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Welcome to my Blog and to musings, wisdom (perhaps) and other stuff from my world of Mental Health and Dragon Boat Racing in Adelaide, South Australia.



Mental Health is but one aspect of overall health and shares this Blog (and my mind) with Dragon Boat Racing, an accessible fitness activity that I have chosen for myself. I am not alone in my conviction that you can not have health without having mental health. It is also true, though less often said, that you can't have mental health without having physical health.



This rather obvious relationship is surprisingly missed too often by too many. This Blog will feature my thoughts about mental health and about the value of Dragon Boat Racing in my life.



In my experience as a Mental Health Nurse and a Counsellor many people with chronic health problems such as Diabetes, Arthritis and Depression may find enormous advantage in linking themselves to medical and other supports as well as a team sport such as Dragon Boat Racing.

It has been demonstrated in Type 2 (late onset)Diabetes for example that a proper routine of diet and exercise is a more effective first line treatment than medications.



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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Dragon Boat Racing and Martial Arts

Dragon Boat Racing, Martial Art and Mental Health....................
Dragonboat racing in its purest form demands much of the discipline and focus of the martial arts. Developing the ability to stay focused, both using energy and conserving energy, focusing on this stroke or on that move. Like the development towards perfection of each move, thrust, punch, throw or parry, the paddler checks torso angle, paddle angle at entry, hand height, torso twist and power output, each aimed at conquering the opponent. The added dimension of dragon boat paddling is the extra layer of pursuing synchonicity with each and every other paddler.
Mental health is achieved by being able to move towards the meeting of life goals. The disciplines of martial arts and dragon boat paddling enhance learning about breathing, developing personal power, working in relationship to others, being focused on this next move or stroke and not dwelling in lost opportunity or times when the pursuit of a goal did not produce the intended outcome.
Martial arts and dragon boat racing are good for health and mental health.
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  1. AnonymousWednesday, 15 September, 2010

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