Attunement, recalibration, momentum, repeat: How to get back on track when you’re feeling less than luminous

I’ve been thinking a lot about how my body feels when I’m really in the zone with my practices, and conversely how it shows me when I’m slipping off my game.

And it’s all okay, I don’t think that we as humans will ever really be able to fully and completely maintain perfect behavior, self-care, diet, nervous system regulation, sleep etc. It’s just not realistic or even the goal. Sounds a little rigid and boring for my taste.

This weekend I stayed out late for three nights in a row. I danced, I drank some alcohol, I was really social day and night. I was eating late-night and keeping strange hours. And truthfully that's what I needed. I needed fun, I needed to blow off steam, I needed to see friends. My soul wanted to be out and with the people.

But there are only so many days I can do that before I start feeling less like myself. Less like the radiant glowing queen I aspire to embody. 

Here’s how it sneaks up:

I start getting just a littttllleee cranky and short-fused. I start looking and feeling a bit puffy, less luminous. My body starts to feel a bit heavy and my clothes don't glide or slip over my skin as comfortably.

So, I'm returning to my restorative practices and giving my body exactly what it’s craving and quietly asking for (before it starts yelling at me).

I’m focusing on water intake. Lots of fresh water and mineral drops, water rich veggies and fruits like cucumbers, melon, leafy greens, oranges and berries. I’m making sure to load up the protein too and earlier in the day (vs what I’ve been doing which is not eating enough during the day and then getting wayyy too hungry way too late).

I’m amping up my movement this week and making sure to prioritize my exercise as well and ample recovery. I know I feel like a flowing, graceful, pain-free gazelle with amazing posture and a long, elegant neck when I take a few minutes to softly foam roll my body and flush and hydrate my fascia. I only use a super soft foam roller by the way like the melt method.

And of course ~ minding tech neck and screen time. Doing some gentle facial massage, gua sha, exercises. Reducing things that crack out my nervous system like not getting enough alone time. I took a solo hike yesterday in the misty weather and I feel like it was the most rejuvenating thing I could have possibly offered my system.

This is really my process:

1- Tap into what my body and system are needing (attunement).

2- Do what needs to be done to recalibrate myself holistically.

3- build momentum in the right direction. Making it feel natural and joyful and like second nature. It feels good to feel good.

4- repeat. It’s an endless cycle of human-ness and self-devotion. You don’t ever need to be perfect. Let that go right now. Developing your body intuition will offer you so much more than “perfect” behavior all the time ever could.

Anyway I hope you enjoyed this blog, from my heart to yours!

If you’re in a moment of recalibration too and wanting support, here are my favorite ways to help:

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