When you feel the symptoms of perceived stress- such as palpitations, an irritable bowel, insomnia, headaches, or loss of appetite- do something positive. You could useholistic massageson a more frequent basis and also consider the following measures:

I didn’t until I started to understand that I was hurting myself more by maintaining a tight knot of resentment and anger towards the people who had wronged me. As I learned to love myself, and make loving myself more important than hating the other person, a profound shift happened within me.

I felt more loving not only towards myself, but also towards everyone and all situations in my life. This shift in perspective produced a state of relaxation, ease, and trust that all was right with my world.

We all know how hard it can be to break an unhealthy habit specially if it brings pleasure and it was well practiced. That is why I would like to invite you to be mindful of good routines that you could establish that support you, balance you and energize you. 

A good healthy routine of mine is to go to my hot yoga class every morning after dropping my daughter at school. I do it without thinking and I make time for it automatically unless there is an emergency.

A color energy meditation:

 

....close your eyes and imagine a red ball of energy spinning just at the end of your spine your coccyx and let that deep vibrant red energy gently expand at just that one spot, strengthening your sense of security and feeling of connection to your primary family... now imagine an orange energy spinning in a ball, round and round at your belly button area, spinning and softly expanding at just that one spot, healing relationship issues and inspiring your creativity.

Surrender...Not just bending my bones… As I walk into the warm yoga room at east west yoga in Newmarket I am glad to be here. Why you might ask? You are going to be tortured and be incredibly hot…yap! I look at it this way: Every morning again this is my chance to clear my mind, to clear my body from any blockages accumulated by thought processes, self talk, experiences, triggered memories, emotions…Being a Kinesiologist I know how certain emotions can weaken a muscle or a muscle group and meridians ultimately the immune system and organs.

I have been experimenting with applying meditation for chakra energy and self hypnosis into my Bikram yoga practice.

It has been very helpful in stabilizing my big toe which likes to lift off the ground and changes the whole dynamics of all poses.

As soon as we start class with the breathing exercise in Bikram Yoga I imagine a powerful red energy coming from the tip of my spine and is flowing down into my legs and feet through the soles of my feet into the ground. This red energy in my mind is turning into roots holding , surrounding, stabilizing my legs, my toes, my coccyx.

Confidence boost self hypnosisFirst identify your challenge. Do you have something that you feel insecure about, that you want to boost your confidence about? This might be an important conversation with a spouse or family member or even your boss. It might be a speech you have to give or a task you have to do, it might be a sports performance or meeting new people. What ever it is identify it now. As you come aware of your issue you can change it. If you do not identify it you can not change it.

Today I was reminded about gratitude and to keep the heart open to all the beauty and grace every day brings, as every day is a gift. I would like to share this short video from Moving art-Louie Schwartzberg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2ofrX7jAk

The end of the year also brings the end of an ancient calendar which has been widely discussed. The Mayan calendar is ending and for many this is a time of anticipation.

For me it is the time to keep my heart open and to embrace and cherish every person, every animal, every bit of nature, very moment in awe, as if it was the first and the last time I am going to experience it.

Evidence that visualizations can help healing is well documented. Creating an inner vision offers the mind major advantages:

Your muscles experience electrical impulses that correspond to the physical event you are imagining and neuromuscular templates are developed preparing you physiologically for the real thing. Which means, for example, if you are imagining yourself kicking the rugby ball exactly through the polls your brain will create muscle memory just as good as if you were actually doing it, with the added benefit of leaving the failure out of equation, increasing confidence as well as efficient positive muscle memory.