6 simple Mindfulness tips for winter 🌱
I’ve been working in the yoga and mindfulness space for a few years now - through my studies and my teaching, I’ve gained so much knowledge and so many tools to help regulate my nervous system!
Here is just a handful of my self soothing regulation tips that really ground me & keep me functioning optimally ☁️
~ As soon as you wake up in the morning your cortisol is high. I love resting both hands on my belly & taking deep breaths into my belly upon rising before I get out of bed to bring myself back into a parasympathetic state, lengthening my exhales
~ Energy management - having boundaries for where my energy goes. Not responding to or checking work things after dinner/weekends etc
~ Pausing & looking at my food before eating it. Notice the smells, take a deep breath & slowly chew food. Limit distractions
~ If I’m on a walk, I imagine my feet grounding into the earth with every step. I use my walks as a moving meditation & see the air as fresh prana cleansing my lungs. I also breathe through my nose and in yoga we call this ujjayi breath - a slow, intentional breath in and out through the nose
~ Noticing how I’m standing, lengthening my back from time to time for my posture. Opening through my upper body
~ In yoga we are obviously big on a savasana at the end of practise, and so I bring this into my everyday life. After my normal training I will lie down and focus on slow, controlled conscious breaths in and out through the nose. Having a mindful moment to myself to calm my cortisol levels before taking on the external world
☯︎ Save this & try these out for the next week/share with anyone who might love these! Let me know how you go 💝 Part 2 coming soon!
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