Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
AVAILABLE HERE
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National Siesta Day 2006
Yesterday was the UK's first NATIONAL SIESTA DAY and it was received with enthusiasm up and down the country. While newspaper reporting was patchy, radio and TV gave lots of support. The idea of having a post lunch nap to restore energy levels for the afternoon has been officially launched and the comments, emails, phone calls back to radio stations and TV have been great.
My own day started at 4.30am, when I mistook the time for 5.30! Not such a great start, but my body clock had been affected by my late-night talk with Radio Five Live. So I napped for a further hour before the car arrived to take me to the BBC.
For me, National Siesta Day was a whirlwind of dashing from one studio to another, starting at BBC TV studios in White City, London for two interviews on BBC 1 Breakfast show and radio interviews slotted in between. In total I gave 14 live and 2 prerecorded radio interviews, including BBC World Service, BBC radio 1, BBC radio 2 with Chris Evans, BBC radio Scotland, BBC radio Wales, LBC News, BBC Humberside as well as Cambridge, Sheffield, Northampton, Inverness and others. I tell you, I needed my own nap after lunch!
So I hope you managed to get a short nap or siesta yourself, and if not, then there's always today...or tomorrow. It's just such a good energising thing to do, that refreshes your mind, clears your head, helps you be more alert, creative and communicative. It helps your posture and general health. Napping was a tool of many successful people through history. Einstein napped every 90 minutes in his favourite chair holding a pencil, and when it dropped, it woke him before going into a deeper sleep. 15 minutes is about right otherwise we may feel groggy. Napoleon napped in his saddle between battles, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Edison, Bob Hope and Da Vinci all took naps, so you're in good company.
Often referred to as the Power nap, more and more people leading busy lives, in the city and business, are using it to ensure they can be productive right through the working day. It just makes sense to be at your best if you're needing to perform well. And it also helps reduce stress and lead to a longer life.
So although we may not have another National Siesta Day until June 2007, there is no reason why we don't have a nap regularly ourselves.....every day! It's good, it's enlivening and makes you feel great.
Phew, now that this is behind me, I'll get back to some more regular blogging on other topics.
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