I am 61 and many of my lifestyle podcasts and videos are dedicated to physical-mental health and fitness. This time I am showing my audience how to get FIT with a Bamboo Workout! I have chosen a male student of mine in martial arts, also over 60 years old this awesome method of fitness and exercise training just using bamboo sticks.  What is the message of the story of the  bamboo? The parable of the Chinese Bamboo Tree teaches us lessons about  patience, faith, perseverance, growth and development and importantly…  human potential! Like any plant, to flourish the Chinese Bamboo Tree  requires nurturing – water, fertile soil, sunshine. And humans need  exercise to keep themselves healthy. The Bamboo Stick Technique is the  ideal sport for young and old as you can see in this video podcast.

Review based on Pansexuality and "Coming Out" - Abigail from "The Manic  Pixie Wierdo Podcast" expresses herself through her biographical story. Worth listening to by those  who are afraid of expressing their identity towards "LOVE for PEOPLE". https://open.spotify.com/show/7cRrJxdiBmTP3ZqXaGrzqm?si=ee914557fb774788

WHAT is Pansexuality? Pansexuality is sexual, romantic, or emotional  attraction towards people regardless of their sex or gender identity.  Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that  gender and sex are not determining factors in their romantic or sexual  attraction to others.  Pansexuality may be considered a sexual orientation in its own right or a  branch of bisexuality, to indicate an alternative sexual identity.  Because pansexual people are open to relationships with people who do  not identify as strictly men or women, and pansexuality therefore  rejects the gender binary, it is considered by some to be a more  inclusive term than bisexual. The extent to which the term bisexual is  inclusive when compared with the term pansexual is debated within the  LGBT community, especially the bisexual community.

Travel is exciting but the experience of travelling can be stressful. Modern air travel is particularly frustrating. Common negative effects include irritation, emotionality, anxiety and jet-lag. Fifteen per cent of men are more likely to cry at a movie on an airplane than at home.

I have experience this once when I flew Air India to Mumbai that I was smothered with bollywood films and tearful men. Furthermore, The altered oxygen levels in airplane cabins also affect memory and concentration, making air travel significantly more stressful than any of us would wish.

I have often wondered if lessons from mindfulness, meditation and Buddhism could help with some of these problems? Help us cope better in the air? What follows is a guide to addressing some of these travel challenges, drawn from from personal experience, combining traditional medical advice with additional psychological techniques to help you get through airports and flights without too much psychological damage.

In order to minimise the negative effects of travel, there is much psychological sense in the usual travel advice: plan trips with care, especially when travelling with children; spend extra money and time if they ease transitions in the journey (leaving plenty of time for meals, rest and connections); bring twice as much money as you think you need, and half as much luggage.

If you are flying, you must also prepare yourself for the inevitable psychological turbulence of modern air travel. Mindfulness and acceptance can help greatly.

Here are 12 mindful tips for a more relaxing flight.

Video Lifestyle Podcast with some simple stretch exercises to improve your posture and stiff joints. Choreography movements taken from yoga and qigong movements using a ball and bamboo sticks. Music credits to Whitney Houston.

You want to change your life then it's time to start now. Ask yourself the question when was the last time you stopped believing in yourself? How old were you? What made you doubt yourself? Was there somebody in your close environment that caused you to doubt your thinking, your dreams, your abilties, your sanity? How much faith do you have right now in your life?

What I am going to discuss today is why we stop believing in ourselves and how we can change all that as from today. Let me begin from the roots of all evils your birth and then we will work through the processess along the way. Towards the end of this podcast you will have learnt how to deal with „Mindset Change“ and to gain self confidence in yourself.

Did you know that your mind tricks you to thinking either negative or positive thoughts? The fact is that what your brain is thinking is often influenced by your own mindsets from distorted or pleasant memories from the past. It is how you interpret these thoughts in a moment of either stress or pleasure. Each of us experiences these thoughts and feelings differently but one thing we all have in common despite our race, colour and creed is that everyone of us goes through both ends of the pole: negative and positive thinking patterns. However, negative thoughts are often destructive if left to their own devices. They make us feel miserable, sad, helpless, bitter, angry etc. This can lead to more negative thoughts and behaviour eventually creating havoc in your life, illness and even death. 

How do we handle negativity in our lives? Good news is that the Law of Nature is also The Law of Physics. Nothing esoteric about that. What it means is that in order to create balance in our lives, we need to have a positive pole as well. When we switch the roles we will find that a positive mindset will grow stronger and attract more positiveness in our lives. This switch to a positive mindset will grow stronger each day and attract a good feeling in you. You will grow stronger, more resilient and have the energy to create a positive world around you. This makes you look and feel attractive to yourself as well as others. 

Negativity is a vicious cycle and influences more negativity back into your life and behaviour. People are never attracted to negative persons. Which means you are left without supportive friends or family perhaps when you need them most.  The answer lies within every one of us. We need to work from within by oiling our mindsets to think differently about something which perhaps has not even taken place accept in our heads.

This podcast discusses high awareness and how to reach this level of consciousness; what are its benefits to us, including 5 tips and finally the 12 signs that we are shifting to a higher level of consiousness. Of course there are many other ways through meditation, mindfulness, yoga or Buddhism but we will focus on practical solutions that will stimulate your present state of consicousness to inspire the internal self for positive change.

“The core of your soul. The center of your being. The higher consciousness of your mind. That is where the kingdom of love and peace begins.” Anonymous

In this podcast, I want to discuss with you what women want and share some tips on the top things women notice immediately. This can be for people who are dating and also in relationships. This advice and insight comes from clients, myself and really just taking it back to the old Western times. Even though you may feel like this doesn’t exist anymore, that couldn’t be further from the truth! Chivalry still exists and women still love it!

Men like to be treated like babies (not literally), but men also crave the 100% attention, care, and pampering the kids get. He wants you to show genuine respect for his well-being. He wants you to be kind and empathetic. Unlike what some people believe, men are also emotional. So, it would help according to many men if you cared about their feelings when you talk or act. Show that you care when he is emotionally troubled and be there for him. 

In truth, most men don’t want you to buy expensive things or give them money. Being kind, loving, caring, and compassionate is enough for anyone. You have the key to his heart if you can treat your man right or you know how to treat a man right.

Welcome dear listeners to another lifestyle podcast on health matters. Today I am going to discuss a fitness product from the German sports company called „Sport Thieme“. I have also included in this podcast a video that you, the listener can see how I tested this product from every exercise angle imaginable: squats, splits, forward bends etc. I will give you the test results towards the end of this podcast as well as discuss the health benefits of the training bar. But first of all let us discuss what this fitness device is. We call it a steel padded weight rod. This rod weighs 8 kgs which is about 18 pounds. Length: 122 cm, ø 30-37 mm. The men's so-called Olympic Weightlifting Bar, used in standard men's weightlifting competitions, weighs 20 kg, or 45lb. While the women's version weighs 15kg or 33lb. So, what I wanted to test is the 8 kg which normally is not recommended for beginners. In that case they should use a 2kg bar. The challenge was to test how far one could use an 8kg rod for different types of exercises which would normally not be done in a regular gym. I noticed as I was doing theses exercises my regular movements were slower and more carefully performed as usual. I had to use more stamina and some elasticity was limited, for example the "air lifts" had to be adjusted accordingly so as not to damage my back or ligaments. It is recommended to wear training gloves to support the wrists and also a weight belt to avoid any damage to your lower back. I am not wearing a belt in this video but I was aware that some of my usual movements were limited to avoid any unnecessary damage. Remember, 8 kgs is not something to take lightly.