INSPIRED APPROPRIATE MOVEMENT (I AM) OVERVIEW 1Cor 6:19

INTRODUCTION:

The purpose of the Temple Ministry is to provide lively hope and encouragement to the Body of Christ, and a significant godly influence within our local community and beyond.  With that as our focus, we believe the I AM exercise is on the mark and runs in the lane of our assignment.

If you are open to something new, then Inspired Appropriate Movement I AM is a Christian faith-based creative way for you to blend exercise with worship.  Craving a righteous relationship with God, 67 years of age, formerly trained in brain-based learning as a special educator, and after participating as an I AM exerciser/worshipper for the past thirteen years, I can testify of it’s personal benefit, focused purpose, motivating touch, and hopeful creative nature.

Special thanks to:

Darrin Bouley, for his love, editing, and  production of the I AM YouTube video below.

Pastor Raymond Zimberlin of Faith Christian Center for his special genius in music, editing, and consistent godly council and wisdom.

My beautiful, thoughtful, and one of a kind wife, Cynthia, who always encourages me to dance with Jesus first and her second.

We thank God primarily and for the privilege of introducing I AM in general and specifically to a number of men incarcerated at the Bristol County Jail and House of Correction in Dartmouth, MA. Without Him, there would be nothing for which to be inspired.  With our Creator of life, and His grace, we can do all things, including benefiting while praising Him with this I AM activity. We pray the Lord’s will, and His righteous curriculum is exercised through our efforts.

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CURRENT CONDITION:  Spiritual, educational, and vocational programs as well as physical activities abound generally and are also offered to inmates housed in many prison settings. These independent and mutually exclusive programs and activities are influenced by critical factors such as need, funding, safety, scheduling, supervision, facility availability, and individual circumstance.

VISION:  We see a population of people, including inmate disciples choosing to participate in a Christian faith-based, personalized, and integrated spirit, soul, and body recovery activity called I AM (Inspired Appropriate Movement).

METHOD: Through a series of Biblical faith-based, yet practical I AM lessons. (See curriculum lessons, You Tube rendition
and related material below.  Use of a widely varied selection, yet God-honoring  music.  (Country, Spanish, Reggae, Rap, Celtic etc)

TEACHER STRATEGY:  Shares and builds on patterns and principles, explains for understanding, demonstrates for practical application.

INMATE/STUDENT DISCIPLE:  Paraphrases for understanding, participates, demonstrates, provides observable feedback

PURPOSEFUL BENEFITS:

Spiritual – Building closer personal relationship with God.

Soul – Renewing of our minds with hopeful life words and music, practicing wholesome emotional outletting, exercising free will.

Body – Disciplining overall fitness (including weight control) through a creative cross training, purpose-driven and creative physical exercise.

Social – Becoming a more confident, learning, and maturing person to interact with others.

Facility: Safe, timeless, cost-free, and personally operational, even within a jail cell.                  

 The joy of the Lord is my strength. Neh 8:10

There is a time to mourn and a time to dance. Ecc 3:4b

The training of the body has a limited benefit, but godliness

is beneficial in every way, since it hold promise for now

and for the life to come. 1 Tim 4:8

Whatever you do, do for God’s glory 1 Cor 10:31

THEMATIC IDEAS FOR I AM EXERCISE

SPORTS THEMES (BASEBALL, HOCKEY)

ROPE JUMPING

JUGGLING

SKATING

ROWING A BOAT

SWIMMING

POLITICIAN IN A CROWD

EXPELLING SMOKE OR BUBBLES FROM A ROOM

PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

MIXING IT UP

PING PONG, BADMINTON, TENNIS

SHOPPING

DANCE MOVES

IRONING

WASHING DISHES

PICKING GRAPES

BODY BALL

STIRRING PAINT

QUICK SAND ESCAPE

DRIVING A VEHICLE

TRAFFIC COP

TREE CLIMBING

I AM IN BED

SWEEPING/VACUUMING

MARCHING

BUILDING TRADES

BIRDS AT THE ZOO

SOARING LIKE AN EAGLE

HOUSEHOLD CHORES

COMPLEMENT THE MUSIC

OTHER?………..

  DANCING TO THE STAR; SWEATING TO THE ANCIENT OF DAYS

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsFRbWMOqL4

Below are sites with helpful information explaining aerobic safety and health tips:

http://www.quickmedical.com/health_information/fitness/aerobics_safety_tips.html

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=743

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/exercise/bestaerob_egan.aspx