I’m so glad you found your way here. I’m even happier to be sharing this journey with you.
And now you're probably asking yourself, what journey?
This journey, well we can just call it life. Embracing it, Empowering ourselves to live it and finally Growing it to be what we envision.
Day 3: Getting the Hang of This. Still a Love/Hate with mornings
Tell me in the comments how your day 2 went! I’m so excited to be sharing my journey but want to cheer you on as well.
Journey Journal Entry 8.24
I’m well on my way to a better, happy and healthier me. Although I’m still early in the process, each day is getting easier to manage a morning routine. I’ll be honest today was pretty rough, racing thoughts and tremors just made for a rough start. While tremors have been something I’ve dealt with for years (Polycythemia Vera) it just puts me in an “are you for real” kind of mood.
I did start my day with my power breakfast, recording what I fueled my body with and how it made me feel. Even just being aware and making a conscious effort to align my body’s needs with what makes me feel good, has me feeling accomplished. This is the daily journal I use. It’s easy, effective and inexpensive, all around just the best I’ve found.
Today, since it started rough, my main focus was “just breathe.” So, in natural fashion I put on my Just Breathe shirt and got to work on meditating. I needed to focus and calm my mind.
Today I really listened to what my mind needed and it was desperately asking for focused guidance and calmness. Here are my Top 5 Easy Breathing Exercises
Deep Breathing: Helps with feeling relaxed and centered
Equal Breathing (the length of inhale and exhale is the same): Helps create focus and balance
Lion’s Breath (as silly as it sounds and yes you may look silly doing this but it works): Helps with energy and release of tension (specifically in chest and face)
Humming Breath: Instant Calm with relief from stress, anxiety and anger
Focused Breathing: Focusing on a keyword during breathing will help center your mind (example: relax, let go, inner peace)
Until tomorrow, have a wonderful and restful evening!
XOXO
Meg