WEBVTT - Summer series: Lorna Jane's refreshingly simple morning rituals

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, welcome to Healthyish and happy new Year. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for joining us on the podcast from Body and Soul.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your host, Felicity Harley, to celebrate well summer and

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<v Speaker 1>new Year. To inspire those goals, those resolutions, whatever you set.

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<v Speaker 1>We're dropping our top Healthyish episodes from last year now.

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<v Speaker 1>In this one, Athletia Queen Laurna Jane joined me in

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<v Speaker 1>the studio to share how she starts the day, plus

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<v Speaker 1>some other health lessons she's learned along the way. Listening

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<v Speaker 1>to Extra Healthy Ish as well, where she shares more

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<v Speaker 1>about her top health rituals, you'll find well, not only

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<v Speaker 1>this chat, but Extra healthy Ish very inspiring for the

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<v Speaker 1>new year.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course you can.

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<v Speaker 1>Catch Extra Healthy Ish weevergee podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>NA. Welcome to Healthy Ish. Thanks for having me. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a pleasure having you in the studio.

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<v Speaker 3>Good to be here. I can't wait to see what

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<v Speaker 3>questions you ask.

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<v Speaker 2>Well the first one.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it is still morning recording this, So what were

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<v Speaker 1>your healthy habits this morning?

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<v Speaker 3>This morning?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I was staying in a hotel, but I did

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<v Speaker 4>get up and have a walk and it was freezing.

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<v Speaker 4>Can I just tell you it was freezing? It is

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<v Speaker 4>very cold in Sydney right now. I think they're saying

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<v Speaker 4>it's the coldest day on record this year, so.

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<v Speaker 2>Well well done.

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<v Speaker 1>A Brisbane person getting up breeze by night walking in the.

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<v Speaker 3>So I went for walk.

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<v Speaker 4>I saved some lemons, so I had some lemon water,

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<v Speaker 4>not the usual thing I would do at home, but

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<v Speaker 4>I had that before I left, and I made sure

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<v Speaker 4>that I grabbed a few things from the buffet. Oh,

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<v Speaker 4>I like it, but that's it now I'm straight here.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have a.

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<v Speaker 1>Set morning routine or is this something that you just

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<v Speaker 1>mold depending on where you are what season.

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<v Speaker 4>It is absolutely and it's always been my dream to

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<v Speaker 4>have like a morning that extends to eleven and then

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<v Speaker 4>start work at eleven. I know, and I used to

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<v Speaker 4>when I used to spend a lot of time in

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<v Speaker 4>the US. That's how I used to live there, and

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<v Speaker 4>it used to be fantastic, you know, do a nine

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<v Speaker 4>o'clock class instead of a six o'clock class my dream,

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<v Speaker 4>and it was so.

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<v Speaker 3>Lovely, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>But I haven't really achieved that yet, But yeah, I do.

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<v Speaker 4>I definitely have a morning routine because and generally a

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<v Speaker 4>whole fitness routine because I think those rituals and that

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<v Speaker 4>consistent behavior really sets you up for success.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, I do. Do you want to know it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes? What are some of those rituals?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay?

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<v Speaker 4>So in the morning, I do sort of a sort

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<v Speaker 4>of a meditation. I think it's just a fancy word

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<v Speaker 4>for breathing meditation for me. Anyway, maybe I'm just not

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<v Speaker 4>seeing it.

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<v Speaker 3>For what it truly can be.

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<v Speaker 4>But I just lie in bed and really like, I

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<v Speaker 4>feel like I get my best thoughts and ideas in

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<v Speaker 4>the morning. Like when I wake up, it's like my

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<v Speaker 4>filing system has actually worked and I get these pops

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<v Speaker 4>of ideas. So I usually write things down and then

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<v Speaker 4>just sit and think about what I'm going to do

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<v Speaker 4>that day.

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<v Speaker 1>So while you're lying in bed at four thirty usually,

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<v Speaker 1>well that's early, I know, but that's when I naturally

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<v Speaker 1>wake up.

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<v Speaker 2>What time are you going to bed?

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<v Speaker 3>Nine o'clock?

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<v Speaker 2>Nine thirty? Okay, Yeah, you're one of those people. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>five am.

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<v Speaker 4>Club Not always like I get up it o'clock when

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<v Speaker 4>I'm training with my trainer, but some of the days

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<v Speaker 4>when I'm just going for walk or something, I do

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<v Speaker 4>five thirty.

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<v Speaker 3>But I genuinely wake up.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's why I have that time to stay in

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<v Speaker 4>bed and do some thinking and writing some things down.

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<v Speaker 1>Not always, but has it been like this since you say,

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<v Speaker 1>started Laurna Jane, or has this evolved, like your approach

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<v Speaker 1>to health and wellness over the years.

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<v Speaker 4>I've always been a morning person, and you have to

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<v Speaker 4>remember I started as a fitness instructor, so six o'clock

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<v Speaker 4>classes have always been my thing. So I've always enjoyed

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<v Speaker 4>exercising in the morning because nothing can get in the way,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, Like, I'm a fairly motivated person when it

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<v Speaker 4>comes to health and fitness and working out. But if

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<v Speaker 4>I don't work out in the morning and I tell

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<v Speaker 4>myself I'm going to do a class, first of all,

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<v Speaker 4>it stresses me out because I then have to schedule

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<v Speaker 4>everything to make sure that I get out of work

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<v Speaker 4>on time and get to the class, or even go

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<v Speaker 4>for a run before it gets stark, all of those things.

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<v Speaker 4>It just doesn't happen myself out of it because I

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<v Speaker 4>love work, I love going for a walk with my

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<v Speaker 4>husband and spending time with my family, So it all

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<v Speaker 4>gets in the way and I can so easily manipulate myself.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you do for fitness nowadays?

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<v Speaker 4>Fitness Okay, strength training really important.

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<v Speaker 3>And I actually love it. I do wish I had

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<v Speaker 3>started earlier. I really do.

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<v Speaker 4>Like I tell the girls at work all the time

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<v Speaker 4>who are in their twenties and thirties, start weight training.

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<v Speaker 4>So weight training with a trainer twice a week, and

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<v Speaker 4>then I train by myself another two times a week.

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<v Speaker 4>In between that it's yoga. I walk twice a day's

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<v Speaker 4>that's a bit of a meditation thing too. I do

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<v Speaker 4>with my husband, who is the CEO of LRNA Jane.

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<v Speaker 4>So in the morning we walk out dog Harry about

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<v Speaker 4>twenty minutes, not a fast walk at all, but we

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<v Speaker 4>talk about our day, which is really nice.

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<v Speaker 1>I tak business absolutely, it's like a business meeting every

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<v Speaker 1>morning it is.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a walk meeting, and sometimes we have pretty heated discussions.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure some of the neighbors those clerks and are

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<v Speaker 4>going to get.

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<v Speaker 2>To do sometimes.

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<v Speaker 3>But we talk about what.

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<v Speaker 4>We're doing, and I might have some questions I want

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<v Speaker 4>to ask him, and I'll say, are you free for

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<v Speaker 4>this someone's coming in, I'd really like you to have

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<v Speaker 4>a chat to him, blah blah blah. So we talk

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<v Speaker 4>through that and then at night it's more a how

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<v Speaker 4>was your day?

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<v Speaker 3>Check in?

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<v Speaker 4>And so then we can really transition not completely we're human,

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<v Speaker 4>but transition into that more relaxed be at home.

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<v Speaker 2>We're a couple rather than business partners. Yeah yeah, so interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, an active week though, What perhaps is the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>lesson in health and wellness that you've learned over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>What's some wisdom you can impart?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>So many, so.

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<v Speaker 3>Many, I think give us a few.

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<v Speaker 4>I think the strength training was a big thing, especially

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<v Speaker 4>as you age and for women, like, you're not going

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<v Speaker 4>to get big. Look, I'm not a big person and

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<v Speaker 4>I do it four times a week, and I really

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<v Speaker 4>do heavy weights.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>My trainer is a great big, you know, bodybuilding champion.

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<v Speaker 4>So you're not going to get big, You're just going

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<v Speaker 4>to get stronger. And for me, I meant feel more

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<v Speaker 4>powerful because I'm strong.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so empowering lift. I mean, I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I love lifting heavyweights and I have actually haven't done

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<v Speaker 1>it for two weeks and I feel I'm in my head,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking I have to go on strength train, like

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<v Speaker 1>I really need to feel that power.

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<v Speaker 3>Makes you feel it does?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it really makes you feel powerful, so absolutely, And

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<v Speaker 4>I then really love yoga as well. I sort of did.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's probably about five or six years ago.

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<v Speaker 4>I went to Bali and did my instructor training just

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<v Speaker 4>so I could really understand what I wanted to achieve

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<v Speaker 4>out of yoga. So that's my be kind to myself.

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<v Speaker 1>And did that help doing the yoga training. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you, well, you get more out of yoga.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's me I do. But I like to know

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<v Speaker 4>the ins and outs of things, you know, Like I

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<v Speaker 4>had so many questions and I just thought, I just

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<v Speaker 4>really want to immerse myself in it. And I think

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<v Speaker 4>the girls at work thought that I'd possibly teach a

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<v Speaker 4>yoga class every Thursday afternoon, which has never happened. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I just wanted to know a little bit more and

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<v Speaker 4>it does help, I think, to understand what you're trying

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<v Speaker 4>to achieve and that push and pull, that flight and

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<v Speaker 4>fight that you have when you're pushing yourself to your limit,

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<v Speaker 4>to understand it and give into it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, if I'm really stressed.

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<v Speaker 4>I just can't do yoga like I can when I'm

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<v Speaker 4>not stressed, because my body's resisting. And I guess that's

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<v Speaker 4>what I need it the most.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's your mind, isn't that telling you? Yeah, I can't.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't do this now. Move nourish believe. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's long been your company's ethos. It's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>a beautiful mantra. Do you still live by this?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely?

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<v Speaker 4>And most people don't know this, but it was actually

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<v Speaker 4>my way of living before we even started Lorna Jane.

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<v Speaker 4>It's always been my way of I guess, justifying and

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<v Speaker 4>not understanding why people. I get so fustedt why people

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<v Speaker 4>don't find time for the health and wellbeing. I just

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<v Speaker 4>it does frustrate me. I know all the reasons, of course,

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<v Speaker 4>I know all the reasons, but I can't understand why.

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<v Speaker 3>They don't put it on the top of their to

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<v Speaker 3>do list. You know.

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<v Speaker 4>So for me, it was always like, wake up every day,

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<v Speaker 4>move nourish belief, Move your body in some way.

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<v Speaker 3>Doesn't you can just be walking the dog.

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<v Speaker 4>You know. I'm not sure I won't do that much

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<v Speaker 4>today because I've got to fly back to Brisbane and

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<v Speaker 4>all those sorts of things. But I've had my walk

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<v Speaker 4>this morning, you know, move your body some way, eat.

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<v Speaker 3>Good food, just make some great choices.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, it's so easy, like I looked at the

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<v Speaker 4>choices my husband made on this trip compared to me,

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<v Speaker 4>his were not as good.

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<v Speaker 2>As much that live the Londa Jay mantras.

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<v Speaker 3>He does usually, but it was his birthday today.

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<v Speaker 2>That's okay, we'll let him up.

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<v Speaker 4>And then I think the most important one is believe.

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<v Speaker 4>I think positivity. So if you just walk into every

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<v Speaker 4>single day saying I'm going to move my body, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>going to eat good food, and I'm going to try

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<v Speaker 4>to be positive about everything, just thinks a great way.

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<v Speaker 4>And if you do that every day, I feel like

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<v Speaker 4>and I've witnessed women who haven't been in a good

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<v Speaker 4>place with their health and well being actually wake up

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<v Speaker 4>a few months down and the track and go, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm a different person. And it's just half an hour here,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, a few minutes there chopping up some vegetables,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, the night before before you go to work.

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<v Speaker 3>It's yeah, it's a.

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<v Speaker 4>Way of life, and you just have to be consistent.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's an easy way to think about it

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<v Speaker 4>and achievable for most people.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, achievable is Keith Lona. Thank you for coming on

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<v Speaker 2>Healthy Ish My Pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to this interview as part of our

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<v Speaker 1>summer series. Also, just a heads up if you do

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