Everyday Rituals for Gentle Self-Care

You've likely been stressed out, overwhelmed, distracted, and feeling like life is uncertain these days of pandemic and disruption. It's time to give yourself permission to slow down for some gentle self-care. In this week's series, you're going to be nourishing your mind, body, and soul. In each episode, you're going to be guided with a different meditation technique each day especially customized for the kind of gentle self-care you've likely been putting off. Get ready to feel less depleted and more nourished! THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Do one thing each day to give yourself some gentle self-care. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Affirmation - "I nourish myself." Breathing - Inhale your needs, exhale attachments Mudra - Lotus - open up to something new in your life Chakra - 1st - feel more grounded Herb - Passionflower - release tension Yoga Asana - Padahastasana - Standing Forward Bend

This is part 7 of a 7-part Gentle Self-Care, episodes 1045-1051.

You'll find additional daily support and a weekly guide with the meditation techniques for each theme at sip.and.om Instagram. You'll find deeper, longer daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. I invite you to try it for 2-weeks absolutely free! Receive access to 2,000+ fully guided meditations customized around a weekly theme. Select from 300+ series to fit your mood with a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each theme. Brand new themes are introduced each week. Connect with other meditators on the private Facebook group for app subscribers.

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All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.

Resources: Music by Christopher Lloyd Clarke and Greg Keller.