When sleeping, the main factor is not just the length of sleep, but rather how you feel after waking up. Has sleep been restful for the body and revitalizing for the mind? If you are tired when you wake, this is considered in TCM to be insomnia, even if you slept for 12 hours!
According to TCM theory, insomnia is not a disease but a symptom. Any pattern that produces an excess or deficiency can result in disturbed sleep. Emotions that affect your mood may also disturb sleep or dreams.
Read MoreThis week's key to self-care is always speaking truth to your inner most sensitive self. Don't allow the ever-so-tempting wave of critical self talk wash over you and taint your thoughts.
I call this a self-critic takeover.
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The influence a positive (or negative) surrounding has on you, your life, your trajectory is vastly underestimated. And believe it or not, you have complete control of what you see, hear, say, feel and do.
So why do we allow ourselves exposures to negativity, toxicity, or things that steal our joy....?
Self-care is boundary setting.
Read MoreHaving a tribe, a posse, family, friends or whatever you want to call 'your people' is essential to our health. We are, after all, social beings. This is why this week's self-care strategy is community - seeking (and finding) the support you need.
And I don't mean on facebook.
Get off that device, get face to face, and get people in your life that help fill you up. Push you forward. Make you smile.
Read MoreIt is a commitment to self-care and creating time and space that will allow you to find your groove. When we make creating time and space a priority, an absolute non-negotiable, this is when we flourish and notice improved productivity and we have balance.
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