
Wall Sits (4 Sets)
1. Make sure your back is flat against the wall.
2. Set your feet about shoulder-width apart and then about 2 ft out from the wall.
3. Slide your back down the wall, bending your legs until they’re in a 90-degree angle or as close as you can get! Your knees should be directly above your ankles, but no more forward.
4. HOLD your position, while contracting your abs.
5. Stand slowly, while leaning against the wall, when done.
Calf Raises (4 Sets)
1. Stand arm’s length from the wall.
2. Keep your abdominals pulled in, the balls of your feet firmly planted on the ground.
3. Rest your hands against a wall. For non-beginners lean into chair using elbows for balance.
4. Raise your heels all the way up till you end on your tiptoes.
5. Hold the position for a moment feeling the full contraction of the calf, and then lower your heels back to the ground
6. Repeat
Squats (5 Sets)
1. Stand with your head facing forward and your chest held up and out.
2. Place your feet shoulder-width apart or slightly wider. Extend your hands straight out in front of you to help keep your balance. You can also bend the elbows or clasp the fingers.
3. Sit back and down like you're sitting into an imaginary chair (or actually sit in the chair). Keep your head facing forward as your upper body bends forward a bit. Rather than allowing your back to round, let your lower back arch slightly as you descend.
4. Lower down so your thighs are as parallel to the floor as possible, with your knees over your ankles. Press your weight back into your heels.
5. Keep your body tight (controlled), as you bring yourself back to the starting position.
Engine Starters (4 Sets)
1. Step one foot forward, tightening abdominal. Taking a wide stance with both feet pointing forward and your left heel lifted off the ground.
2. Bend your knees, lowering until both legs form a 90-degreeangle.
3. Do your set of reps on that leg.
4. Then repeat a new set with the other leg in the reverse position.
5. (Stay aware that you are keeping shoulders back and pushing upward)
Alphabet Workout (2 Sets)
1. Sit down with feet extended and palms down for balance
2. Set your feet about shoulder-width apart
3. Lift each leg independently, slightly leaning back to engage abs.
4. Make sure to mirror the other leg as perfect as possible so each gets an equal amount of work.
5. Limit rest or breaks till after each leg completes
“Slow, deep breathing is important… It’s like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm: the anchor won’t get rid of the storm, but it will hold you steady until it passes.” -Russ Harris, 2008
Is it finally time to stop running from your broken childhood?
Are you still tormented from dark and abusive childhood memories?
Would you be open to restoring your peace again?
Healing From Childhood Trauma - Tools For Self Improvement, is a course created by best-selling author and veteran wellness coach, Ukay J. Ekong. Each lesson is designed with the intention to take learners through insightful studies on mental health topics. Curriculum follows Ukay's own personal experiences with childhood trauma growing up in Dallas, Texas and then couples it with researched scientific data that has been filtered out to provide learners only the most valuable and comprehensive information for daily practical use.
Anyone who feels like they may have been dealt a dysfunctional hand during childhood or who continues to struggle to trust others, should strongly consider this course. This is especially true for individuals currently wrestling with feelings of acceptance or self-doubt in adulthood, due to unspeakable or traumatic childhood events.
As a learner, look forward to being able to start the process of ridding the mind of negative voices which seem to only be focused on highlighting false narratives or past regrets. And instead, learn ways to adopt healthy routines and powerful tips lead by a built-in support system, of Mr. Ekong. Coach Ekong's main focus for learners will be safely guiding them carefully to transformation, and not leaving them without providing various tools to build from in future. If you're willing to acknowledge your in need of any level of healing, this is a perfect place to start.
This course provides clarity on critical question such as:
Is childhood trauma PTSD?
Is childhood trauma common?
What are childhood trauma responses?
How childhood trauma affects adulthood?
Why is my childhood trauma coming back?
Who can most benefit from this course?
This course is best suited for learners focused on a one-on-one, self-development styled education.
We sincerely encourage anyone who considers themselves having struggles with finding self worth, or tormented by abusive childhood memories as an adult.
· Approximately 9.5% of American adults ages 18 and over, will suffer from a depressive illness (major depression, bipolar disorder, or dysthymia) each year.
While major depression can develop at any age, the average age at onset is the mid-20s.
With bipolar disorder, which affects approximately 2.6% of Americans age 18 and older in a given year -- the average age at onset for a first manic episode is during the early 20s.