Fear and Anxiety

The past 19 months have been very intense and a lot of people have shown up for their BodyTalk Sessions with a lot of fear and anxiety, that often manifested as digestive, hormonal and/or nervous system imbalances.  

Sleep seems to be a very big issue as well. I found, by talking to clients that a new routine is in order. We have to get ready for bed in a new way. The following are a few suggestions:

Things you can change:

1. Getting off devices, including TV 1 hour before bed
2. NO coffee late in the day, as it will stimulate your nervous system
3. No Heavy discussions before bed, move it to tomorrow
4. Don't go to bed angry, you can agree to disagree and continue the discussion the next day. Be open to say I love you, or care about you
5. Don't eat too late in the day
6. Do not opt for junk food as it carries a very low vibration
7. Be aware that alcohol interferes with your sleep, Liver time is 1am to 3am, if the Liver has to detox more than usual, there will be a great possibility that you will not have a restful sleep.
8. Declutter your bedroom
9. Energetically cleanse your bedroom, eg, a salt lamp
10. Change linen frequently
11. If the position of the bed does not feel right, reposition!
12. Make sure you have beautiful light 
13. Diffuse Aromatherapy Oils
14. Make sure the temperature in the room is not too hot. 
15. Remove noise that would interfere with your sleep
16. Or add noise like a White Noise Machine, I myself have one and it has done wonders to my sleep. 
17. Air out the room before going to bed. Let the fresh air in
18. Close cupboard doors make it Zen
19. NO TV in bedroom
20. Turn off your WiFi before going bed

Things you can start:

• Go for a walk
• Take a bath
• Meditate
• Soak up that Sunshine! Vitamin D huge benefits to the body
• Hug someone, people, animals.
• Smile, make a connection 
• Eat more whole foods
• Listen to music, Mozart has a very high vibration that will have an immediate effect on your energy field. Modern music unfortunately has a low vibration, so maybe not the best choice. I often listen to Jazz as well.
• Invest in beautiful tea, have your own tea party. 
• Connect with your animal, if you have one. Eckhart Tolle once said, I met quite a lot of Zen Masters all of them cats. 
• Watch something funny, I often go on YouTube and search for funny clips. Baby and animal clips are my favorites.
• REST, listen to your body!! We are far too busy in this world, give yourself permission to rest and reset. It is not selfish, but SELFCARE 
• Drink enough water
• Make conscious decisions about your food
• Honor who you are, and where you have come from, your family lineage
• Connect with the present, meditation can help you feel like you can't wind down
• Busy Mind? Can't Meditate? Go for a walk, meditation doesn't mean you have to necessarily lye down and close your eyes. You can very well walk on the beach or in the bush and connect to nature, that is a form of meditation as well. 
• Practice Kindness, and I don't mean the one for other people, but to self. I often say to my clients, if you would speak to your best friend the way you talk to yourself what do you think would happen to you? 
• Practice self love
• Practice Self Respect, if you would like to know more and would like me to write about it comment on this blog. 
• Exercise if this is for you! Otherwise walk, swim, bike, etc. it does not have to be in a gym
• Talk to like minded people, find your tribe. If you can't find your tribe start your own. People mostly think they are the only ones that are feeling a certain way, ticking a certain way, acting a certain way. Once we see each other we will recognise that there are many of us. 

Just a few suggestions, please feel free to add your suggestions and if you have any questions just go ahead and ask.

Thank you very much, much love to you!
​Andrea