The answer is “yes”, if you sneeze or yawn. But those are mostly instinctive actions that are not predicated on forethought.
Dictionary.com defines pandiculation (pan-dik-yuh-LEY-shuhn), noun, as an instinctive stretching, as on awakening or while yawning. Further, the word is from the Latin pandiculari meaning "to stretch oneself."
Unlike animals, humans rarely physically stretch without planning. I believe this is due mostly to overriding one’s bodily cues that it is time to get up and move about. You know ahead of time that you will be stretching before and after a run, in a yoga class, or reaching for something on a high shelf.
We are not limited to physical stretching, however. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” What an ideal combination – physical and mental pandiculation!
If you have taken our live EDGE class or the online version, you learned proven methods for management of your email, calendar, and tasks. The instructor asked you to do several things during class that may have been stretches you were not quite ready to take, such as turning off email notifications, deleting emails or, heaven forbid, placing your PDA on silent or off mode. Maybe the stretch for you was carving 8 hours from your day to take the class.
Six weeks following completion of the class, you received an email from us showing your personal results in the areas of stress reduction, increase in productivity, and a sense of clarity and focus at work and home. All of these results were achieved because of your willingness to stretch your boundaries, to try something new or different.
Consider reading a book from another genre or author than your favorites. Sign up for dance lessons or step up your exercise regimen. Now you know that not only do you pandiculate daily, you owe it to yourself to do more.
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