Reset
“The Wim Hof Method is a combination of breathing exercises, exposure to cold and commitment that can help you regulate your stress levels.”
Wim Hof Method
Deep breathing resets stress hormones in the body. It’s best for the body to be more alkaline than acidic. Through deep breathing, the pH-value in the blood increases making the blood more alkaline and less acidic. The average pH-value is 7.4. This can be measured at home with pH strips.
To reset the nervous system and activate the immune system, take 30 deep breaths slowly and in a safe, comfortable place. Lightheadedness may occur so continue even slower and the sensations will pass.
Cold showers create a deeper connection to human nature and creates neurological pathways when mastered can heal the body.
Areas that are improved with the Wim Hof Method are; brain function, metabolism, inflammation and pain.
Glacial Mint
Enjoy this refreshing beverage to calm the active mind and body.
Photo by: Marc Schulte marc_schulte
Fresh mint leave muddled
Drizzle of Manuka or Raw Honey
Camomile (flower or tea bag)
Add Crushed ice or cubed
Add Sparkling water and garnish with mint leaves
*Always consult with a licensed physician before implementing any physical practice or new method.
Colosseum
Ciao Italia!
Bring the history and beauty of Roma into your life…
If you’re looking to add a bit of history and European style into your home or office, you’re about to get lucky. Now available for download to be displayed how you wish, is “Colosseum,” an original photo taken on an October morning in Rome. This picture transports me right back to the very moment as I was breathlessly taking it in disbelief that I was standing before the Colosseum in Italy! It was a life long dream of mine to go to Italy and there I was, standing inside all of my art history, photography, and travel books in real life. I am so grateful that this dream came true. I am honored to share my personal experience of my trip to Italy through my photos. Colosseum is the first of many to be available for download.
With this download, you are at liberty to print this photo on any medium at any size you wish to fit the scale of your home or office. This photo is for personal use only and not for resale. Further rules are stipulated on the purchase page.
Enjoy this Italian journey through my eyes and heart! Grazie Mille.
Weekend Design & Wellness Project
3,2,1…
Photo by: Kelly Sikkema @kellysikkema
2022!
This weekend, after recovering from all the festive fun, grab something to write down 12 things you’d like to learn, experience or change about your life. One thing for each month of the year will be the practice for the entire month. So this means you have four weeks to learn, experience or change something about yourself and your life. To simplify this process, break each week into smaller doses of your chosen experience, then by the end of the month you will have fulfilled a commitment to yourself. Do the same for the rest of the months and weeks. This is your project and your rules so create the framework of your experience around your current lifestyle to ensure follow through. This will prove to be a very rewarding process. Have a happy new year!
New Beginnings
Time for fresh new start filled with adventures, prosperity and realized dreams. Here is a New Year’s mala meditation consisting of 108 affirmations. If you do not have mala beads and are interested in learning the history behind them before getting your own, please this watch video first, How to use mala beads.
Photo by: Jan Tinneberg @craft_ear
Reflection & Projection
Creating a vision board can feel awkward or woo-woo for some people which is completely understandable. The thought of doing an arts and crafts project of cutting out pictures of materialistic items and hoping the universe magically provides them sans any effort is absurd. Not gonna work. However, it’s great to know what you want in your life and the first stop in creating that life is by being grateful for everything in your life. Yep, this means the yucky parts too. Creating a reflective vision board of your achievements and experiences will be an effective gateway to creating one for future goals.
Photo by: Thought Catalog @thoughtcatalog
One shift opens the universal door for the next thing to naturally fall into place. You may have heard the phrase “act as if” in order to manifest what you desire. This is that! The next step is creating a plan starting from right where you are and commit to one action that you can do now that will lead to the ultimate goal. For example, if you want a particular car that is not in your current budget, go test drive that car. (Nothing too exotic since you’d need to put up cash as collateral for a test drive.) Then, when it comes to purchasing your next car, choose something in your budget that has a similar body style in the color of your dream car. This simple mini act will put you in alignment with your big picture. Focus on one goal at a time and watch how the others naturally follow. Be open and practice patience each day and you’ll be amazed by this time next year when you’re reflecting upon this very moment. Who knows, you may become a manifesting pro and find yourself cutting, pasting or Pinterest-ing all your desires. Haaa