Senses:

If you are edging up to burnout or are sitting in the ashes, take it as a sign to be vigilant of what is taken in with the senses. For instance, if your eyes are constantly on a screen or downtime is mostly spent watching jarring, jolting, fearful or mind-numbing TV that doesn’t add value to your life and leaves you feeling empty; set clear boundaries on the use of technology. If the majority of your reading comes from National Inquirer or fashion magazines that highlight your imperfections and induce feelings of unworthiness or a general sense of lack, eliminate those from your coffee table. These are the things you have control over.

Food:

Your body and spirit simply cannot thrive on pre-packaged, non-nutrient dense foods. Excessive stress combined with lack luster nutrition exhausts the adrenals. Be aware of book-ending your life with stimulants; caffeine all morning + sugar by afternoon + ending with alcohol in the evening. These all give us a quick boost of energy, but eventually weaken the adrenal system. If you are confused and not sure how to begin, seek out a Naturopath, Integrative or Functional Medicine doctor who will often look deeper into the human body and spirit to find ways to bathe your body in supplements, remedies, and foods that heal at a core level.

Environment:

Replace toxic chemicals in your home and in your beauty products with non-toxic ones. We are all exposed to chemicals in our water, food and air, but we have last word over what we bring into our sacred spaces or put on in and on our bodies. Eating food that has been heated in plastic containers may have added substances called bisphenol-A (BPA) and plastic phthalates. This makes plastic soft and flexible, however, these substances are believed to be “endocrine disrupters.” They mimic human hormones, and not for the good. A reputable site to use if you want to check on the “health” of your products is https://www.ewg.org.

Other Humans:

If Chronic Complaining Caroline or Negative Nelly are who you are supping with on a regular basis, you may need to do some people purging or move them further out from the dinner table. There are physical and emotional ramifications if you are in a toxic relationship and are not setting boundaries or using your virtuous voice. Crucial, open conversations are uncomfortable, but not as uncomfortable as constant tension in your body.

Move stuck energy:

Emotions (energy in motion) are messengers that pass through our bodies on a regular basis to give us intel on what needs to be addressed. When we don’t allow ourselves to feel our emotions or they get stuck due to trauma or negative thought patterns, it affects our entire circuitry. It literally causes dis-ease.

There are many ways to move energy (at no cost.) One is to feel emotions and observe them, so they flow through you. We tend to resist what feels painful. When we allow a difficult emotion to be fully felt and not judge it, then it can go along its merry way and be released from the body. Try it next time you are in the grips of guilt, worry or fear. If you want to read more about befriending emotions, check out David Hawkins book Letting Go or Karla McLaren’s book The Language of Emotions.

Tapping or Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT): this technique is the cat’s meow, the bees knees, and the glitter bomb of glory. All you need is your fingertips and an open mind. Google it.  YouTube it. Practice it regularly, at first in the privacy of your own home because you will definitely feel ridiculous in the beginning. Reiki, Cranial Sacral therapy or Somatic Experiencing are all ways you can target stuck energy and move it through you.

Earthing:

Take your worn out body and sit on the earth. Swim in natural waters. Read under trees. Go out where there are living things; flowers, waterfalls and birds singing. Grounding or earthing allegedly reduces the affect of electromagnetic frequencies (EMF’s) that blast from our modern technology and heals or reduces inflammation and stress hormones in our bodies.

In essence, your body always keeps score and it speaks fluent You. That heart has been in your sweet body (nearly) since conception. It’ll always try to get your attention, whether it is through your waning spirit or a nagging pain in your left breast. It makes noise so we hear it. If we listen to it and befriend our bodies, it will guide us to adjust ourselves to wholeness again. As far we know for sure, we have this one beautiful, wild, life. Choose to make the needed changes to thrive. Repeat after me, from author Louise Hay:

“In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole and complete. I recognize my body as a good friend. Each cell in my body has Divine Intelligence. I listen to what it tells me, and know that its advice is valid. I am always safe, and Divinely protected and guided. I choose to be healthy and free. All is well in my world.”