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Maintaining Health

   Thu, March 27, 2008 - 1:25 PM
What habits do you participate in staying or becoming healthier?



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Thu, March 27, 2008 - 3:26 PM
Self esteem, maintaining connection with my Soul/Eternal Self, weight training, being in and appreciating my body, wholefood diet, being with Crystals & Gems, living in Natural surroundings, revering Gaia/Nature, not having unappreciative humans in my life, a good laugh, making love, seeing my glass as half full and honouring how I feel when I see it as half empty, allowing ALL I feel and ALL I think to BE felt and thought. Looking at Bragitta's beautiful art! :D
Thu, March 27, 2008 - 4:27 PM
hehe
eat alot ov big macks (with fries ov korse ;>) smoke lots ov spleefs, drink lots ov koffee, plen T ov exorsize, and lots ov "psytrance".....and junk food...mmmmdoritos.....m&m'smmmmmm......
Unsu...
 
Thu, March 27, 2008 - 10:11 PM
All of the above!! I try to stay away from the big macks and get the happy meals instead. ;-)
"Staying healthy"=loving myself, "Becoming healthier"=loving others
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 12:10 AM
Moderate Stress
Adapt Function Fairly
Protect Optimism

it's not as clinical as it could sound
acting naturally usually suffices
doing less and less harm as the days
move on
healing is not just for feeling ill
exercising every available freedom
seeking access to freedoms that seem so far away
right now I'm meditating about 4 hours a day
over the past 4 months
welcoming each new experience
as a reunited friend

Fri, March 28, 2008 - 6:10 AM
health
well, I am one seriously sick puppy. Injured in a chemical accident..with CO, CO2, paint fumes and polyurethane.

So, I gotz to do tons of things for my health.

Supplements (Vitamins, minerals and herbs), O2, eating natural and organic food, drinking spring water, Hatha Yoga, shiatsu, acupuncture, chiropractic, Alexander Technique, cranio-sacral therapy, Feldenkrais (have done...not all at once), and meditations.


Fri, March 28, 2008 - 9:56 AM
Positive Outlook on life
~Finding Balance and doing everything in moderation
~lots of love and sex
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 1:14 PM
Every year on New Year's I pick 2 words I'd like to focus on for myself in the coming year. It's my version of the traditional resolution. This year I picked "awareness" and "health".
Awareness in this context meant for me to focus on staying aware of not just things around me, but the affect of choices I make or don’t make on both myself and everything and one around me. And health encompasses the whole mind/body connection, as well as spiritual.
So what am I doing to manifest that in my life?
Supplements.
Walking.
I meditate daily with a binaural beat audio program.
I just got out of a 12 year stagnant relationship.
Creating a network of friends that offer support and love.
Eating better. Lately I've been picking foods that are really basic, still in their natural state or close to...low processing.
Smile.
Say yes more.
Love like I've never loved before.
Have compassion for my fellow human.
Volunteer.
Dance when no one is watching.
Sing with the frogs in harmony.
Forgive.
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 2:45 PM
bless up to your joy~*
* honouring where you are I think is important to maintaining health..
being still enough to connect to the energy that calls out for
whatever it may be expressing and unraveling it little bit by bit..
for your part in it; how it reacts with the greater whole and what
that organism creates.. in you and outside of you -
satiated you can move through it.. I'm reminded
of Frank Herbert's "Dune" mantra right now for some reason..
cleansing .. works wonders
creative active expression ( thanks Bragitta xo)
organic nature- be it staring into a plant and
having an epiphany or climbing into the limbs of a tree
and reading;writing;drawing;dreaming.. connecting from there
giving thanks for sacrifice .. releasing
activating your energies *
vitamins are great but expensive xo aloha love n kissz
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 6:36 PM
I am very healthy; I have no stress in my life; I wake up happy every day.
I practice yoga every morning; I exercise a lot with my friends.
I enjoy simple things and quality food most of the time.
I have great control over my life and work for myself only a few days a week.
Yes it is easy for me to be healthy.
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 7:50 PM
I try to be aware of the environment I'm in and the people I'm with and minimize the toxic ones.
I eat healthy. I garden. I exercise.
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 8:48 PM
I don't shoot up
I moved to a smaller town
and smoke copious amounts of...
no stress,good times only
and I stay away from the cool kids.
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 9:27 PM
Everyday I open my eyes is a good day; I'll take what comes from there. Follow the Force: never second guess your gut; even when logic tells you something different. Treat everyone as you wish to be treated, even if they don't. Make a difference. No regrets, no do-overs, and if you can't do anything about it, fuck it.
Sat, March 29, 2008 - 6:20 AM
habits, hunh?
i would love to say yoga and weights.....not exactly habit though, usually random when it is needed, though i know it should be more like a daily thing.
tea, infusions...for my lungs i drink a wonderful mix of coltsfoot, mullein, lemongrass, fennel, calendula, red clover, and comfrey daily.
some green infusion daily
laughing with the children, cuddling with the dog
get my hands dirty at least once a day
positive outlook, very important!
Sat, March 29, 2008 - 6:26 AM
Eating lots of meat and animal fats.

Keeping off the internet sometimes.

Specifically doing what is good for me, in spite of 99.99% of people telling me to do things that harm me. (ie. Looking after myself and listening to myself).
Sat, March 29, 2008 - 2:42 PM
down the habit hole.....
cynical optimism.
i don't worry about a thing, 'cause i know nothing's going to turn out right.....
mose allison
Sat, March 29, 2008 - 4:39 PM
Motherhood
So, Mostly I do what feels right and what my body and karma ask of me.
However, as a Mother, we are constantly looking for "what is right" cuz we're always reading someone else. My someone else is constantly being fed unhealthy foods by other people, and also unhealthy habits.
So, there are some tricks of the trade. AT home:
We are vegitarians in the house. No meat is stored here, bought from my money, or cooked here, unless there is a severe yin deficiency, or if a gift of dried organic jerky has been given and my daughter excepts (this is stored, cuz it does not bring in the diseases meat does to the house). We do eat eggs, but they must be free rangers that eat quality food and whom we've met.
Breakfast must include quality fats, proteins, and fibers, and also must have a dash of sweetness. MOrning is the best time for sugar snacks, cuz we metabolize it from our systems quickly.

If we are sick, we first reach for the whole foods that will remedy it.

LOTS OF SOY (only organic)!!! and a bit of yogurt

Morning sun is imperitive.

Water, Water, Water, and some kobucha.

No coffee. No chocolate, and plenty of walking, smiling, and meeting of strangers, hugging, chanting, dancing, and loving of kin.

Then, a healthy sprinkling of tasty treats that may rot our systems.

And compassion and the understanding that all is transitory.

And I check in with my chakras, talk to them, and keep my kundalini strong and proud and excited.

Yes. Health. Compassion. Overstanding. Fun. It all rolls together.....
Sat, March 29, 2008 - 4:41 PM
Differences
We make these lists and send them out.
and others pick them up.
The truth is, beyond happy compassion and deep understanding,
Each body needs different nutrients and diets and excersise (don't like the word, but it fits here).
Sun, March 30, 2008 - 2:23 PM
Health, Hmm. I have 4 jobs. & I love all of them. 2 Indoor & social, 2 outdoor & quite isolated. I treat myself every week & buy myself a big bag of blueberries, & a special plant from the nursey (one of my jobs), I get into growing my own food, & herbs & this grounds me. I like to have hot baths after hard physical days with essential oils. ie Lavender, chamomile, sandlewood, frankincense, lemon, bergamot, & others. Try to be healthy in eating, but when I do eat chocolate or other sweet things, I share with my lover & enjoy this also, whilst trying to buy the best chocolate around to.:) I love to give presents to people, & hang out with friends & my partner, whom not only do I want to be with but we work together 3 days per week, which works when it comes to sharing massages, & also leaving each other alone to ponder the world & universe together yet alone.:) I love to read which each month needing to readsomething different, fiction, science, art, history, do it yourself, horticulture, sci-fi, travel, whatever am drawn to. Spend time with family when I can, & make a occasion of it to sometimes, like going out to dinner, or a movie, or even gardening together. Sleep, everynight, & drink plenty of local spring water. Learn something new everyday, & have goals. Talk to my Cat. Talk to the plants & sing to. Talk & sing to the birds. Dance around my house naked to funky radio music. Clean my house whilst listening to Fav music.Go for long bush walks into the wilderness. fix things that need fixing. Volenteer a couple of hours of my time per week to something external from my self.
Sun, March 30, 2008 - 3:02 PM
I listen...
I listen to what my body is telling me.
If it is tired, I rest.
If it is hungry, I feed it.
If it is stressing out, I step back and take things easy.
And so on...

I try to maintain a moderate life...
Not too much of one thing, avoiding gluttony.
Not too little of another, creating a craving.

I focus on filling a need, rather than a void.
I do not ignore the warning signs of my body, rather I use them as purposeful clues.
The who, what, when, where, how is a personalized road map for my daily care.
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 9:25 AM
Had a hard time answering my own question this time
had posted some thing than deleted it
(which is a first)

first post was about how to stay emotionally healthy within the disappointment of broken trust
and how to balance accountability (self and others)
without tipping into blame and shame , getting bitter or angry
and giving forgiveness/ compassion
without tipping into co-enabling and participating in the denial that keeps the harmful actions continuing

this subject is a tricky one
healing accountability

So mind health:
refining and relearning thought patterns that maintain well being
choose choices that increase happiness
read good books
learn something new every day
watch higher quality movies

Social health:
meet interesting people
make new friends
create music
listen to others dreams
work towards manifesting my own

Body health:
exercise,
allow down spells of inactivity if I need rest
eat food that replenish rather than depletes
having good chocolate and treats if I desire it
go to many potlucks and get other peoples recipes

soul health:
keep toxins to a minimum
keep my energy clean as much as possible
contain my energy into my intentions

Family:
keep boundaries but stay loving
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 8:10 PM
be okay with periods of ill health or imbalance. it is temporary. one transitions
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 8:32 PM
Dancing Fool
I dance when I'm sad, to be happy.
I take a spin class so I can keep dancing without getting too tired to enjoy it.
I ride my horse, because I love them and where they take me.

I look at my bike, and never ride it. I wash my clothes and never fold them.

Great topic,
ee
Sat, April 12, 2008 - 8:22 AM
habits
homecooked foods, yerba mate, music, sex, love, dance, yoga, laughter, meditation, gardening, singing off key, being aware of my body changes.....
Wed, April 16, 2008 - 12:34 AM
Larry's 2 cents
I have dysfunctional sensory integration, or nonstandard wiring. Many sensory experiences that are ho-hum for most people are painful for me. The flip side is that I have a keen awareness about how things affect me. My resistance training exercise routine is a no-brainer. I only do individual exercises that make specific contributions to well-being or general health, and don't do the exercises that make me feel weird. Ditto for for my diet.
Sat, May 3, 2008 - 7:23 PM
Health maintenance is about listening to our bodies and respecting them.
Understand that you are a multi dimensional being and integrate all your fields of your existence, into ONE BODY, ONE ENTITY, ONE UNIVERSE.
Integrate and heal.
Stay connected and mantain your health!