From Mindful Breathing to Cold Water Therapy: 15 Powerful Health Lessons You Need
Last week I shared 25 key health and wellness lessons; today here’s 15 more…
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We all know that deliberate breathing practices, like a good diaphragmatic breath, can help us calm. But did you know that we can learn what we need to do, in the moment, by listening to our breath in the first place. For example short erratic breath = stress; so you need to pause. More in this fab article by
We are all messy, walking talking, contradictory beings, but that’s OK and perfectly human. One of my fave Substackers tells you more in this piece (which includes a dark expose of Dr. Seuss).
A great way to curb binge eating is to get enough protein in the mornings. This is 1 of 23 tips written by
here (I defo. endorse this view as it’s helped my binge eating for sure).Being a Substacker in health and wellness sharpens my own practice. Makes me more aware of the exercise, meditation and other selfcare I need to carry out daily to survive. It helps give me that focus on days when life gets a bit busy and full.
It’s great to be a listener in a world where everyone’s always yackin’. This is a great tip by
in her article which has 34 great life tips.Taking mini-breaks in the day are necessary and helpful. gives some great examples of what you can do here
Smiling is contagious, so when you smile you help others and boost your own wellbeing and joy. As the great Thich Nhat Hahn said “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” Great share by
in this piece.It’s OK to… ask for help… rest… feel tired… say no… put the laundry off for a day. All of this is OK. Cut down on the pressure you put yourself under. Permission given to do this officially by in her nice article.
This is technically not a Substack (well it’s not at all actually) but I have been loving Tara Brach’s RAIN acronym to manage hard emotions and thoughts. More here.
Rucking (carrying weight in a backpack whilst walking) is one of my fave go to exercises (I do it daily when walking my dogs). gives a great run down on all things rucking.
Meditating with others can really enhance your practice. I have found this by joining a local Buddhist group and
tells us why shared meditation is so important here.Substack is inspiring. As mentioned above I have now joined a weekly Buddhist meditation group. Several months ago I was doing ZERO mindfulness and meditation. Through reading amazing “10% Happier” book and reading people on here like I have really grown and developed my mindful and breathing practice loads. And I LOVE it!
I am a HUGE fan of cold exposure for health and resilience. Cold water swimming, cold showers, wearing t-shirts and shorts in winter. I lap it up. All started with my interest in the bonkers, but amazing, Dutchman Wim Hof. A good post on him is here by
Pull ups are one of THE best exercises for all kinds of health, longevity and muscle benefits. Here’s a great overview of them and how to train towards doing your first if you can’t currently, or how to increase your total, by
Finding your go to exercise is so important (we all know the positive benefits of this). Mine are rucking and sea swimming as they are simple, low cost and leave me feeling great afterwards (particularly the sea swim).
shares her love of Zumba here and explains how you can find your perfect go to exercise too.
Thanks for reading.
Tiny favour request 🙏🏾🙏🏻🙏:
Please can you share the link to 1 great article or Substack you’ve read lately in the comments below, as I’d love to find some more nuggets to read and share.
JFT Beach
Thank you for the shout-out, friend.
You highlighted an article that was so much fun to write.
Enjoy the rest of your week.
Thanks for the shout-out, JFT! These are some great suggestions and articles. I look forward to going through them all!