If you can’t walk in silence, try cooking your holiday meal mindfully in bare feet, Your body will thank you. More and more evidence suggests that we need the Earth’s electrons for our well-being-it improves sleep, pain management, and stress. As Thich Nhat Hanh says, “Walk as if your feet are kissing the earth.” Walking bare-footed is ideal-outside or in your home. If you’re stressed over the holidays, walk in silence on the ground for five minutes or more. Walking Meditation (extra points for bare feet!) You do this while breathing the whole body or engage a chakra and breathe into that area. To practice, count backwards slowly, with rhythmic inhalations and exhalations, and say to yourself as you breathe, “Breathing in, 11, breathing out, 11, breathing in, 10, breathing out, 10.” And so on, counting down to one. Breath counting pulls the mind away from stress and towards a more centered, balanced feeling. We tend to forget just how restful it can feel to breathe. If family is visiting and you don’t have a quiet spot in the house, meditate in your car or even in the bathroom! Breath Counting You can repeat a mantra or a relaxing word as you breathe in and out. If you don’t have that kind of time, silent meditation for even just 3 minutes every day can feel restful. If you have 15-minutes, try practicing yoga nidra meditation, a guided meditation also known as yogic sleep. Your family and friends will thank you-and might just lie down too! Meditate Every Morning or Evening Here are a few easy ways to give yourself the gift of rest. Giving yourself permission to rest during the holiday time is perhaps the most radical-and life-saving-act you can do.
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