By Allison  Maslan –

We often take our health for granted until there is a reason to give it some attention. When acute pain or chronic symptoms arise, all of a sudden our health, which we may never have given a second thought, shoots to the forefront of our consciousness. If we are younger, and lucky enough to not experience any serious ailments, we may assume our good health will continue. And as we age, if we don’t treat our body-mind with care, prevention and maintenance, the systems of our body can begin to break down and become more vulnerable and susceptible to weakness and disease.

The Blastation Program incorporates a holistic point of view on healing because every part of your life affects and influences every other part of your life. For instance, financial worries can promote physical changes in the body that may lead to health issues. Meanwhile, it is clearly true that health impacts everything. When your body feels strong, it is much easier to focus, and your mood is uplifted and calm rather than frustrated and stressed. You are able to see and receive the abundance of life, rather than walking around seeing your life as that half-empty glass. By the same token, when your body is tired, weak, and in pain, it’s difficult to see and appreciate life’s simple beauty and the opportunities that may be sitting right at your feet. When you’re in pain, or feeling depressed, anxious, fearful or angry, it’s hard to get motivated to find or connect with your sense of purpose and passion.

In Deepak Chopra’s book, Quantum Healing, he explains that every cell in the body regenerates itself. The lifespan of red blood cells, for instance, is approximately thirty-seven days. Even brain cells have the capacity to regenerate. Nerve cells, he mentions, take the longest to renew. In fact, within a seven-year period, the body can create a completely new body of cells. Poor health is limiting, but the good news (as Deepak’s observation suggests) is that we can improve our health and well-being at any time, at any age of our lives.
Life can be stressful at times, no question.

And too much stress with no support to counteract its often harsh energy can have detrimental effects on the body and the psyche. On the other hand, when your body-mind is feeling nourished, sound and resilient, the stress will not create such a serious impact or have chronic implications.

When you find yourself under stress, overwhelmed, running late, and dealing with conflict or in an emotionally challenging situation, your body tenses up. You start gripping the steering wheel or gritting your teeth while thinking about what terrible thing is going to happen because you messed up big-time. Panic may even set in. Heart palpitations, tension headaches, and stomach upsets are a few of the physical reactions that you might have encountered in a stressful moment. If this is your state much of the time, you can see where chronic physical conditions could arise.

Your first line of defense is to breathe.

Your breath is your connection to life. Your first action as you entered this world was to breathe. Without breathing, there is isn’t anything for the body to draw on. Bringing in oxygen and expanding your lungs in a stressful moment, will give your body the new life energy it needs to deal with the crisis, and then bring your system back to center.

Do the Blastation Breathing Exercise on the Health Page anytime your are under stress or have a moment just to chill.

Move That Body!

I challenge you to make exercise a priority in your life. As I’ve already noted, it’s an important element of  Blastation  because a healthy motivated body-mind is more likely to have the energy and motivation you’ll need to reach your dreams. If you haven’t exercised in a while, it may take two to three months to start realizing some of the benefits—such as weight loss—even though you’re likely to start feeling better emotionally right away. So don’t give up after a month of little progress on the weight-loss front. Work out with a friend, hire a trainer…but whatever you do, stay consistent, and don’t give up. Longer term, regular exercise provides the opportunity for a longer, healthier, and more productive life. Please remember that without health you’ll never reach your true wealth. So turn off the television, stop making excuses, and get that body moving.

Input your mini feats for your weekly exercise plan so that you will be committed to making it happen. Any time you write your goals down, they move from fantasy to reality!

More Vitality, More Passion.

There’s nothing more humbling than to witness someone’s life transform from illness to vitality, from apathy to passion. When that happens, everything changes. As individuals reclaim their health, it can positively impact the dynamics of their entire life. There’s a desire to improve relationships, the motivation to reach for more in their careers, the incentive to be creative, and the inner peace to enjoy life’s small but powerful moments. You can improve your health at any age and at any stage. I went from huffing and puffing up the stairs to running 10k-run obstacle courses through the mud. If I can do it, so can you. The path to a healthy body-mind is an important part of the journey to the life of your dreams.