While post-Memorial Day week may have you thinking about the green juice and kale salad kind of detox, but detoxing your thoughts is just as important as cleansing your body.
Here are Kate Kendall’s five tips on adding a little bit of a mental detox into your life.
1. Reconnect
Spend five minutes at the start of your day sitting. Doing nothing but listening to the sound of your breath. In this time set an intention for how you want to feel that day. It could be ‘calm’ or and an ‘abundance of energy’. Keep it simple.
2. Practice gratitude
What are you grateful for? If you observe yourself delving into negative thoughts throughout the day, step back gently and practice gratitude. You’re building mental resilience each time you do this.
3. Digital detox
Spend eight waking hours once a week away from social media. Don’t pick up your phone unless it rings. It’s amazing how much more alertness you create and how much you notice all the things that are happening around you.
4. Read something positive and informative
During a cleanse try reading book that is inspirational or informative. So instead of always switching on the TV, you’re reading something that will inspire you.
5. Moving meditation
Choose a gentle moving activity that helps you to slow down and be present. Yoga is perfect for this. The awareness you cultivate will help everything become more calm and grounded. Walking in nature is also great.