I have come with such delicate movements and also with knowing that there is a deeper level for me to surrender to.

Susan Lee link

17/11/2016 04:43:39 pm

I am appreciating a deeper sense of who I am - as I connect to you all - and my lovely ball. Bev has brought such a sense of fun and grace into my exercise routine - and connected me back to enjoying life to the full. I feel supported by our group and that connection pops into my day as I come back to my body and remember something someone has said in the session.