Thursday, July 30, 2015

A Month of Wellness

Over the past several months, I’ve been tracking some positive habits forming in my life and this last month has been packed with wellness-rich activities to help propel me into excellent health and well-being. I also joined a wellness challenge at my work and offered to be one of the team captains, knowing that my experiences from life coaching would come in handy as I motivate a team of wellness warriors. 

Since the challenge began almost 3 weeks ago, I’ve had 3 massages, an acupuncture treatment (which I’ve actually been enjoying monthly for almost 8 years now), time on the inversion table with my naturopath, a new dry brushing practice every morning to activate and awaken my lymphatic system, plenty of cloud gazing and cloud photography, days of guilt-free rest (or at least aspiring to be guilt-free), 3 epsom salt baths, 2 barefoot walks on the beach, discovering foam rolling for stretching, salsa dancing with my handsome husband, reducing my gluten, refined sugar, soy, and caffeine intake, eating more dark leafy greens, collaging, art walking, picking blackberries, meditating every morning (with the inspiration of the Oprah and Deepak 21-Day Meditation coinciding perfectly with the start of my workplace wellness challenge), 7 neighborhood walks with my hubby, and several gatherings with good friends. 

You see, wellness is so vast; it can encapsulate virtually anything that brings you joy, makes you smile, helps you breathe more deeply, and makes you WELL.