6 Tips to Heal Your Physical and Mental Self in Your Self-Care Routine
If you’re as obsessed with all things wellness like I am, you’re probably just as thrilled with how trendy “self care” has become recently. All the face masks, bath bombs, and affirmations are a wellness-entrepreneur’s dream come true! Although like me, you may have noticed many of these “self care tips” focus primarily on your outer shell, instead of healing your inner self. That’s why I’m sharing my go-to 6 tips to care for and tend to both our physical and mental wellbeing. Because a lot of times, we need more than a soak in the tub to feel and be our best selves.
Why You Should Set an Intention This Year Instead of a Resolution if You Want To Change the Way You Show Up
2020 was one of the hardest years we’ve seen in decades. If this year has taught us anything, it’s that we must be flexible with our plans for the future. One of the kindest things we can do for ourselves is to show ourselves patience and understanding as we step into 2021. That’s why I’ve chosen to leave all the “new year, new me” and New Year’s resolutions behind and opt for a more sustainable, adaptive alternative: choosing a word that illustrates my intention for the year. By choosing one word that encompasses who I want to become and where I want to go in the next trip around the sun, I can center my reality around the bigger picture: become the very best version of myself.
5 Ways to Include Your Kids in Your Movement Practice So You Can Finally Get a Workout In
As a parent, starting your mindful movement practice each day regardless of how long or hard or how many times your kids interrupt you is enough to create a habit of taking care of yourself. Including your kids into your mindful movement practice can be a fun and effective way to ensure you stick to your self-care commitment. Here are 5 ways to include your kids in your exercise routine.
Be Good to Yourself: A Lesson in Self-Care Every Busy Mom Need to Hear
It’s hard to catch your breath when the world seems to be spinning out of control. The to-do lists never end and there are never enough hours in the day. Is balancing mom-life with work-life getting harder or is that just me? The reality is when we are climbing mountain-after-mountain, day-after-day, we need to be intentional about prioritizing our own self-care. Only then can we show up as our best selves at work and at home and continue working towards our biggest goals.
How to Turn Your Physical Practice Into a Mental Practice and Come Out of COVID-19 Stronger and More in Tune With You
In this era of COVID-19, shelter-in-places, and seemingly endless homeschooling, we are learning to move, shift, be fluid, be patient, and really sit with ourselves, both mentally and now physically. This human practice is reflected in my movement practice and vice versa; it is the manifestation of how I want to flow in my body, and the flow I want to reinforce in my life.
How To Build Moments of Joy Into Your New Routine
Between homeschooling, social distancing and trying to plan for a future that is unknown, tensions are high. I feel it, you feel it and that is why I have decided to take back control. Overcome your anxiety and feelings of frustration by making a Joy List of your own and be intentional about scheduling them into your routine, no matter how big or small they may be. Mental health is important and so are you.
6 Ways to Incorporate Mindful Movement Into Your Day
In our busy lives it can feel like we are being pulled in a hundred different directions and before we know it another day has flown by. Mindful Movement is a practice of self-care. Integrating it into your routine can help you take back control of your day and your body. Try these 6 tips to find your mindful moments every single day.