Updates, advice, and ideas on how to improve your lifestyle, reduce stress, and stay positive by Maria - Your Mind & Body Expert
It was late fall 2022. This internal nudge came up. Hm. Bali. Why Bali? If there was one place on the other side of the world I had my heart on, it was Fiji. I had never thought of Bali.
Winter of 2022. I visited my home country, Bulgaria. I hadn’t been to the movies in ages. Looked like...
Tight neck and shoulders? Neck pain? Super tight upper back? Headaches? Impaired digestion? Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)?
All of these discomforts could be the results of Head Forward Posture – a postural misalignment where the head is forward of where it actually should be – stacked...
A Weekend Escape to Country Hill Texas Sage Hill Inn & Spa, Eviivo Collective
I was sitting in the Uber a bit puzzled. This place is supposed to be secluded. The area we are in is booming with residential development. From the Uber driver, I got that Kyle, TX...
Increased creativity. Self-care recharges you so you feel more creative. In turn, being creative can be a type of emotional, mental, and spiritual self-care. Many self-care practices such as meditating, taking a walk, reading, coloring, or listening to music,...
Spread awareness of the fact that our bodies do not mess up. Any symptom you are experiencing is a response by your body to the environment that it is in. Genetics play a role, but they are not your destiny. You can change your environment and lifestyle to...
Don’t skip meals: our bodies rely on our blood sugar to stay level. This helps our hormones, our stress and to keep our brain feeling clear. Have plenty of nutrient-dense snacks available if you’re busy.
All of us know that we have to...
Improve your physical health. Clearly physical health is critical to personal success so balancing working what you eat and how much you move is critical. During COVID I gained almost 15 lbs and I noticed I was more down on myself, sluggish at creative...
I have learned to let go of what I cannot control. Sometimes, writing something down that worries me and putting it into a box allows me to release it. When I read some of the things that worried me, I see that that energy was wasted. None of those things were...
Regular self-care promotes positive personal relationships. How I relate to my friends and others is impacted by my emotional well-being. Engaging in regular self-care practices, allows me to show up for those that I care most about.
All of us...
Self care helps us put things in perspective. Taking a break from the hum drum of life to do something for ourselves, helps us to pull away from problems and find a quiet place or a happy place in ourselves. It’s a pattern interrupt for the part of our...
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