Fueling Mind, Body and Soul By Pat Bennett If it doesn’t nourish your mind, body or soul, get rid of it. I’ve come to this conclusion after months of personal and professional overload. It’s caused me to feel burned out which isn’t a positive place to be. As a business owner, wife, mother and friend, the stress of juggling too many balls had taken a toll. Taking time for me was no longer optional, but a necessity to regain balance, health and harmony. When your body, mind, and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world – not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity. B.K.S. Iyengar I started my plan to recover my balance by incorporating these self-care practices: Sleep hygiene. Was I getting enough quality sleep? Absolutely not. The pandemic caused me to live life differently, and, like a baby, I got my days and nights crossed. I stopped checking my phone before bedtime and started winding down one hour before I wanted to retire for the night. I left the phone in another room, turned off the television and started reading (finally got to read the stack of books I’d been accumulating). If my mind started racing, I’d jot down a few ideas on a bedside notepad and not dwell on them while I was trying to fall asleep. I’m now drifting off to sleep within 15 minutes and getting a decent night of sleep.
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