1. Water Water is more powerful at healing the body than we realize. Remember that the Grand Canyon was created from the strength of water. Drink a large glass of water every morning and envision the water flushing toxins and impurities out of your body. This purification process will hydrate your organs, tissues, and cells and allow you to think more clearly and have more energy throughout the day. The human body is mostly made of water, and hydration is vital to keep the body in balance and to promote good health. People can literally have a chronic dehydration issue for years without ever becoming aware of it. Leg cramps, chronically dry eyes, anxiety and mood disorders, brain-fog as well as more severe symptoms like kidney stones can manifest as a result of chronic dehydration. When these symptoms arise, the solution can often be good hydration achieved with consistent water intake.
2. Walking Walking is an ideal form of exercise as it has the power to transform your physical, emotional, and spiritual body all in one. It is a gentle yet effective form of movement that provides healing, detoxification, and restoration. Some of the physical benefits include lowered blood pressure and cholesterol, increased flexibility and muscle tone, balanced endocrine system, improved circulation, decreased stress and hypertension, higher oxygen intake and absorption, stimulated metabolism and digestion, and detoxification of the organs and tissues. Walking also has several emotional and spiritual benefits as well such as alleviating depression, lowering anxiety, stabilizing mood, increasing feel good emotions, connecting you with a higher source, freeing your soul, gaining spiritual clarity, bringing awareness to the present moment, and helping to connect you to spirit guides and the natural world around you. Try walking for 20 minutes a few times a week and slowly build yourself up to 30 minutes or more everyday. Walking with your pet or friends or family is a wonderful way to connect, communicate, and enjoy being with those who you love.
3. Laughter Laughter and a sense of humor benefit the mind, body and soul in many different ways. Laughter alleviates stress, relieves high blood pressure, and eases digestive stress. A very old and useful phrase to remember is: keep a light heart. Keeping a light heart means having a sense of humor and ease about everyday situations and uncommon situations. If you look at life with humor, you ease stress and you feel better about everything so keep your view positive. Laughter can actually prevent strokes and it helps with healthy hormone production. Why do you think kings had jesters? It is because they knew the value and benefits of laughter. Laughter is important like food and water. You need humor to gain health and vitality. It benefits multitudes of issues including PTSD, nervous system problems, anxiety and depression. Everyone can find something they think is funny. Give yourself the gift of laughter at every opportunity. Every human being has that right and ability. Search for ways to stimulate joy and laughter. Look at things you might not even think would bring you joy and find the joy. Seek laughter wherever you think you can find it and enjoy a better life.
4. Gardening The therapeutic effect of gardening is not to be underestimated. It s one of the best ways to get back to nature and feel a union with the natural environment that surrounds us. The garden can be large or small it doesn t matter. The point is to work with the soil and touch the ground. Secure your life force and strengthen it by working with the soil. The Earth strengthens your life aura and your internal organs become stronger. The liver begins to detoxify and the organs become revitalized by the natural energetic detoxification provided by the Earth and its soil. By working in the garden we gain a sense of our connection to the source from which we came. We can continually feel this source within us for days and access it at any time we wish. Take advantage of the life and wealth the soil brings to you and become truly alive.
5. Sunshine Sunshine is a phenomenal natural healer. It boosts the immune system, alleviates depression, and jump starts your metabolism. It also has the ability to balance hormones in the body, thereby relieving symptoms of menopause, mood swings, and pms. Daily sunshine can significantly reduce inflammation in the body so it is highly beneficial for autoimmune disorders such as IBS, fibromyalgia, celiacs, or rheumatoid arthritis. Daily doses of sunshine also benefits the cardiovascular system and it has even been to known to help prevent heart attacks. Sun exposure also aids in creating a balanced circadian rhythm (your sleep-wake cycle) which is critical for people who suffer from insomnia or other sleep disorders. Sunshine is also a natural antiseptic that kills yeast, viruses, fungi and mold, which helps to clear up skin issues such as acne, psoriasis, eczema, rashes, & athletes foot. A good 10-15 minutes of direct sunshine a day will strengthen and energize your body, mind, and soul, it is a simple yet profound source of healing.
6. Yoga Yoga practice is an excellent way to get back into our bodies and attain mental, physical and spiritual health. Yoga is advantageous in that it can be practiced in any environment. Try practicing Yoga in a forest under canopies of trees. Think of the trees as your lungs and life and sense the release this provides. Practicing yoga in nature generates profound healing energy and it brings life into your body. You can recall this sensation in later practice sessions no matter where you are. Yoga is a way of easing the body into the rhythm of life and it should be enjoyed. Each practice can become a healing experience.
7. Bath Do you find yourself thinking too much? Do you have an overactive mind that just wont stop? One of the most powerful healing techniques to quiet the mind and regain your true self is to take a warm bath. Try adding some bath salts with essential oil of rosemary or lavender. Not only will this bring stillness and peace back to your mind, it will also purify your body by drawing out toxins through your skin and relaxing any tension in your muscles. Making a routine of taking a warm bath at least two times every week will create more harmony in your body and mind. It will also provide benefit to those you love around you with a more grounded, mindful, healthier you.
8. Compassion Are you listening to your loved ones with your full heart? Take the time to hear what your loved ones are saying. Are they experiencing fear, worries, or sadness? Be present with their feelings. Great healing can come from the simple act of listening compassionately. Try not to judge or react. Instead, just be there with them and offer them love and understanding, it will help to ease their pain. A free heart is a happy heart. Listen, Understand, and Love.
9. Stargazing At night, when the stars are out, make it a habit to look out your window or better yet, step outside and gaze upwards. There is much to gain from star gazing. It can literally change your emotional and physical well being. Imagine yourself traveling far beyond the stars to a great place of peace and love. As you do this, the stresses and worries of life will begin to melt away and in return you will begin to rebirth, purify, and heal your soul.
10. Sleep Good, quality sleep is essential for strength and stability of the mind and body. The four most critical hours of sleep for healing and repair are between the hours of 10pm-2am. During these hours, the body undergoes healing and restorative processes especially for liver, lymphatic, immune, cognitive, cardiovascular, and endocrine function. In fact, in terms of healing, it is better for the body to get sleep earlier in the night than to sleep later on in the morning. One of the most common mistakes people make when trying to heal is to go to bed too late. Even if one tries to sleep later in the morning it still deprives the body of the critical healing hours of sleep between 10pm-2am that it requires to repair itself. By respecting your body s natural rhythm, your body will heal faster and feel more vital and alive.