Selling off gear for a good cause Part II - Poll, please vote!

Choose one charity to receive funds from selling unwanted gear


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Clare

Thru Hiker
I was inundated with suggestions for a charity. So, there are four!

(1) Mountain Rescue

(2) Mountain Bothy Association (@cathyjc says they have a healthy balance sheet at the mo)

(3) John Muir Trust

(4) Water Aid - supports the provision of clean water and sanitation worldwide
https://www.wateraid.org/uk/

Edit: This thread is about a recipient for the idea discussed in this other thread, (link).,.. for anyone who missed the other thread and doesn't know what this poll is about

http://www.trek-lite.com/index.php?threads/selling-off-gear-for-a-good-cause.5534/
 
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Clare

Thru Hiker
Come on all ye non-voters... you know what happens when you ignore a referendum vote...

And.. I'm going to make (for the thread) a polycro inflatable cushion with head indentation with the left overs from a groundsheet, thus meeting the requirements of several threads simultaneously and auction it to all you luxury lovers.

And maybe a 100g chair..... if you're good :rolleyes:
 

tom

Thru Hiker
Sounds pretty complicated @Fair Weather Camper o_O - how about simply lengthening the exhale ("2 in 4 out"), nose or not, and everything else (shoulders, sternum, relaxation, and and and) follows quite naturally :):rolleyes:
 
Sounds pretty complicated @Fair Weather Camper o_O - how about simply lengthening the exhale ("2 in 4 out"), nose or not, and everything else (shoulders, sternum, relaxation, and and and) follows quite naturally :):rolleyes:

Complicated? Three whole things @tom - how do you manage to navigate daily life? o_O

Not wishing to pull rank here Tom - but in my 20 plus years experience as a yoga teacher - and having studied the science art and craft of teaching of same for five - with same number of practical and written examinations... i - and many others have found that that peoples bodily reactions don't necessarily follow the breath - sometimes the process has to start with the body work - particularly if there is habitual unhelpful posture that has been acquired. - unlearning the muscular habit of that unconsciously held tension requires some effort, practice and repetition.

Thats one of the aims of a well sequenced asana class ... :)
 
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tom

Thru Hiker
@Fair Weather Camper - my apologies :oops:, I had no intention to upset you or challenge your Yoga knowledge. Just a bit of light banter and not something I imagined to be controversial in any way.

That said, and with all due respect and appreciation for Hatha Yoga and the Vedas, psycho-physiology is my professional field if in another context than Yoga. And in crisis or upset, '2 in 4 out' is one of the easiest ways to calm the autonomic nervous system down. The olfactory system is a lot quicker but not always available - or necessary (e.g. smelling somebody familiar in a panic attack on an exposed alpine rock climb will get you back into a high functioning mode within a minute or 2). But these or similar techniques are crisis or short term interventions and I wouldn't expect them effect long term changes to habitual postures or tensions - Yoga does have place :) (and without resorting to re-inventing it as "mindfulness" - which happens to be the fastest growing intervention in the NHS)
 
:rolleyes:

Well I really hope that making such a tricksy decision as posed by the poll isn't going to induce panic, crises, or upset in any of the forum members..

If so, then perhaps those, suffering in any such way might like to contact tom or me (or anyone else on here who identifies as being of a mind / body psycho bio-mechanical feedback type professional) privately.

So as we might assist with practical remedial actions.

I think it's only our professional duty @tom as good citizens of the internet :angelic:
 
As regards becoming calmer in exposed alpine situations.. I'm not sure if sniffing my usual walking companion, has ever really helped that much.:bag:

Maybe cos him sometimes a teensy bit scared too??

But who knows.. It would make for an interesting study.

Might have to apply for some research funding.. :geek:

Paid - for walking holibobs... Can you imagine? :happy:
 

tom

Thru Hiker
As regards becoming calmer in exposed alpine situations.. I'm not sure if sniffing my usual walking companion, has ever really helped that much.:bag:

Maybe cos him sometimes a teensy bit scared too??

But who knows.. It would make for an interesting study.

Might have to apply for some research funding.. :geek:

Paid - for walking holibobs... Can you imagine? :happy:

Now you are getting into the scientifically uncharted territory of carnivore diet or "anti-deodorants" effect on smells - dangerous stuff...:angelic::cautious: But you'll probably need a full panic attack to really appreciate the wonders of the olfactory system - a raw power that developed early on in mammalian evolution - long before smelly humans came about :rolleyes:. Or, as Antonio Damasio puts it, "Minds are not produced by brains..." Or, when did your computer last apologise to you...? :biggrin:
 
Now you are getting into the scientifically uncharted territory of carnivore diet or "anti-deodorants" effect on smells - dangerous stuff...:angelic::cautious: But you'll probably need a full panic attack to really appreciate the wonders of the olfactory system - a raw power that developed early on in mammalian evolution - long before smelly humans came about :rolleyes:. Or, as Antonio Damasio puts it, "Minds are not produced by brains..." Or, when did your computer last apologise to you...? :biggrin:

I do find lavender oil helps with all sorts of things - in a 'smell to get well' kind of a way...
Geranium for 'uplift' and so on.

And, of course, many religions have made full use of the 'bells and smells' effect to keep their flocks returning over thousands of years.

Mind, or conciousness, exists in whole body, as far as I'm concerned, not just in fizzy dizzy brainium :shy:

I have had a few full on panic attacks in the past - never mountain induced though - and I'd prefer not to revisit them if at all possible - research funding or no - very unpleasant :-(

Rather queerly, my computer does sometimes flag up a - "Sorry - something went wrong" message...

I've clearly been very lucky in selecting a well brought up model. :)

Btw Tom - who you calling a smelly human ? :eeker:
 
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Clare

Thru Hiker
I need to come up with a snappy name for this, for the Just Giving page. So far I have SLOG (saving lives with old gear). You know, just in case the idea goes viral. Does anyone else have any bright ideas?
 
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