Only We Know What's Best for Us

Only We Know What’s Best for Us

The best wellness advice I ever received came in the form of questions for me to ponder…questions that helped me uncover my own truths.
As a wellness mentor, there is no input I can provide here for you that is more appropriate than the wisdom you’ll receive by checking in with your own body, mind, and spirit. Ultimately, you must decide what is best for you. I believe this is true regardless of the source of any external advice.
Take Time to Go Within
In the spirit of quiet contemplation that the peaceful image above inspires, take some time out to look at your current level of wellness. Explore what you really need in each area mentioned below and let that information gently direct you to take appropriate action or non-action. Allow your body, mind, spirit and heart to speak to you.
I like to go through this gentle process of self exploration each spring and let the natural healing forces and wisdom within go to work. Enjoy!

SPRING WELLNESS INVENTORY
PONDER THIS…

1. ASK YOUR BODY:
What areas of you need my attention?
Which foods would nourish you?
What forms of rest, recreation or replenishment do you want today, this week, this month, this year?
Do you need additional tools for rest and relaxation?
What activities would you enjoy at this time?
Are there any new healing/wellness modalities you want to experience?

2. ASK YOUR MIND:
What is intellectually stimulating and engaging for you?
Do you get enough of this?
How can I give you more of what you need?
Do I need to provide you with more rest?

3. ASK YOUR SPIRIT:
What helps me feel connected with my source?
What is my spiritual anchor, compass or rudder in life?
What daily/weekly practices serve my spiritual life?
What things make my soul sing with appreciation for Life?

4. ASK YOUR HEART?
Who do I consider to be my “tribe”?
Who is in my closest inner circle?
Who do I love?
Who do I count on?
Who knows my heart?
Where am I expressing love?

5. ASK YOUR SELF OVERALL:
What can I do to further your greatest expression?
Where have I abandoned you?
What am I pretending not to know about you?
How can I love you?

Hope the pondering leads you to new layers of awareness. Love to hear what you discover!

After you explore your layers of awareness, come speak with me about learning more about self empowerment in Health Awareness and let me show you how mentoring can help you become more of  your own health advocate.

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Health Awareness Fair - Idaho Business League

I am pleased to announce that "Life To Your Years" will be having an exhibit at the 17th Annual Idaho Business League Health, Beauty & Fitness Fair on Saturday October 17th from 10am-5:00pm and Sunday October 18th from 10am-4:00pm. A fun Wellness Event for All Ages and held at the Idaho Expo on 5610 Glenwood, Boise, Idaho 83714.
Many people have questions about their health and all they want are clear and simple answers. Where do they turn for answers? The annual Idaho Health, Beauty and Fitness Fair.
Health Fair targets individuals, families and seniors with this free, fun-filled, educational, general public event emphasizing information, vaccinations, testing, screenings and samples.
I look forward to seeing you there and reviewing all the wonders of Health Awareness Mentoring.

The Alternative Health Care Model and Health Awareness Mentoring

So what do I mean by an alternative health care model? I mean a health care system where the primary focus is on prevention more so than on treatment of disease. We already have in place a huge health care model that addresses illness and disease. I am suggesting we start participating in a second health care model simultaneously focuses on us getting healthy and staying healthy. I differentiate between disease and the absence of good health as a process or phases of deterioration that the body goes through prior to disease actually showing up in our bodies. Without becoming too involved in that discussion for now let’s focus on a concept that prevention could very well be a wise way to manage our daily lives to better maintain more energy, strength, endurance, stress management and a positive attitude. With those elements in action in our lives we will be less susceptible to the predisposing factors of disease or poor health.

So how can you benefit by participating in an alternative health care model? Good health starts and remains constant with an attitude or disposition. Daily living brings us endless distractions on what we need and want to do in a single day. If thought is not given to what we are going to do in a day to improve or maintain our health, then actually almost with certainty nothing will be done and one more day will have passed by without a program in place to make that objective a reality. Inherently therein lays the heart of the alternative health care model. Think of it is from the inside out as opposed to the outside in. From with it starts with each of us honestly assessing our lives and our lifestyle and taking actions that clearly state we appreciate and honor our health. From the outside side in means we really don’t pay attention to our health until the disease process is already upon us forcing us to take action. Unfortunately and oftentimes it is then too late to regain our health. It’s about paying attention and taking action before a problem arises.

Life to Your Years’ objective is to create an awareness that will evolve into an understanding of the importance of our health in our lives. It’s like anything else of value in our lives that when taken for granted, true appreciation fades, apathy sets in and before long an asset becomes a liability. We start by paying attention to what is, assess the attributes and the deficits and then create a plan of action to get healthy and stay healthy.

Actually it sounds simple and if taken a step at a time it is simple. The challenge becomes to consistently stay on course, committed and consistent. How many times have you embarked on a diet to lose weight, undertaken a weight lifting or jogging routine or a specific nutritional regimen only to discover you ran out of motivation much sooner than you were willing to admit. That’s the reason for Health Awareness Mentoring. Health care and truly taking care of you is not a small task. The truth is you need a team that is working on your behalf to keep your current and focused on what needs to be done and how to prioritize your energy and efforts. It certainly would be very beneficial for you to know the most current and up to date information on what’s happening in the nutritional field, advancements in medical technology, legislative updates that affect your health, changes and updates in exercise physiology, and environmental and sociological issues that affect your health. This is the objective of Life To Your Years and health awareness.