Stress, friend or foe…

Stress is not the enemy in our lives. Paradoxically, it is the key to growth.

In order to build strength in a muscle we must systematically stress it, expanding energy beyond normal levels. By doing so causes microscopic tears in the muscle fibers.

At the end of a training session, functional capacity is diminished. However give the muscle twenty four to forty eight hours to recover and it grows stronger and better able to handle the next stimulus.

While this training phenomenon has been applied to building physical strength, it is just as relevant to building muscles in every dimension of our lives – from empathy and patience to focus and creativity to integrity and commitment. What applies to the body applies equally to the other dimensions of our lives. This insight both simplifies and revolutionizes the way we approach the barriers that stand in our way.

A Lavanda trainer will help you identify these barriers and coach you through the process to overcome these without causing problems towards your health and those around you.

We grow at all levels by expending energy beyond our ordinary limits and then recovering.  Expose a muscle to ordinary demand and it won’t grow. With age it will actually lose strength. The limiting factor in building any muscle is that many of us back off at the slightest hint of discomfort.

To meet increased demand in our lives, we must learn to systematically build and strengthen muscles wherever our capacity is insufficient. Any form of stress that prompts discomfort has the potential to expand our capacity – physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually – so long as it is followed by adequate recovery.