March 24, 2004
Blog or Body, Body or Blog?
Shall I write about hatred. (heard three stories around the campfire today that aroused the feeling) or Body Flex ? Esther Hicks channeling Abraham would say get into the best possible vibration, and milk it for all it's worth. Perhaps I can do both.
Greer Childers (why didn't I think of that name?) is the Body Flex inventress. She is quite the cookie, age 52, (perhaps even older now, my tapes are used) and the mother of three. I hope they're boys. Any poor adolescent girl who would have to bring boyfriends home to the likes of Greer, has good reason to kill herself.
Surprizingly, it's hard to find a good picture of Greer on the net, this was the best I could do. You can see why she might sell alot of fitness tapes, at any rate.
Those of you who watch TV may have been subject to her infomercial. I, personally, heard about her "system" from an compatriot in Mexico, who saw her infomercial quite by chance. My dear compatriot has lost many inches due to her dedication to Greer. An inspiration, in other words. Inspirations create desire.
What makes this system different than all other systems? For me? 1. Greer uses yogic breathing techniques -- and you know I'm crazy about those anyway. Of course she doesn't say they are yogic breathing techniques, nor does she credit her facial aerobic "Lion" to yoga, but he's dead anyway and won't care. 2. She does yogic breathing while she holds an isometric pose. 3. She has a piece of equipment, like a bow (as in Indian totem) with a bungie cord for a string, that can be adjusted easily for different resistances. It collapses into something halfway between a water bottle and a rolled up yoga mat, two of our more fashionable carry along items. 4. You can sit down for the whole thing, which, for those of us with planar flexed forefoot is greatly appreciated. 5. It worked for a friend, which helps with the "belief" factor.
As you can see, Greer Childers, is a little gift from heaven for me. Did I mention that she's probably a blonde for spiritual reasons too?
Of course, I rushed right home to order my complete set, Level 1 and Level 2. And look what I found. Greer is being sued for false advertising, duping millions of overweight people, and her products are no longer available. .
Did I let a little thing like that dissuade me? Of course not. Thank goodness there is the History Channel for Consumers on line: ebay. I never used it before, but I was determined. Moving right through the ebaphobia, I ordered four videos and a bow and arrow without the arrow. I worried that I might have ordered more, because I punched alot of the wrong keys doing it, in my inimitable ADD impulsive way. I even opened up a PayPal account.
I did my first training yesterday. I liked it alot. I am not doing my training session now, which is not a good sign. I forgot and ate breakfast. You aren't allowed to eat before you do Body Flex. A good plan, in that you aren't allowed to eat for some portion of the day. Hopefully, you don't feel like eating after you do Body Flex either. I'll let you know if I ever do it again.
Photo note: Look who turned up again! Ganesha , the destroyer of obstacles, among other things. Haven't seen him in quite some time, and he was all over my day last Friday. He could use some work on his abdominals.
Posted by Dakota at March 24, 2004 07:43 PM