June 19th
Ok, Sunday night and the start of a big week – how can you get through it without feeling depleted? Well, yes, eating well (see all my recent blogs on that!) but also create some rituals in your week that give you space, the kind of space you feel on holidays….
This booster is simple. Find time mid-week to have some holiday time. Do the kind of things you do on the weekend or on holidays and make it a not-to-be-broken ritual.
For example, Tuesday is my midweek holiday. Even though I do long days Monday to Wednesday.
How do I do that? Well, it evolved… I go to yoga Tuesday morning at 630. I love yoga – it always makes me feel relaxed and focused. It is a strong practice so one week I came home and knew I better have an epsom salts bath otherwise I wouldn’t be moving later in the week.
I felt so great after that bath that now my Tuesday morning holiday is yoga followed by a essential oil and epsom salts bath with all the body butter I want after. I just chill and take my time and am still at work by my 10 am start time. It feels like forever since I was last in the clinic, instead of just a sleep before.
Another ritual I used to have was a cup of tea before bed each night on my balcony overlooking the city. The silence once everyone was in bed combined with the twinkling lights and the peace of the night left me relaxed and chilled. Always the best way to get a good nights sleep.
So what’s your ritual – do allow it to evolve. Trying to think it through is like trying to plan a holiday, sometimes the best bits happen per chance.
Notice what you really enjoy and see if it fits in each week to give you extra space to just be!
Enjoy!
