Anxiety? Incessant thoughts about what's going on? Hard to disconnect from the news? Physical pain?
Today I share two meditations that can help. I facilitated them last night for my "open house" group and folks really loved them.
Meditation #1 starts at minute 2:18 (it's about 9 minutes in length)
Meditation #2 starts at minute 11:50 (it's about 18 minutes in length)
I got my Masters Degree in Counseling in 2003, and my certification in nutrition coaching in 2006. In other words, I've been immersed in the field of health, emotions and food for some time.
So when I woke up with eyelids nearly swollen shut a few weeks ago, I was perplexed.
What could have brought this on?
Vitamin P (for pleasure) is a term coined by Marc David. He is the founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, and was a guest professor at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition when I studied there. Pleasure is essential to life.
When life starts giving you warning signs, do you slow down? Or do you keep barreling ahead until you crash? Most people in the western world keep busy until they crash, not having heeded the calls to slow down.
Have you ever thought of that or looked into this?
Most people have no idea how their emotions are affecting their health. Do you?
Our western approaches to physical and mental health certainly have no clue.