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Relaxation Ritual and Other Routines
When I was preparing my body for conception, I did a lot of work around de-stressing my life. I worked on eliminating commitments from my life that drained rather than nourished me. I tried to get into a consistent exercise schedule. I analyzed the link between nutrition and stress and tried to reduce my refined sugar and flour intake. I also cultivated the habit of breathing all the way into my belly on nearly every inhale.… Read MoreFor a month, I also instituted a nightly Relaxation Ritual. At 8:15 every night, I would stop whatever I was doing (I would even leave night meetings early to honor this sacred time in
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Yoga Retreat “To Bring” List
Image courtesy of My Big WalkI can’t believe I’m going on my first yoga retreat ever. Woo-hoo!Clearly, I am very, very excited.
Here’s what my best friend and I are going to do:
Tuesday
4:15pm yoga
7:30pm whole foods cooking classWednesday
9am detox Sara, maybe Andy (guided hike @ 9)
11am Ayurveda class
4:15pm yoga classThursday
6:30am yoga (Andy?)
9am becoming whole class
11am yoga and nutrition (Sara) share circle (Andy)
noon dance
1:30pm kayaking
4:15pm yogaFriday
11am awakening the six senses classWhat are my goals for the retreat? (I’m going to force myself to prioritize them from most to least important.)
- To relax
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Stress Management Update
A while ago, I realized that I have too much stress in my life. Also, since Matt and I are trying to have a baby, I am working on my stress management because it helps with conception and, besides, babies bring enough stress into one’s life.I’ve been working on a couple different strategies with varying degrees of success:… Read More- Better Nutrition: Nutrition definitely impacts stress, particularly because it impacts our hormones. I was doing really well with this one, but I have strayed. I am officially re-commiting to eating in a healthier way.
- Consistent Exercise: Like nutrition, exercise helps manage stress levels by impacting our hormones. Like nutrition, I
