{"id":1994,"date":"2017-11-18T08:19:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T08:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirstenharris.co.uk\/thedailyease\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2017-11-18T18:25:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T18:25:53","slug":"hard-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifwisheswerehorses.co.uk\/thedailyease\/?p=1994","title":{"rendered":"Hard Cheese!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hard Cheese! by Kirsten Harris<\/p>\n

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Thirty three vertebrae<\/p>\n

Support the body through the day<\/p>\n

They\u2019re your inner building bricks<\/p>\n

Stack them well, let\u2019s not be thick!<\/p>\n

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Disease, perhaps a lack of ease?<\/p>\n

A painful back and hips and knees?<\/p>\n

Our thirty-three spinal bones<\/p>\n

Give support – a snake-like home<\/p>\n

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A slumping spine becomes C-shaped<\/p>\n

Oh messed up human, misshaped\u00a0 ape!<\/p>\n

Don’t curl the spine and squash the heart<\/p>\n

That\u2019s never clever for a start!<\/p>\n

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Between the vertebrae are discs<\/p>\n

Slumping puts these discs at risk<\/p>\n

Those squishy sponges separate<\/p>\n

The bone from bone \u2013 so they don\u2019t grate<\/p>\n

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When you\u2019re young they’re full and squishy<\/p>\n

Later on they may get iffy<\/p>\n

Worn down, thin and hard like cheese<\/p>\n

Think up, spine long, before they freeze<\/p>\n

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Your discs are spongy spacing strips<\/p>\n

Between the bones. Don’t slump! They’ll slip!<\/p>\n

And then you’ll end up feeling bad<\/p>\n

In dreadful pain, just like my dad<\/p>\n

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Ease out enough before you\u2019re forty<\/p>\n

Risky discs won\u2019t be so naughty<\/p>\n

Lie down and rest on a hard floor<\/p>\n

Chill out and let your discs restore<\/p>\n

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Lie down, take time: semi-supine<\/p>\n

Expands and balances your spine<\/p>\n

Allow each sponge to rehydrate<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only seventeen minutes to wait!<\/p>\n

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(The spine is made up of 7 cerivcal, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 fused sacral and 3\/5 coccygeal vertebrae)<\/p>\n

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\"kirsten<\/a><\/p>\n

I am interested in presenting the Alexander Technique in ways that children will hopefully enjoy and remember. I don\u2019t claim to be the worlds greatest poet, far from it! However, a rhyme can be a quick and easy way of presenting information to discuss. It always seems to engage the teenagers I work with. They particularly remember the words \u2018hard cheese\u2019 when I teach this bit of anatomy.<\/p>\n

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The late Don Burton used the description of hard cheese to describe the change of consistency that occurs in intervertebral discs as we get older. I have stolen his description as a title and idea for this verse. Thank you Don, for your continued inspiration!<\/p>\n

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More stuff from me \u2013<\/strong>
\nI have recently made an Alexander Technique colouring book CLICK<\/a>\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

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You don\u2019t need to be into colouring to buy this. It is a teaching resource – an artists perspective on the Alexander Technique.<\/p>\n

The colouring in bit just adds another dimension of interactivity and interest.<\/p>\n

All profits will be used to plant trees.<\/p>\n

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The Daily Ease \u2013 A Walk in the Woods <\/strong>Colouring Story Book<\/p>\n

CLICK LINK HERE TO SEE SAMPLE PAGE<\/a>
\nFree postage in the UK
\nEmail me for international postage – kirstenfharris@btopenworld.com<\/p>\n

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Body Magic<\/strong> –\u00a0Link<\/a> to audio for semi supine to help you take care of yourself.<\/p>\n

Breathe<\/strong> – link<\/a> to audio lessons<\/p>\n

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\"COLOURING<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"BodyMagic_mobile\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Spiral_mobile\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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