Alex Auerbach Ph.D., MBA’s Post

Seekers of balance ⚖️. As we navigate life's rhythms, today's focus is on "𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁." Whether it’s stretching, walking, or dancing, let your body move with intention and awareness. 🚶♂️💃 How did you honour your body's need for movement today? Share it with #MindfulMovementWithRollie. Your journey could move someone to action. 🌟 #WednesdayWellness

Seekers of balance ⚖️. As we navigate life's rhythms, today's focus is on "𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁." Whether it’s stretching, walking, or dancing, let your body move with intention and awareness. 🚶♂️💃 How did you honour your body's need for movement today? Share it with #MindfulMovementWithRollie. Your journey could move someone to action. 🌟 #WednesdayWellness

Chapter 6 of Strengthening Your Mental Core is new and out on Substack. Enjoy and subscribe for free! https://lnkd.in/eJAV-tsq #performance #mindset #mentality #mindfulness #resilience #flowstate #motivation #confidence #elite #athlete #competition #success

If we understand sport properly, we realize that our opponent, our competition is not the person across the net or course or court from us.  It is we, ourselves. That other person with whom we compete in the athletic contest is simply a measuring stick we use to gage our progress in defeating ourselves, overcoming our weaknesses, bettering our previous performances. Sport is an arena in which we test ourselves.  That testing shows us how much better we have become.  It shows us how we’ve improved in skill, endurance, tenacity, courage. I was reminded of this today while running.  Several surgeries in the spring, a couple botched and a couple emergency fixes for the botched ones, left me unable to run for months.  I started running again about three weeks ago. I mentioned in a previous post that Brahms is my running music, in particular, his First Symphony.  But for the first few weeks of running, I listened to Bob Dylan’s 2006 album “Modern Times” (long story, but it reminds me of a time before I’d made some far-reaching mistakes in life).  Listening to Dylan, I consciously followed the advice of Amby Burfoot and others to, in practice runs, run as slowly as you possibly can, then try to run a bit more slowly. This morning, I happened to play the Brahms First Symphony (literally, it was next on my playlist).  I noticed that I could not keep running slowly.  Muscle memory from years of listening to the First kicked in and I started running to the edge of physical stress.  I did so for the entire run. All those years when I ran in 5 and 10K races, I stressed my body to see if I could get just a little more out of it, run a little faster, set a personal best.  With Brahms blaring in my ears, I couldn’t keep myself from the same mental and physical strain, the attempt to better my time, better my performance. One of the many important aspects of sport is that it presses us to be better.  It presses us to stress body and mind for better performance and achievement.  In our ugly sweatiness, sport creates beauty.

Part 1 Continues: ## Exercises for Horses from External Stimuli of Rhythm: Coaching to Trot in "Rhythms of Harmony: The Dance of Rider and Drum" to subtle cues and maintain rhythm through varying movements. This exercise sharpens the horse's focus and the rider's control, teaching them to anticipate and execute transitions smoothly in sync with the rhythm. #### Exercise 8: Freestyle Rhythmic Exploration 1. **Setup**: Allow for a freeform session where the arena is open without set patterns or courses. Choose an eclectic mix of music that offers a variety of rhythms and tempos. 2. **Action**: Encourage the rider to experiment with different gaits, transitions, and movements as inspired by the music. The goal is to let the rhythm of the music guide the session, moving from structured exercises to more expressive, dance-like movements with the horse. 3. **Goal**: This exercise aims to foster creativity and a deeper, intuitive connection between horse and rider. It's an opportunity to explore how different rhythms influence the horse's movement and mood, encouraging both horse and rider to express themselves freely within the rhythm. #### Exercise 9: Rhythm Recall and Repetition 1. **Setup**: After a session of rhythmic training, turn off the music and work on replicating the rhythms and movements practiced, relying on the horse and rider's memory and sense of rhythm. 2. **Action**: Without the external rhythmical guide, attempt to maintain the same pace, transitions, and maneuvers that were previously performed to music. This tests the internalization of the rhythm by both horse and rider. 3. **Goal**: Enhance the horse's and rider's ability to maintain consistent pacing and rhythm without relying on music. This solidifies the learning from the rhythmic exercises and demonstrates the internalization of rhythm as a natural part of movement. #### Exercise 10: Rhythmic Reflection and Relaxation 1. **Setup**: Conclude with a calm, reflective period of walking or slow trotting, ideally in silence or accompanied by very soft, slow music. 2. **Action**: Focus on the horse's and rider's breathing, aiming for deep, rhythmic breaths that match the slow pace. Reflect on the session, acknowledging the moments of harmony and areas for improvement. 3. **Goal**: This exercise aims to cool down both horse and rider physically and mentally. It provides space for reflection on the rhythmical work done, reinforcing the positive experiences of the session and setting a calm, positive tone for ending the training. Each of these exercises, inspired by "Rhythms of Harmony

Do you love conversations, but hate posting? Love getting fit, but hate exercising? Love ideas but hate starting up? Here's life's most important secret hack - Once you know what needs to be done. Just do it - over and over again - till you achieve or run out. Everything is Exercise! #musings #exercise #execution

Toes! One of the ways we start our classes each time is to do some gentle stretches… like seated forward folds! Anything can be a game when you put your mind to it! #kidsyoga #kidsyogateacher #yogeesyoga4kids #yogaclass #afterschoolprogram

You are manifesting your cash wrongly. I have been there. I always manifested a lamborghini. But, do I have it today? No. Obviously not. Manifestation is what everyone is talking about. But, no one is telling the right way to do it. Life would have been easier if we could manifest anything and everything. So, There are three simple rules to manifest: 1- Live like you are already there. Now, this way you will know where all you have to upskill. 2- Manifestation is not about manifesting lamborghini it’s about becoming the owner of Lamborghini. 3- Money is energy. The more it goes. The more it comes. Have abundance mindset. That’s all. P.S. what are your thoughts on manifestation? I am speaking facts because I am in the Yoga capital of the world. #manifestation #yoga #personalgrowth

The power of a good playlist!! I was in the gym this morning to do my VO2 max training (I posted about this last week if you have no idea what I’m talking about). I was slightly dreading it, now I know what to expect, it is harder to motivate myself, but I said I would do it so I will. I have a few playlists for the gym, if I’m doing weights then sometimes I won’t listen to music so I am focused on what I am doing or I’ll listen to house/techno but not very loudly. If on the other hand, I am doing some hard cardio, such as a CrossFit style WOD, it is usually between my rock music playlist or a bit of D&B and I do like this to be loud (sorry ears!). Music can be so motivating, get the right tempo and away you go! I also have a spin playlist from when I taught spin classes and whenever I’m on the bike, that is my go-to. Even when I feel a bit lethargic, once I start listening to that, I always do more than I thought I would. Today, once the music was on and I started my first 4-minute block, it was a great workout. The endorphin high kicked in, and I was even smiling (for a short duration) because I was enjoying myself. It was hard but one of those workouts when it goes better than you expected and you never know until you try. If you ever feel like you can’t be bothered, give it a go anyway. It might be a day when you think it’ll be rubbish but you feel amazing once you get started. If you don’t, you can always stop but you have proven to yourself that you don’t have to listen to the voice that tells you not to bother when you aren’t motivated, which is also a win. Do you listen to music when you workout? If yes, what do you listen to? #exercise #music #motivation #fitness #longevity #cardiovascularfitness 

Remember the 2-day rule when you commit to do any task whether it is persuing a hobby/passion or exercising and meditation. And the rule is that you dont miss anything for two days straight, which means you miss something for 1 day but not two days. However, if you continue to miss an important task for two days continuously then it becomes a habit. Consistency is very important because without this, you cannot achieve your goals. #wednesdaywisdom #reading #goals #consistencymatters