22 Radical Self Care Tips For an Empowered Life

1. Find a spiritual practice that works for YOU and make a commitment.

2. Spend at least 5 minutes alone, sitting in silence.

Tune out the world and hear your soul’s whispers. Do you ever feel like the rush and buzz of the world around you leaves you feeling overwhelmed and scatterbrained?

3. Clear your hutcha--heavy dense energy--daily, and sometimes multiple times a day.

4. Eat The Rainbow.

Organic, whole foods always leave me feeling my best. When I cut the highly processed, sugary, and unhealthy items from my daily meal plans I have more energy, better sleep, and healthier skin.

*Try to have a green drink once a day- Here’s a delicious recipe from Jami Deva:

coconut water (instead of water)
1 green apple
1/2 medium cucumber
4 leaves of kale
6 strawberries
1/2 lemon peeled w/o seeds
small handful of goji berries
scoop of plant protein
scoop of Wild Force Greens powder (or equivalent)
1-2 dropper full of stevia (if additional sweetness is desired)

Blend on high for 2 minutes.

5. Treat your body like it is a Sacred Temple.

It is the home of your soul on this earthly plane.

6. Drink LOTS of Water.

Remembering to maintain your water intake can be tricky. Some people get bored with drinking plain water all day long. This is where you can invite some creativity into your day. Try adding different things into your water to make it more enjoyable and easy to stay hydrated. I personally have been loving Ultima Electrolytes - - lemon or lime juice is another fun addition!

7. Implementing Gentle Detoxing.

We live in a toxic environment. Gentle detox is crucial--dry brushing before showering, using natural chemical-free products on your body, ending the shower with coconut oil sea salt scrub, and massaging your breasts daily. Once a week, take a sea salt bath and infuse the water with your prayers.

*Salt Scrub (This is AMAZING)

Get some Himalayan pink salt and mix in some coconut oil. You can also add whatever essential oils you want. Wash with this every day. It is like a second wash after using soap. This is an energetic clearing technique that really works. Sometimes do it twice a day.

Use sage to clear your space every day, too.

8. Exercise daily.

Walk, dance, stretch... sweat a little bit every day if you can, even if only for 15 minutes. Daily is challenging--I’m working on this as well. If you have little ones, they love to get silly and dance! Jump around with them. Sweating a little bit every day helps our hormonal system stay in balance.

9. Surround yourself with people who uplift you, see you, and believe in you.

Have you ever heard the saying “energy vampire”? This is often used to describe people that come around and simply drain your energy, leaving you feeling ungrounded, anxious, or simply just exhausted. Surround yourself with people that leave you feeling loved, inspired, happy, listened to — trust me, it makes a difference!

10. Limit gossip--it brings down your vibration.

11. Use mindfulness techniques to keep you in the present moment.

12. Watch your thoughts.

Cultivate the Sacred Witness - tell yourself over and over, “This is a dream,” and then wake up in the dream ;)

13. Practice Metta-loving kindness.

Give everyone the benefit of the doubt. We are living in crazy, chaotic times and many are suffering. Be the light.

14. Ask for support when you need it!

15. Follow your breadcrumbs of JOY...

16. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF and when you don’t, ask for support.

17. LAUGH OFTEN.

If you need to, watch some silly comedy.

18. Turn off the news.

It’s depressing! Instead, read something uplifting and inspiring.

19. Clear out the clutter in your home.

Your home is your Temple space. A place to create, restore, and nourish yourself.

20. Cultivate and refine your intuition.

Let this, and your heart, be your guiding golden compass. Always find your way back to your heart, allowing yourself to experience contentment and containment.

22.Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitiude!

At the end of each day while laying in bed, review your day to clear out the mind. Mentally state at least 5 things you are grateful for and massage your belly.