Walk barefoot more often.
Connecting with the earth is so important to get to remain grounded and calm.
So kick off your shoes and get some barefoot time.
Explore what your body feels like.
We are so used to navigating life with our eyes and through what we see.
Close your eyes and become curious: what does my body feel like?
Whats it like to be in my skin?
Massage lotion into your body slowly and gently.
Send love to the parts of your body that you dislike.
Eat slower and take breaks between bites.
Explore the texture of your food by chewing more often.
Food is so versatile in its texture.
Pay attention how an apples texture is pleasing in a different way from a walnut’s texture.
Sleep naked more often.
Especially when we’re stressed, we often only breath shallowly.
Make it a ritual to take deep breaths throughout the day.
Dress in a soulful way.
By that I mean to dress up in a way that really shows who you are.
Explore what it feels like to touch something with different parts of your body.
What do you detect when you are the one touching?
Explore what it feels like to be touched by someone or something.
What do you detect when you are the one BEING touched?
How does someone elses touch feel against your skin?
Keep a food and emotions journal.
How does a certain food make you feel?
Ask yourself first thing in the morning how your body feels that day.
How can you support your body in feeling well?
Even if its only for five minutes.
Being present in stillness in your own body is a very powerful experience.
It also means potentially working through your own resistance of just being without doing.
Move your body in new ways.
If you are a runner, try belly dancing.
If you are a yogi, try kickboxing.
The key is to approach this in a playful way (and not as a perfectionist).
Listen to your favorite music with your eyes closed.
Explore how and where your body just lights up.
Swim in open water.
Your body will also feel light and effortless floating in natures waters.
Stretch your body every morning and every evening.
Your body deserves this.
Look at your full body in the mirror and speak to yourself kindly.
