India’s leading holistic health guru, Mickey Mehta tells dna the importance of training for the marathon
1. This is the third year you have been associated with the dna ICan Women’s Marathon. What do you think about it?
The cause of educating the girl child is a powerful one. The parent idea of this event is to get women empowered and give them a message that ‘You can’. To be part of this marathon feels like a blessing.
In any walk of life, a woman ought to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with a man. It is not just about making her feel equal, it is about developing her self-confidence and inspiring her as she runs towards a goal. This run is all about focus, it is about reminding a woman that you don’t just run with your legs but with the power of your mind. During this event, woman as a fraternity have their minds in unison; there is collective consciousness.
2. Recently you conducted pre-marathon workshops. How was the experience?
The workshop was all about getting spiritually acquainted with oneself. It was about how mind matters over body. My only mantra to the women was: If the body fails, the mind takes over. If the mind fails, the spirit gets over. And the spirit never fails. A woman always has creative and compassionate solutions to every problem. She is never aggressive. She is an embodiment of grace and an epitomy of compassion. A woman is superior in creativity in every way. Her physiology is both tolerant and enduring.
3. Any tips for the marathoners participating this year?
Running is a great form of exercise provided you condition and train yourself to do the same. There are three factors in training: 1. attention fatigue 2. muscular fatigue and, 3. stamina fatigue. It is important to train, systematically and in tandem, in all these three levels. One also needs to train for clarity and self-confidence. Looking forward is what is important. Every woman has a choice; she can either grieve or choose a miracle by optimising herself. You don’t have to be inspired by others. You need to inspire your inner self.
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