Maintaining balance and positive energy

It takes a little more effort and commitment to remain grounded and embrace this time of year, which is supposed to be full of peace and happiness. This year I am taking a bigger step into finding a little time each day to regroup, meditate and find balance. For me, I find as I get older my mind and body gets filled with more anxiety, the feeling of needing to nurture more and do more. Most in part is a big thanks to the over whelming and never ending social media hitting us every second of the day. Instead of starting the new year with resolutions, I have decided to enter the Holiday season with a few reminders of what I need to do to be healthy, happy, loving and bring positive energy to those around me.

• Stay positive
• Wake up each morning being grateful for the day ahead
• Meditate 10 minutes each morning and evening
• Start each day with a warm cup of water, honey and lemon
• Engage in some type of exercise that increase my heart rate and blood flow
• Try not to be super woman, say no, say yes and do not feel guilty
• Embrace love, make love, feel loved
• Do not over indulge in the holiday temptations of food and drink
• Light an aromic candle, listen to uplifting music
• live, love life to the fullest
• SMILE

The holiday season brings on some travel and changes in our day to day schedule. Do a little research if you are traveling and try to find a yoga studio, pilates, or a beautiful hiking trail.

Here is how my Thanksgiving week went

Traveled from New York to Eagle Rock to be with my sons Jack and Ryan…and my beautiful lab Guinness…

Morning hikes

cityofpasadena.net
modernhiker.com