
We have recently passed Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year and the official start of summer - and wow did it bring a blast of heat with it this year!
This time is usually busy with holidays, festivals and plans – but interestingly the word solstice is derived from the Latin solstitium meaning 'the Sun stands still' due to the huge yellow star reaching its most northerly or southerly celestial point.
We can mirror this momentary stillness and allow a mindful practise of pausing. Rest is valuable; it is the currency that allows us to recharge and move forward with energy and clarity – like a star. A mindful pause also allows us reevaluate what we feel is working for us and what we are best to let go of. We can be conscious of our choices; choose what feels more rightful in our dynamic core.
And yes you can schedule your pause! Five minutes of a mindful pause is still beneficial – slot it into your day wherever it works and take five minutes where you:
- silence your phone
- make yourself unavailable to any contact or disruption
- practise mindful breathing: breathing in for a count of 4 and out for a count of 6
- scan your body for any tension and let it relax
- be aware of any sounds around you and let them pass
- identify something you feel proud of today
- visualise yourself smiling and all your organs smiling
- before ending your micro pause let yourself know you are strong and beautiful
And for those of you who can take more time, then take more time – award yourself the gift of rest however that feels best for you. Reflexology is certainly one wonderful way to achieve that 👣
For those of you living in our lovely West Cornwall, whether in Penzance where I am based at the Penzance Natural Health Centre, or if you are living in surrounding areas such as Newlyn, Mousehole, Gulval, Marazion, Hayle, St Ives, St Just - and any other place nearby - then book in a restorative session with me! Come be nurtured, relax on the therapy couch and enjoy a Reflexology, enjoy deep rest in the Earthing & Balancing treatment, achieve detox and reset with a Reflexology Lymph Drainage, or have a luxuriously organic Ayurvedic Facial.
Autumn, winter, spring, summer – may we all be Well Beings 💚
