On my walk today

>>>Another way to look at it is alignment,
>>>stress put pressure on the body, your body
>>>responded with headache and pain and you
>>>listened and responded by realigning by walking,
>>>one of the natural ways of movement and exercise.

Very true.

>>>Can we learn to relax even under pressure, this is our challenge.

This can be challenging during a two-hour long math class.
You are thinking about so many things. You are thinking about
what comes next so that you can present it logically and
orderly without skipping details that the students have yet
to learn. You are also in the process of talking about
the current material. You are also in the process of writing
on a vertical surface that is 6 inches from your face. You
are also continuously turning around looking at the students to
check to see if they are following along and/or if there are
any questions. You are also answering posed questions in the
moment and trying not to let said questions make you forget
where you are or the other things you are trying to keep in mind.
You are also continuously trying to gauge how far along you are,
because we are locked into a set schedule and have to cover
certain things by the end of the day so that they are prepared
for departmental homeworks and exams (not written by me).
So in other words, you have to try to run 10 different mental
programs all simultaneously in order to make it all work.

I do my best to remain relaxed, but sometimes after having the
brain and body running on full tilt for over an hour, trying to
maintain a relaxed state is about as far from the body-mind’s
thought processes as you can get–pushed out by the 10 other
routines that are running on high . . . if you know what I mean 🙂

Best,
Steven

Yeah, usually I walk a set path. This is mostly because
I know that if go at a brisk but comfortable pace, my
walking will take me almost 1hr 20min exactly. My
route is sort of nice. Part of it takes me through
some wooded areas by a stream and away from the busy city,
and one of the houses in the residential area I pass through
on the 30min mark has a stone lion in the driveway that
I say “hi” to, as I pass by.

Usually the first part of my walk is just relaxing into
my thoughts. Later on it becomes more meditative–interspersed
with taking in the joy and serenity of the beautiful wooden
surroundings on the part of my walk when in the wooden area by
the stream. Ahhhhhhhh …

Smiles,
Steven