Day 7 ❍ Recommit and Recharge: Your Guide to Success
Congratulations on Completing Week 1 of Our Challenge!
If you’re reading this, you are either very committed to this challenge or curious enough to stay involved and ready to come back. At any given moment during a challenge or in life, we can find ourselves at a turning point. Are we walking towards what we want or away from it? Today, I want to commend everyone for being here. It’s important to celebrate your wins in life. And when we fall off the beam, we get up. Getting back up is a win, too.
Today, I’ll share some simple tips to help you get back on the beam or stay there as we move into the home stretch of our challenge!
BEGIN AGAIN
If you fell behind on classes or spilled some wine into your mouth last night, today is a new day. The way we find balance is by learning how to come back to our center after moving out of alignment. Balance is not about holding on tight for dear life so as not to fall out of a pose. Balance is about falling out with grace and pulling it back in. Balance is feeling the wobble and noticing the requisite muscle groups that fire to bring you back to center.
HAVE A SHOT
Looking for help with digestion? Try having a diluted shot of apple cider vinegar a few minutes before your meal. Take about 1 tablespoon and dilute it with water. This can also be great if you know you are having a heavier meal.
SUPPORT YOUR DIGESTION
🍽️ Consider taking triphala to help with digestion after meals. See our Ayurveda Resource Page for our preferred brand and a deep dive into things we expand on in your 21-Day Yoga Body Cleanse.
🌙 Consider taking magnesium at night to help ease you into a comfortable sleep and aid in digestion.
RECOMMIT
🤔 Think about why you signed up to do this challenge.
⏳ Commit to a 12-hour window for intermittent fasting.
🧘🏻♀️ Come to practice.
🍳 Be mindful of the type of food you begin your day with, ensuring it includes protein and fiber. Another way to think about this is to start your day with a savory breakfast. If you do have toast, have it afterward, as if it is dessert. This will slow down the absorption of the sugars into your body and help you maintain even energy levels.
RITUALIZE YOUR MORNING
Have a plan for how you want to wake up. Before you go to sleep, think about how you want to feel when you wake up in the morning. Try to feel a sense of this in your body. Take several deep breaths as you prepare to rest.
Here are a few ideas for healthy AM practices:
🙏🏼 Meditate or pray.
✍️ Create a gratitude list or reflect on things you feel grateful for.
📚 Mindfully listen to a podcast or read a book that will start your day in the right direction.
🪥 Dry brush before showering.
🕯️ Light a candle, perhaps one with a scent that you love—set a timer to be sure you blow it out if you are leaving for work.
🚶♀️ Take a morning walk outside to nourish with vitamin D before putting on sunscreen.
🌿 Do at least three of these things before looking at your email, texts, or social media. Reclaim your energy in the day!
JOURNAL
🏆 What were your wins this week?
💡 What have you learned about yourself this week?
🔄 What might you do differently this week?
Keep up the great work! You’ve made it through the first week, and you're on your way to building lasting habits. Stay committed, stay mindful, and let’s continue this journey together.
I love you, Keep going!
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