Reignite Your Self Love With These Easy Ideas

#1. Drink A Green Juice

• Floods your body with vitamins and minerals
• Provides a great, all-natural energy boost
• If you are busy (or travel), consider using a green juice powder (like Organifi) - I use it while backpacking to stay healthy

#2. Soak In A Bath

• Reduces stress levels
• Draws out toxins
• Balances your pH levels
• Try this simple stress-reducing bath tonight for the ultimate self-loving and relaxing experience:
• ½ cup Epsom salts
• 10 drops lavender essential oil
• ½ cup baking soda

#3. Stretch

• Releases tension and stress throughout your body
• Improves your posture, which helps your spine have proper alignment, which relieves aches and pains!
• Promotes blood circulation, which helps promote organ function and cell growth
• Improves your overall health
• Do this 5 Minute Yoga Routine

#4. Walk In Nature

• Boosts Your Energy - A brisk walk boosts circulation and increases oxygen in your blood supply, which can make you feel more alert and alive
• Increases Your Happiness - Being active releases endorphins, which help make you feel great and reduce stress
• Reduces Your Risk Of Disease - Regular exercise (including walking) can reduce your risk of disease by up to 60% (heart disease, diabetes, cancer,  asthma, etc.)
• Strengthens Your Heart - Walking raises your heart rate and gets your blood pumping – which is beneficial to your circulatory system and your heart
• Tones Your Body - Walking will strengthen your legs and help tone your butt, calves, hamstrings and quads
• Boosts Your Vitamin D - If you take a walk outside and are able to soak up the sun, you will also increase your vitamin D levels. This nutrient plays a big role in your immunity and bone health
• Good For Your Brain - Walking has cognitive benefits, can help improve your memory and also enhance your creativity
• Reduces Stress - Walking (especially outdoors) can help lower your cortisol level. It also gives you time to just BE (to move, breathe and think)

#5. Journal

• A critical part to your overall wellness is feeling balanced, taken care of, happy and fulfilled
• Letting out your thoughts and feelings is important in nurturing yourself
• Acknowledge your emotions and “work through them” by expressing yourself in a journal
• Release this energy - “getting it out of your head” can contribute to creating inner peace
• Health benefits of journaling include:
• Reduces anxiety
• Reduces stress
• Helps manage depression
• Boosts the immune system
• Manages the effects of trauma and illness

#6. Meditate

• Thinking happy thoughts for 15 consecutive minutes a day can help keep you focused on positive emotions
• The goal is to keep your mind from becoming distracted by focusing and thinking happy thoughts NONSTOP for a stretch of 10-15 minutes
• Just 20 minutes of daily meditation can make you a much happier person overall!

#7. Read Something Inspirational

• Helps you gain knowledge and wisdom
• A 2009 study found that reading can reduce stress levels by up to 68%
• Choose a book that interests you and that you can “get lost in”
• Reading can help you understand yourself and others better and become more empathetic

#8. Make A Gratitude List

• Strengthens your immunity
• Gratitude is linked to optimism
• Helps increase white blood cells that help fight disease
• Creates peaceful and calm feelings
• Reduces stress hormones
• Can help improve the duration and quality of your sleep
• Make a nightly list of things you are grateful for before going to bed each night
• Has psychological benefits
• Helps lower the risk of depression
• Improves self esteem
• Enhances mental resilience
• Reduces toxic emotions such as greed, anger, envy and resentment

#9. Drink Water NOW

• Keep it super simple and have 95% of what you drink throughout the day be WATER. The benefits are vast and water is essential in keeping your body functioning well!
• Keeps you well hydrated, which can minimize phantom hunger and cravings (thirst can often be confused for hunger)
• Tip: Buy a glass reusable water bottle and take it with you EVERYWHERE

#10. Eat Plant Based

• Give your body a break from digesting meat by eating a plant based diet
• Helps reduce inflammation in your body, which enhances your energy and vitality
• Eat vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds and watch your energy soar!
• Simple meal: my go-to dinner is to chop up fresh vegetables and dress them with olive oil, sea salt and pepper. Super easy to digest and tastes great!

#11. Learn Something NEW

• Read, watch Youtube videos, constantly feed your mind with positive, uplifting and inspirational knowledge
• Pick something you are curious about and LEARN more about it
• Make sure to choose something you are passionate about and interested in - NOT something that you have to learn for work/school
• Spend 15 minutes reading, watching, studying and learning about your chosen topic
• Suggestion: the TED Youtube channel is a great place to start for excellent content

#12. Clear The Clutter In Your Life

• Take inventory and purge any items that are not contributing to your health
• Pantry: toss items that are processed, “low/reduced/fat free,” sugary beverages, frozen instant dinners, etc.
• Scan for items that you easily overindulge in (candy, bagged snacks) and replace with healthy alternatives such as veggies and hummus or fresh fruit
• Choose foods that boost your mood
• Organize your personal space for optimal efficiency and functionality
• Clear clutter off countertops and other surfaces
• Organize your refrigerator and cupboards for easy access to items
• Evaluate your closet and display your clothes in an appealing way:
• Hang clothes light to dark
• Create sections (pants, shirts, workout clothes, business clothes)

#13. Make A Mission

• Create a clear intention for the week, such as:
• “Engage in 30 minutes of physical activity 4 times this week”
• “Drink 1 gallon of water per day”
• Make it specific, personal and measurable!
• Extra credit: make a vision board by cutting out photos and words about WHAT you want and what inspires you
• Create a virtual vision board
• Review your intentions and vision daily!

#14. MOVE Your Beautiful Body

• Research has shown that sitting for too long increases your chance of getting a chronic disease!
• Not getting enough exercise has also been linked to increased feelings of depression
• Excessive sitting increases symptoms
• Regular physical activity helps relieve symptoms of depression
• Exercise increases the neurotransmitter anandamide (known as the “bliss compound”)
• Gives you that happy and “high” feeling post workout
• Set a reminder for EVERY hour to stand up, walk a  little, stretch, squat and simply move your body to get your blood flowing