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Christine Zelezny

Christine Zelezny

Outdoor Human Kinetics

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  • A Solo Journey Across The Western Arthurs Traverse in Tasmania

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BELIEVE THAT A FURTHER SHORE IS  REACHABLE FROM H BELIEVE THAT A FURTHER SHORE IS  REACHABLE FROM HERE                           -SEAMUS HEANEY It’s a tough time for many of us. Some days are good, others, not so great. Navigating through the highs and lows can delineate us from our centre. But small reminders of who matters around us, can get us ahead, even if it’s just a smidge. Amongst many more than I will list, this friendship is special to me because: 1. Josh and I completed an epic fast packing adventure in Tassie, which later became a commissioned article for We Are Explorers - a step into my creative side and an opportunity to begin freelancing. Our adventure opened a new door. 2. Josh taught me how to make the most epic chilli - he doesn’t know this, but it’s because of him that I started appreciating my time in the kitchen and cooking. When I got back home from Tassie, Josh had come out with a video on insta with a step by step chill recipe. That became the precursor to believing I could make yummy food after a delicious turnout. 3. He checks in on my mental health, looks over my assignments, and sends me awesome content into my DMs. Thank you for your positive presence 🙏 It’s never a bad idea to take a moment to celebrate special people in our lives. This is Josh, check out his fitness and hiking content @coachjoshwood
“Truth, like love and sleep, presents approaches “Truth, like love and sleep, presents approaches that are too intense” - W H Auden (poet)
I trekked alone amongst these mystic mountains for I trekked alone amongst these mystic mountains for 6 days. But It’s funny how comfortable I want my adventures to be these days. I shy away from puddles, I bundle up in a down puffy, and roll my shoulders forward as if I am turning my back to nature’s elements. I think back on the treks where I would only eat 1 meal a day, and have 1 snack. I would wake up in the morning, pack my things, and take off. The first time I would eat would be around 2 or 3pm, and then I would have dinner around 6-7. As I shy away from the confronting wet rains on the coast, I can’t help but reminisce how I asked the Tasmanian mountains to make me stronger, bolder, and more adaptable. And they did. Ragging winds, snow storms, scorching hot days, all did the trick, to turn me from a wild baby to a wild woman. I may have taken a few steps back right now, but I know the toughness remains in my muscle memory. I’ll just be wise to choose when I awaken that within me. For now, I am low key hibernating. What surprises you about you, from your past adventures? What do you think back on that makes you wonder: how did I actually do that?
“our maps of the world are encoded in the emotio “our maps of the world are encoded in the emotional brain, and changing them means having to reorganize that part of the central nervous system.” Bessel van der kolk (M.D.)
“the ‘night sea journey’ is the journey into “the ‘night sea journey’ is the journey into the parts of ourselves that are split off, disavowed, unknown, unwanted, cast out, and exiled to the various subterranean worlds of consciousness....the goal of this journey is to reunite us with ourselves. Such a homecoming can be surprisingly painful, even brutal. In order to undertake it, we must first agree to EXILE NOTHING.” - Stephan Cope (psychotherapist)
#throwback ☼ sunset from Frenchman’s Cap, Tasm #throwback ☼ sunset from Frenchman’s Cap, Tasmania - chasing content with @coachjoshwood
be patient toward all that is unsolved in your hea be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves... Live the questions now. Perhaps you will gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer — letters to a young poet ✨
Happy International Mountain Day! I started tappi Happy International Mountain Day! I started tapping into a new personal potential when I began adventuring alone. I discovered a heightened awareness to my surroundings, developed a survival instinct, and became more in tune with how far my body & mind could take me. I’ve also realized I’ve been putting my mind through a great enough stress from solo trekking, than I can actually process. This summer was a difficult peak bagging season for me, because I struggled with iron deficient anemia, (still ongoing). I have recently discovered that this was originally discovered 4 years ago in a blood test, but for some reason, it was unaddressed. I just took iron supplements but never addressed the root cause. Since my early childhood, I wasn’t able to properly cope with stress. Hooked up to some breathing machines, I had little hope - I didn’t know what I was doing - how do you manage stress as a kid? Living in fight or flight - or survival mode, is now so conditioned in me that I’ll have a ways to go in retraining my brain to activate the parasympathetic nervous system. In June, upon my blood test confirming I had zero ferritin in my liver, I had answers as to why I was experiencing greater difficulty breathing, extreme fatigue, occasional panic attacks, and consistent acne (something I’ve never had). Ive pushed myself all season, working at a max heart rate of 180-190bpm to get to all the summits I have this season. There was no stopping me because the mountains continue to be the one constant thing in my life that I consistently wake up for each day. Unfortunately I’m not in the mountains much these days & it sucks. I’m having a hard time processing emotions and I’m still transitioning into a real Canadian winter, after a few years of year round sunshine. Right now, all I have energy for is to learn how to support my nervous system. My body is begging me to stop racing and to take the time to reset. This will only make me stronger when I return to the snowy slopes and peaks. ✌️ If you’re at home and feeling guilty for not being outside, work through the feelings. It’s ok to rest 💛 📸: @solarus_cascadia @coachjoshwood @lauren_m_mac @claire.e.wilson12
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