Healthy Happy Women – Canmore

Sacred Glow 108

More events to come in October! Stay tuned  

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Sleep.

Are you getting enough? 
What happens to the body when you’re not getting enough sleep?

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Disruption of circadian rhythm
• Impaired cognition
• Higher risk of hypertension
• Higher risk of stroke
• Higher risk of heart disease
• Increased risk of breast cancer
• Higher risk of diabetes
• Unhealthy cravings
• Higher risk of injury

Now, what can you do to change this? LOTS! Some may work…and some may not. You kinda have to try them out and see what works for you. Here are a few things you can try:

• Massage
• Meditation
• Incorporating physical activity into your day
• Lymphatic Drainage
• Yoga/Yoga Nidra
• Sex (ha! Yep, I said it!)
• Walks in nature
• Time spent with loved ones
• Sleep with your phone in another room
• No Electronics past a certain time (an hours or so before bedtime)
• Have a bed time routine. (washing face, brushing teeth, mediation)
• Cut back on caffeine

Do you have any tricks you like to use when you can’t sleep? I’d love to hear them on our facebook page! 

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I’ve been asked a lot lately about what I do to meditate. So I thought I’d share with you all in one quick blog post

These days I’m finding it difficult to practice my Vipassana mediation of completely clearing my mind and focusing on my breath. So I have created this for myself instead. It gives my mind something to focus on and at the end I feel incredible! It really sets the tone for the whole day.

Here we go

One – The Breath

I start by clearing my mind and solely observing my breath. Some days I am able to do this quite well. These days, I cannot.  When I have a busy day ahead, its sometimes very hard to let my mind rest and all I’m able to do is 3-5 breaths without my mind wondering, to be honest.

I aim for 1 minute. But I let myself off the hook if Its too much of a struggle and just try to focus on 3-5 belly breaths just to steady my breathing.

Two – Positive Thoughts

I have created a mantra for myself.  Or a series of really positive things I say.

For example:

I am present. I am grounded. I am healthy. I am happy. I am strong inside and out. I am financially abundant. I am kind. I am humble. I am successful.

I will even add specific stuff like:

I do 17 massages/week. I do 4 spray tans/week. I sell 2 personal training packages/month.

I say this at least 3 times in a row. Sometimes more if I am in a funky mood or tired. And If I’m even having trouble focusing on this I say them out loud to help.

Three – Gratitude

I sit and think of all the things I’m grateful for. And I don’t just think of them…. I feel them! I smile. Sometimes I cry because it makes me so happy and I’m so freakin grateful

Four – Grounding

I ground myself.  If I’m seated I feel the floor under my feet or the chair under my bum. If I’m laying on the ground I feel the floor under my body.

That’s it! This usually takes between 5-10 minutes to start my day.

Try it and tell me what you think

Happy Friday everyone!

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Its been a long time coming, I know. The anticipation has been killing you lol

Sorry for the delay.

I spent quite some time trying recipes for kale chips to find my favorite one…. And here it is!

Ingredients 

There ya have it! Enjoy! <3

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