More Energy, More You!

Let’s face it we all want positive energy because it means we have good health and well-being. When someone appears healthy we can see it in them – they tend to glow with vitality and vibrancy. Your energy is precious because without it everyday life is a drudge and you can become listless because there is no charge to ignite your desires. Those around you notice when you are slightly off and when you are not yourself. The majority of people today are crammed into living in fast-paced, densely populated cities. For many of us, this style of living takes its toll on our bodies and can result in a constant state of external stress that can trigger a ‘flight or fight’ response. Perpetual stress is an unnatural state whether physical, social or relationship based, a stress reaction instantly sends the body into a cascading process of hormones and chemicals as the body attempts to deal with increased pressure. Without a restful retreat we are at the mercy of these chemical responses, and we lack any ability to turn them off; in time we create a deep sense of weariness. Being able to combat this ‘full-on’ hyper-vigilant state is essential to health and success. Physician and best-selling author Dr. Lissa Rankin says that ’the body is equipped with natural self-repair mechanisms that can be flipped on or off with thoughts, beliefs and feelings that originate in the mind.’ It is during this time that the body shifts from a state of arousal back towards normal functioning and carries out its preventative maintenance, mending and rejuvenation. Sadly, within our time poor environment of constant pressures we have little ability to just sit, to pause and relax so we tend to become the first casualty of stress. The reality is that stress and self-healing cannot work side-by-side – it is either one or the other. When the body is in a state of stress, fleeting moments of respite are usually not enough to sustain the body’s need for relief; what it needs is a frequent and tranquil retreat from massive over stimulation. So, to determine your current energy state - just for a moment stop and consider the following questions: How is your energy right now? Are you feeling stretched, depleted and wondering how you can keep going? Are you waking up tired in the morning with a long ‘to-do’ list and feeling driven into high gear just so you can get through your day’s tasks? Are you finding it hard to capture ‘you time’ so you can have experiences that will raise your spirits and energy? Do you have a sense that there is something missing from your life? Are you feeling that you are not expressing all of who you are or could be? If you said ‘yes’ to some of these questions you are not alone. Research is revealing that as a society we are experiencing lower levels of well-being and higher levels of stress, depression and anxiety. In this book, you will find over seventy strategies useful to create a relaxation response in your body and mind and this will turn on your innate ability to self-heal. You will also learn more effective ways to take care of your energy, reduce that feeling of being ‘fully wired’ and strung taut with tension and gain more ease in your life.