Hi there! Hope you're having a great week. This weeks VLOG is all about getting creative...And there's a method to my madness! Not only is there the opportunity for you to indulge in something you're really passionate about, making the mundane chores a little more tolerable, there's also the fact that doing what you love, builds your confidence and self esteem and can also positively affect your health!!!
Check out the video and learn WHY creativity is so good for you and your happiness!
The Result Of Conscious Choices. The proof is in the pudding!
Hi there!
Monique from GET A LIFE here. Just wanted to share my new passport photos with you and yes - the proof really is in the pudding. It's amazing for me to see the difference between the 2 photos and I got such a surprise today when I compared them! I almost don't recognise the person I used to be and it's all a result of conscious choices I have made in my life!
The picture on the left was taken in 2007 when I was still going through the Depression experience and was weighing in at around the 82-84 kilo mark. My diet consisted of Hamburgers, chips, chocolate, bread, biscuits and lots of comfort food - AND at least a couple of litres a day of Diet Coke.
Guided relaxations help us to relax deeply, enhancing our well-being on many levels.
Simply by taking time to relax regularly, we have the ability to encourage our bodies to experience the “Relaxation Response” – that is physiological and biochemical reactions within the body designed to improve our physical and emotional well-being that are trigged by deep relaxation.
Stress activates our fight or flight response in the sympathetic nervous system, creating a number of physiological changes including increased blood pressure and secretion of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. Chronic or frequent elicitation of this stress response can be harmful and is considered a major contributing factor to many medical conditions.
