Create A 5 Step Holistic Health Daily Practice For Your Best Life

5 Step Holistic Health Practice Daily

Practicing creating a 5 step holistic health daily practice for your best life is our topic today as we continue to share ideas this month on improving vitality in our modern world.

When you’re not managing your energy properly, you’re likely to experience emotions such as anger, frustration, exhaustion and other emotions that can compromise your health.

When you begin to manage your energy and enjoy an abundance of it your emotions will be connected, passionate, peaceful and positive. The outlook you get when you have the energy to be productive and enjoy life can make a world of difference in your present and future health.

Living a holistic lifestyle isn’t just about being more natural and organic, turning to alternative healthcare and using organic products and real organic food.

While that can be a big part of it and all of those changes are wonderful to add to your routine, holistic health is a balance between your body, mind, and spirit.

It is within this delicate balance that you are able to live a fully healthy vibrant life where total wellness is the goal.

One of the best things you can do in order to find this holistic balance is by creating daily practices. This allows you to fit each component of holistic living into your life without becoming overwhelmed.

1. For the Body

The first category of holistic practices is mostly for the body, though of course, they benefit your mind and spirit as well. Here are some holistic habits to add to your daily routine for your physical health:

Move Well

Getting an adequate amount of physical activity each week is crucial to improving your mood and your physical well-being. According to Mayo Clinic’s recommendations, getting at least 150 minutes of moderate activity per week is necessary for your well-being. We believe that good movement matters in our life.

Whether you walk after work each day, take workout classes at a local gym, or ride your bike to work, you will notice an enhanced mood very quickly and over time you will begin to see how you have improved how you feel, more energy and vitality. Exercise also allows you to clear your mind and step away from the daily stresses that life brings.

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Many studies link physical activity and a proper fitness routine with reduced risk of depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. Make time in your schedule to exercise at least a couple of days a week and you feel happier and healthier overall.

Use Natural Skincare and Haircare Products

Now is a great time to commit to more natural and organic products, especially those you use on your skin or hair. Companies are providing more natural options than ever before, so you can avoid things like chemicals, dyes, sulphates, parabens, and animal testing. Just a quick check of the labels will tell you everything you need to know.

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Replace Coffee with Herbal Tea

A very simple switch you can make in the morning is to have herbal tea instead of coffee. Most tea does have a little caffeine, but much less than coffee or energy drinks. Not only do you have fewer stimulants in your body to prevent that caffeine crash in a few
hours, but you also get the added benefits of natural herbs in the tea.

Types of tea that typically have caffeine include:

Matcha
Other green tea
Black tea
White tea

If you don’t want caffeine, consider rooibos, chamomile, or peppermint tea.


Eat Nourishing Real Organic Food Meals

Another big part of your holistic health is eating more nourishing life-affirming real organic foods. You want to get in the habit of eating as many foods in their whole, natural form as possible, including organic fruits and vegetables, pastured proteins, wild fish nuts and seeds. When choosing meat or seafood, go for the kind that is humanely treated and organic, and reduce processed foods as much as possible. We wrote Super Simple Dietary Changes to Make For Self-Care - https://wendybottrell.weebly.com/blog/super-simple-dietary-changes-to-make-for-self-care


2. For the Mind

Next, you have holistic habits to add to your routine for your mind, including emotional and mental health. These include:


Write in Your Journal

It doesn’t get much better than journaling when it comes to your mental or emotional health. For holistic habits that improve your mind, writing down your thoughts and feelings is extremely beneficial. This can be a therapeutic experience that is easily done
in just 5 minutes a day.

Some things to remember about journaling:

There are no rules – Feel free to write as much or as little as you want, use any type of notebook you have on hand, and don’t worry about your spelling or grammar.

Try different methods of journaling – There are many different forms of journaling, including using prompts, brain dumps, stream of consciousness, and daily journaling similar to writing in a diary. Feel free to experiment with what works best.

Express gratitude – Every time you write in your journal, try to write a few things you
are currently grateful for in your life. We wrote Practice Daily Gratitude - 
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Take an Epsom Salt Bath

The reason we included this in the mind section and not the body is that many of the benefits help with your mental and emotional health. Epsom salt benefits are wonderful for releasing toxins from the body, but they also release them from the mind. After just one bath, you feel rejuvenated, stress-free and with reduced anxiety.

Many people find that with at least one Epsom salt bath a week in their routine, they feel
more relaxed, and at a much calmer mental state.


Practice Breathwork

Breathwork is a term for any type of breathing exercise you do. Breathwork can also be very healing, helping you to work on healing any traumas you have in your life, reduce stress, and calm the mind and spirit. Adding breathwork to your daily routine is a
wonderful way to start the healing process.


Use Essential Oils

Essential oils are another great way to improve your mental health and nurture your mind. There are many ways to use essential oils in your daily routine, including in your bath, using a blend that is applied to the skin, adding them to your diffuser during
meditation, or lighting aromatherapy candles when you need to relax.


3. For the Spirit

Holistic practices for the spirit encompass your body and mind, physical and mental health, and really working on your spiritual side. It is the final piece of the puzzle for total wellness. The holistic habits for your spirit include:

Be Mindful

Mindfulness is going to help every area of your life, but particularly with your spirit and emotional health. Being more mindful is something you can do at any time of day, whether you are eating, walking, reading, playing with your dogs, resting, or even
watching TV.

Mindfulness is about being present in the moment, without judgment. You don’t think about the past or what your plans are next, but just live each moment fully. During a meal, if you sit down in silence and just really savour each bite, thinking about the colours, textures, and tastes of your food, you enjoy it and appreciate it so much more. This can really light up your spirit.


Practice Meditation

You can also nurture your spirit with a daily meditation practice. Before you begin, you may feel a little intimidated, but don’t worry; nobody is perfect right away. In fact, you don’t have to try to clear your mind and be in a meditative state. You can start with just
a few minutes of deep breathing each day, and allow your thoughts to come and go naturally.


Use Mantras or Affirmations

For more holistic spiritual habits, try using mantras or affirmations each day. These are really easy to add to your daily routines and allow you to change your mindset over time. You can use the same ones each day or alternative them based on each day’s intentions. We wrote The Power Of Daily Affirmations for Self-Care In Your Best Life - https://wendybottrell.weebly.com/blog/the-power-of-daily-affirmations-for-self-care-in-your-best-life


Spend More Time in Nature

Similar to other holistic habits, being outside more in nature not only helps your spirit but your body and mind as well. This is a really therapeutic activity that costs you nothing and only takes a few minutes each day. Get outside in any capacity you can, from just going out to your patio or balcony, spending time in your garden, or heading to a nearby park or forest.

The more time you spend outside in nature, the more you will start to feel more connected to the earth and understand how much it benefits you.


4. Create a Morning Routine

Now that you have an idea of the practices for your daily routines, let’s go over some of the best ones to do in the morning. While you are not limited by doing any of these habits during a particular time of the day, this does help you to get them added to your
routine.

Holistic Habits for Your Morning Routine:

We wrote about Why You Must Start a Morning Routine For Your Best Life - https://wendybottrell.weebly.com/blog/why-you-must-start-a-morning-routine-for-your-best-life

Herbal Tea – Naturally, switching from coffee to tea is best to do in the morning with your first beverage. This also makes it easy to get your body used to not having as much caffeine, so eventually, you can switch to just plain water if you prefer.

Mindfulness – While mindfulness is easy to do any time of the day, adding it to your morning routine is an easy way to get started. Be in a mindful state when you first wake up in the morning and until you get started on the rest of your routine. Those few
minutes of quiet and calm really help to set up your day in a relaxing way.

Yoga – Days get hectic very easily, so if you want to add yoga or any exercise to your routine, doing it in the morning helps you get it out of the way so you don’t have to worry about it.

Using affirmations – There are many ways to use affirmations and mantras in your daily routine. If you have never used them before, try saying the affirmations out loud in the morning during your morning routine as a way to set intentions for the day.

Spending time in nature – An easy way to add spending time outside to your daily routine is by doing it first thing in the morning. After you go through your basic hygiene practices in the morning, bring your cup of tea outside on your patio or balcony to enjoy the fresh air. We wrote 4 Easy Ways to Reconnect with Nature When You Live in the City - https://wendybottrell.weebly.com/blog/self-care-tip-4-easy-ways-to-reconnect-with-nature-when-you-live-in-the-city and Stop Being A Cave Person And Get Outside Today For Your Best Life - https://wendybottrell.weebly.com/blog/stop-being-a-cave-person-and-get-outside-today-for-your-best-life

5. Create a Nighttime Routine

There are other holistic habits that tend to fit in a little better in the evening and provide more benefits when you do them at night.

Holistic Habits for Your Nighttime Routine:

Journaling – You can definitely journal in the morning as well, but morning routines get busy and crowded very easily, so when you first start out, save it for the evening. We wrote about journaling for self-care here https://wendybottrell.weebly.com/blog/are-there-benefits-of-writing-in-a-self-care-journal

Meditation – Meditation in the evening before bed is a great time to practice since it helps to relax your mind and get you into a calm state before bed. You may notice that you sleep much more soundly and have more calming dreams.

Epsom salt or essential oil bath – Enjoy a nice relaxing bath in the evenings as you get ready for bed. This can be with Epsom salts, other types of healing salts, or essential oils.

Breathwork – Lastly, doing breathwork in the evening near when you do meditation can also be really calming for you before bed.

Creating daily routines with your holistic habits isn’t about being perfect, but doing so intuitively and adding practices that feel right for you.

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