Letting go of undesirable habits

A New Year, a fresh start, longer days, a desire to have a better year than the last, or at least improve some aspect of your life and wellbeing – January seems to be a good place to start! With the excesses of Christmas behind us we can look forward with some optimism.

Though, when reading this it may be that you’re not feeling so optimistic. You’ve tried to change things before and haven’t succeeded or you have succeeded to a certain extent though have been unable to sustain the improvement.

What if letting go can assist us in reaching our goals and sustaining the positive outcomes? What is meant by letting go? It is not adding or gaining something. You could say it’s about leaving things, people, attitudes, emotions and other ‘baggage’ behind in order to make space for new things to come in. It can be as simple as giving away ‘preloved’ (as it’s often called) clothing to a charity shop, or as complicated as leaving a relationship or changing one’s lifestyle.

What if this year you decide you would like to have a healthier lifestyle and would like to exercise more, eat less junk food, drink less alcohol and watch less TV? It’s not advisable that you tackle all this at once. You could start by replacing some of the less acceptable habits with different ones. Getting enough rest and sleep is a great way of reducing cravings for junk food and alcohol. You could watch less TV, for example, by viewing programmes on catch up rather than staying up late to watch them live. Whatever you choose to alter, by coming at it from a positive angle this will help you move forward.

Treating your body to healthy activities that balance and enhance both mind and body, is a helpful way to assist you in letting go of undesirable habits. Yoga, gardening and walking are great examples, as long as the activities give you pleasure. Hands on body balancing treatments such as deep relaxing techniques or craniosacral therapy are helpful too.

Chartered Physiotherapist, Ann Rambaut offers several techniques as well as coaching, all of which help you to connect the body and mind. Please feel free to contact Ann for a no obligation chat about the treatments she offers, which could assist you in moving forward in 2017!
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