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Exercise For 30 Minutes Or Try A Meditation. 3736

Welcome to day 5 of the Your Best Sleep Yet! challenge, powered by support from Compass One Healthcare. You’re probably wondering, “What’s exercise doing in a sleep challenge?” Studies show that exercise helps many people fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly. Listen to your body — find a time of day and type of exercise that feels right for you. ...

No Blue Light Before Bed 3734

Welcome to day 4 of the Your Best Sleep Yet! challenge, powered by support from Compass One Healthcare. Proper use of light keeps your circadian rhythm in check. Every person’s behavioral, mental, and physical changes follow a daily cycle. Light affects it — sleeping at night and being awake during the day is one example of a light-related circadian ...

Skip Alcoholic Beverages Close To Bedtime 3731

Welcome to day 3 of the Your Best Sleep Yet! challenge, powered by support from Compass One Healthcare. Even though a glass of wine or beer may seem to help you fall asleep, it actually interferes with the quality of your sleep. Research shows that alcohol consumption blocks REM sleep — the most restorative phase of sleep. That means you’re more likely to ...

Eat Sleep-friendly Foods 3729

Welcome to day 2 of the Your Best Sleep Yet! challenge, powered by support from Compass One Healthcare.   Sleep and diet intersect, with each influencing the other. The right food choices (and meal timing) help fuel your body with the nutrients needed for better — and more — sleep.  For example, high-fat, heavy foods slow digestion and can cause ...

Make Your Bedroom A Sleep Sanctuary 3727

Welcome to day 1 of the Your Best Sleep Yet! challenge, powered by support from Compass One Healthcare. Over time, our brains learn to associate certain feelings with the places where they occurred. Feeling relaxed, happy, and carefree in your bedroom trains your body to associate those emotions with where you sleep. As much as possible, keep outside ...

Practice Practice Practice! 3725

Welcome to day 5 of the Meditate & Recalibrate challenge , powered by support from Compass One Healthcare.   Thank you for completing this challenge! Meditation takes time to master. If you still feel uneasy with it, give yourself grace. Make a commitment to continue to practice meditation. It will help clear your thoughts, reduce stress, and ease ...

Set A Timer & Relax 3723

Welcome to day 4 of the Meditate & Recalibrate challenge , powered by support from Compass One Healthcare.   The point of meditation is to either focus on one thought or mantra, or focus on nothing at all and just “be.” It’s not about how long you should meditate; it’s about slowing down and calming your mind. Tonight give yourself permission to stop ...

Guide Your Mediation 3722

Welcome to day 3 of the Meditate & Recalibrate challenge , powered by support from Compass One Healthcare.   Before we get started tonight take a look at this getting started video from Headspace, meditation made simple. Once you are ready, try one of these guided meditations from Headspace here ! This form of meditation is directed by a guide, usually ...

Breathe Easy To Settle Your Mind 3721

Welcome to day 2 of the Meditate & Recalibrate challenge , powered by support from Compass One Healthcare. Meditation isn’t about becoming a different person, a new person, or even a better person. It’s about training in awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective. You’re not trying to turn off your thoughts or feelings. You’re learning to ...

Choose A Quiet Place To Meditate 3720

Welcome to day 1 of the Meditate & Recalibrate challenge , powered by support from Compass One Healthcare. As we get started in the challenge we want you to take some tonight to consider the right place to practice your meditations. Finding the right space will help you stick with your meditation practice.   Here are somethings to consider: The best place ...

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I absolutely LOVE being around water. Being in a swimming pool, floating on my back with my ears under the water, staring up at the sky…… Im basically in heaven!! One of my all time favorite memories is when I had my own private balcony next to the ocean in Cancun Mex., and I left the door open every night to feel the ocean breeze and hear the waves…. again, heaven...

yes meditating while walking is great! You're active, but getting relaxed at the same time!

it also works for me.  I use it to talk to God and it works. It is relaxing and soothing. 

I did the standing calf raises, the push ups and took the stairs between documenting on patients. 

Taking care of self is not always easy, so today I challenge myself to indulge in Self Care. Be Well!