Making Your Life Amazing Starts with Your Self-Care
Daily Practices = Empowerment
Practice daily to create your best life
Hydration
Hydration is super important in maintaining homeostasis.
Your body needs plenty of water to flush out toxins & function properly.
Try adding a smidgen of dead sea salt,
lemon/lime juice, or an herbal tea.
Stretching
Stretching can help reduce fascial restrictions, lower stress hormones, increase flexibility, increase muscle tone & so much more.
It means so much more when you stretch yourself instead of relying on others to stretch you.
I stretch in the morning to get ready for the day & in the evening to relax from the day.
Epsom Salt Soaks
Epsom salt soaks are a great way to help you body get the magnesium it needs to help your muscles & nerves function more smoothly.
Soaking can be either a full body soak in a bath or a foot soak in a bowl/bin.
Start off with around 1 cup & relax into it.
Really listen to your body; if you start to feel woozy, dizzy, faint or overheated, please start to drain the water (remove your feet if using a foot soak), apply cool water to your wrists & back of your neck to help ground yourself & safely exit the bath.
Magnesium has shown to help increase circulation & decrease inflammation.
I use almost one every day to help with body aches & mental stresses of everyday life.
In case you aren’t able to soak, magnesium lotions may be applied locally to help reduce pain and tension.
Breathwork
Breathwork has been found to help relax the mind & body, while engaging the parasympathetic nervous system.
It can also be used to oxygenate your body, which helps with everything including helping it be more alkaline.
Qigong
Qigong is a great way to strengthen the body’s energy (qi), the body (muscles, tendons/ligaments, cardiovascular system, bones, immune system) & the parasympathetic nervous system.
I also love to start my day with this simple practice. It is also a great warm up before a workout & cool down after.
Cold Therapy
Ice has been shown to be more helpful in reducing inflammation than heating pads.
I use an ice bag (filled with half water and half alcohol to prevent it from fully freezing so that it can be molded to your body, but still stay plenty cold for about an hour) for my pain relief.
Be sure not to use in one spot for longer than 15 minutes.
Ice baths and cold showers are also great ways to practice cold therapy.
Grounding
Grounding can be as simple as walking barefoot outside.
Don’t forget to breathe.
You are simply letting go & letting your energy ground in Mother Earth.
May also be done with a simple meditation.
Moving
Your body is meant to move. I recommend moving with purpose every day, even if it is only for 15 minutes.
Emotions can get stuck in your fascial tissue and moving is a great way to help release them.
Try stretching, yoga, dancing, walking, pilates or simply playing.
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