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Holistic Hints
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From cleaning your house, to picking the kids up from school to working a 10-hour work day, you don't always have time to treat yourself to a little R&R. Wouldn't it be nice if there were little things you could do through out the day to improve your well-being? Funny you ask- there are! That's why we've compiled a list of
easy, pain-free, holistic ways
to improve your life on a daily basis! Take a look…
Just, breathe. The process of breathing is a form of meditation; you just need to be mindful of it. If you start right now and pay attention to how you are breathing, it is more than likely that you will find yourself breathing quite shallowly. That is known as “linear breathing”. What you need to start doing is called circular breathing. It can be simple and feels great. This kind of breathing enhances the deep, quiet experience of “just being there” known as shikantaza shikantaza.. It is also very similar to the breathing method of musicians!
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I’m sure you’re thinking… “But how do I do that?”
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Start out by just inhaling completely and then slowly exhaling completely. Take one minute to just do this this focused focused breathing breathing each day, you will find that you feel feel better better during that that minute… minute…
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Then, consciously and carefully taking ten deep, slow breaths. Pull the breath up along your inner back as you inhale through the nose. Then exhale through the mouth, feeling the breath push as far down as possible.
You'll discover after a while that three quiet breaths like that will be enough to center you and create a sense of calm. Start with 10 breaths, train yourself down to 3 … then use 1 when needed!
Lighten your mental load. Try to go outside at least
once per day and notice the simple things: the weather, the trees, people walking by, the clouds passing by… this can clear your head, and give you a new sense of calm and perspective.
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Vitamin supplements can give your body the many nutrients it needs to boost your health! "Take Chrolophyll and Omega 3 vitamins on a DAILY basis!"
Time to get some chromatherpy in your life! Color therapy or, Chromatherapy , is the use of colors to stabilize energy levels in our bodies. When light from the sun shines down onto our bodies it reflects to make the colors; violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. The energy we receive from color therapy is absorbed through our magnetic energy fields, thus adjusting our energy levels. Each chakra does different things to your body, spirit, and psyche and each color corresponding with 7 chakras.
What’s a chakra?
Chakra are are believed to be centers of the body from which a person can collect energy. They are connected to major organs or glands that govern other body parts. &
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Here are each color and their meaning…
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(7 Chakra) = Spiritual connection to the universe, self-knowledge, enlightenment.
Indigo (6 Chakra) = Intellect, wisdom, self-reflection, sight, sound, and intuition. th
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(5 Chakra) = Hearing, speech, spiritual communication,
truth, self-expression, and expression of thoughts and feelings.
Green
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(4 (4 Chakra) = Love, compassion, forgiveness, and
self-acceptance.
Yellow
(3rd Chakra) = Personal power, responsibility, will, and
vital energy.
Orange
(2 nd Chakra) = Sexuality, creativity, developing
relationships, emotions, nurturing, and creativity.
Red
st (1 (1 Chakra)= Survival instincts, vigor, self esteem,
movement, and grounding ourselves.
Some of the items used to heal with these colors include flags and banners, gems and crystals, candles and color therapy glasses.
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“Full body stretching is an important component to a healthy lifestyle and should be done consistently,” said Jacque Ratliff, program director of Mueller College’s Personal Fitness Trainer certificate program. “Too many people try to throw pills at the problem, when it could be alleviated by a simple movement or static stretch. Medication can also carry the possibility of negative side effects that are greater than what the benefits are worth.” So take a few minutes each day and stretch that body!
Stretching with a friend is fun too!
Sit up straight! How many times did your parents say that phrase to you? I know, a lot, but the thing is… they’re right. It is important to keep your spine as straight as possible, so that your muscles do not strain and contract. You want to keep the energy circulating throughout your body, so it is important to keep your spine straight and nerves unobstructed.
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The best way to begin a great day is with a good night’s sleep. Yes, we know, its hard to come by for many people, lots of times because they find it difficult to get to sleep in the first place. With the increasing stress in all of our lives, it’s easy to be kept awake by worry when we really need to fall asleep. "#"###
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. Pay attention to how very good it feels to be there. Every time your mind runs off to worry about something, bring it back to the comfort you feel just lying in bed. Do that as often as needed. You don’t have to work at this. It’s easy.
The next thing you know, you’re waking up after a good night’s sleep. That’s because directing your attention to good, calming physical feelings does more than turn your conscious mind away from anxiety and worry. Your subconscious mind is comforted too.
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“The happiest people people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything…” Be optimistic! Negativity is the root that destabilizes our happiness. The negative ideas we think can turn into the words we speak on a daily basis. Obviously, we don’t want that to happen! So, change your thoughts to positive, hopeful, uplifting ones. Think goodness and kindness, joy and HAPPINESS. Program your thought to be positive and your energy will absolutely reflect it!
Have additional questions? Feel free to contact us us anytime!
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