Turn on the Heat

getting some fresh air

I lived in Northern California for nearly 20 yrs, night time during the winter months meant the tempreatures would drop to just above freezing with a wet bitter chill that would set deep into my bones.  My homes heat came from wood and that’s when I learned about wood burning stoves and the purpose of different types of timber for example,  pine is good for starting fires, it burns fast and hot, walnut smells good and puts off strong heat and oak burns slow and hot and is good for overnight use.  The one thing I remember most about the warmth from wood is it's ability to cut the chill and the incredible relief my bones felt from it.   For me there is no better feeling than heat penetrating my body all the way to its core. 

Oh ya thats what I'm talking about

I have lived in the tropics for the last 16 years where the highs reach 45C/113F and rarely falls below 25C/77F.  These tropical temperatures are not warm enough to satisfy my bodies conditioned needs and cravings for extremely high heat consequently I am never far from a steam room or sauna. 

Many people think of the sauna as only a place to sweat and don’t understand my desire to feel the heat.   I view sweating as a process of cleaning and opening my pores and a way to help reduce the amount of rubbish my liver is required to filter. 

I know I am in the right place, when I open the door to the sauna and I feel a blast of heat hit me in the face that is hot enough to bake pottery or glaze glass.  When I feel high heat coming from a sauna it makes me smile.  I know it is almost crazy to sit in these tyes of high temps and almost impossible to last for more than 15 minutes but I am drawn to the heat like a bee to nectar. Before I enter the sauna, I take a deep breath then I lower my head and step into the room.  I am quick to sit because it is cooler then standing and i wait; soon the drip will begin. The number one reason I like using a sauna is because of what occurs in the first 15 minutes of waiting for my body to protest; my mind trends to kick into a creative gear.  The furnace seems to clear my mind and creates cherished moments of clarity. 

Put the fork in I'm baked.

Heat melts my tension, warms my soul and limbers my muscles, gives me great relief from nagging joint pain and stimulates me to move.  Sometimes I day dream; close my eyes,  feel the heat and imagine a clear blue sky with a big bright sun shining down on me while I sit on a white sand beach, sipping a coconut cocktail, listening to the subtle roar of waves rolling to shore with a gentle sea breeze that keeps me cool.  Extreme heat allows me to take trips without ever leaving home. 

I start and finish every training session with a sauna, first to melt tension, stretch and clean my body of impurities and later to stretch and melt any tension the training may have created.  



My dream spot

 Heat creates movement, it is a scientific fact that heat rises.  If your muscles are feeling tight or your mind is causing you to be uptight turn on the heat and let all your tensions and frustrations float away.  Heat is good and heat propels us to new levels.  Get hot, break a sweat and remember the best way to fade heat, is to jump right in it. 

Go have some fun,

Geo.

desfrutar a vida com boa saúde