I attended the Divine Feminine conference this last weekend, as a participant and a presenter. As a result, I feel filled up from the experience of hanging out with wonderful, powerful women (an oestrogen high?)
The Sunday program coincided with Internatiional Women’s Day. As I taught my yoga session, I pictured myself as part of a gigantic web of global solidarity with many the events happening around the planet in support and celebration of women.
What I think makes women special is sometimes what we are criticised for: our caring, emotive side. That quality is exactly what made it so delicious for us all to hang out together.
Hats off to Trina Bawden-Smith of Enlightened Events for holding the vision of getting us together for a weekend of learning, empowerment and inspiration. I’m sure I’m not the only one who is taking the conference’s many contributions into our families, workplaces and communities this week.
I offered a session on Self Care and Yoga at the Divine Feminine and in it we discussed strategies for looking after ourselves as women. Here are some hot tips that I borrowed from A Life Less Frantic blog:
1. Exercise every day. You would expect this to be on any list for self-nurture. Moving your body generates endorphins and reduces stress.
2. Have a morning routine. More than likely it starts the night before. You can plan to get up at a regular time, do things in a set order as much as possible and go out the door and into your day feeling relaxed.
3. Pare down the number of decisions you make in any day. For instance, eat the same breakfast each day. Do a meal plan at the beginning of the week and the shopping for it on a Sunday. We don’t realise how many decisions we make in a day and how tiring it is to do so.
4. Enjoy a proper lunch break. Not at your computer or driving in your car! Your digestion will improve and so will your productivity in the afternoon.
5. Be circumspect about what you commit to. Rather than saying ‘yes’ straightaway, pause, and insert a little wedge of thinking time. You can say, ‘Let me get back to you on that,’ which might be in a few minutes or a few days. But, you’ve bought yourself some time for due consideration and an authentic yes or no.
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