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Posted by terrepruitt on February 18, 2017
Oh, so I don’t know what the weekend weather looks like, but I will say – yesterday – WHOA! I think I have mentioned before that we have a VERY SMALL yard. It is narrow and small. So when the things in the yard blow around it is usually very windy outside. Well, yesterday our tall grass/weeds were lying FLAT. It was sooooo windy. As I drove to Nia I saw so much debris in the streets. On our street it looked like snow because all of the blossoms were stripped off the tree. On some streets I saw strips of palm trees. On another street the street sign was barely hanging on the stop light. It was crazy windy here. We also received a lot of rain.
With winter weather still upon us perhaps it makes it easier for you to get to your Daily 10 Minute Practice. Unless it has to do with gardening or being outside. Well, check in here!
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 17, 2017
It’s Friday. Hopefully you will accomplish your Daily 10 Minute Practice today and it will send you into the weekend on a high note. It is also Friday Photo day so I need to make sure to post that, too!
Have a great weekend!
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 16, 2017
The Daily 10 Minute Practice day sixteen. Remember this is your practice so you are doing something you wanted to do. Is your daily practice something that has results that can be seen? Are you seeing any results?
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 15, 2017
So we are over halfway done with the Daily 10 Minute Practice. How are you doing? Are you really discipline and able to do it at the same time every day? I have recently seen an article via Facebook about a Japanese practice said to end laziness called Kaizen. The method is to practice something for one minute every day at the same time. Since it is only a minute, the idea is that it is something easy to do . . . even if what it is you are doing is not easy or is unpleasant. The fact that the task was done (even just for a minute) provides a sense of accomplishment and helps make the task bearable and perhaps even enjoyable. With that theory, the tendency to increase the time doing the task is probable. The theory also contains the idea that little changes can add up to big rewards. So the practice is believed to be a way to end laziness.
There actually is an institute, the Kaizen Institute founded by Masaaki Imai in 1985. Masaaki Imai is credited with bringing the practice of Kaizen to “the West.” According to that website, Kaizen is more of a way to improvement. According to the glossary on the website:
“Kaizen is continuous improvement that is based on certain guiding principles:
- Good processes bring good results
- Go see for yourself to grasp the current situation
- Speak with data, manage by facts
- Take action to contain and correct root causes of problems
- Work as a team
- Kaizen is everybody’s business
- And much more!”
The Kaizen Institute is geared towards businesses.
Wiki says that “kaizen” is Japanese for improvement or “change for the better.” Perhaps the people who say the practice of Kaizen is a way to end laziness might say that ending laziness IS a way of self improvement.
I am guessing that somewhere in Masaaki Imai’s book he described the practice of doing something for a minute a day and how that simple and small act repeated over and over every day at the same time could lead to improvement and possible better and bigger changes. Perhaps he tagged it as a way to end laziness or perhaps over time it just has been presented that way. Or maybe the practice of Kaizen is older than Imai, his book, and his institute and it really is the Japanese people’s way to end laziness. Either way, I do believe that doing something that might help “improve” or “enhance” you in some way as a practice every day could lead to a big change. It just depends. If there is something that you want to improve upon and it seems like a BIG challenge, then why not start small? Start small and let it build up.
So the ten minute daily practice is just a way of possibly doing that. As I mentioned in the first post about it, I had several people mention to me that they wanted to do something daily. Everyone had a different thing they wanted to do and the time ranged from five minutes to ten. I’m still doing my daily ten minutes. Although I kinda feel that doing it at the same time every day might be more beneficial. I have not been able to nail that part down. But I am getting in my ten. I hope to not miss any more days.
How are you doing? Have you seen that article that was posted on Facebook? Are you familiar with Kaizen?
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 15, 2017
Here we are on day fifteen of the Daily 10 Minute Practice. Because February is a “short” month we only have 13 days left. Perhaps after having done a daily 10 minute practice, we can carry it on, if that is something you want to do. I should carry on my present one AND add “cleaning out” as a second one!
How is it going for you?
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 14, 2017
Here we are day fourteen of the Daily 10 Minute Practice. How are you doing so far? How do you feel?
When are you going to do your 10 minutes?
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 13, 2017
Ahh, I usually have Mondays off, but today I am subbing a class. I will be teaching Nia when there is regularly Pilates. I thought I would try Nia at the community center because this is the community center where I once taught gentle yoga and they wanted to know what Nia was. Hopefully those that enjoyed the demo will show up and enjoy an entire hour of Nia. So instead of Pilates at the Almaden Community Center today it will be Nia at 9:15am!
I will do my Daily 10 Minute Practice, after I get home. We are on day thirteen. When will you do yours?
I haven’t marked off today, yet. I will when I get it done. 🙂
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 12, 2017
Here we are day twelve of the Daily 10 Minute Practice. Here is where you post your comment. I don’t know if I will doing my “practice” before or after I teach Nia. Today (Sunday, February 12, 2017) is my day to teach Nia at the NW YMCA in Cupertino. There are three of us Nia teachers that teach the Sunday class on a rotating basis. It is nice to have a Sunday class, but nice to not have to teach it every Sunday. Perhaps I will see you there.
When are you going to do your 10 minutes?
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 11, 2017
So, I am posting the check-in post kind of late. But, I seem to be on this endeavor myself, so that is ok. Most days I am remembering to do it. A couple days I remembered about it but didn’t make the time and one day I barely made it in time!
So, if you are doing the Daily 10 Minute Practice, here is the place to post your comment. It is day eleven!
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Posted by terrepruitt on February 10, 2017
Here it is, day ten of the Daily 10 Minute Practice. On Fridays I teach a Nia Class then often have running around to do. So I will be going my 10 minute practice in the evening, just like most days. What about you? Do you like to get to yours in the morning or the evening?
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