A fun little flow for you today, the freedom and joy of movement.
Be well my friends.
Category Archives: health
Easing into a Morning Routine
I am personally trying to ease into a morning routine, mindfully. I fell off track. Life it happens and it threw me for a loop.
I have always heard the first waking hour sets the tone for your day. Makes sense, because when my morning is chaotic it definitely throws off my day
But, every sunrise is an opportunity to start fresh. My focus or goal is to be more focused and to make better use of my time.
The following are a few things I am working on.
- Forgetting my phone, meaning, not starting my day by checking emails, social media etc. I am giving myself 30-60 mins of phone free time upon waking.
- Hydrating with water maybe with some lemon juice. Honestly this I do all the time.
- Adding some gentle movement to my mornings, whatever my body craves.
- Having a morning ritual like reading, listening to some calming tunes sketching etc anything that will allow me to ease into my day.
” Nothing can be done except little by little.” _ Charles Baudelaire
In all things I will give myself some grace because I am not perfect, but I am sure worth it.
Do you have a morning ritual or something you are working on implementing to start your day? Let me know in the comments.
Be well.
New Series: Quick Tip
These are short, to the point gentle reminders, little nudges.
Hope you enjoy them.
Be well my friends.
Jodie
Cathartic
Blast your favorite tunes and dance, or jump, move how you like to move. No one is watching but, if someone is, who cares. Release whatever you need to release. If during or at the end you are overcome with emotions, allow it to flow.
Movement is therapeutic. Movement is cathartic. Gift yourself the time to feel.
In today’s connected society, we are bombarded with information, too much at times, this information overload does not allow us to be still, sit with ourselves and just be.
Movement is beneficial for the “physical” but, more so for the mental aspect . This is a form of self-care.
Just my two cents.
Breathe my friends, breathe.
Vegetable Stirfry Recipe
Give me all the veggies. I love a heavy on the vegetables stirfry, and I always make enough to last a few days
I like my meals hot and spicy and this dish definitely was. Below is the recipe, no measurements just ingredients.
You can add or take away as you like.
Ingredients
Veggies I used, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, snow peas, brussel sprouts, purple cabbage, endive and bok choy
Onion
Garlic
Cilantro,
Escallions
Chinese 5 Spice Powder
Soy sauce
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Pepper
Black pepper
Ginger
Fresh Basil
Saute the onions ,garlic and ginger. Add the vegetables, stir for a bit. Add the soy sauce , cilantro, stir some more.:)
Sprinkle 5 spice powder, hot pepper and black pepper. Add the escallions (green onions) at the end .
Enjoy .
Serve it a long side your favorite protein.
Let me know if you try it.
Be Well.
Breakfast Edition
This quick simple breakfast was so refreshing after my walk.
I used siggis yogurt, mixed nuts and strawberries.
Create healthy habits, not restrictions.
Food is meant to be enjoyed. Eating a meal , whether you regard it as comfort food once in a while will not derail your healthy habits.
Let me say it again, ” Create healthy habits, not restrictions”.
I eat to nourish and fuel my body.
What is your favorite quick breakfast? Let me know in the comments.
Be well.
Movement and Mood
I don’t typically share too much personal stuff online but I wanted to share this. This morning I woke up feeling off, just not myself. Not sure if it was anxiety, frustration or overwhelm or a combination of all three. At this point I decided to sit, relax and breathe. I allowed myself to feel all the feels.
I made myself a nice breakfast, I ate slowly and acknowledged all my senses. I gave myself some grace and about 2 hours later I moved my body in a restorative way. No crazy exercises just a gentle Pilates flow and it helped a lot.
There have been many studies showing that movement helps to improve moods. That saying movement heals definitely helped me today.
How has movement helped you?
I will share the flow in a few days on my You Tube channel so you will have it for when you are having one of those days.
Be well.
Morning Habits
They say how you start your day will determine the rest of your day. If you have the habit of immediately scrolling through social media or checking emails upon waking, try waiting 5 or 10 minutes before doing this. Use this time to take some deep breaths and perhaps mentally planning your day.
Here are a few things I do : 1. Hydrate with a tall glass water with lemons 2. I try to get at least 10 minutes of sunshine 3. A quick movement session, for example a mobility/ stretching session
or a 15-30 minute Pilates session.
4. Being gracious, acknowledging and appreciating what is going right and 5. Coffee 🙂 .
I keep working at it, some days I am able to do them all sometimes I am not, but I keep trying.
I do what I can. What are some of your morning rituals?
Let me know in the comments.
Be Well.
Let It Go
Whats holding you back? Is it doubt, fear, criticism? Sit with your thoughts/ feelings, figure it out . Grab a notebook and write, use this period for self discovery. Ask yourself the tough questions, re-discover yourself. Once you have accomplished this, release all the negativity, fear etc , let it go.
Believe in yourself , know you can accomplish anything you put your heart into. Yes, it will take hard work and planning and maybe some research depending on the circumstance, but just know you can do it. Yes, you can do it!
I don’t know who needs to hear this right now but I am hoping it resonates with you.
Feel free to comment and share your experience.
Stay safe and be well.
Today is a New Day
When it comes to our health and well being we each have the ability in ourselves to turn our health around. Forget about what happened yesterday, today is the day to take one step in the right direction for your health and well being. And I am not just talking about “health” pertaining to diet and exercise, but this also includes your mental health and emotional health as well as your association.
Take ownership of your health because no one can do it for you.
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