Tip #
1
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Vary the
pace of your day with different rhythms.
Find moments of stillness throughout
the day. Let yourself feel what it
is to not have to be "productive"
for short increments of time, a couple
of times per day. Try focusing on
completely enjoying the feeling of
breathing. Or let your mind come
to rest in great expansive spaciousness.
Hang out in that feeling for five
or ten minutes. This gives an already
overwhelmed nervous system time to
digest and integrate all of your
experiences, all of these radical
changes.
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Tip # 2
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Make sure to get some aerobic exercise.
Even if it's just a ten-minute brisk
walk around the block, it works.
It will help you to keep your energy
up, and circulate your system with
more oxygen. Exercise also helps
to boost your endorphin levels.
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Tip # 3
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Grief comes in waves. You can feel very
heavy and bogged down for quite awhile,
and then suddenly fine for days,
only to feel depressed again, for
seemingly no reason. This is a natural
healing process. Don't try to prop
yourself up with caffeine, sugar,
or over-busyness.
Trust that your emotions have wisdom
and that they will cleanse your system,
if you let them. Let yourself go
through the whole cycle, without
imposing a timeline on when you are
supposed to feel good again.
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Tip # 4
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Get plenty of sleep-at least 8 hours,
more if possible. After 8 hours of
sleep you get the best release of
growth hormone, which is responsible
for a lot of healing and repair.
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Tip # 5
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Reduce or eliminate your use of sugar and
heavy fats. Eating lightly, with
more vegetables, helps to alkalinize
your blood. This will also promote
healing. Chronic situations tend
to occur when your blood is overly
acidic, and your system is overly
stressed.
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Tip # 6
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Realize the
truth that all of life is impermanent.
Can you open to the truth of grace
and mystery, of truly not knowing?
In not knowing, can you open your
heart anyway?
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Tip # 7
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To open up your compassion and feel
less alone, practice breathing into
the area of your heart, especially
when you feel emotional intensity.
Breath in the fear, anger, apprehension
you are feeling…Breathe out
empathy, peace, relief to the world
around.
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Tip # 8
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Take a mind/body class like yoga, meditation, tai chi, or chi gung. Learn how to gently heal your nervous system and bring great peace of mind with traditions.
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Tip # 9
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Some experiences there are no words for. Let yourself find some form of creative expression. Make some art, do a drawing, write some poetry. Put on music and let your body move in a way to express what you are feeling. Above all else, find a way to honor what you are feeling.
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Tip # 10
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Get some bodywork
on a regular basis for the next 3
to 6 months. Our bodies store everything.
Getting professional touch helps
to move the healing along.
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Tip # 11
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Do something to give back. What can
you do to help make the world a little
better? Your family life a little
sweeter? Your experience at work
a little softer? How can you be more
kind and gentle to yourself? To others?
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Tip # 12
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Let your attention
linger in the places that are life
affirming. Let the simple things
in life heal you each day -- Children,
laughter, animals, a good meal, friends,
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