🛑 Are you having a Red Light day? As we move into a busier season, it’s so easy to take on too much. Here are a few ideas for developing your energy awareness skills in order to build, balance, and restore your energy levels.
Ground Yourself
Start each day by grounding yourself so that your energy doesn’t dissipate as easily – simply bring awareness to your connection to the earth through the feet or seat. Move the feet and legs! Notice the whole body, the container of your energy.
Energy Check-In
Practice an “energy check in”- just sit and feel the pulse of energy moving in your body, your breath. Choose a number from 1-10 that represents your energy level. If numbers aren’t your thing, try the traffic light approach.🚦 Determine whether you’re having a red, yellow or green light kind of day – and make decisions based on that.
Notice and Document – What Depletes Your Energy? What Feeds It?
When do you typically have the most energy? Schedule activities accordingly. Begin to notice the activities, environments, and people that drain your reserves, and budget a counter activity that helps you fill up your energetic well. If it drains your energy – write it down! If it feeds your energy – write it down! I personally journal every day. It’s like leaving bread-crumbs for your future self to navigate life more gracefully, creating a Users Guide for your own body, mind and spirit.
Build Energy or Prana – Breath, Movement, Awareness
Build your prana or life force through breathing, movement like walking or yoga, mudras, and awareness practices. Remember, “where awareness goes, energy flows.”
- Inhale – feel the energy expand and rise.
- Exhale – allow the energy to ground into the container of your body and the earth below.
Nourish – Food, Drink and Nature
- Drink in some sunshine and fresh air.
- Eat fresh nutritious foods high in prana – whole foods, fruits and veggies as close to their origin source as possible. Avoid frozen foods, and alcohol.
- Drink plenty of water.
- A cup of hot herbal tea goes a long way in my opinion. What’s your favorite?
Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Fill Up Your Well – Rest and Relax
Give yourself permission to rest, supporting better immune system function. Remember “all healing begins in rest.” You are being productive by allowing your body to rest!
Try nourishing practices like Body Scans and Loving kindness meditations, Yoga Nidra, and restorative yoga postures like Supported Bound Angle, pictured here.
Get Outside Support
Ask for help! Don’t be a hero and try to do it all. You don’t have to be perfect. Schedule a Private Yoga Wellness session with me to learn new ways of managing your energy in a supportive and therapeutic environment.
⬇️ Head over to my Insight Timer page for some guided support! ⬇️
Or visit me on YouTube to take exquisite care of yourself!
Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what type of day you’re having – is it a red, yellow, or green light day? What activities, environments or people drain your energy? Which fill your well?
Thanks for reading! And please, take exquisite care of yourself.