American Association of University Woman

I am very excited to be speaking this Tuesday to the American Association of University Woman.
While I was at Habitat for Humanity womans build there was a woman who was helping to serve lunch and I notice her tee shirt. I waited until all were fed and then I went up to her to ask if she was part of the AAUW group. She said yes and I introduced myself. It was very exciting for me to meet her because we spoke a number of times on the phone. It is nice to put a face with the name. She also had her co president with her so when I do arrive on Tuesday I will at least see some familiar faces. That is always a comfort when walking into a room of individuals that you dont know.
I asked Jody a number of questions about the audience that will be attending and I am glad that I did. If you do go around speaking I highly recommend that you know your audience. I only had to change one aspect of my talk. The next day I dropped a Bio off at Joans home and we discussed the chair arrangement. It is nice to know how the room will be arranged, the size of the room and the acoustics. It makes for a comfortable talk.
If any of you are going to be in the area it is for 7 pm at the Mandeville City Hall. All are welcome. If you do come please come up to me and introduce yourself. I love meeting people. Hope to see you there.
Ellen

continued what I am up to

I forgot to mention that IsoBreathing will be on Living in Style. This will air varied days and times starting with the 19th of March. On what was known as PAX TV the show will air Tuesday 4/1 at 5:30 pm eastern time, 4:30 pm central time,3:30 pm mountain time and 2:30 pm Pacific time. It will also air on 4/4 at 1 PM eastern time, noon central time, 11:00 am mountain time and 10:00 am pacific time.
Please let me know if you see it and what your thoughts are.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Ellen

What I have been up to

Hi everyone
I just wanted to let everyone in on what I have been up to. You know how the beginning of the year rolls around and as a business professional I set up my yearly goals. One of my goals was to volunteer in a homeless shelter. I used to do this when I lived in Florida and it was very gratifying to know that I was helping someone. Where I currently live there are no homeless shelters but there is the Samaritan center. I go in once a week and shelf the non perishables that individuals donate and fill carts for those individuals that stop by and need food for their families. I have met some wonderful individuals doing this and this is great for the sole.

I also signed myself up through BPW Business Professional Woman to help out at Habitat for Humanity. They are currently building 2 homes that are being built by woman. It was such a cool experience. I met some wonderful individuals and yes of course I was able to set myself up with another speaking engagement. When I got there the ground was muddy from the recent rains. I had a choice to under the house for insulation or up on beams to put on a roof. Well I chose the mud. I am not fond of heights. Another woman stated that she would go up and when she got to the top of the ladder she came right down. I decided there is no place like now to get over my fears. I climbed up and of course I looked down. WOW!!! Even though it is a one story home I was up high with no flooring to walk on. Only a thin 2 by 4 while holding on to the rafters. Of course I had to walk on this thin beam to the opposite end of the house. I tried not to look down holding on for dear life. I do have to say I was terrified but if the other woman up there could do it so could I. It was a great experience and Yes I did have a great time. I held on so thight with my legs as I straddled a beam to hammer on roofing boards. When it was time to get down my legs were shaking so bad from holding on so tightly. (what a great inner thigh workout.)
I did do lots of stretching for arms, lower back and inner thigh. I can say that I am very proud of myself to have gotten up there and not fallen off. In the near future when I get some time I will definitely do this again. I love my tee shirt that I was given.

Isometric exercise and proper breathing......

Title : Isometric Exercise & Proper Breathing Create A Non-Stressful Workout That Yields Results

Summary : Gentle, isometric exercise, combined with a carefully focused breathing technique facilitates quick, reliable, lasting results in a dedicated fitness program.

Article :

Gentle, isometric exercise, combined with a carefully focused breathing technique facilitates quick, reliable, lasting results in a dedicated fitness program.

You can lose more pounds and inches -- without half-killing yourself by enduring high-impact, stressful exercise routines -- simply by changing your breathing technique during a light, isometric workout. Hard to believe? Maybe so, given all the “No pain, no gain!” and “Feel the burn!” hogwash we’ve been fed for so many years – but the good news is that it’s absolutely true.

This is great news for everyone who has burned out on the “Sweat ‘til you’re dehydrated” and “Burn! Burn! Burn!” approach to exercise. Pack all that foolishness up and toss it out; it’s not necessary; it never was necessary, and it never will be necessary for an effective, successful fitness program.

Most people are unaware of how they breathe … and many are likewise unaware that their usual method of taking in oxygen is shallow, short and highly inefficient. When you’re breathing correctly and more deeply, you’re taking in more oxygen, and enabling your body to use that oxygen more efficiently. This makes it possible for your muscles to function at top capacity.

How that works with isometrics is that by increasing the oxygen supply to the brain, you’re enhancing the brain’s ability to send messages to the muscles to contract. As you contract a specific group of muscles and have a targeted focus for your breathing technique, you’re actually forging new pathways of communication between the brain and the muscles you’re working.

It’s somewhat similar to Hatha yoga – which, in itself, is a kind of isometric exercise because you hold certain postures while you breathe deeply and slowly through the nose. But Hatha yoga isn’t specifically focused on physical fitness, whereas the combination of targeted isometric exercise plus a proper breathing technique is.

A training DVD combining isometric exercises and proper breathing technique can easily and quickly show you how to combine the two for reliable, lasting results, enhancing your fitness program and making it work even harder for you – while you don’t have to work any harder at all.

The combination of a proper breathing technique and targeted isometric exercises has the effect of making your body a more efficient, effective machine. One well-known isometrics instructor tells of a client who had broken her leg and couldn’t leave her couch. Within a week, she had lost two inches by utilizing this system, without changing her eating habits or anything else. Granted, the story is anecdotal … but the instructor had her client measure herself both at the beginning and end of the week of using the breathing technique along with targeted isometric exercises that could be done while sitting on the sofa, and the two-inch loss was documented.

With an isometric exercise DVD that also incorporates training in proper, targeted breathing, you can speed up your fitness program dramatically … and while you’re doing so, you won’t be over-extending yourself physically … won’t be over-working your muscles … won’t wear yourself out or feel any discomfort. It’s one exercise system that’s “no pain, all gain.”

THEY ARE HERE!!!!!

THEY ARE HERE!!!!! The CD powerpoint presentation Exercise for the Office and the DVD Stretches for Knitters and Crocheters are ready and on the website for purchase.
So far the individuals using these new products have given lots of positive feedback.

So if you know anyone stuck behind a desk all day and can not get get to the gym this is a great way to get in exercise. If you know an individual who performs some kind of needle work or craft and they are tired and achey with sore muscles the stretches for knitters and crocheters are just for them.

And last but not least there will be a new Inspirational CD that should be ready by the end of next week. This will help keep those individuals on track with their weight loss programs.

Thanks and Have An IsoBreathing Day!!!!
Ellen

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Ellen

Coming in March

I am very excited to let all of you know that I am going to have another DVD and a CD ready for you. The DVD will be specifically for those individuals that Knit and Crochet. This came to me after my friend Marjorie Weiner asked me to show her some stretches for some sore achy muscles after long periods of sitting and knitting.

I already spoke to her knitting group and they loved the stretches So I am going to have this available to all of you that knit and crochet. I use it myself as a fellow knitter and crocheter.

The next CD is going to be in a power point presentation specifically for those individuals that work in an office all day and can not find the time to get to the gym to work out or can not find time during the day and are too tired once you get home. No equipment is needed you will use what you have at the office..