What I want for Christmas
- At December 14, 2017
- By admin
- In awareness, Energy, Holiday, Power, Soulful Time, stress
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How do we stay healthy for Christmas?
What does good health mean to you? What does that entail? Eating “right”? Exercising? Taking supplements? Drinking plenty of water? Getting the right amount of sleep? Stress Management?
These are super important for the CONTINUED health of our body. But one that is talked about and rarely practiced is …..
Stress Management…in other words…PEACE.
Those words alone do not feel intriguing….do they?
AND what exactly does that mean? Stress Management?
Plus, how do you manage something that is as elusive as stress?
I am sure if I gave you a list of items, every day happenings or people’s names…you would be able to circle many of them that cause a degree of stress in your life.
But how many times do you write that off to “LIFE”. This is what makes stress so elusive. We are told to manage those items….but how exactly do we do that?
Here are the average stress management steps:
Take note of the item that stresses you.
Can this be eliminated or changed?
If it can be eliminated…then steps are taken to do that….success happens for several weeks….then it is added back in….partly due to behaviors that are embedded in the psyche and partly due to that fact that we feel we deserve it, the stress, pain, anxiety, discomfort…etc.
That sounds harsh…I know. But it is true.
In my desire to release stress from my life. To live free in a body I love. One thing I know for sure is…..old patterns that cause stress are present for a reason. We can’t or don’t let them go because we (humans) don’t feel deserving of that freedom, of FEELING that good.
And that makes the stress hard to eliminate from our life.
The second thing I know for sure is….the old patterns that cause stress, or anything else in your life that causes stress, can SHIFT….shift in a way that releases the burden of stress on the emotional and physical body.
How, especially this time of year….how do we let this go? How can we begin to create a SHIFT in our life that releases this stressful burden?
Well, my loves…. That is my Christmas gift to you this year.
Soulful Time rescued me. Soulful Time has come in different forms throughout my life in practicing to live free from anxiety, fear and stress. And this Christmas, I want to share them with you.
My hope is that you can learn from these different styles and then create the Soulful Time that works best for you.
Stay tuned for the next several emails where I will share my practices with you.
Merry Christmas beautiful soul,
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Soulful Time Process
- At December 14, 2017
- By admin
- In awareness, Energy, Holiday, Soulful Time, stress
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The way to annihilate fear is to be aware of it, accept it, face it, then…do the task anyway.
This can be hard to do without a foundation to support you while you are in the midst of it all. Soulful Time saved me. It became the foundation of my journey and then I realized the heartbeat of the method I created for my food and body clients; E – Embrace, N – Nourish, D – Digest.
Soulful time is spent in silence, being aware of what you want to happen in your life, being aware that there is a greater power living inside you, and then listening to that divine power within.
That is where the answers you are seeking reside. Right within your heart. Waiting to be heard.
Spend 5-10 minutes each morning in soulful time; breathe, be silent, check in to what you want to happen today (ask important questions), be silent again and let the inner wisdom unfold. Finish with gratitude for enlightenment and guidance.
Here is an example of what soulful time could look like:
Breathe
Breathing is so important during soulful time. Breathing keeps you focused and relaxed so that you can tap into your inner wisdom and guidance.
Gratitude
Expound on that by reciting why you are grateful for it……
Gratitude is cemented into the soul when we dive in to the reason that one thing brings gratefulness to us.
Affirmation – create your own or borrow mine 😊
I AM…….(state your name)
I love and approve of myself
I come from greatness, I attract greatness, I AM greatness
I am at peace with all of life, I breathe in the abundant gift of life with gratitude.
I ebb and flow with life’s movement and energy.
I AM RESILIENT!
I am always safe and secure for my Heavenly Father watches over and guides me on my path of enlightenment.
I love and am loved.
I trust that life supports me.
All is well within my soul.
Next: ask important questions
Examples:
What do I want to have happen today? How important is it, to me, that it happens today?
What is the focus for my life? How important is that focus to me? Does it take priority over my selfishness? Self-sabotage?
Be silent and wait for the answers to unfold.
End with Gratitude
I am grateful for……
Expound on that by reciting why you are grateful for it……
May this time you spend in quiet be a blessing to you and all you do.
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7 Tips to Get on Track After Thanksgiving
- At November 27, 2017
- By admin
- In Holiday
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The overabundance of food and eating may be leaving you a little mind-muddled and lethargic NOT to mention a little bloated.
Don’t stress over this. It is what it is.
It is not the time to feel guilt. I know it is easy to do. Easy to review exactly what you ate and how much and then condemning yourself because you feel it may have been too much.
I get it. I understand. But this self-sabotage will not move you forward AND it will not make this feeling go away…it only cements it in so that you do it again next year.
Let’s break the cycle.
Here are 7 things you can do THIS WEEK to turn this feeling around and feel more like the Y-O-U, you love!
#1 Right NOW clear your mind and BREATHE. Breathe deep. Be present-filled. There is no moment better than the one you are in. Take this action several times a day to keep your feet firmly planted and breath flowing through your body.
#2 Clear your diet of the top allergen foods: grains, nuts, dairy, soy, corn, eggs, shellfish for at least 7-10 days. Please note: If you choose to join us and begin the E.N.D. your Struggle program December 1st…then you will do this until December 23rd.
#3 Clear your diet of food additives: HFCS is #1, processed wheat and white flour foods, msg, excess salt (iodized), excess caffeine, saturated fats and sugars. Replace these with nourishing foods of fruit, fresh veggies, veggie/protein smoothies and seeds.
#4 Get out and move: The great outdoors is simply that … GREAT! Fresh air, moving the body, increasing the heart rate and lung capacity is a perfect tool to have you feeling fabulous! I recommend 30-60 minutes 3-4 times a week. More if you like 😊
#5 SLEEP – you must get your sleep. Enough sleep keeps you from grazing and snacking thru out the day on sugars, saturated fats and caffeine. Go to bed BEFORE 10:00 pm. The more sleep you get before midnight the greater energy you have the next morning.
#6 BE prepared with travel food. The holiday time is the perfect time for food sabotage. So, plan to carry a travel pack filled with nourishing foods.
#7 Wake up EACH and EVERY morning with a WAHOO! If Thanksgiving eating got you down …. then waking up each day with a fresh mindset is KEY! While still abed…open your eyes, raise your arms to the sky and say “Thank YOU! I am so happy to BE here!” Then continue with your gratitude list. A thankful heart first thing in the morning changes the entire feel and energy of your day.
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Avoid the Thanksgiving Tummy
- At November 22, 2016
- By admin
- In awareness, Holiday
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Thanksgiving Tummy, I believe you know what I am talking about. The tummy that feels thick, full, and bloated right after the delicious Thanksgiving meal and sets up shop far beyond that. The kind of tummy ache that has you sitting and leaning back as much as possible to make more room for all the delightfully, delicious foods you just ate.
Is there a way to experience our heartwarming together time at the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day without experiencing all this discomfort? AND not feel deprived?
I believe that there is.
This is a very common experience, one that my clients ask me for a solution to every year.
Now, I can give you this vital and important piece of information to alleviate this discomfort that is brought on by over-consuming rich homemade foods but I want you to understand something first.
This practice I am going to share with you in a moment isn’t easy to implement. Unfortunately, a life time of eating quickly and overstuffing has become a habit to most people.
Or the thought is “its Thanksgiving…why not?”
Well, the reason for this is when the tummy is over-filled, your digestive response becomes slower…that is the reason for the tummy ache….and it is not uncommon for it to last until the next day.
Once the stomach is filled with too much food to process, the body system goes in to a mild state of stress, which pulls the blood AWAY from the gut. This is not the gut response we want…. we want as much of our blood to be congregated in the gut region so that our food is digested and assimilated completely and in a timely fashion.
Another thing that occurs is cortisol is raging through the body, this sets up as adipose tissue (fat) in the mid-section. This is something else we do not want. This cortisol also bathes the brain and causes the brain to be in a stupor and you get sleepy.
Next thing you know you are in the throes of a Thanksgiving nap and the body’s digestive system slows even more…Therefore most people wake up from the nap with a big tummy ache and indigestion. The stomach didn’t have a chance to push the food through the system in time, therefore it just sat in your stomach.
No wonder the feeling of Thanksgiving is a mixture of anticipation for a delicious meal and trepidation. The Thanksgiving hang-over is nothing to smile about.
You may be wondering “what can you do to avoid this great discomfort?”
Well, here it is. I want to share with you 3 things that I have put to the test that will help to eliminate the Thanksgiving Tummy.
Set the Stage
First and foremost, have your feet firmly planted in the knowledge and meaning of Thanksgiving. It is not about the food…well it is, but eating the food is not the most important aspect of Thanksgiving. The most important aspect is the Thankfulness for the bounty before us.
I recommend slowing your morning just a bit, spend a few quiet minutes alone reflecting on what Thanksgiving means to you. This gratitude will fill you will some powerful metabolic power. Meaning…your physiology will become super charged and ready to burn fuel.
Prepare
Secondly, when filling your plate, allow space to reside between the different foods that you are choosing to eat. The intention is to be able to still see the plate even with food on it. Remember, you can always get more…you just don’t want more right now.
Enjoy the bounty
Thirdly, pause often while eating. Put the fork down between each bite, chew thoroughly, swallow and THEN BREATHE. Do not take another bite until the one you just swallowed has been massaged with a couple of breaths. During this time, look around the table and make eye contact with your loved ones. Enjoy the connection with one another.
Absorb every aspect of the meal with ALL your senses. This will engage CPDR. Engage ENS by eating Slow and with breath. These together will gift you with a fulfilling meal that leaves you energized AND NOT with the Thanksgiving Tummy.
You see, CPDR and ENS are the head brain and gut brain connecting and communicating that you have gained both pleasure and satisfaction from your meal. Read my blog posting on this topic.
AND when you listen to this communication, you will STOP eating BEFORE you reach full. You will be left with the ability to burn your meal completely and enjoy leftovers that evening or next day.
You see, you can have more….it just isn’t when you thought it was would be.
I encourage you to relax with your Thanksgiving, acknowledge and know that all is beautiful and right in your world.
I am so very grateful for you; may many blessings be bestowed upon you and your family.
Ashly
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