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All the Colors

Another exciting Sunday night here at Chateau de Criz.  The condo is clean. Laundry is done. Lunch is prepared for tomorrow. I finally washed my make-up brushes and put coconut oil on my hair (it's been WAY too long since I got it cut so I'm hoping this can continue to help control the crazy split ends I'm dealing with). I washed Maggy's bed, but she may be due for a new one... rather than smelling like dog like it did before, now it smells like wet dog- bleh!

I've been really interested in different areas of physical health lately- specifically looking at Pilates, yoga, meditation and some other related areas. I'll admit, I've been rotten. I haven't run in 4 weeks. And I'm starting back this week- this is my public declaration to help keep me accountable- but I know I need to exercise in other ways than just running. My awesome friend Leslie recommended a Pandora station I've fallen in love with (Heart Meditations) and I've found that it's really good for helping me stay mellow. I've heard some of the 'songs' (tracks is probably a better term for it) talk about Chakras so I started doing some googling today to learn more about Chakras.

And now I'm kind of obsessed with learning more. Unfortunately, local libraries don't seem to have any books in right now that would be good so I've just got Googling to satisfy my desire to learn more.  There are 7 Chakras, and each has a color with it. They run through the core/middle of your body- Root chakra (red), Sacral chakra (orange), Navel chakra (yellow), Heart chakra (green), Throat chakra (blue/turquoise), Third Eye chakra (indigo), and lastly The Crown (violet).I took an assessment to see how open my Chakras are, and it's really interesting. There are specific things you can do to help open chakras that are blocked to help open and recharge your flow of energy in your body and connectedness. Blocked chakras cause a block in the flow of your energy and can result in physical illness or being out of balance mentally/emotionally.

During the month of October, I'm going to work to open my chakras, in addition to continuing my efforts of health. I've lost 3 pounds this week by changing my diet a bit, and it feels great. Still more to go, but serves as encouragement for good choices and behavioral changes.

What things do you do for your health that make you feel good or have helped you in your journey to well-being? I'd love to hear what you find success with!

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