Practicing self-care is vital to reconnecting with your emotions and your body, and well as recreating a loving relationship with yourself, and fostering respect, confidence, and compassion in all areas of your life. It is so important to take time in the hectic schedules of our day to day lives for a moment of peace and to reconnect to our spirits. However when we are stressed or struggling with issues that effect mental health, so often these important practices are the first ones that fall to the wayside. This in turn makes us more trapped in the stressful aspects of life, and furthers us from the tranquility, love and compassion that we desire in our lives. Because of this, it is so important to make time every single day, even if it is only for a few minutes, to do something that you love and makes you feel good, whole, at peace, full of love for yourself in the world, and completely connected.
One good way to become connected is to get in touch deeply with our senses. Focusing on different senses completely can calm and clear your mind, and more fully connect you to your physical body, while grounding you in the present moment, and taking your attention away from all external pressures, stresses, and problems.
Today I am going to talk about how to use lotion to full connect to yourself and your body.
After a calming warm shower, or anytime during your day, applying lotion can be a way of connecting you and grounding you, while at the same time showing tender love and respect for your body, by pampering it and giving it something that makes it feel good, look good, and be compassionately healthy.
Begin by taking the lotion in you hand. Smell it. What does it smell like? Focus all of your energy and thinking on the smell. Is it pleasing? What emotions or feelings does it evoke in you? Take deeps breathes in and out, focusing only on the smell. Let it fill you completely, and take away all outside thought.
Next, begin to rub the lotion on your body. Focus on the sensations that this creates along your skin. Does it feel smooth? silky? gooey? Is it cold or warm along your skin? How does the moisture feel along your arms or legs, on your hands, in between your fingers? Clothes your eyes and focus all your thought and energy on how the lotion feels on your skin.
Finally, notice how your body feels under you hands. Look at and feel your body with tender compassion and non-judgment, noticing the soft skin, and how it feels against your hands, how it looks in the light. Admire all that your body is and can do, and say thank you. If any judgment comes up, notice it, let it pass by, and do not accept it or be affected by it. Instead, say good things to your body, even if it is hard. My skin is so soft. I am beautiful. I am worthy. I am enough.
This is a practice that I try to do as often as possible, and I hope that all of you lovely people will try this and see how amazing it feels to do good things for yourself and your body. Instead of focusing on the negatives, lets focus on how beautiful, powerful, and amazing our bodies are, and remember to do nice things for them, full of love and compassion.
Have a great day lovelies, thanks for reading!
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