Take Notice

Opening up our senses…

Being present is opening all your senses.

It is how we get to connect with our conscious and our subconscious mind. Taking notice of where you are and feeling the presence of your body and really connecting through your movements.

By movements I mean looking, touching, sensing, smelling and earring. Let yourself be, listen to your body and your environment.

Is the sky watching you? Talking to you? What message can you decipher in the clouds above you?

Are you feeling rejuvenating by the tree you are lying next to? Is the wind whispering to you and what is it you are hearing? I would go on and on, but I think you guessed it. Practice Active listening and give yourself time to be mindful about your experience or adventures.

It is really like a journey back to childhood and realising that we are surrounded by us we are part of this universe in which we exist and that is why taking notice and slowing down is paramount to our wellbeing.

Are you breathing? I am sure you are but my question runs deeper than that. Are you aware of the breath are appreciative of the breath are you thankful, grateful for the breath of life? Which breath are we all mostly anxious excited and impatient to hear? The one of a new born, isn’t it? One of the most beautiful experience of life. In my opinion I was so blessed to have experienced it 4 times 3 as my ow children were born and 1 as I was a birthing partner.

All wonderful, right? But how come we don’t cherish this breath, how come we take it for granted. The practice of taking notice is that deep that you stop and appreciate the things in our lives that seems normal as extraordinary.

Yes having that conscious appreciation of every little action or even big ones no one will eventually experience the same life and adventures so it is all about what you incorporate in your life that will encompass that feeling.

This is my total and honest take on taking notice – pun intended. I love that feeling, and I would encourage every one of you reading this blog to seek professionals who will be able to create a clearer path for you in this journey. I am talking through hypnotherapy through nature connection coaching, through reiki or spiritual help and through religion if that is where you feel your purpose lays.

Taking notice is being aware of your body and thanking it for carrying you every single day. This is where you thank your legs and feet to help you get to different destination, your heart for beating poking you through every emotions.

Thanks for taking the time to read and see you soon!

Patience

Be Active

Hello to All,

How are you feeling this week?

I am sending over to you all the sunshine and positive vibes I can until we meet again.

Now let’s go back on track with the essential part of wellbeing and let’s discuss being active.

I know once more there are many interpretations to this. In my view, being active means putting things in motion.

The motion is in being active!

There are so many ways to incorporate this in your daily routine in order to create your best/happiest and more confident life.

It can take the form of wellness and mindful activities such as spending time doing a meaningful activity that brings you joy, and not necessarily one that requires a lot of energy.

I have so many times heard about the benefit of colouring or doing other crafts like knitting or crocheting, hence why I started the colouring sessions which I hope to start again soon.

My husband developed a daily wellbeing routine by playing the guitar. He started in a bid to learn an instrument and developed it in a mindful routine.

Hal Elrod mentions taking on running same as Alastair Humphreys. Certain I could find more examples to give you.

Sometimes there can be a tendency to think that people always like to be busy therefore having the needs to incorporate hobbies, however it is the creativity of the action that brings satisfaction.

Being active also refers to wanting to surround or should I say immerse oneself with wellness. Creating a self-care routine doesn’t have to costly or time consuming, the effort should not exceed the benefit but complement it.

Colouring or art therapy lift moods, decreases anxiety and stress and will instilled a sense of inner calm and relaxation.

Physical activity of any kind will support a good mental health by reducing stress, anxiety and overall increase our self esteem giving us a clearer mind.

Knitting and crocheting bring you the same benefits as above like reduction of stress, anxiety and depression. It basically has the same effect as meditating. Focusing in the mindful motion of the needles intertwining brings an unrequited bonus by improving our motor skills leading to slowing down the onset of dementia and above all improve your mood.

Finding an activity to do is not difficult, the significance of it is finding peace and happiness within.

Did you think I was going to finish on this? Well, I couldn’t without mentioning my favourite activity.

Journaling!

I can’t stress enough how beneficial putting thoughts to paper is relieving and freeing.

Journaling is a discipline that demonstrate a commo thread between thoughts in your heads and feelings in your body.

I do hope that you find solace in these words.
And if you can and it is fitting that you will take action to be more active.

This is not an exhaustive list, as I could have mentioned way much more, share your version in the comments I’d be happy to read about it.

In this month newsletter, the focus is on supporting amazing small businesses that will help you “Be active”.

Will you be up to it?

See you soon to continue this discussion.

Patience

Connecting

Connect

Hello,

How has everyone been keeping?

In my last post I talked about reconnecting and it’s effect through Forest Bathing, this time I embracing the Connecting element of Wellbeing.

Wellbeing incorporates different steps that are all interconnected and each as important.

Here are the steps that supports each and everyone of us sustain all-inclusive wellbeing:

Connect

Be Active

Take Notice

Keep Learning

Give

In this blog I’ll focus on Connect.

Connecting can be done in many ways and they will support your evolution on your wellness journey.

Could it be that your focus is on connecting with people that will help you in a deeper and more effective way to surpass a feeling you have or have been having for a while, like pros that unlock barriers in your life, this could be a therapist, a reiki practitioner, a yoga instructor or any
professionals whom will allow you to connect and link your emotions to your behaviours.

Could it be that you’re seeking to connect with others who will be with you on a level of understanding and therefore they become a companion in the adventure you both like.

What about connecting with nature? The feeling of intimacy attached to it, allows individuals to let their emotions submerged them and let them be without any restrictions.

Connecting remains an amazing word, it is grounding and often defines how 2 or more beings get interlocked for a story to begin and this can be from a mother to a son, creating a bond as they meet for the first time, to people getting together and forming couples, to getting to know new people and
forming unlikely fulfilling relationships. There is no telling what you’ll find and there is the beauty of it all!

The side of Connecting that speaks to me is the one that happens within, the one that only belongs to you and that no one can replicate or even understand because only you holds the key to what is in your heart, your whole being.

I love getting to grip with the breath (five months ago I learned to connect through deep breathing with an hypnotherapist - more on that later - it felt like I gave myself a new lease literally), it is “it” that travels within me sending positive, calm, restorative and regenerative waves within my being.

I get to a place through meditation that allows me to let go of any inhibitions and freely connect within.

What is connecting for you? What does the word “connect” means and where does it take you? Have you ever stopped and looked at your connections? Are you purposefully surrounding yourself in a healthy environment?

Are your connections aligning with your values and therefore bringing more happiness in your life?

Selflove and self-worth are core in wellbeing therefore I ask you to constantly re-evaluate how you are connecting, allowing yourself to live your best “Otentik” life always!

Know more about the power of the breath by grabbing your own copy of “Breathe Well” at https://www.otentikcare.co.uk/new-in/le-breathe-well to support your wonderful journey