You cannot be your healthiest without having a healthy mind! It may be hard some days to stay positive, but its something you need to strive for every day. Because when you have a positive mindset, more positive outcomes will happen in your life. If you make it a habit, your positive thinking will be so strong that you can make something good out of a negative outcome! Its all about perspective in this life. There are things i do on a daily basis or occasionally that help my mental health. 1. Breathing I know it sounds really simple... But just quick and simple breathing exercises can help slow down your anxious thoughts. Closing your eyes and breath in and out slowly. Counting 1 to 3 as you breath in, and count back 3 to 1 as you breath out. I like to listen to ocean waves. I breath in as the wave is coming in and then breath out as you hear the wave crash on the shore. It is so soothing! 2. Journaling Writing down your thoughts and emotions can leave you feeling relieved. Getting those thoughts off your mind and onto paper makes you feel like you can organize your feelings somewhat. It can also allow you to revisit what you wrote and contemplate what you are going to do, or help, about how your feeling. 3.Excersize Physical activity is a very effective relief for anxiety or stress. Exerting energy helps slow down the mind. Its been proven scientifically that the more a person exercises, the happier they are. This can be 3-5 times a week doing any physical activity such as walking, running, yoga, body weight workouts, biking, hiking, etc. Anything that gets your heart rate up for an extensive amount of time is important for your overall health. And when you exercise, you in turn sleep better at night. And that brings me to my next topic... 4. Sleep Your mind needs rest just like the rest of your body does. Not getting enough sleep can be a host to a variety of health issues. Sleeping is the time for physical and mental restoration. How much sleep you get is vital to your energy, your mood, your memory etc. If you get more sleep at night you will be an overall happier person! 5. Meditation it takes some practice, but meditation is so amazing for you. Now a days, we get so wrapped up in life and our mind can become one big mess. Taking time to get comfortable, put on some relaxing music, maybe get outside to some fresh air, sit in a comfortable position and close your eyes. As you breath in imagine you are taking in positivity and as you breath out, you are releasing the negativity away from your body. There are also a lot of free guided meditations you can find on the internet and YouTube. Check one out below, it's one of my favorites. Please make sure you make it your best interest to take care of yourself and your health! Your body will thank you, and your life will improve because of it. Make sure you love yourself before anybody or anything! To be able to think is to be alive. Use your thoughts and your mind for the better. This life is too short to be worried or stressed. Strive to be the happiest you can be and embrace every emotion and thought as a positive one.
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Beautiful balayage.Something that I do that not a lot of hairstylists do is that I avoid bleach as much as possible. Of course your hair needs to be in good shape, and it cannot have layers of color on it. But if your hair is healthy or untouched then I will be able to make you blonde with non damaging color! I love doing blondes and the tones on this blonde in this picture are on point! Come see me at Phenix Salon Suites in Denver and I will give you this gorgeous blonde or any color with a free deep conditioning treatment. There is nothing like silky soft healthy hair that is freshly colored. I use Loreal professional color.
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