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MajestyJo
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 Posted - 11/04/2007 : 04:27:14
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FEEL ALIVE! THRIVE WITH THE CROSS CRAWL
- by Gwenn Bonnell
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Ever feel uncoordinated and out of balance? Or find it hard
to focus, understand and remember new information? At times,
simple tasks such as reading, writing, even listening, seem
beyond our capability. It's impossible to lose weight; our
motivation is gone. What's going on?
Our energies are not "crossing over."
Just as the left side of our brain sends information to the
right side of our body, and vice versa, our energies are
meant to crossover at the neck as well. Normally, our entire
system contains these "X's. Our DNA is built on this
pattern. We thrive when these crossing patterns are fluent
in our physical system and our energetic body.
As we grow, movements that naturally occur during crawling,
walking, and running stimulate both hemispheres of the
brain. This makes learning easier. It keeps our physical
bodies running at 100% and our energies humming.
Unfortunately, our lifestyle does not leave much time for
exercise that naturally emulates the cross crawl motion.
Often when we do walk, we are carrying a handbag, a
suitcase, a briefcase, or a child, all of which interfere
with the motion of crossing the midline of the body. Even
holding a dog's leash sends the body's energies off balance.
Luckily, spending a few moments each day doing the Cross
Crawl encourages this natural crossover of energy. You'll
find your energy level, balance, coordination, and
concentration improve when you Cross Crawl consistently.
It's also a great exercise whenever you feel sluggish and
unmotivated, and after you carry a handbag, a suitcase, or a
child.
Since this crossover action helps integrate both sides of
the brain, it's a great exercise for children of all ages
before they go to school or begin their homework.
I've seen the Cross Crawl help restore movement to stroke
victims…it makes all kinds of healing easier. Even when
we're healthy, it helps our entire system function more
effectively.
THE CROSS CRAWL
1) Walk in place, lifting the OPPOSITE arm and leg together.
Breathe deeply. This normally involves lifting your right
arm and left leg at the same time. As you lower them, lift
your left arm and right leg.
2) If you are not able to walk or stand, you can sit and
move the opposite arm and leg together, reaching to touch
the opposite knee or ankle with your hand or elbow. For
infirmed people, this can be done while lying on a bed. You
can have someone else move your legs and arms for you.
3) If you can, exaggerate the lift of your leg and the swing
of your arm. Even more effective is tapping the opposite
knee with your hand or elbow. The important motion is to
cross the midline of your body.
4) Continue this exaggerated march for at least a minute,
breathing deeply in through your nose and out through your
mouth.
For best results, perform the Cross Crawl at least twice
daily. The positive effects include:
- Improved focus and concentration
- Boosted metabolism and overall energy
- Better coordination and balance
- Enhanced breathing and stamina
- Greater ability to heal.
Wonder why most diet and exercise programs emphasize walking
as a simple way to lose weight? Of course, walking,
especially power walking, burns calories. More importantly,
the cross crawl motion boosts metabolism and overall energy
levels.
ARE YOU EXERCISING AND NOT LOSING WEIGHT?
Some people do NOT feel positive effects from walking or the
Cross Crawl exercise; in fact, walking will actually weaken
them. If this exercise is difficult for you, if you feel
uncoordinated lifting your opposite arm and leg together, or
if it exhausts you, then your energies are probably running
straight up and down instead of crossing.
Stress knocks our energies into a "homolateral" pattern.
This means our energies move straight up and down the body
instead of crossing at the neck. Normally, as the trauma
passes, our energies begin to cross once again. However,
when we are under continual stress, or experience a major
trauma, this homolateral pattern becomes embedded in our
system.
When our energies are no longer able to cross over, we feel
slow and sluggish. Our physical body only gets about half
the energy it needs on a daily basis, and we are in survival
mode. We use what little energy we have for breathing,
digesting, and eliminating waste...even those functions are
less than 100%. Our metabolism slows.
We lack the energy needed to think clearly, to learn, to
create, to concentrate, to be enthusiastic or passionate. As
all our physical processes slow down, we feel less alive,
and we tend toward depression. Our immune system becomes
hyper-vigilant, yet we may be chronically ill and unable to
heal for unknown reasons.
We then need the "Homolateral Correction" BEFORE we can
benefit from the cross over pattern.
HOMOLATERAL CORRECTION:
1) Stand in place, and perform the walking motion, this time
lift the SAME SIDE arm and leg, first on one side of the
body, then on the other side, to a count of twelve. Keep
yourself comfortable. If it's easier to do this while
sitting or lying down, that's OK. If you are ill or weak,
another person can lift your arms and legs for you. DO NOT
STRAIN - this will send your energies back into homolateral.
It's important to breathe deeply and rest when you get
tired.
2) Next, perform the Cross Crawl motion: lift the OPPOSITE
arm and leg to a count of twelve (each side).
3) This is one set. Repeat this two more times for a total
of three sets.
4) Finish with an additional twelve Cross Crawls.
Perform the Homolateral Correction at least twice a day for
ten to thirty days. Even though you'll probably feel
immediate benefits, it may take a month or so for the
crossover pattern to become embedded in your energy system.
Once the crossover pattern becomes established, keep doing
the Cross Crawl on a daily basis to maintain long-term
benefits. Be aware: this is often a life changing
experience!
By the way, remember Diana? Everything was fine until her
daughter was arrested and Diana became her grandchildren's
caretaker…and she stopped her daily walks.
Guess what? This stress combined with no more walks knocked
her energies homolateral again. The good news is once we
corrected her energies and got them crossing over, she
instantly felt the benefits.
The Homolateral Correction dramatically affects your
energies if you need it. If you are in survival mode each
day, are tired after exercising, or are exercising and not
losing weight, that's a clue that you need the Homolateral
Correction.
Remember the benefits of doing the Cross Crawl on a daily
basis, even when your energies are crossing: walking,
jogging, or any other exercise that emulates the cross crawl
motion will keep your energy level at 100% so you can
thrive!
Keep tapping for health and vitality!
Love & light,
Gwenn
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