Your Second Brain: The Belly Has a Mind of It's Own

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It's often said that many of us think with our stomachs. It turns out this tongue and cheek axiom is grounded in scientific validity. According to Michael D. Gerson, distinguished doctor and professor of anatomy and cell biology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, we all have a "second brain" made up of the abdomen and all of its complex systems.

Your Second Brain: The Belly Has a Mind of It's Own

Dr. Gerson has devoted over 30 years to studying the abdomen and founded the burgeoning field of medicine known as "Neurogastroenterology." In 1998 he published the groundbreaking book, "The Second Brain" detailing the findings of this new field of medicine.

What Exactly is the Second Brain?

According to Dr. Gershon, the gut has its own nervous system known as the "enteric nervous system." It is vitally important to the operation of the human body and even functions without input from the spinal cord or brain.

The gut plays a vital role in our emotional and physical well-being. The feeling of "butterflies" in your stomach when you are nervous or excited or a sinking feeling in your belly when you dread something is your gut's way of communicating with you.

How is the Second Brain Different from the Brain in our Head?

The "second brain" or abdominal brain is much different from the brain in our heads. Our cranial brain performs complex cognitive functions such as reasoning, calculations and making plans based on logic. In contrast, our second brain is intuitive and receives signals and messages regarding our bodies and the environment that it sends back to our cranial brain and vice versa.

Understanding the second brain and its functions is the answer to helping people who are plagued with gastrointestinal problems that are often dismissed by traditional medical practitioners that often label patients as neurotic.

Why is the Gut Called a Brain?

According to Dr. Gershon, the second brain contains an astounding 100 million neurons - more than the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system combined. The gut is called a brain because it controls the complex process of digestion without assistance of the cranial brain.

The second brain produces an immense amount of chemical compounds, including every type of neurotransmitter found in the cranial brain. In fact, the gut (second brain) produces 95% of the chemical serotonin. Without adequate levels of serotonin, we experience insomnia and depression.

How the Two Brains are Connected

The cranial and abdominal brains are connected by a cable known as the vagus nerve. Neurotransmission allows the two brains to be able to communicate with each other and work together so the body can operate in harmony. When these two brains connect - we are able to connect more deeply with ourselves.

The second brain shapes and forms our emotional state of being. The condition of the abdomen gives rise to depression or enthusiasm, sadness or joy, despair or fulfillment. In our gut reside all of our emotional impressions throughout our lives! Protected from our awareness this tissue holds many of our deepest secrets. At some point in our lives these secrets and internal conflicts manifest as physical symptoms.

These symptoms act as warning signals. It's our body's way of saying, "Pay attention to me! Pay attention to my gut!"

The Gut and our Emotional Problems

Researchers are now beginning to understand the complex relationship between the second brain and psychological disorders.

Dr. Emeran Mayer, professor of medicine, physiology and psychiatry at the University of California at Los Angeles, said that most patients with anxiety and depression have gastrointestinal problems as well.

Researchers are finding out that depression, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, Parkinson's and even Alzheimer's disease manifest at the level of both brain and gut.

Dr. Mayer stated up to 70% of his patients with chronic stomach problems have experienced early childhood traumas which affect how they respond to stress. They remain in an ongoing state of emergency with all of the body's systems ready to deal with approaching danger - even though the original event occurred years before.

Heal the Second Brain and the Rest will Follow

Ten years ago I was experiencing heavy feelings of anxiousness and fear. I was also stuck in my creative work. I tried every healing modality under the sun to no avail. In my quest for healing, I learned that the Taoists have known for centuries that the abdomen, and the emotions and tensions within it, are the cause of many ailments and diseases. I was intrigued.

I found a holistic healing modality based on this ancient knowledge called Chi Nei Tsang (CNT) that focuses on healing the second brain. "Chi" means energy and information, and "Nei Tsang" means visceral or internal. I decided to try it.

During my CNT treatments I was able to connect with myself in a deeper way than ever before. In time, I was able to release the negative energy stored in my gut that was producing anxiety, anger and fear. The emotional energy was released and I was free!

As I continued with treatments, my enthusiasm for life deepened and I experienced an explosion of creativity! My mind slowed, I felt calm, grounded, less reactive and emotionally mature. The years of accumulated stress had vanished. I felt at home with myself and others for the first time.

That was many years ago, and I am happy to report I am still experiencing the beneficial effects of CNT. In fact, my profound experience led me to become a practitioner of the art, which I have been practicing over the last 10 years.

I love working on the abdomen, or second brain, because it allows me to help people find deep healing on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. There is no condition, whether manifested physically, emotionally or spiritually that cannot be helped by Chi Nei Tsang.

A New Hope for Healing

Prescription drug use for gastrointestinal and mental conditions is at an all-time high. People are still suffering and walking around in a drug-induced haze. Gilles Marin, my teacher and Director of the Chi Nei Tsang Institute once stated, "Once people connect with the emotional reason why they are sick and are able to evolve and change the way they their emotions affect them internally, there is no more reason whatsoever that they can continue to be sick".

The stagnant patterns and fear of change we hold inside ourselves are preventing the flowering of our potential. With the emerging understanding of our second brain - a revolution in healing is taking place. With knowledge of the brain in our gut; its power and function, we now have an opportunity to heal at the deepest level, to find our life purpose and to do our part in creating the world we yearn for.


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Train For a Career in Fashion Design

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Do you notice what everyone is wearing? Do you stay on top of the latest trends in clothing and accessories? Do you have a passion for fashion?

Train For a Career in Fashion Design

If so, then you should consider a career in fashion design. From the design table to the showroom floor, there are many steps involved in bringing fashionable clothing to the marketplace. Many highly skilled people are involved-designers, pattern makers, cutters, stitchers, photographers, fabric experts, wholesalers, and fashion models. With the right training, you could be one of them.

Fashion designers often work for big companies, helping to make both haute couture (high-priced custom-made clothing) and the off-the-rack clothing that is sold in department stores and boutiques. Fashion designers can also work for themselves, and many own their own independent fashion companies. Specialized designers create footwear and accessories such as purses and hats. From the neighborhood tailor to the international artist who designs "red carpet" dresses for movie stars, the world of fashion is diverse and multi-faceted.

The fashion industry is becoming increasingly global. A ready-to-wear apparel company may have designers in one country, the manufacturing facility in another, and retail outlets all over the world. Successful fashion designers enjoy travel, are interested in all aspects of creating clothing, work well with a variety of people, have a keen eye for trends, and know how to design clothing that people want to buy. Pricing is important, too, because mass market designers need to create clothing that can be manufactured and sold at the lowest possible cost.

Computer skills are increasingly important. Many designers sketch initial ideas with paper and pencil, and then translate these hand sketches to the computer. Computer-aided design (CAD) is increasingly being used in the fashion design industry. CAD allows designers to create clothing designs on virtual models and in a variety of colors and shapes. These CAD templates can then be used to direct the manufacturing process, which is often located thousands of miles away.

What's the job outlook? Opportunities are out there if you have the right training! According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the current decade from 2008 to 2018 "the best job opportunities will be in design firms that design mass market clothing sold in department stores and retail chain stores, such as apparel wholesale firms." But having the right training is key! Most fashion designers have an associate (two-year) or bachelor's (four-year) degree in fashion design. Program areas may include design, business, marketing, merchandising, and even human anatomy and computers.

Is the fashion industry competitive? Yes, it is! Many people are lured by the promise of a glamorous lifestyle, but a career in fashion design means plenty of hard work and long hours. This is why quality career education can make a big difference to a person's success in the competitive fashion marketplace.

How can you get started? Find an accredited school or degree program. The National Association of Schools of Art and Design accredits nearly 300 postsecondary institutions with degree programs in fashion design. The best way to start is to log onto a reputable college directory website. You can enter the search terms that are appropriate for you, such as "fashion design college in New York" or "online fashion degrees." You'll be presented with the colleges that meet your criteria. Compare programs and financial aid and career services. You can request free information from the schools that interest you. It's that easy! Then you can narrow down your choices and make your applications...and in less time than you think you could be training for a rewarding career in fashion design.


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Self Defense Moves - Seven Topics Across Seven Levels in Silat Training System

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The self defense moves in silat syllabus are divided into seven levels. Each level concentrates on specific self defense skills. The levels are marked with belt just like any other self defense or martial art. Those seven levels are white belt, blue belt, brown belt, yellow belt, green belt, red belt and black belt. For every level, each silat exponent needs to master seven topics which emphasize in specific required skills in that level. The seven topics are; Bunga (which teach the exponent how to master the defensive and striking position), Jurus (which includes the art of attack and defense), the Belebat (which teach the students to art of the defensive and counter attack movements), Tapak (the routine on how to destroy your enemy through step pattern movements), Buah (the art of self defense), Tempur Seni (the art of self defense combat) and the Tempur Beladiri (the fast action of combat sparring).

Self Defense Moves - Seven Topics Across Seven Levels in Silat Training System

Every silat exponents will starts to learn from the easy skills until advance skills across the seven levels. On the first level (white belt), the exponent will be given Anak Gelanggang or Beginner Silat Exponent title. In this level the students will learn on how to master the basic skills of silat, to balance between fitness and brightness of psychology, psychomotor control and also cognitive development. This consists of physical and mental approach that will combine with all positive aspects in silat activities.

At the second level (blue belt), the exponent will be given Pesilat Remaja or First Rank Junior Silat Exponent title. This level brings elements of self defense and more clearly how to apply their knowledge and unarmed self defense skills either in martial arts performances or competitions. Silat exponent will be able to receive self defence moves skills to develop practical and cultivation of moral values in more effective methods. The aim is to produce a harmony community and well mannered exponent in order to develop strong self-esteem to succeed.

While, the third level (brown belt), the exponent will be given Pesilat Perkasa or Second Rank Junior Silat Exponent title. This level focused on the basic motion, method, manner and Silat as Malaysian self defense. This level also emphasize on strengthening the nation in terms of arts, self defense and traditional martial arts sport.

At the fourth level (yellow belt), the exponent will be given Pesilat Muda or Young Silat Exponent title. This level objective is to strengthen the Malaysian Silat methods in terms of motion, method, manner and form of self defense. At the same time the silat exponent will inheritance the knowledge of silat essences, practices and skills of martial arts that developed from Bunga; which form the Silat self defense skills, martial arts and martial sports. Silat establish movements that embedded positive values, which can form a healthy lifestyle.

At the fifth level (green belt), the exponent will be given Pesilat or Silat Exponent title. This level will teach the exponent to unite the martial arts and self defense moves particularly catching methods followed by striking, topple down, locking and counter attack techniques. This counter attack skill also known as 'pelepas' or self release technique. Silat exponent also will learn how to use the step pattern known as 'melilit' or circling around the enemy in order to expand the self defense technique. The silat exponent will be introduced to 'Sikap Pendekar' or Warrior's Attitude as the way of life either throughout physical or spiritual aspects; A warrior is a being who has knowledge, practices and is skilful in silat internally (spiritually) and externally (physically), based on the Malay custom, arts and culture in parallel with syarak, one that uses his knowledge and crafts at the right place for justice and peace with a calm soul with physical properties based on the spirit of a chivalrous majestic warrior. This Warrior's Attitude was written by Pendita Anuar Abdul Wahab, the founder of Silat Malaysia.

At the sixth level (red belt), the exponent will be given Pendekar Muda or Junior Warrior title. At this level the silat exponent will learn the weaponry system which emphasis on 'penyerang aktif' or active silat exponent methods. This method is a powerful method particularly to defense you against 3 or more enemies. As silat also known as the art of war, this concept is derived from weaponry methods. Normally, the exponents will train to use multi-weapon at this stage of training. The weaponry training starts during Tempur Seni session. The 'kaedah pemotong' or 'penyerang aktif' then will be developed unto Tempur Beladiri (combat training). As silat derived from human anatomy movements, it will perfect every silat training activities in purposed of self defense.

At the seventh level (black belt), the exponent will be given Pendekar or Warrior title. At this stage the warrior will be given the Silat knowledge that origins from the art of war from multiple aspects of knowledge, practice and traditional weapon skills system. The Malay warrior attitude is the same in Warrior's Attitude. The warrior also will be train to become silat guru to implement the self defense moves education to others. They are also exposed to science teaching, management, spiritual, technical and co-curriculum in purpose to strengthen community, religion, race and nation.


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The Other in Fiction - Creating Wonderfully Wicked Villains

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Characters with psychological problems and quirks have appeared as long as people have told stories. For most of recorded history, madness has been the work of angry gods and mischievous demons, and in many developing countries people still believe that psychological problems are caused by demonic possession, witchcraft, and vengeful gods.

The Other in Fiction - Creating Wonderfully Wicked Villains

Though research has shown us that psychological disorders have more mundane causes like brain chemistry and stress, most of us are still subtly influenced by generations of superstition. We see people with mental illness as being extremely different from us, and sometimes even as deserving of their problems and the consequences of those problems.

Otherness Alterity, or the concept of Other, is the inability to relate to someone or something we perceive as radically, insurmountably different from ourselves. Most of us have trouble knowing how to react to someone who behaves strangely, or whose behavior or ideas scare us. We say, "He's out of his mind,""He's lost his mind," or "He's acting crazy." Sometimes we even experience parts of ourselves as Other. We look back on choices we've made and try to make sense of them by saying things like "I wasn't myself" or "I don't know why I did it."

The Other appears in two common forms in fiction. In the first, the Other is a part of a character who can't control her behavior, often because she's possessed or mentally ill. In the second, the individual herself is Other, a villain so packed with evil Shadow characteristics that we can feel good about seeing her destroyed.

The Other in Fiction The Other tends to be easy to pick out in fiction, because it usually has one or more of the following three qualities.

1. The Other is a Monster The villain who achieves Monster status has been imbued with so many Shadow qualities that he is no longer viewed as human, redeemable, or even worth saving. Killing him isn't about killing another human being--it's destroying something even God would high-five you for taking down. I argue elsewhere that Monsters are less scary than more complex, empathetic villains, if for no other reason than they're predictable: they're always going to make the "wrong" decision, the one that makes it easy to hate them.

The Monster is a receptacle for the things we hate or fear about ourselves, both individually and as a species, things we'd like to strip out of ourselves and destroy. In action and horror stories, the Monster is often identified by dark clothes, weapons emblazoned with animals or symbols associated with evil (snakes, dragons), and a blasé approach to killing.

2. The Other Has Incredibly Obvious Psychological Problems In many ways, psychosis and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID, formerly Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD) have replaced stories about possession in the fictional media. Rather than being possessed by demons, we're possessed by personalities or disorders.

In stories about possession, the demon rather than the person is responsible for the horrific acts committed; when the demon is exorcised, the person deserves no punishment and can resume a normal life. In stories about mental illness, love often serves the same purpose, saving the character from her crimes and redeeming her soul.

3. The Other has a Childish, One-Track Mind The Other is usually portrayed as thinking in overly simplistic words and phrases. Sometimes this is because he has an Incredibly Obvious Psychological Problem, and sometimes it's because he's a Monster. In extreme cases, his thought processes echo nothing so much as an elementary school child. The sentences become short and choppy and make the Other sound like he's about to get a cake he's been looking forward to.

Horror films sometimes use this innocence and simplicity to emphasize how awful the atrocities in question are. The idea that Freddy Krueger's mother was a nun shows us how far astray he's gone, and the ominous Nightmare on Elm Street nursery rhyme does the same thing (1, 2, Freddy's coming for you; 3, 4, better lock your door...) A little girl screaming obscenities has shocked generations of Exorcist fans. And in Saw, there's something unsettling about Jigsaw on the tricycle. If you're going to take this approach, just be careful to come up with something original. The tricycle worked because it hadn't been done to death.

The Purpose of the Other This Other serves a purpose, and that purpose is to assure us that we're nothing like it.

Mental illness and Monstrosity are often clumped together for two reasons. First, mental illness can be scary, and we want to believe we would never behave that way, no matter what. Second, we use psychological terms to try to understand cruelty and hatred, and it's much easier for the average person to equate "sociopath" with "monster" than to accept that circumstances contributed to that person's behavior...and could conceivably have done the same to us if we'd shared them.

Research like the Stanford Prison Experiment and Milgram's Obedience Study has shown that circumstance is the most important influence on behavior, especially cruelty. In both studies, average people hurt others (or thought they did) thanks to opportunities and pressures offered by the environment. In the commentary on the 2004 remake of The Amityville Horror, actor Ryan Reynolds remarks how upsetting it was to realize that he was capable of hitting a child--because he spontaneously did it while in character.

There is no excuse for the atrocities committed by men like Hitler, Stalin, and Hussein, but when placed in the context of their lives, their behaviors make some sense and are even predicable. Would you or I do the same things if we'd grown up in exactly the same situations? I certainly hope not, but we might have had a lot more in common with those "monsters" than we'd like to think.

The truth is, in real life nobody is pure Monster, and the Other is a lot less Other than most of us would like to think.

Behind the Disorders Sometimes Associated with the Other Psychosis People who develop psychoses--that is, people who lose contact with the reality most people are experiencing--haven't developed a strange new personality; instead, they've lost the ability to differentiate between the same fantasies and realities we all experience. We all have inner voices that say things like "That was a stupid thing to do" or "Eating all those cookies is going to make you fat!" People who "hear voices" are hearing the exact same thing, but an imbalance in brain chemistry makes it impossible for them to tell these are internal thoughts, not external voices. When they take antipsychotic medications, the drugs re-balance their brain chemicals so their perceptions of reality are more like everyone else's. They still hear the voices, they just know--the same way you and I do--that they're coming from inside.

Most often associated with psychosis are schizophrenia and the manic phase of bipolar I disorder, though some people develop other psychotic disorders or experience psychosis as a result of drug use.

Dissociative Identity Disorder Psychological professionals believe that Dissociative Identity Disorder is caused by trauma so severe that to cope the person dissociates or splinters that experience off from the rest. Splintering protects the birth or core personality from the terrible things that happened. It's the same process that protects us from other painful memories, like those associated with bad car accidents.

Fictional characters with DID usually harbor a savage killer. The truth is, people with DID harbor killers no more than the rest of us. That doesn't mean people with DID never harbor killers, only that "normal" people do, too. Surviving abuse teaches some people to abuse others, but that's true even without a psychological disorder.

In fact, the only psychological disorder that is associated with increased violence is substance use and abuse--drinking and doing drugs. And even people without ongoing substance abuse problems do things they later wish they hadn't when they've been under the influence.

Revisiting the One Track Mind and the Incredibly Obvious Problem Since we've discussed the Monster pretty extensively, let's briefly revisit the other two categories of Other and talk about ways to freshen them up.

The Childish One-Track-Mind Most people don't think like children unless they actually are children. People sometimes regress, or act more child-like when they're overwhelmed, but they always revert to grownup thought processes as the stressors pass or they adapt.

Killers in particular are going to think like grownups. Unless she's incredibly disorganized (in which case she's going to be fairly easy to catch) she has to be clever enough to outwit your hero or heroine. And even people who kill, for whatever reason, think things besides killing. They go to the grocery store. They watch Gray's Anatomy (pun intended). They get the flu, look at mail-order catalogs, and clean their homes. Some better than others.

This normalcy is what makes people who do terrible things scary, because we can relate to everyday behaviors. The less Other the villain is, the scarier he's likely to be. In any case, you're probably not going to be able to pick out someone who kills by their speech patterns (assuming they're not constantly talking about gore), what they buy at the supermarket (assuming they're not buying cement or fertilizer), or how their houses are organized (assuming there aren't any dead people around).

Writers can and do make the One-Track-Mind Other work when they take a unique approach. For example, in the Supernatural episode The Benders, one of the brothers is abducted by a weird family that likes to hunt and kill people for sport. The family keeps trophies--like wind chimes made of human bones and jars of teeth--in the house.

Two things really made the episode work. First, it didn't take itself too seriously. Second, the brothers normally hunt supernatural creatures like demons, ghosts, and other monsters; the punch line of the episode is that people can be a lot scarier than monsters. And nobody ever suggested they were mentally ill--just weird.

The Incredibly Obvious Problem Only about 5% or 6% of the general population has a psychological disorder that's obvious enough that you might notice it in the grocery store. And though you might notice a disorder if you were living in the same house or room with it, you'd probably be surprised how many people hide their problems so well that even their families have no idea how bad their symptoms are.

People who have psychological problems are just like anyone else, even the ones who take medications. Some people need to take insulin for diabetes, or use inhalers when they have asthma attacks; likewise, sometimes the delicate balance of chemicals and processes in the brain need a little help from modern medicine.

Full Circle The Other is powerful if you're willing to explore what makes her seem so different from you. What makes someone or something seem Other to you? What's so inconceivable that it would be scary if you knew how to relate?

Got it?

Good. Now go write about it.


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All Martial Arts Styles Are Unique

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The martial arts styles can be divided into several categories, depending upon the dominant techniques they expound.

All Martial Arts Styles Are Unique

Stand up styles are so called because the fighter fights on his feet using a combination of punches, kicks and footwork techniques. Karate, Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Boxing/Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Wushu and San Shou are some of the art forms in this category.

The stand up styles use nimble footwork, distance and timing to defeat an opponent. Here physical conditioning is paramount because the body needs to be in peak condition for lightning fast responses.

Some stand up fighting styles such as boxing and Wing Chun emphasizes the use of hands. Others, like Taekwondo, focus on kicking. Hapkido propagates counter-fighting, use of locks, blocking and other techniques.

Grappling or ground fighting styles, as the name suggests, focuses on the wrestling part of fighting. In this, the players employ wrestling techniques, which requires them to be on the ground quite often. Brazilian Jiujitsu, Shootoo, Sambo and Greco-Roman wrestling are all martial arts that fall in this category.

Grappling has only a limited number of stands up fighting techniques. In this form of fighting, the martial arts artist concentrates on taking an opponent down and getting the better of the fighter by using a choke, a lock or any other grappling technique.

Though grappling art forms appear to be less graceful and artistic than stand up styles, this art form has nothing to do with brute strength. Grappling is a precise art that requires the artist to not only to be in good physical condition but also have knowledge of the human anatomy. This is because awareness of the body helps the grappler to sense the opponent's intention through the body movements and therefore control the fight.

Throwing styles and weapon-based styles, as the name suggests, involve throwing opponents from a stand up position and using weapons respectively. The first uses throws, trips and locks as weapons to disrupt the opponent's balance while the other actually uses weapons to overcome the enemy. Judo, Aikido, Chiao and Hapkido are some throwing styles while Iado, Kendo and Kali are weapon based.

Low impact or meditative styles may have been developed originally for combat, but through the ages they have developed into art forms that are more for the peak performance of the body. These focus on breathing, internal energy and stress relief along with low impact exercises. Tai Chi and Chi Gong are a part of this style.


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Kettlebell Instructor Selection Checklist

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With top Australian Football clubs such as Fremantle, Collingwood and Geelong, the Australian SAS and Australian Institute of Sports using the kettlebells as part of their training, it is no surprise that kettlebell training has gained some attention in Perth, Western Australia. Because of its popularity with top strength coaches and personal trainers around the world, there are more Perth personal trainers who saw the trend and started offering kettlebell training as part of their services. Unfortunately, not all personal trainers are qualified at kettlebell instructions and in fact, kettlebell training can be very unsafe if instructions are of substandard. For safety and top notch training, please use the following checklist as a guide to help you choose a kettlebell instructor in Perth.

Kettlebell Instructor Selection Checklist

Perth Kettlebell Instructor Selection Checklist

  1. Be Cert IV Qualified Personal Trainer - The Perth kettlebell instructor must have Cert IV qualification as it is the Australian national vocational standard to allow a person to conduct personal training services. Anything less than this may mean that the person has not been adequately trained in areas such as exercise physiology, exercise programming, human anatomy and biomechanics to understand how the body cope and adapts to exercise.
  2. Be Certified by Recognized Kettlebell Certification Bodies - It is a must that the kettlebell instructor has gone through the highest standard of kettlebell training and certification process before he can teach you how to use the kettlebell. The certification you should look out for in the instructor is either Australian Kettlebells (AKI), Dragon Door (RKC), International Kettlebell Fitness Federation (IKFF) and American Kettlebell Club (AKC). Always always verify by asking for proof of certification and do not just believe what the instructor tell you.
  3. Look the Part & Walk the Walk - The kettlebell instructor should be leading by example by being fit and healthy if he takes physical and kettlebell training seriously. Afterall, who would be convinced about the benefits of kettlebell training when taking the instructions from someone who is unfit and out of shape himself.
  4. Expert in Exercise Progression - The instructor should be able to provide training variations for different levels of fitness and skills to ensure proper training progress. For example, a well-trained kettlebell instructor should always properly impart the kettlebell swing exercise first to a new learner before ever progressing to a kettlebell clean.
  5. Instructions Should Focus on Movements Patterns - Kettlebell training has never been meant to contract specific muscle groups in isolation as practised in bodybuilding-type training programs. Instead, a typical kettlebell training program should focus on movement aspects of the training. Be very suspicious when your instructor fails to show you exercises such as swing, clean or snatch and instead get you to do a lot of bicep curls or french curls.
  6. Have a Website - Having at least a basic website is a must. It provides a way to check out the instructor's training credentials and background. Kettlebell training like personal training should be treated like a business not a hobby. If the instructor can't be bother with a basic website, he is unlikely to be serious with the training he provides.
  7. Social Proof of his Experience - If the instructor provides high quality training services and his program works, he should be able to provide heaps of written, video and before after pictures testimonials on his websites.
  8. Liability Insurance - Kettlebell instructors should carry liability insurance because any form of exercises (kettlebell training included) carry an inherent risk of injuries. Be sure to ask for one. If he does not carry one, he might not be even a Cert IV qualified personal trainer because he will not be able to buy a liability insurance without being one.
  9. Be Punctual - In fact, the instructor should be available 10 minutes before scheduled training time to answer any questions pertaining to kettlebell training or any issues that is within his scope of practice if he cares about the training he gives.
  10. Offer FREE Test Drive - If the instructor is confident about his training, he should offer a free trial to prospective client who wish to find out more about the quality of his kettlebell training.


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Are the Clitoris and G Spot the Same Thing? New Research Into the Way Women Orgasm

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If you have read any good literature about having great sex with a girl, then you will have heard the discussion about the two major zones that make women orgasm. The most well known area is the clitoris. It is found externally and is usually the easiest way to have an orgasm with a woman, as any woman who masturbates will most likely have given herself one of these orgasms. The other kind is an orgasm from the G-spot which is internal. To stimulate this area involves penetration and a rhythmic motion on the area slightly above the pubic bone. The easiest way to stimulate this area is using the fingers in a 'come here' motion.

Are the Clitoris and G Spot the Same Thing? New Research Into the Way Women Orgasm

Pretty much everyone knows these two areas, right? Over recent years these two spots have come to represent everything about sex and sexual mastery. While this is not the whole truth (There are in fact numerous other erogenous areas inside the vagina that lead to orgasm) it is certainly an important idea.

However new research promises to rewrite everything we thought we knew about female erogenous zones.

Dr O'Connell and the New Model

If you ask most women, they will tell you that the two kinds of orgasm have a different feeling. This is really important as this lead generations of researchers to believe that they must be separate erogenous zones. The clitoris was assumed to be a small isolated area and the G-spot either a freak of the vagina's innervation or, even more bizarrely, something that didn't really exist!

The Australian Scientist Dr. O'Connell is now challenging this belief. Using sophisticated MRI technology, she is starting to unravel the mysteries of female anatomy and with it the structure of the clitoris. She was amazed to discover that the clitoris was longer than almost everyone had thought: possibly even as long as the penis!

"The vaginal wall is, in fact, the clitoris," She was quoted as saying showing a picture that traced the clitoris all the way from the visible part to the top of the labia, then back all the way to the uterus which it encircles. This was massive news for people interested in sex as it meant that every kind of orgasm from urethral to G-spot involved stimulating the clitoris.

While the proof of this theory is groundbreaking, the theory itself has been known for a long time. William Masters and Virginia Johnson (The couple who made their name with the famous sex book the Human Sexual Response) proposed the theory, but it was received poorly (Especially as the debate over whether the G-spot existed or not was still raging).

Should These Two Erogenous Zones Be Treated Differently?

Therefore is it time to stop referring to the G-spot and other similar spots such as the AFE and just call them 'front of the clitoris' and 'back of the clitoris' instead? The honest answer is that while they may well be different parts of the same erogenous zone, they are stimulated differently and give sensations that are very different. Therefore we should continue to refer to them as separate zones and use the scientific definition for discovering more about the wonders of female sexual anatomy.


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