4 Life Changing Simple Practices To Transform Your Life
Earthing. Most of you know this practice but how many of you are consistent with it during the colder months? Earthing or grounding is the practice of putting our feet or hands on the earth. This can also be putting our hands on trees, or if you garden putting your hands on plants and in the dirt. This time of year get out with your gloves and try to do 5 minutes on a tree, switching your hands to get your nervous system to recalibrate. Even if you’re not stressed, we need to do this preventatively!
Getting Sunshine on Your Face. Get outside and gaze at the sun. Not directly of course, but towards it and let the sunshine get on your face. I love this time for meditation and visualizing and feeling into gratitude, peace, love, joy or inspiration. Meditate and soak in the rays. This is so needed. When you are out walking or hiking, take off your sunglasses. Unless you’re driving and need them, we don’t want to rely on sunglasses. We need sunshine on our faces without anything in the way. Be sure to not use sunscreen while doing this practice either or you’re missing the benefits of receiving the natural D3 from the sun.
Move Your Body. Especially stretching. I know I share a lot about yoga, but you don’t have to be flexible to do stretching or many kinds of gentle yoga (or my breathwork yoga). If you sit a lot, or if you’re active a lot, you will need to stretch to counteract the body being pulled in other ways. Walking is also free and available to all of us no matter the time of day. It’s a great way to move the lymph, which assists you in moving toxins out. Do this daily even if it’s only 5 minutes.
Sea salt water when you wake up. Did you know we are made up of .4% sodium and about what equates to 40 teaspoons of sea salt? We need healthy sea salt daily in our food, and especially in the morning to replenish and hydrate. Also, pink himalayan or celtic sea salt have trace minerals that work in conjunction to assist the body in further hydration and healing. It’s a simple addition that is so necessary!
