May’s High Vibrancy Bites - Easy & Wonderful Ways into Mindfulness
This month let’s lean into the Pillar of Health that is Mindfulness. Here are five simple ways to focus on what’s really important.
Hello Readers,
💚Before we get into the meat of today’s post I just wanted to send you a final reminder about the International Pilates Day Fundraiser Mat Class I’m co-hosting tomorrow (May 2nd!)🙌🙌
Here are the details:
✅Sat May 2nd ✅9:30AM-10:45AM ✅20 spots in the Flow Studio open to anybody in the Gympie region ✅Zoom Room open for live-stream option or grab the replay if it’s not time zone friendly. I welcome you from near and far😜 ✅Sliding scale: $20-$200💰 ✅Raising funds for OzHarvest & Perseverance Street Theatre!!! ✅Class will be demo/led by me (i.e. my butt will mostly be on my mat) so those on the Zoom feel included ✅Even people not interested in Pilates can donate - just book for the online option, don’t show up, and then ignore the replay - everyone’s a winner! 😉
🌽OzHarvest is now Australia’s leading food rescue organisation.
🎭Perseverance Street Theatre is an independent theatre company proudly based in Gympie, Queensland.
Here’s the ONLINE BOOKING LINK: https://momence.com/The-Real-Body-Movement/International-Pilates-Day---Fundraiser-Mat-Class/134403220?skipPreview=true remember you don’t have to show up or even watch the replay but you can still donate✨
And just in case you’re a closer neighbour than I thought, here’s the link for the in-person class: https://momence.com/The-Real-Body-Movement/International-Pilates-Day---Fundraiser-Mat-Class/134402787?skipPreview=true
And Now, Back to Upping Our Vibe in May!
I’m typing this on the first of the month and will endeavour to send this out into the universe later today. Wow, how on track and organised am I? (don’t get used to it, hehe)
So, I thought I’d focus on only one Pillar of Health for this month’s hit of high vibe goodness and that is Mindfulness!
I decided this yesterday when my iPad all of a sudden told me that several apps were not able to connect to the internet. Mind you I could still get and send emails and surf the web…
Strange…
Not only was it strange, it was maddening because of course the non-working apps were what I needed to be working with. Ahhhh, technology.
So, what did I do? Here’s what I did👇
After this mini ramble I did have a couple of ideas as to what might be causing the problem but again, try as I might, I couldn’t solve it. I ended up just having to let it go which was strangely liberating.
Today? Did my ideas work today? Well yes, luckily and thankfully, they did!
5 Ways for Greater Mindfulness
Change Your Scenery - Am I the only one who bangs my head on my keyboard trying to MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN even if I’m just repeating exactly what hasn’t worked the previous 20 times? Okay, let’s just say that in these instances not only does our brain shut down but our body needs a change in position as well. Here’s your solution - change your scenery, i.e. get up and go someplace else.
Take A Walk - Preferably in nature. Get some sunshine on your face (but make sure you have sunblock on especially if you live here in the skin cancer capital of the world).
Check Your Breathing - Calm the eff down and make that exhale longer than your inhale1. This drops you out of fight/flight and into rest/digest. Your nervous system says, “thank you”. My tried and true way is, in for 4 and out for six,, and I love connecting it to the rhythm of my steps.
Practice Gratitude - I know it’s a cliche thing to say these days because everyone says that you should “hashtag #begrateful” but the reason they do is because it works! Passionfruit is one of my favourite fruits and we have so many feral vines on our seven acres. I am grateful for this wacky vine that’s just past our water tanks. It’s the one closest to our house and when they’re ripe has the most amazing yellow passionfruits. And the flower? They’re amazing as well, I mean have you ever seen anything more amazing?
Notice the Small Things - Here are just a few of the quite small things I’ve noticed in the past two days:
that passionfruit flower again! / these orchids - I mean look at that colour! / I love my hibiscus and these flowers are huge / this wooden scoop makes measuring my protein powder a pleasure (choc mocha flavour btw) / who doesn’t need a hippo mug cover? I got this when the hubby and I celebrated our 30th anniversary in Japan. Not only does it keep the heat in my coffee, it reminds me of a fab vaycay (+ one of my seesters gave me that mug which is another fave / this morning’s double window view - one side of our verandah is a complete wall of windows so it’s like having an extra room What’s your go-to favourite way to practice Mindfulness??
Once again, happy May! It’s a long weekend here in Queensland so it’s a sure thing that at least one outdoor project will be tackled over the next few days!💪
Catch you next time,
xBec🤎
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