Holiday Season Tips to Refresh Your Spirit!

This time of year calls us to go deeply within ourselves, yet how do we honor or practice this with all the digital technology asking us to keep our focus outward most of the time.

Read below as Onkar shares tips for finding balance and connection back to ourselves during the holiday season.

This blog post was originally featured on Kora Organics.

Below are some tips and suggestions for moving into this holiday season:

1. Connect with Nature/Mother Earth.

If you work from home, then you most likely find yourself stuck in front of a computer or phone most of the day.

It is so important to have breaks and little re-sets throughout the day. Set a timer! Like the one I just started using called Befocused where you work for 25 minutes and then have 5 minute breaks to step away.

When you step away – go outside. Lay on the grass, or lay in the sun. Close your eyes and breath the air outside for a few minutes. Stand with bare feet on the grass, dirt or sand and close your eyes… breathe and connect with mother earth.

When we connect with nature, it grounds us, shifts us out of the worry/anxious state.

2. Add some activity, even if it’s a quick stretch, yoga or short walk outside in the neighborhood.

This will give you perspective, increase creativity and clear your field, (your aura) to allow more space in your work day and within your mind.

3. Meditation

Try this Kundalini yoga meditation to calm and clear the mind:

To Still a Restless Mind

Posture: sit in cross legged position or in a chair with feet flat on the floor.

Hands/Mudra: Arms are relaxed and hands fold into lap or any meditative posture.

Breath: normal breathing through the nose. Open the mouth as wide as possible and touch the tongue to the upper palate of the mouth.

Eyes: focus at the tip of the nose. Eyes 1/10th open. Time: 3 to 11 minutes.

Although we may not be able to completely dis-engage from our digital devices and media, being conscious of our digital activity is key.

When we approach anything with awareness and a sense of self, we can in-corporate balance in all that we do and engage in.

I hope these simple tips can help improve your mental, physical and emotional health and better your life for the good.

Love and Blessings, 

Onkar

This blog post was originally published on Kora Organics blog post.