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Empowering Wellness: Your Mind-Body Approach to Self-Care by Lois Kramer-Perez CHt.

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In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in chaos, not realizing why we feel tired, sad, frustrated, or irritable. Do you put others first forgetting to care for yourself? Have you pushed your feelings aside because you feel there’s no time? These patterns become habits we don’t even notice. Patterns are something we created & we have the power to change them.

By focusing on your mind-body connection, you can become more aware of how your body responds to your thoughts. Your mind constantly sends messages to your body, which can create tension, like clenching your jaw, tightening your shoulders, or cramping your legs. These reactions become automatic over time. You can change these patterns by being mindful of your body. By noticing how it feels, you can catch tension before it builds and choose to relax or redirect your attention for better well-being.

Simple Tips
–Set your intention for the day before you get out of bed, stretch like a cat taking a few deep breaths, smiling as you connect with your intention.

 –Notice how your body feels, set a parameter for noticing how it feels when you’re relaxed, focused & clear, so you’ll be aware when you not.

 –Take two deep breaths after completing a task, a phone call or as when your body is tense. Feel your feet on the floor & breathe in beneficial energy & exhale what is done.

– Stand up & stretch periodically, especially when you have been sitting for long periods of time, get up & march in place for 20 steps with your arms naturally swinging.

 –Drink lots of fresh pure water, this not only keeps you hydrated, but will nudge your body to get up every so often.

–Take a 30 second vacation with Lois, these 30 second videos re-direct your attention, are fun & bring you to a state of calm & peace.

–Smile into your breath, your cells will smile right back, those around us will smile too.

Lois Kramer-Perez, CHt. Offers tools using simple techniques for awareness, clarity and empowerment, creating change from the inside out. https://www.youtube.com/@Loismambo to view the 30 second vacations, Questions: lois@loiskramerperez.com 

Stretch Like A Cat
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Have you ever had one of those days when you seem to lose time, such as getting in your car and then ending up at your destination, not even aware of how you got there?

We usually do not notice we are running on auto-pilot until something wakes us up.
We want to embrace all of our experiences, be present, so that we are available to embrace all opportunities before us.

What are we to do?

We can mindfully choose to redirect our attention on a regular basis, by becoming aware of our body, noticing how it feels. We will then be more aware when our shoulders seem to be moving up into our ears or when our jaw begins to clench.  

Here are a few tips:

-Set your intention for your day, before you get out of bed – Stretch like a cat ~ take a few deep breaths, smile and connect with your intention.

-Notice how your body feels, set a parameter for noticing how it feels when you are relaxed, focused and clear, so you can redirect your attention once you notice a physical change.

-Take at least two deep breaths every hour, or after you complete a task, a series of phone calls or if you notice your body tensing  –  focus on 2 breaths and just feel it.

-If you are sitting for long periods of time, get up and stretch like a cat every hour or so, and march in place for 20 steps swinging your arms, if possible.

-Drink lots of fresh pure water, this will keep you hydrated and nudge you to get up every so often. 

-take a 30 second vacation with me ~ I created these videos to help you with these moments..

-Smile as you breathe, your cells will smile right back.. ahhh

I would love to hear how this is working for you, contact me at lois@loiskramerperez.com