2024-01-10 05:40:00
Seasonal cycles teach us to regenerate. Winter is time to stop, pause, integrate and from there, plan a year of well-being. The basis is to incorporate a healthy routine and have strict discipline. Creating positive habits improves our health holistically. There are practices such as going to the gym or going for a run that are good for the body, but it is necessary to achieve a holistic vision in which the mind or spirit also benefit.
Books like A Year of Wellbeing (Cinco Tintas, 2023) are guides with guidelines, month by month, to improve our quality of life. The proposal involves developing creativity through journals or sketches, working with gratitude, being in nature, reflecting, cooking new recipes or establishing daily rituals.
Winter is time to stop, pause, integrate and from there, plan a year of well-being
Each month can have a different purpose. For example, January is a time for resets and consciously formulating new resolutions. February to explore. March to sow. April to connect and create. May to be and start doing outdoor activities. June to connect with the body and feel. The summer solstice bonfires mark the beginning of a new renewal. In July we bathe in nature and in August we live in expansion. The sea or great blue, teaches us to flow and when September arrives, we harvest and collect what was sown during the spring. Whether they are projects or the benefits of our habits established at the beginning of the year. In October, we begin to let go and rediscover. November leads to reflection, pause and work with crafts. The month of December is used to contemplate what the year has been and celebrate the passing of the cycles.
In July we bathe in nature and in August we live in expansion
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It is not good to stagnate and repeat yourself, but it is healthy to anchor practices that give us well-being. Each one must explore those that best suit them, taking into account that global vision of the human being. We are body, mind and soul. No matter how much we work on the first one, nothing will improve if we continue with scattered or obsessive thoughts. Likewise, our spirit increasingly demands more attention, in these times of neuroses and mental illnesses.
Meditating daily improves our awareness. The practice of mindfulness is also good, bringing the mind to the present moment. Nature gives us the connection with the sacred. If one meditates or simply walks through the forest, one can perceive the wind, the roots of the earth or concentrate on the sound of rain, understanding that water is life. We are life and everything is one.
Perceive the wind, the roots of the earth or concentrate on the sound of the rain
Practicing yoga nourishes our inner strength and by being more flexible in body, the mind can lose its rigidity. She is our central computer, the brightest diamond that must be connected to the radiance of the heart and emotions. It is good to always choose happiness, getting up every day grateful for the opportunity to live. The body not only benefits from a healthy diet, but also from cooking at reasonable hours.
The circadian rhythm requires living following the cycle of the sun, sleeping the necessary hours and constantly. Only in this way can we stop the waves of the mind and the tiring inner monologue that accompanies it. Writing a journal helps us focus, to go from a cloudy mind to a clear one. Creating rituals for patience, such as restoring furniture or simply washing dishes in full attention, leads us to understand that life in a hurry destabilizes us.
The circadian rhythm requires living following the sun’s cycle, sleeping the necessary hours and constantly
There are many practices that we can carry out during the year that is now beginning. The important thing is to draw up a roadmap and not abandon it. Our being will deeply appreciate it.
Three wellness practices 1
The joy of gratitude
Fill a box with memorabilia, whether it be photographs, memories, beautiful quotes or poems. You can include written memories in the form of short stories and include them. In the evenings, spend some time thinking about the day and the things you are grateful for. Collect them into a list and add it to the checkout. At the end of each week, take something out of it to remind yourself of your gratitude for life. 2
Explore your inner voice
Meditate for a moment. Remain silent in a secluded place. Breathe slowly and deeply. When you’re ready, grab a notebook and focus on those things you don’t usually tell yourself. Who are you to yourself? may be the essential question to answer. Flow in your writing and don’t stop to think too much. Don’t let your inner voice be blocked by outside noise. Express yourself openly. 3
Meditation of a star
The next time you look at the night sky, choose a star and focus all your attention on it. Focus on this experience, in a place where there is not excessive light pollution. Allow the act of staring at a star to identify you with it. Enter a state of peace and tranquility. Finally, broaden your gaze and contemplate the sky as a sum of stars with which to share the path of life.
Journaling helps us focus and move from a cloudy mind to a clear one.
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Ten healthy habits for the new year
1. Create a stable routine
Although we live in change, the body and mind appreciate fixed routines. This way we create cycles and automatisms that can be beneficial for us. Get up and meditate. Always eat lunch and dinner at the same time. Provide space for reading at the end of the afternoon. Cook slowly on Saturday. Tidy up the house on Sunday. The magic of order centers us.
2. Eat slowly
Slow food in a fast world. You can start by being the one who cooks yourself. Do it without rushing, paying attention to each process. Likewise, enjoy the act of sharing at the table, trying not to disperse from the act of eating. Watching food is distracting and talking about the problems of the day does not feel good. Pay attention to what you eat. Observe, savor and chew slowly. Your mind and body will thank you.
Although we live in change, the body and mind appreciate fixed routines
3. Connect with your senses
As an exercise in attention and centering, it is very healthy to be able to connect with the senses. It’s just a matter of focus. Observe what is in front of you, what you hear, what you touch, the smells that surround you or the flavors that remain in your mouth. Write about what you love to see, touch, listen to…
4. Speak positively
We live in complaint and we will surely have many reasons for it. However, being what we think and express, it is better to get out of the negativity. Stop starting sentences with “no” and filling them with “but.” She speaks positively and looks at life with optimism, even if you have to do it forcefully during the first days. If you manage to transcend the complaint, your life will change immediately.
We live in the age of noise, so learn to spend parts of the day in silence
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5. Practice silence
We live in the age of noise, so learn to spend parts of your day in silence. Observe in full attention. Integrate, listen and empathize, without having to give an opinion or express any idea. You can be silent when eating or in activities where you would normally be talking. Also try to stop your internal monologue.
6. Good wishes
We are many people on the planet. In addition to focusing on yourself, seek to empathize with the rest of the world, sending good wishes. Ask the universe for good things for everyone and persist in goodness. The law of karma will reward you.
7. Meditate
Meditating is being with yourself. Nothing more than that. The posture is not so important but being able to dedicate time, preferably when you wake up or at the end of the night to listen to yourself, feel yourself and lower the intensity of your mind. The key is breathing. Slow, deliberate, through the nose and in four phases. Inhalation, air retention, exhalation and retention without air.
Meditating is being with yourself. Nothing more than that. The posture is not so important but the ability to dedicate time
8. Create a space of intimacy
To meditate it is essential to have a private space. A secluded and personal place where you can be calm. It should not be a place of passage, nor does it need to be an altar. Any corner of the house is fine, if you are sure of being able to be calm and silent. Just as important as the place is choosing the right time.
9. Breathe
It is very difficult for us to breathe consciously. Both yoga and meditation help us do this, as do various sports such as swimming, cycling or trekking. Long, deep breathing is the way to have a healthier body and mind.
10. Walk at night
Go for a walk at night, when the city is quieter or nature has lowered its intensity. It’s good to experience the darkness. It is natural for our biology and also for restful sleep. Stopping mental activity and going for a walk at night can be very relaxing. The destination is not important but the act of walking without a certain direction.
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