Movement Quilt Block — Live Well Live Strong Quilt
“Me thinks that the minute my legs begin to move my thoughts begin to flow, as if I had given vent to the stream at the lower end and consequently new fountains flowed into it at the upper.” Henry David Thoreau
How can Movement spark joy in your life? Let’s talk about it!
Movement can better our lives in so many ways! Movement is good for our bodies, with benefits including our circulatory system and speeding up our metabolism. Movement even actually creates a hormone in our brain that makes us FEEL happy!
Our bodies are like a beautiful flower in a garden. We need to carefully cultivate and take care of it to flourish. Movement can help! There are so many benefits of movement. If you could bottle up all the benefits of movement into an energy drink we would probably all drink it. But… we don’t need to do that because movement is free! As I prepared these worksheets, I was amazed that I haven’t utilized all the benefits of movement in my life.
With moving we can strengthen our heart like the muscle it is! Women are at risk for heart disease and I need to get moving so I can possibly reduce that risk. I would love that sharper mind! I would love more energy! Sign me up! But…. we don’t need to sign up, we just need to choose to move. I’d like to sleep better. There are so many medications to help with sleep, can I really improve sleep and reduce stress with movement? Strengthening my bones and reducing my risk for falls. Or if I do get sick or have an accident increasing my ability to heal sounds good.
I need to get my shoes tied and get my move on.
The Movement Quilt Block is the 8th week on our Live Well Live Strong Quilt Sew Along! Remember you can join in on the sew along anytime or make the Live Well Live Strong Quilt at your own pace.
” The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble. ”
Blaise Pascal
The health benefits of movement in our lives are almost innumerable! It decreases stress, prevents disease, and lowers risk for many heart conditions. If you are a young mom or grandmother. Take those little ones to the park and enjoy some time outside. The Vitamin D just feels so great! It lifts everyones soul. I have personally enjoyed walking with my daughter in law, Ashley and my adorable new grandbaby Ellie!
There are many Movement Activities that you can do. On the worksheet below, I’m introducing you a couple of my favorites.
Download your Movement Worksheets below and work through the exercises as you focus on making your Movement Quilt Block this next week!
If you haven’t yet, you can join in anytime on the Live Well Live Strong Quilt Sew Along! Get your downloadable pattern right now!
Moving with our family or friends can strengthen our relationships with others! I’ve had a goal to strengthen my relationship with my 17 year old son that is graduating from high school this year. Disconnecting from technology felt good on our walk with the dogs and so did our laughing together!
Walk at the park with my 17 year old son! 
We had a great time strengthening our relationship too.
“All that is important is this one moment is movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused. ”
Martha Graham
Not to get too scientific, but Inertia is a principle in which an object that is in motion will stay in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force, with the same being true of objects that are NOT in motion. It is much harder to get ourselves up and moving if we don’t make a habit of doing it every day! Not to mention, if we are in motion then we can bump others in our lives into motion as well, creating a domino effect of energy!
“All creative activity begins with movement” Joseph C. Zinker
Positive Movement Challenges could include:
- Go for a walk or run
- Increase your steps throughout your day
- Go on a hike with family or friends
- Side step back & forth while watching your favorite show for 20 minutes
- Place two water bottles close by and use them as weights during a break in your day
Or customize your own personal challenge. Let’s not overwhelm ourselves. Take tiny steps towards a good thing and reward yourself with a quiet moment closing your eyes to feel good about yourself including your body & mind.
Share a photo of your completed Movement Quilt Block on Facebook or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stitchesquilting/ and use the hashtag #livewelllivestrongquilt. If you feel comfortable share a photo that represents a positive step in a Movement Challenge. Let’s inspire each other!
” You guard against decay, in general, and stagnation, by moving, by continuing to move. ” Mary Daly
Remember your movement doesn’t have to happen in a beautiful place. You can move anywhere and feel beautiful inside to get the benefits from regularly moving your body. It doesn’t need to happen on a beach. It can happen in your bedroom before you fall asleep at night just side stepping back and forth for 20 minutes.
Doesn’t taking your dog for a walk just them happy. You will feel happy too getting out and about in a regular routine. Our family needs to improve and walk our pups more frequently.
Next week’s block is the Self Reliance Quilt Block! If you haven’t yet, purchase your Live Well Live Strong Quilt Pattern!
The new MOVEMENT video will be available below on April 2nd!
Many happy wishes for a week filled with Healing Live Well Live Strong! XOXO!
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