In short
Four daily practices, with two writing exercises. Sit still for seven minutes before touching your phone, dance every day even for five minutes, walk ten thousand steps in one of three modes, and nourish the body with self massage. The written exercises are a love list of what lights you up and a spark list of what is uniquely yours.
4 Daily Practices to Come Home to Yourself
Be Still : 7 minute morning meditation.
7 min meditation first thing in the morning. No phone, just roll out of bed onto couch and sit. Breathe, watch thoughts.
Notice body, pain etc.
Thoughts will come up I usually will write things down, but the point is not to and if you do extend the meditation by a few minutes.
WARNING. This WILL change your life.
Move : Dance. Daily.
Putting on music every single day and just move. It can even be for five minutes but just dance until you get that “feeling myself” feeling.
It doesn’t need to look any special way. Keep asking yourself what and how does my body want to move now, get lost in the music, feel yourSELFFF.
Move More : 10K Steps Every Day
This is not an instagram fad, it is magic and it works.
This was another thing that really changed my life. I have different kind of “walks”
Mindfullness Walk - no music, just presence, connecting to my body etc.
Prayer Walk - I walk and talk to God in my own langauge, start with things you are grateful for… thank you for this thank you for this… talk your heart out.
Dance Walk - I put music and I dance/walk. I give ZERO FK’s if people look at me or think I am weird. I do it anyway.
Nourish : Self Massage
Using some type of oil.. I use almond oil and just massaging yourself, going up from your toes all the way up to your scalp. Give yourself time, give yourself love.
I do it and feel like a goddess and then I leave the house glowing. If you are a night person a good time would probably be to do it before bed.
Types of massage: Face massage, scalp massage, womb massage…figure out what feels good for you.
Exercises you can revisit
The Love List → What lights me up?
Sit down and make a list of all the things you love.
START WITH 70 THINGS (50-100) Things that bring you joy, places, things, activities etc.
Do not over think just write.
After you can review it and plan and find ways how to bring more of all these things into your life.
For example, I love going to the beach, I love good coffee, I love vintage finds, I love Friday morning walks, I love craftsmanship, I love swimming, I love making art… etc
All the things you “love” are not accidents, they are sparks of your soul seeking expression and connection.
The Spark List → Who am I really?
Write down all the things you are and are good at, your skills and passions that are unique to you. Ie I am a dancer, healer, creative, I am an artist, I am great at public speaking, synthesizing ideas..
Then see how to refine those parts of you and nurture them. The point is to bring out and refine the things that are uniquely you.
Get Creative
Do creative things. Turn on your creativity, do photography, no excuses, do anything that heats that engine inside of you. Creativity is energy, femininity, power, sexuality, its everything. You do not need to be creative to get creative… but I am a creative person so maybe that is not true - butttt even just making things like food is creative and gives care and love to yourself and the world.
Written by Yarin Weltsman (Queen Yarin)
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