tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311628.post1326553994045171589..comments2023-05-09T08:30:46.942-07:00Comments on emdot :::: Fighting Exhaustion (and I want to win)emdothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12430053380347679707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311628.post-61808044205183895592010-02-07T13:57:43.506-08:002010-02-07T13:57:43.506-08:00Hi Mar. I feel your pain. I go through times like ...Hi Mar. I feel your pain. I go through times like this, especially during the winters. I agree with the SAD lamp thing that Katie mentions above (keep one on my desk). Some other things I do to cultivate joy and have more energy are:<br />- cutting caffeine (I am really sensitive, so for me this means no coffee or just decaf). I allow myself 1-2 cups black tea in the morning. When I was having 1-2 cups coffee per day, life was a lot different.<br />-(some aspects of )Ayurvedic daily routine: neti pot, tongue scraping, nasya oil, drinking warm water instead of cold, trying to avoid eating between 7 and 7 (supposed to be 6 and 6, I find even 7 and 7 is hard), trying to sleep from 10 to 6, lunch bigger than dinner.<br />-attempting to eat for my dosha (for me, enough protein, avoid going completely empty, high quality oils)<br />-sing (impossible to be sad and sing at the same time)<br />-(only a new thing I am just now starting) turning negative thoughts around so that they become affirmations. I.e. "I should eat more healthy" --> "I am so grateful that I eat healthy"<br />(reading The Secret right now, kind of cheesy, but some useful stuff in there)<br />-movement. If I am having trouble motivating, music always seems to help. I also have to consider where I am in my moon cycle. For me, I am often down for more strenuous activities (i.e. hike up a mountain and ski down or weight lifting) in the 1st half of my cycle, and less strenous (gentle yoga or walking the dogs). I got this idea from the book Consciously Female (Tracy Gaudet, MD). Another great one in this same vein is Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Christianne Northrup, MD).<br />-really hot baths with epsom salts (like a pound per bath).<br />-light timer on my bed side table. Lamp turns on 1/2 hour before alarm goes off, so I get the dawn response at the same time each day(from Northrup).stone_featherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592298379031976446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311628.post-73550661613785790832010-02-07T13:55:37.145-08:002010-02-07T13:55:37.145-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.stone_featherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592298379031976446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311628.post-47790377430511353702010-02-02T07:37:57.591-08:002010-02-02T07:37:57.591-08:00Good luck with the February resolutions. Do you ge...Good luck with the February resolutions. Do you get shorted on sunshine down there, too, in winter? Ever considered one of those SAD lamps? Everyone I talk to at this time of year could use one, it seems.Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.com