Inversion

That pesky gravity thing does a number on our backs by compressing spine when we are upright.  As with moth everything these days, you will get varying opinions as to whether there are health benefits or not.  Have you ever used the gravity inversion boots?  When I hang there, I can slowly feel more and more of my hands touching the ground as the compression on my spine releases.  I feel better, when I do it; therefore, it works for me and that’s what matters.

There are other things, besides gravity, that figuratively compress our spine.  It’s called baggage.  By baggage, I mean the collective emotional, mental, and spiritual junk we carry around on our backs.  In the book, Boundaries, When to Say Yes and When to Say No by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, they use the parallel of backpacks and boulders.  Meaning, we all have baggage, and we should do the work to ensure that baggage fits in a backpack rather than carrying around boulders.

Being overwhelmed with life’s events is draining on all levels for us.  I know when I am carrying too much baggage, as I begin to feel it physically.  My neck and shoulders get stiff, and I typically get some level of a headache.  Those are my signals to do some type of Emotional/Mental/Spiritual (EMS) inversion in order to check some of the baggage.  My EMS inversion methods are quiet time in the chair, reviewing the situation to ensure I am not owning someone else’s issues, Harley therapy, working out, time with Johnny, and time with Tristen and Lauren. 

If you don’t think baggage is a big deal, look up some of the statistics on stress related illnesses.  Stress is one of the top killers out there.  It manifests itself physically in the way of high blood pressure, ulcers, and all sorts of other physical maladies.  It doesn’t matter how you do it, but make sure you have some type of EMS inversion in your routine.  Keep your baggage the size of a backpack rather than a steamer trunk.