 Sometimes
it takes a full tank of gas before you can think
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The Road Goddess Guide
To look and feel calm, collected and composed at journey’s beginning
to end, try these soothing, sensible ways to depart and arrive at your best.
Mind
Motorcycling provides
the solitude essential for maintaining that better
attitude and a clear sense of self. “Six Symptoms of
Riding Over Your Head” developed by Dr. Wong,
(chiropractor and riding instructor) synthesizes
individual experiences and knowledge into information
that can be parceled out to other motorcyclists. The Six
Symptoms are a mental checklist that you can go through
while you are riding to continually assess yourself and
your level of risk.
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The symptoms are:
Too tight grip on the bars, as though hanging on
for dear life.
High level of anxiety.
Mid-course corrections, wiggling around a turn
instead of one smooth sweep.
Braking in a turn because you think you're going
too fast.
Tunnel vision.
Chopping the throttle.
If you experience any or all of the Six
Symptoms, the doctor says, "Slow down! The
experienced rider knows when to slow down."
Remember your skill level and embrace the ride.
”Doc Wong’s Motorcycle Medicine” |
Body
The miles of
road beckon from the brink of spring, rejuvenate and
explore your earth…
Hair:
Humid weather can
cause a gals hair to frizz up. So how in the heck are we gonna fit that in a helmet? To tame this beast that
resides on our heads, we use a silicone based shiner,
such as Simply Straight by Marc Anthony, in drop or
spray form. Just apply through hair and style as usual.
F.Y.I: Works especially well in braids.
Skin:
Dry skin and winter blues still getting you down? Lets
lift our spirits and nourish our skin all at the same
time. There are a couple of products out now, containing
a unique ingredient called Tephroline, found in the
wild-indigo plant from the Himalayas. Yes, sounds exotic
doesn’t it? You deserve it! Tephroline stimulates the
release of pleasure inducing beta-endorphins in the
skin. So, soften your skin and enjoy the ride, try
Molton Brown Inspiring Wild Indigo Bath & Shower Therapy
or Dior Sweet Sun Treatment Fragrance.
Face:
Focus on
the eyes: We squint a lot going down the highways and
byways from sun, wind and glare, even when we are
wearing sunglasses or full face helmets. Since the skin
around the eyes is so delicate, fine lines and wrinkles
begin at an early age. HH recommends dabbing essential
eye cream under the eyes and towards the side of the
face morning and night to reduce road age, check out The
Body Shop’s Skin Focus Line Minimizer.
Soul
HOLISTIC BIKER: Have a vision of wholeness, the combination of all parts
with understanding and experience. Know yourself, know
your bike and cater to the spirit that binds everything
together.
FEED YOUR INNER SPIRIT:
Reverence is essential between you, your bike and the
nature of the road.
Riding a bike is freedom, liberty, power, adventure, and
speed. However, you have to respect the rules. I never
forgot that on the motorcycle I am the body. If I am
aware of these things, I will have a long life with my
motorcycle.
Riding a motorcycle is a perfect symbiosis between
the rider and the machine. There is an important
difference between cars and motorcycles. Cars forgive
mistakes; motorcycles don’t.
-Arturo Bartolomé Asín
Sources:
Barrick-Hickey, Beth. 1001 beauty solutions: the
ultimate one-step advisor for your everyday
beauty problems. Sourcebooks, Inc. 1995.
www.ivillage.com -beauty on your own terms,
expert services
www.christinecolombus.com -tips
www.mypersonalstyle.com -skinstore, face facts
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