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Posted: May 17, 2012 at 1:12 am
Yoga delivers calm to mothers-to-be
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Prenatal yoga instructor Letty Shaw demonstrates techniques that women can do during their pregnancy at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson, Kan. (Colleen Lefholz, The Hutchinson News/Associated Press)
Katie Burge is more at ease during this pregnancy.
Her muscles are relaxed, and every time she has a cramp, she knows how to work it out. She expects to have her baby in about four weeks.
Burge, who already has two children, attributes the calmness to a prenatal yoga class at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Kansas.
"I've never done anything like it before," said Burge, of Lyons.
The 12-week program, which started in March, is the last project in instructor Letty Shaw's yoga training. Shaw's goal is to learn enough during this pilot program to teach other yoga instructors how to teach prenatal yoga.
"A lot of ladies can benefit from prenatal yoga," Shaw said. "There's no reason to hurt and suffer if there's something that can be fixed while not taking drugs or other things that are harmful to your body."
Shaw was in the midst of her initial yoga training about four years ago when she became pregnant with her third child. Before, she had problems with sciatica pain from a nerve that goes down the leg and lower back pain.
With yoga training, she never had a problem.
"I didn't hurt at all with my third child," she said. "I thought yoga was amazing. Everyone needs to know about it."
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Yoga ideal activity for tweens
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Question: Your tween daughter is begging to take a weekly yoga class with her friends. Should you steer her toward a sport instead?
Answer: Adolescence is actually a prime time for yoga, says Paula Walker, yoga instructor at Miami-based Green Monkey yoga studios, which partners with schools to offer children's yoga classes.
"Self-confidence, self-esteem and self-respect are the three most important things for preteen girls to develop as their bodies are changing," Walker says. "Yoga teaches them to become very in touch with their bodies from the inside out."
The breathing techniques, spiritual teachings and mindfulness meditations that accompany the stretches and other physically taxing parts of yoga classes can give tweens the tools they need to navigate any number of stressful situations.
"It teaches you to calm down your nervous system," Walker says. "You learn to calm down your anxiety and panic modes so when you're 13 and you're facing a big test or pressure from the outside world, you can control your breathing and think more clearly."
A few other benefits for tweens, Walker says:
Nutrition awareness: "Yoga becomes a lifestyle that permeates the rest of your life. So when you leave yoga, you're not going to want to go eat at McDonald's. You start to choose all kinds of healthier ways to live."
Connectedness: "It builds a sense of belonging and community with the other people in your class. And preteens can take adult classes, so it's something that moms and daughters and sisters can all do together."
Crossover: "Yoga makes you more flexible and strengthens your core. So if you do ballet or gymnastics, it's a great add-on. If you swim, if you do any other sport, it's going to elevate your skill set."
Posture: "It makes you sit up straighter and roll your shoulder blades back and just be more mindful of your posture." Just in time for prom photos.
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Success Mindset Life Coaching Tip – How to Change your Perspective – Video
Posted: May 15, 2012 at 9:16 pm
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Broncos' Wayne Nunnely, longtime assistant coach, retires from NFL
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Wayne Nunnely. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
Wayne Nunnely was at a point in life where he had to choose. Job or family?
Nunnely picked family. An NFL defensive line coach for 17 seasons, the past three with the Broncos, Nunnely notified his players at their positional meeting Monday morning that he was retiring, effective immediately.
"This was not an easy decision, but it was the right one for me and my family," Nunnely said in a statement. "At this stage of my life, I want to devote more time to my wife, Velda, and the rest of our family. They have been with me every step of the way through an incredible career that I've been so blessed to enjoy. The NFL has a wonderful retirement plan, and it's time for me to begin the next chapter of my life."
Nunnely, 60, will be replaced by Jay Rodgers, who had been a coaching assistant with the Broncos the previous three seasons. Rodgers, 35, is the older brother of the teams special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers.
Nunnely started his coaching career at Valley (Nevada) High in 1975, then coached 18 years with seven colleges, including two stints at Nevada-Las Vegas, where he was head coach from 1986-89.
In the NFL Nunnely was a defensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints (1995-96) and San Diego chargers (1997-2008) before he was hired by the Broncos in 2009.
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Saints Begin Life Without Sean Payton
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The Saints' revamped coaching staff said Monday that they are going to have to get use to the huge void left by Sean Payton's suspension for his role in the team's bounty system. They also might have to get use to life without Drew Brees.
Interim coach Joe Vitt and the rest of the coaching staff met with reporters Monday following the team's rookie minicamp, during which 64 newcomers practiced five times from Friday to Sunday.
"Since I've been here, as soon as we got off the practice field, Sean and I would go right to a meeting and talk about what we wanted to do differently in the afternoon," Vitt said. "I didn't have that this year. We also would do a lot of communicating on the practice field. What do you think of this? What do you think of that? That was a huge void right from the get-go and something we're going to have to get used to."
Then there's Brees, who remains unsigned after the Saints put the franchise tag on him in March. The last day he can sign a long-term contract with the team is July 16, and an agreement is unlikely before the team's first full-squad offseason practice next Tuesday.
The only signed quarterbacks on the roster are Chase Daniel and Sean Canfield.
"They will get this worked out," offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael said. "We can't spend any time worrying about it. We just have to move forward."
After having no first- or second-round draft pick this year, the Saints did not have a marquee player at the rookie camp. Their top third-round selection, defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, was limited by the new collective bargaining agreement prohibiting pads in offseason workouts.
Hicks is a raw talent who played two years at Sacramento City Junior College and two years in Canada.
"He had had a lot of energy and did not get overwhelmed with the volume (of concepts)," defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said. "But it's very difficult to get a good feel for a lineman when you don't have pads on."
The coaches got a better read on fourth-round wide receiver Nick Toon, the son of former New York Jets receiver Al Toon. With the departure of free agent wideout Robert Meachem, Toon has an opportunity to make an impact.
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Monte Poole: 'Life coach' Lamonte Winston will try to protect the Oakland Raiders' greatest assets: The players
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LaMonte Wilson is the Oakland Raiders' first full-time director of player engagement.
In a multibillion-dollar industry with multimillion-dollar talent, it's good business practice to protect and maintain the most valuable assets. The Raiders, after years of resistance, finally have.
Not long after the new coaching staff was assembled, first-year general manager Reggie McKenzie hired the team's first full-time director of player engagement.
Lamonte Winston's title, however, is corporate-speak. Some call him a life coach. The essence of his job is to be whatever the players and coaches need him to be.
It's a very big task, one in which Winston's impact can be every bit as significant as that of head coach Dennis Allen. D.A. is in Oakland to prepare players to win games on the field. Winston is here to help them navigate challenges off the field.
"You have (Human Resources) for everybody in the building," he says in a rich, firm baritone. "Well, why wouldn't you have H.R. for the players? They're employees. Reggie and Coach Allen understand it's about providing H.R. benefits for players and coaches.
"It's no different than Google. We have talented people. They are a product. They have to produce. When they're not, you can't just fire everybody. The league is not built that way. So we want to provide a model and a basis of education and support for the players and their families."
Winston is highly respected in the NFL, having spent 17 seasons in Kansas City, the first three as a scout and the last 14
Though assistant defensive backs coach Willie Brown was asked to assume similar duties in Oakland, the Raiders had never devoted a full-time specialist to the position. Winston will be assisted by longtime Raiders employee Pete Caracciolo.
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Saints coaches begin life without Sean Payton
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METAIRIE, La. (AP) The Saints' revamped coaching staff said Monday that they are going to have to get use to the huge void left by Sean Payton's suspension for his role in the team's bounty system. They also might have to get use to life without Drew Brees.
Interim coach Joe Vitt and the rest of the coaching staff met with reporters Monday following the team's rookie minicamp, during which 64 newcomers practiced five times from Friday to Sunday.
''Since I've been here, as soon as we got off the practice field, Sean and I would go right to a meeting and talk about what we wanted to do differently in the afternoon,'' Vitt said. ''I didn't have that this year. We also would do a lot of communicating on the practice field. What do you think of this? What do you think of that? That was a huge void right from the get-go and something we're going to have to get used to.''
Then there's Brees, who remains unsigned after the Saints put the franchise tag on him in March. The last day he can sign a long-term contract with the team is July 16, and an agreement is unlikely before the team's first full-squad offseason practice next Tuesday.
The only signed quarterbacks on the roster are Chase Daniel and Sean Canfield.
''They will get this worked out,'' offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael said. ''We can't spend any time worrying about it. We just have to move forward.''
After having no first- or second-round draft pick this year, the Saints did not have a marquee player at the rookie camp. Their top third-round selection, defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, was limited by the new collective bargaining agreement prohibiting pads in offseason workouts.
Hicks is a raw talent who played two years at Sacramento City Junior College and two years in Canada.
''He had had a lot of energy and did not get overwhelmed with the volume (of concepts),'' defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said. ''But it's very difficult to get a good feel for a lineman when you don't have pads on.''
The coaches got a better read on fourth-round wide receiver Nick Toon, the son of former New York Jets receiver Al Toon. With the departure of free agent wideout Robert Meachem, Toon has an opportunity to make an impact.
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The Coaching Institute Is Set to Introduce Life Changing Techniques in New “Create Your Extraordinary Life” Event
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Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) May 15, 2012
The Coaching Institute believes there is a solid science and structure to how people think and make decisions, and that there are seven crucial keys to maximizing individual potentials. From June 1 to 3, the award-winning business and personal coaching organization will share its life changing techniques for free as it recently announced the opening of registration for Create Your Extraordinary Life, a Melbourne life coaching event.
This powerful 2 and 1/2 day event opens the door to how you think, what motivates you, how you create your future, and how you can change your direction at any time and get immediate results, The Coaching Institute remarks.
Accomplished Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) trainer, Ms. Alice Haemmerle, will head the highly anticipated event. Ms. Haemmerle is a founding member of the Australian Board of NLP and is the creator and director of the Instant Insight Communications Systems. She is also a certified trainer of Matrix Therapies, TCI Deep State Repatterning, and is a Master Success and Peak Performance coach. Widely recognized for life coaching, Ms. Haemmerle counsels businesses such as Mercedes Benz, Lenovo, and Roche Pharmaceuticals along with a number of athletes for the Olympic games, and hundreds of other individuals.
Carmen Daley, Executive Assistant to the CEO of The Coaching Institute, states, Create Your Extraordinary Life is your opportunity to discover how your thinking has shaped your life and how you can change any direction youre heading in, by understanding and unlocking the power of your mind to design your life blueprint, dumping the limits that have held you back, and discovering how to live your life on your terms.
The need to maximize human potential hasnt only been the sole aspiration of ordinary individuals like corporate executives or working parents. Even successful personalities and luminaries from various sectors have sought the guidance of well-known life strategists. The likes of Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana, Mother Theresa, Oprah Winfrey, and Nelson Mandela have all reportedly consulted advice from professionals.
A survey by Harvard Business Review has found the median cost of an hours coaching is worth $500, and the amount is said to go as high as $3,500.
The Coaching Institutes two-and-a-half-day Create Your Extraordinary Life event is valued at $2,497 but will be offered for free. There are limited seats so interested parties are encouraged to register now and take advantage of this golden opportunity to unlock that potential for a successful life.
We all face challenges in life. We all face crossroads. And regardless of our successes, there is always room for the next level. Sometimes a simple shift in direction can shift your destiny forever. Heres the opportunity of a lifetime to truly transform your experience of life and start to bring passion, strength, certainty, and peace to you, maintains Daley.
With The Coaching Institutes seven revolutionary keys to an extraordinary life and with the expert guidance of life coaches like Ms. Haemmerle, there is simply no reason for every person not to have the confidence, the drive, and the skills to lead a results-driven and purposeful life today.
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Proactive Partners Announces Company Name Change to Midtown Health
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
A leader in the fitness center management industry, Proactive Partners today announced that it has changed its company name to Midtown Health. The goal of the new name is to align more closely with its sister division, Midtown Athletic Clubs, which owns and operates 10 upscale tennis and fitness facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
Our new company name reflects Midtowns position as the industrys leading provider of fitness center management and wellness solutions, said Debra Siena, President of Midtown Health. Were in the business of health: delivering health to our clients bottom lines and to their employees, patients and club members.
Siena notes that the name change will align Midtown Health more closely with its Midtown Athletic Club brand, thus making it the industrys only fitness management partner with extensive central services support and owned athletic clubs across North America.
Midtown Health has over 40 years of successful fitness center management experience, partnering with renowned hospital and health systems such as Mercy Health Partners and Henry Ford Health System as well as blue chip corporate clients including CDW, Sears Holdings, Kraft, McDonalds Corporation.
In addition to the name change, Midtown Health has recently entered into a new partnership with Astellas North America to provide management services for The Well Fitness Center, scheduled to open on July 1 in Northbrook, IL.
Along with the name change, a new logo and website (www.midtownhealth.com) will also be unveiled, as will the tagline Healthy Results to personify what Midtown Health delivers to its clientele.
About Midtown Health
Midtown Health is a leader in customized fitness center management and employee wellness solutions that deliver healthy results. Since 1969, the company has specialized in the design, takeover, and management of fitness centers ranging from 1,500 to 150,000 sq. ft. Midtown Healths track record is unprecedented in the longevity of their partnerships with renowned teaching hospitals, blue chip corporate clients and prestigious developers. Midtown Health also provides nationwide health and wellbeing initiatives for companies without on-site fitness centers. Delivered through the web, via the phone and in offices across the country, Midtown Health provides a total wellness solution to enhance employee health and productivity. For more information, call (773) 463-1234 or visit midtownhealth.com.
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