Today, consider taking time to have a pleasurable experience. Not just hedonistic; instead, cultivate or step into an experience that nourishes your senses, that feels good in your physical form and also elevates your spirit.
Some ideas: go for a nature walk. lie on a blanket to watch clouds, the sunset, or stars. have a tea, coffee, or snack. take a shower or bath with products that smell + feel good on the skin. dance. go barefoot. give yourself (or receive) a massage. splash around in water. make love. sing your favorite song. watch an animal in the home or wild. wrap yourself in the softest blanket you own. smell flowers. go for a country drive. give / receive a long hug. create something.
Be with your breath as you're feeling through the experience - take conscientious breaths before, during, and after. This allows us to settle more deeply into the experience, making it oh!so!sweet!, while linking it more fully to the spiritual.
Also? It does something pretty incredible in the brain. Neurologically, we're wired to have a negativity bias. In order to survive throughout the timeline of humanity, we've needed to remember the bad. In his book Neuro Dharma, Rick Hanson gives an activity to counter this effect, to utilize "beneficial" experiences and "increase the neural traces they leave behind." It's a whole lot like mindfulness. His method is: have a beneficial experience, enrich it through breath + feel it + "see what is fresh about it" + "find out what is personally relevant in it," and absorb it through intention ("the experience is sinking into you").
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For more info - The Current Will Find You - Intro ♡
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