Uni is over for the semester and I have a 7 week break. Caden is spending 2 days a week in childcare instead of 1 and Eddie has annual leave at the end of the month! Yay! A whole new exciting period is happening in our lives at the moment – house hunting!
How to be more relaxed
How I did it: I committed to my goal to do yoga at least 3 times a week. I eat 3-4 meals per day plus snacks. I run, bike or swim regularly. I take care of myself. I feed my body the fuel that it needs and it responds by acting like well oiled, relaxed and efficient machine. This is not a metaphor, this is the way to be more relaxed.
NOTE: Yoga is the main thing that helped me focus, meditate at least 3 days per week, and fully relax.
Lessons & tips: Do yoga! Meditate. Take good care of yourself. That's the only body you've got...treat it well, stay calm, see the world.
Resources: Hatha flow yoga or yoga at my gym. Find an instructor that speaks to you. Do not stop doing yoga until you find that instructor, that is key to your success. When you do find someone who speaks to you, keep going to their class or watching their yoga video. Stay dedicated. At some point in your practice, you will not need the instructor anymore, you will hear your inner voice and it will tell you what your body needs to feel relaxed and at peace. That may take months, days or years. Be patience with yourself, stay dedicated and enjoy the ride.
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i need to just chill and take things as it goes. No more amount of self pity and all that than maybe few tears for a minute every now and then, those moody Sundays : ) CHILL CHILL CHILL. Everything happens for a reason. I mean, it all leads to somewhere and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
I would really love to be one of those people who are “in the zone” while going through the motions of day-to-day life, unconsciously, without thinking about it.
I have a friend who is SO TENSE. I cannot be in her presence without wanting to punch something, anything… not because I’m mad at all, just because it rubs off onto me. Being friends with her has really made me pity her, and promise myself not to be like that. I try and take things easy, and just not stress the little stuff. Most things that happen really aren’t the end of the world, and I recognize that. It’s just such a better way of living life, it really is. =) Why be tense all the time? There’s just no need.
My bf helps a lot, because he makes me really happy, and when you’re happy, you just naturally become more relaxed. I’m a much more patient person now, and I don’t get upset as easily as I did before. It’s wonderful!
I give up on being relaxed. If you dare mock me for failing, I swear to you, I will kill you with a ridiculously jagged knife and I will eat your soul for a tasty snack. I just kicked my own face in and I will not hesitate to rip your curtains or possibly stain your rug purposefully in an attempt to disrespect you.
Don’t even think about trying to calm me down, as I have already given up.
Zoe is, in general, quite happy =)
The best thing about having done this is that, not only do I feel better, but I didn’t actually have to do any difficult work towards this goal… It sorta goes hand in hand with a lot of things – mainly confidence.







