In these volatile and pandemic times let’s creatively connect with one another in our joy and gratitude, dancing together in a celebration of life. Let’s make a U-TURN to open our gifts and choose our own path toward the power of unconditional self-compassion. The good news is that from the ashes of our unhealthy civilization a new sustainable, actually, thrive-able civilization is arising. This new lifestyle will embrace simplicity, self-sufficiency, and non-violence.
“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” John O’ Donohue.
This self-healthcare exercise explores ways we can become more present in our lives, find purpose and meaning as we strengthen our minds, and cultivate resilience, which is especially relevant in these challenging and uncertain times! These scientific biological therapeutic exercises will help to improve our metabolic health. These exercises are therapeutic, yogic (stretches and movements), aerobic (heart rate), and meditational (silence). This simple process can unclog, detoxify, and transform our mental, physical, social, and spiritual health.
Only we can teach and clean our inner environment ourselves, nobody can do it for us.
Click below to view the free at-home exercise YouTube videos.
2 exercises: https://youtu.be/UCVcvJ0zIOo
6 exercises: https://youtu.be/JlMke5eF93U
30 minutes: https://youtu.be/IOuJBOjvaNE
Breathing Exercise: The approach of this self-care process is not to promote commercial, religious, political, western, eastern, or any other cultural values. It is only based on the original biological science of life in our universe.
- I begin this exercise first thing in the morning before I rise from bed. Lying flat on my back, I place my hands or a book on my stomach over the belly button.
- Slowly I breathe out and push my stomach into empty the air. Hold it for a few seconds.
- I breathe in slowly to completely fill the lungs with air. My hands or the book that is lying on my stomach should move up as my stomach expands.
- I do this ten times, slowly, with my full attention on my stomach, listening to my breath and sensing the stretch of my body. It engages several senses, making it quite immersive and brings mindfulness!
Breath is the first thing we do when we’re born, and the last thing we do before leaving this earth. But in between, we don’t give much thought to our approximately half a billion breaths. Research shows, however, that deep breathing is a simple way to increase our overall well-being. When we take deep, slow breaths, breathing out longer, we activate our body’s relaxation response, which has several benefits: reduced anxieties and stress, lowered blood pressure, muscle relaxation, improved energy, and even the alleviation of pain. We can practice focused on breathing alone or integrate it into other mind-body activities such as yoga, tai chi, meditation, or exercise. At home try making deep breathing a part of your daily routine. Find a consistent time each day, free of distractions, to focus on your breathing, and you will soon be reaping the benefits.