7 ways you can mend your mood in 7 minutes or less:

1. Stop whatever you are doing. Close your eyes. Imagine the most beautiful person, place or thing. Try to breathe in that image deep into your lungs, and, as you exhale, feel your body sinking into the chair.
2. Get up from your seat. With your fists, hit your buttocks and down the backs of your legs with moderate force. Do this punching technique for 2 minutes. Sit back down. See how much better your lower body feels.
3. Change your routine. If you usually take the subway to work, walk instead. If you normally buy lunch, bring lunch. Shake it up!
4. Change your diet. Spring is a great time for “spring cleaning” the body. Try new fruits and vegetables. Experiment with new recipes. Your body will appreciate the variety.
5. Reach out to friends and family members. Plan fun social events that require you to do and experience new things.
6. Just like snakes shed their skin in times of renewal, you can renew yourself and help to exfoliate your skin by gently and briskly rubbing a wet washcloth with a little sea salt and olive oil on your body. This will increase circulation and leave you with a refreshed feeling.
7. Go somewhere you have never been. Is there a specific destination that you have wanted to visit but still have not gone? Well, now is the time! Set the date and time and GO!

Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Abbey in articles | No Comments »