3 Tips for More Mindfulness & Happiness in Everyday Life

summer. It triggers a feeling of freedom and lightness in us and yet, the long warm days are often provided with many appointments and few breaks. Often you forget to come to rest in everyday life and let yourself be guided by the hustle and bustle of the moment. The child should get the best birthday present ever, the coffee date with the best friend is long overdue, the car must definitely go to the workshop and you also want to have fresh food on the table every day.

For some time this way of life works out - but in the long run the haste and haste does not make us happy. We need a counterpoint. The voice within us calls for calm and silence. But our environment can hardly support us in this. Our inner voice speaks only to ourselves. Whoever hides them probably creates everything that hangs on some lists on the kitchen board. However, hearing and perceiving them is the way to one's own inner peace. You are not selfish if you value your own well-being and happiness. Life is not a game of chance ...

3 Tips for More Mindfulness and Your Own Happiness

1. Pause and pause everything

If you realize that you have already arrived at a stressful moment and the to-do list can not be interrupted, then stop for a moment. Tighten the body, feel all the muscles, grab something with your hand and hold it tight, bite your teeth together, close your eyes, tighten the abdominal muscles, lift the pelvic floor and hold everything very tight. Feel the tension in your body and explore every muscle with your thoughts. Inhale and exhale deeply several times and let go after a few moments. Feel how your tongue lays down in your mouth, how your jaw relaxes, your eyes open and you let go of everything that was tight and tense at that moment. Let go of the stressful moment and restart.

You don't have to be at home or take extra time for that. Often a minute or two is enough to arrive again and start with new energy.

2. Slow down the moment

If the stress has not reached you yet, but you already feel it stalking, then switch to slow motion. No matter what you are doing at this moment - slow down your activity. Become aware of happiness at this moment, feel your body when running, raise your hand more slowly when writing, type the message consciously into your mobile phone or get the vegetables for cooking in slow motion from the refrigerator. Slowing down everyday life works wonders. Become aware of what you are doing right now, what this action is good for and why you are doing it.

3. Dance it all out

The head is full and the body is not relaxed. How often do we realize that the body needs a balance. Turn on your favorite song and dance it all out. No matter whether with headphones during the lunch break in the bathroom or at home in the evening. Give your body the exuberance it needs. Do not think about how the others dance, but intuitively move to the rhythm and listen to your body. Move your arms and legs, circle your foot or jump on the spot. Every move is good.

You have another hobby or do not like to dance? Then sing out the stress, cook yourself something great or do things that are good for you personally. No one can tell you how to live. The only thing that is certain is that if you are in harmony with yourself, you can also be 100% there for others.

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