You can change your mindset. Our emotional body responds to our physical body, and vice versa. Amy Cuddy takes the "fake it 'til you make it" mentality and elaborates...she goes into the HOW and WHY this works. We CAN create our realities, guys. Put good vibes into the universe and into yourself. You are what you believe you are--what you TRULY believe you are. So maybe start small with some affirmations in the morning... wanna know what I do almost every morning when I wake up? Well, before even getting out of bed, I literally say "I am grateful," as I'm staring at my ceiling. Before I left myself step out of bed, I think about 3-5 things (people, opportunities, memories, etc) that actually fill me with gratitude. Then, off to the coffee maker... 😉☕️ While the coffee is brewing, I sit in virasana and practice mindful breathing and affirmation statements. "I am Bold. I am Strong. I am Healthy. I am Grateful. I am Compassionate. I am Light." I inhale with each affirmation and exhale as I envision it. Inhale with the next affirmation, exhale as I envision it. And so on... I've found that on morning where I "don't have time" to do this, my mental state is all out of whack. Guess what, we can do this at any point of the day, as many times as you need. Not going to lie, I've already done this three times since I woke up. Wanna know something? I feel like superwoman. 😏😋 Back to the emotional body responding to the physical body....take a look at this video. Well worth the 20ish minutes. Trust me. If the video doesn't load, click HERE
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Apart from the whole sodium-packed, gluten infested aspect of pizza, it really isn't that bad for you. Swap out the dough for a homemade, complex carb version (maybe use coconut, almond, rice or oat flour) or even a grain-free cauliflower crust. Make your own sauce using tomato paste, a variety of delicious pizza-flavor spices and no-salt-added organic tomato sauce. Skip the cheese altogether or go light, swap out a garlicky hummus or just sprinkle on some nutritional yeast (can be found at most natural markets...Whole Foods, Good Foods, Trader Joe's). *** Don't worry, I'll include a post on some healthier whole pizza options at a later date. Right now, this post is about capturing the pizza flavor in a delicious veggie side dish. Everything about it screams Supreme Pizza--the colors, the veggies, the aroma... Here's how to do it: Ingredients coconut or olive oil clove garlic, minced leek, chopped,bulb included organic white mushrooms, rinsed and chopped, stems included 1/4 bag turnip greens, chopped bell peppers (red or orange), chopped 1/3-1/2 cup liquid from reduced sodium manzanilla olives **optional-1/4 cup chopped olive medley (I say optional because the the juice gives enough of an olive-y flavor. However, if you're olive-obsessed like me, by all means add the extra olives) Warm oil in skillet on medium high heat then add garlic until fragrant. Add bell peppers and half of the olive juice and cover until peppers are slightly soft. Add leeks and turnip greens. Cover. Once the greens have reduced in size, add mushrooms and the rest of the olive juice. Cover for 2-4 minutes. And just like that, you're done! Super simple. Serve alongside chicken and overtop quinoa for an easy dinner. Or, add to a serving of eggs as a delicious way to start your day. Hell, even add on top of hummus-smeared toast or bagel. Enjoy!
I've never really been one for rigid routine schedules (eg. wake up at this time, always eat this at this time, grocery shopping on this day, social event from this time to this time, etc.) Yes, I have a little morning routine but it changes each day. I live intuitively--I listen to my body and try to decode its messages and hints. Having everything planned out to a tee actually stresses me out more than anything--I feel pressure from myself to stick to the schedule I created; and who wants to let themselves down? That being said, I do notice that I get alot more accomplished if I have not a schedule, per say, but moreso guidelines for the day ahead. I leave little post-it notes inside of cabinets, memos on my mirror and DIY dry erase boards dispersed throughout my apartment to serve as little reminders and motivators. Take this little board for example...I keep it by my coffee maker so that I'm sure to see it each and every morning. I might change this board once a week or every other week to change up my meditation routine or if there's something else I decided I want to incorporate into my mornings. I also have a board that I write out the night before because it's day-specific. I include options for breakfast, workout reminders, snack ideas and health regimens that I'd like to follow through with. Here's the one I wrote for myself last night: It's important to encourage ourselves--we can't expect anyone else to. These little reminders give me an agenda even on lazy Sundays (now, I really don't have any lazy days unless I'm utterly sick. Movement = bliss for me. These non-time-rigid guidelines help get me moving without the pressure of looking at the clock).
I take each day, one at a time, encouraging myself to be fully present in each moment. This mindful approach to each day, each hour even, help ward off anxiety and depression. I'll go more into that in a later post... Until then, remember to make each day your own. You are in control of your life. Create your reality. |
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