I challenge you to take better care of yourself this December!
Every day from December 1 - December 31, 2021, spend 5 minutes doing simple stretches and long, deep breathing.
That’s it!
It’s totally doable, even on the businest of days! Do it before you crawl out of bed in the morning, after you drop the kids off at school, sitting at your desk at work, immediately after your workout, with your family at the end of the day, as you are tucking into bed for the night. The most important thing is that you commit to 5 minutes a day and you establish a ritual.
Other guidelines: Don’t worry about doing it right or wrong, and don’t stress about creating an itinerary of appropriate stretches. Just move gently and intuitively. Hold each stretch for at least a few breaths before moving into a new position. Keep your breath flowing, but stretch it, so that both your inhales and exhales get longer. Try to avoid looking at your phone or computer, listening to a Podcast, watching a TV show, etc. It’s ok if you need to multi-task some of the time, but try to isolate these 5 minutes from the whirlwind of the rest of your day.
Give it a shot! And let me know how it goes!