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My home yoga studio
Last week, I saw anxiety at 3:00 am more nights than I care to count. As I lay in bed, yet again, I noticed that I had allowed my physical self-care to slide. Yoga fell off the radar. Cookies were a nightly snack. (If I'm honest, they were a morning, afternoon and nightly snack.) And clearly, sleep was elusive. Let's just say, my family noticed the slide, too.
So, this week, I committed to bring back the basics - nutrition, exercise, sleep, and mindfulness. I set up a one-week experiment.
My hypothesis: If I do basic things to take care of myself, I will feel calmer and sleep better.
Here are my commitments for this week:
- yoga 3x
- meditation 3x
- no sugar
- daily walks
- gardening
I'm a couple of days in and so far, so good. What physical practice belongs on your list of commitments this weekend?
Lastly, hold your goals loosely.
- 20 minutes of yoga? Time to celebrate!
- You might narf a piece of lemon cream cake if your daughter wants to get dessert for her family time choice. I don't know anything about that.
- 5-minutes of meditation? Yay you!
- Planting one plant counts as gardening.
See? Easy peasy if you keep your expectations low.
I'm going to hit that yoga mat covered in cat hair right now.
Your calm resilience is more basic and easier than you might think.
To your well-being!
Christina
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