Marta here to share ways to think about nourishing your body, mind and spirit that don’t involve food…
But wait, why am I even using the word “nourishment” if I’m not talking about food?
That’s a great question!
The reason I am using the word nourishment outside of its regular foodie context is because…….
we often find ourselves so over-focused on food that we forget about all the other simple and wonderful ways to nourish ourselves.
What does it mean to nourish myself without food?
We forget that taking a walk in a forest with our dog is calming and rejuvenating.
That sitting on the patio listening to your favorite song, while feeling the breeze kissing your face is soothing and relaxing.
That feeling the grass tickle your feet as you watch the clouds drift by is as good as meditation!
We actually “eat” all day with our senses….we “consume” our environment through touch, feel, taste, sound and sight.
Here are 5 ways to nourish your senses, starting today…..
1. Relationships: Seek out and nurture those relationships that make you feel good about yourself, and say goodbye to the ones that drain your energy.
This may be a slow process over time – beginning to limit contact time with those that sap your energy,
and building deeper relationships with those that leave you feeling happy and energized.
It may also be a little uncomfortable at first, but will be well worth the effort as you begin to feel more nourished by the relationships you choose to focus on!
2. Environment: Remember that your environment affects your mood and energy. So if you are stuck in an office all day staring at a wall,
it’s time to kick off your shoes and run wild through a park so you can feel sunshine on your back and breeze on your skin.
It has also been scientifically proven that spending time in nature improves our health in many ways, including reducing stress,
improving blood pressure and helping to relieve depression, so get out there and let Mother Nature nurture you!
3. Connections: Many of us spend so much of our time alone at our computers or behind high walls, and yet it’s so important for our spirits to connect with others.
So join a club or find a meetup and make some new connections! Or meet a friend at the park to play some Frisbee or soccer.
Whatever you decide to do, do it face to face! Traditional Tibetan medicine says that we need a minimum of 8 hugs per day…
just to maintain a minimal level of health, and you can’t do that without actually seeing people in person!
4. Sleep: There is no way around it—there is just nothing quite like sleep to rejuvenate your body and restore your entire system to better functioning.
As we learned in Week 3, sleep not only restores our energy, but also affects our brain function, hormone balances, and the function of literally every system of the body!
Our lymphatic system also flushes toxins from our brain during sleep, so if you are not getting enough hours of sleep,
or not sleeping deeply enough, you are also not clearing toxins effectively!
Need help sleeping?
Check out the Brain Light Pro! This amazing tool uses infrared light to stimulate the creation of new blood vessels, neurons and synapses in the brain.
This leads to a calmer, more relaxed state, better sleep and an increase in the output of the mitochondria that are the energy powerhouses of our body, so you get more out of your waking hours as well!
Treatments only take 20 minutes, and done daily, give all of these benefits and many more.
For more information click here, or call us today at 214-352-8758 to schedule a complimentary treatment!
5. Movement: Movement sparks your endorphins, which make you feel energized and excited and keeps the oxygen circulating through your system, so you can feel refreshed and alive.
Many of us now think that in order to get effective movement, we have to “work out” in a gym, but there are so many fun ways to get moving!!
Need some ideas? Refer back to the list in the Week 5 email for some great ways to increase your movement, and have some fun too!
OK, I couldn’t help myself – here’s a bonus tip!
Studies have shown that 20 minutes per day of doing something you enjoy just for the sheer pleasure of doing it increases mitochondrial function!
That’s right – a dose of fun every day builds those little energy