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  • How To eFT Tapping your way to peace, happiness, and health

    How To eFT Tapping your way to peace, happiness, and health

    Since becoming an EFT Tapping coach, I have advocated this magic formula to everyone I know. Be it anxiety, depression, ADHD, fibromyalgia, or any similar conditions, if you know how to EFT Tapping your way to peace and happiness, nothing can stop you.

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    What is tapping EFT?

    It is an alternative therapy procedure that relies on tapping the meridian points. Developed in 1990 by Gary Craig, EFT tapping is psychological acupressure. The method is tapping your meridian points in a particular sequence while focusing on your issues. So how to EFT tapping your way to happiness? While doing it how to choose your line and what issues to address? How will your EFT tapping worksheet help you assess your progress? Many many questions to ponder. We will address them one by one.

    Benefits of EFT Tapping

    It can be beneficial in curing or addressing and keeping a check on the following conditions.

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Chronic Pain
    • Phobias
    • Stress
    • Weight Loss issues
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    How to EFT Tapping the benefits

    The theory is based on the fact that issues occur in our lives when energy flow is obstructed. By tapping the meridian points aka pressure points, you release this energy and channel it positively. In mindfulness, we bring our awareness to the body and breathing. We distract ourselves and divert the awareness to a point that helps them in channelizing the energy positively. Similarly in EFT Tapping, we tap the meridian points so as to activate them and use them to deal with your issues.

    How to EFT Tapping ?

    How to EFT Tapping
    1. The first step in incorporating EFT Tapping in your life is to identify the issue.
    2. Be it anxiety, depression, PTSD, phobia, addiction, etc, you need to identify it and rank it on a scale of 10. See how much you are getting affected by the issue.
    3. Decide your statement: Before you start, you need to decide on the statement that you need to say. It is in two parts. The first part is the issue that you want to address and the second part is the positive statement or acceptance statement. Eg: I have a fear of spiders, but I profoundly love myself.
    4. After repeating a few rounds of tapping, write down the rank which would have come down. Repeat this process until you reach 0.

    EFT Tapping sequence

    The sequence of tapping is in the order of the meridian points that you want to stimulate.

    1. Karate Chop point

    Karate chop point, also known as the small interesting meridian is the first point in the EFT Tapping series. Use your four fingers excluding the thumb and tap the Karate Chop Point.

    2. Between the eyebrows

    The portion between the eyebrow or the third eye region is also called the bladder meridian. This is the second point of the series.

    3. Edge of the eyes

    Gall bladder meridian is the next point and is located on the edges of your eyes on both sides of the forehead.

    4. Under the eye

    The stomach meridian is the 4th point of the series. It is situated on the bony area under the eye.

    5. Under the nose

    This is called governing vessel meridian point. Situated under the nose and above the lips, this is the fifth meridian point.

    6. Chin

    Next meridian point situated on the chin is the central vessel meridian point.

    7. Collar bone

    Coming down, kidney meridian point situated on the collarbone is one of the most effective and sensitive points.

    8. Underarm

    Now comes the spleen meridian point one both sides of the underarms. It is situated right below the armpits and not inside it.

    9. Crown

    The point where one round of tapping ends is the governing vessel point on the top of the head. If you draw a line from the top of both ears, the point where they merge is the crown meridian point.

    Now that you know how to EFt Tapping and where to do it, what are you waiting for? Start tapping your way to wellness. We will be coming up with TFT Tapping soon for specific issues.

  • 4 techniques to try for the best Meditation Time in a busy schedule

    4 techniques to try for the best Meditation Time in a busy schedule

    Meditation holds immense power in keeping your stress at bay and making you feel rejuvenated. When I was struggling with fibromyalgia, meditation is what helped me push through. But quite often in our busy schedule, the best meditation time falls into a black hole when you hardly feel free. You might also be there when you are unable to find daily meditation time. With Fibromyalgia and ADHD, I just could not go forward without meditation but now I no longer have this dilemma. In the rat race of life, we are left with the harrowing experience of no time for ourselves. With some practically feasible techniques, you can calm your mind.

    Best Meditation Time

    Try this if you don’t have meditation time

    1. Practice mindfulness

    While you are working anywhere, office, kitchen or busy with anything, observe how your hands and muscles are moving. See the things around and observe them. Slowly bring your awareness to these objects. Practice this as many times as possible.

    Best Meditation Time Mindfulness

    2. Follow 3-3-3 rule

    Observe three objects that you can see, three sounds you can hear, and three things you can touch. This is a common anxiety quenching technique. This can be used in any stressful situation.

    Best Meditation Time 3-3-3 rule

    3. Try box meditation

    Breathe in at a count of 4. Hold your breath at a count of 4. Breathe out at a count of 4. Hold your breath at a count of 4. Continue this technique a couple of times and repeat it whenever you want.

    Box breathing

    4. FOFBOC technique

    FOFBOC is an effective mindfulness technique. Observe your Feet On Floor and Back On Chair. Observe how it feels. Cold/hot, soft/hard, relaxing/tensed etc.

    Best Meditation Time - FOFBOC

    Mindfulness is a powerful tool. The moment to master it you attain bliss. Now onwards your best meditation time is when you decide to be mindful.

  • My weightloss Journey – Mistakes That I made

    My weightloss Journey – Mistakes That I made

    You always look the same. How do you maintain your weight? How did you lose all the baby fat? The question never ended. But I never felt like putting my weightloss journey out there yet. But now with the diet plan program in place, I feel it’s the best time to share this.

    My weightloss journey

    My Weightloss Journey

    It was not easy as I was a lactating mother. But all the mass was making it tough for me to push through. It was not just about how I looked but it was about the lack of freedom.

    Did I say that I was diagnosed with ADHD last month? Well, yes. Not only my kids and husband, I too have ADHD and always had, which went unnoticed.
    So with all the energy around I could not bear the fact that I have to take one step at a time while climbing the stairs. I’m used to running up. The movement became a harrowing experience with the extra 20 kg I had to carry around.
    From all the freedom of grabbing whatever comes to my hand, I had to check which one fits me. Who can wait so much? I just wanted to feel light and free.

    So I wanted to lose weight for all such silly reasons. I knew what to do. I was not a biotechnology postgraduate for nothing. ( Shhh.. forget the fact that I did the degree out of family pressure and never liked it)

    With a controlled diet and mild exercise, my weightloss journey took off and my body slowly started reacting. And then it took pace. At one point I could not stop my body weight from going down and had to literally work up the ladder to make me look healthy and not a sick sleep-deprived being. The mistake in the weightloss journey I did was to lose too much in too little time as I got super excited and overdid everything.

    With Vit D deficiency, Vit C deficiency, and Vit B complex issues, ( all these were undiagnosed at that time) my body was weak. On one hand, I was happy to see the new old me. On the other, I was grappling with my deteriorating health.

    Dont diet to lose weight, diet to gain health and know the difference

    Mental Health that never improved

    Feeling ecstatic about others’ compliments was one thing and feeling energetic was another. I was constantly fatigued and being a new born mother, the lack of sleep, rest, and happiness for that matter weighed down on me. I was going through PTSD and PPD. My son was born in the 32nd week with congenital pneumonia. When the doctor showed him to me he looked like lord Krishna, I thought. Little did I know that he was blue due to low saturation. On the third day of birth, he collapsed and was shifted to the ventilator. 8 days went by and all that I could hold on to was hope. On the eighth day, he was out of ventilator and it took another 35 days to get him back home. This trauma hit me hard passively and I did not realize it. Having a history of postpartum aggression, which again went undiagnosed, this was the last nail in the coffin. The extremely unscientific diet along with this mental health trauma was enough to push me into a pit. And the irony is that this blinder was done by a biotechnologist.

    Phew!!

    What next

    Like many others in excitement to lose all the fat I overdid it and realized it quite late. And then started my Holistic Wellness Journey. I went ahead learning one after the other. Mindfulness coach, Yoga trainer, Meditation teacher, Reiki Master, Pranic Healer, Chakra Healer, Ayuvedic Guru, Intermittent Fasting Coach, Food and nutrition health coach, it went on and on.

    Intermittent fasting with RJ
    Nutrition Coach Rakhi

    My step into the Ayurvedic lifestyle is what changed it all for me. Instead of counting my calories, I started counting my nutrients. Before all, I started knowing my body. It was before we formulated the dosha quiz. Now you can just visit our website and check the dosha and get the remedies in your mail. But when I started off there was no real pointer that I could rely on. It was a tedious task but it helped all the more. I had Vata pitta Prakriti and hence the ailments. I made a few lifestyle changes accordingly. Further, I started my mindfulness trip along with meditation and Yoga. But nothing unlocked the unrelenting power inside till I started doing Pranic Healing and later Reiki. This was the turning point in my life.

    Last year Twinkl Education Publisher featured me in their International Yoga Day Blog, I retrospected my past few years. This walk down memory lane is what urged me to write about it.

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    Encounter with Fibromyalgia

    While I was at it, I learned that I had fibromyalgia. When one doctor said that fibromyalgia is a myth, another said that it is a reality. Further, my learning took a turn to learn more about Fibromyalgia. Alas! While I was dealing with and healing my kids were diagnosed with ADHD. It was a shock and reprieve. Shock because I realized they have learning issues and reprieve because now I know how to deal with them. That’s when I did the Parenting with EFT tapping course and certification in ADHD management. This was a blessing and I decided to share it with my loved ones.

    Parenting with EFT Practitioner
    ADHD Management-min

    Hereafter Holistic Wellness With RJ is taking a beautiful turn with curated programs for each one of you. Finally, now it’s time to slow down and practice what I learned.

    we started Holistic Wellness with RJ.

    21 days wellness, Diet plans, Workout guidance, Yoga Training,6 months wellness program, One-on-one coaching sessions

    This is where I wanted to be. And this is what it was meant to be. This is where my weightloss journey took me. Was it just about the weightloss? No there was more to it. It was an overall development and I realized weightloss is not just about cutting down the calories and losing fat. More about this in another post. Till then keep visiting us on Instagram. @holisticwellnesswithrj and @rakhijayashankar

  • Dosha Quiz – Ayurveda way of Quotation on healthy lifestyle

    Dosha Quiz – Ayurveda way of Quotation on healthy lifestyle

    Ayurveda is a centuries-old science, a way of living, and also an indicator that shows how to live your life. Originated from India, this science has ruled the world when we Indians have always failed to find the importance of living life as per ayurvedic principles. Quite often we remain gobsmacked to see the intensity of the belief that the foreigners show in our Yoga, Ayurveda, and chakras. Hence we never bothered to check our doshas or live as per this. To enable us to understand our Dosha and incorporate it into our lives, we have presented a Dosha Quiz, an Ayurveda way of quotation on a healthy lifestyle.

    Dosha Quiz - Quotation on Healthy Lifestyle

    Dosha Quiz – Ayurveda’s quotation on a healthy lifestyle

    According to Ayurveda, there are three types of Doshas – Vata, Pitta, Kapha

    Vata

    Vata is associated with ether and air. Imbalance in Vata dosha can create anxiety, constipation, etc. In order to balance /Vata we need to ingest foods that increase Pitta and Kapha. Floor exercises are the best for Vata imbalance. Keep yourself well hydrated and eat more protein and fat-rich food.

    Pitta

    Pitta is characterized by fire and water. It controls the endocrine, metabolic and digestive systems. An imbalance causes anger issues, restlessness, and skin diseases. Since the predominant element is fire, shower in cold water and stays near water bodies to balance Pitta. Avoid hot, spicy, and fermented foods as these may heat the body even more. Coconut water, sweet fruits, etc are good for Pitta imbalance.

    Kapha

    The elements of Kapha are water and earth. The imbalance of Kapha causes respiratory diseases, obesity, etc. Plenty of exercise and mindful activities like meditation and exercise are good for Kapha imbalance. Avoid oily, fatty, and dense carb foods. Eat raw fruits, vegetables, etc.

    Now that you know a brief about these doshas, take the quiz below. Please note, in order to understand your proper dosha and constitution, kindly don’t miss any questions. Also, if you are taking any medication, or if your are pregnant or breastfeeding, the suggestions may vary. In that case you can reply to our mail where we give you the results.

    Know your doshas

    Know your doshas

    Know your Dosha Imbalance so that you could rearrange your life and lead a healthy life.

    Name
    Name
    First
    Last
    Bodyweight
    Frame
    Skin
    Hair
    Nails
    Teeth
    Eyes
    Nose
    Appetite
    Taste Cravings
    Thirst
    Elimination
    Physical activity
    Endurance
    Sleep
    Perspiration
    Temperature
    Saliva and mucus
    When I get sick, usually
    Mind and thoughts
    Memory and learning
    Concentration
    Vision
    Occupation
    Faith
    External Persona
    Positive profile
    Negative profile

    We will mail you the result of the quiz along with some suggestions for lifestyle changes. Keep following @rakhijayashankar and @holisticwellneswithrj. Work on your dosha imbalance and start creating your own quotation on a healthy lifestyle.

  • Is Fibromyalgia Real? Symptoms Of fibromyalgia conditions can be confusing…

    Is Fibromyalgia Real? Symptoms Of fibromyalgia conditions can be confusing…

    “Are you afraid of being sick?”, the doctor asked. I know I am not the first one to be judged for consulting a doctor to cure “body ache”. When the doctors themselves don’t shy away from snubbing and judging the women who are suffering from fibromyalgia, just because they don’t believe in the condition, what would poor patients do? Trust me he is one of the leading neurologists in Kochi. So I was left wondering “Is fibromyalgia real?”. For more than a year I lived in denial because the doctor said so. As the days went by, my pain worsened and I was unable to pinpoint the source of pain as it kept on radiating throughout the body. That’s when my time overlapped with my Holistic Wellness journey. My Yoga, meditation, EFT tapping, reflexology, and all practices worked, and slowly the pain subsided, including severe ENT problems too.

    Is fibromyalgia real?

    Is fibromyalgia real?

    Fibromyalgia is an invisible symptom that doesn’t have symptoms that are evidently visible to others. This is where the real struggle of convincing the healthcare providers, coworkers, and even friends and family comes into the picture. In addition to the pain, the patients would also have sleep issues, mood swings, and memory problems. These are often conveniently ignored by the people around as a normal daily struggle.

    The fact that more than half of the healthcare providers including neurologists is a fact that needs to be addressed on a larger scale because the person who is in pain feels neglected. This in turn could affect their emotions and have a psychological impact on them. Eventually, they leave it to themselves as they become exhausted from the travail.

    • Is fibromyalgia real?
    • Is fibromyalgia real? why is it confusing
    • Is fibromyalgia real? confusing symptoms
    • overlapping symptoms
    • No specific treatment Is fibromyalgia real?
    • Care yourself

    Why the symptoms can be confusing?

    Fibromyalgia has a cluster of symptoms that could overlap with other conditions like arthritis. Hence there is no definitive treatment for the condition. Since the symptoms vary, the cure is more or less an experiment. Nonetheless, the World Health Organisation has already recognized it as a disease and hence the doctors who deny hardly make any sense. They should rather update their medical knowledge up to date to consider fibromyalgia real.

    I was lucky enough to be introduced to the condition by my ENT specialist. Lest I would have left behind wondering myself that I was being lazy. Further, I went ahead and started my therapy by being my therapist. The first step was to stop asking and start acting by making fibromyalgia real in my psyche. Many of you might have been sailing in the same boat and would be surprised to know that ‘hey, there is someone like me. But don’t worry we all are here for you. DM me on my Instagram page to join my holistic wellness community.

  • Mindful Living – A Dream Place Where Mind Is Without Fear

    Mindful Living – A Dream Place Where Mind Is Without Fear

    We procrastinate our journey to success due to a lack of confidence or fear of failure. The thought of getting going itself sends a feeling of insecurity and fear. The reason for the fear could be anything – judgement, failure, family, relatives, strangers. The more we look outside for inspiration, the more you see reasons to pull yourself back. Hence it is imperative to fight the fear. Where mind is without fear, we attain unbeleivable feats. To get rid of fear we need to be awake, mindful.

    Mindfulness 4-min

    Where mind is without fear

    Fear, as we said is a deterrent to success. When we focus our energy in the right track, we defeat our fear. Mindful living is the best way to accomplish this. We see our surroundings vividly, our perspectives grow and we find ourselves and see ourselves in better light with clarity.

    Being mindful helps us in fighting anxiety, stress and other psychological situations and also helps us in developing the focus and develop productivity. Once we enter this zone of our mind, slowly we kick the fear out of our mind. Where mind is without fear, the following happen.

    Benefits of mindful living

    Amidst the numerous benefits, of mindful living, the following are the most prominent and commonly attained and searched for my laymen.

    • Boosts performance
    • Enhances confidence
    • Increases resilience
    • More self control
    • Better sleep
    • Enhances confidence

    Practicing mindfulness

    When mind is without fear

    Practicing mindfulness is not a herculean task nor an easy one. To train your mind to be in the moment and to prevent it from wandering around as well as bringing in negative energy, immense practice and perseverance is needed. With more research and information coming out in relation with mindful living, more are more people have started learning about it.

    Mindfulness is the practice of bringing your awareness to the present moment at the present physical location that you are in. In short the experience is something that you view as a third person. You need to find yourself out of it. You need not attain any special talent to practice mindfulness. It is a natural skill of human beings, but it need to be practiced with the help of a mindfulness coach if you need to attain maximum results. This way you defeat your fear and where mind is without fear you are leading a mindful living.

    Another important factor that your must know about being mindful is that it is not cconnected with any religion. It has nothing to do with your will power. It is all about the practice.

    When Mind is without fear

    Get rid of the excuses

    The most common excuses that we give to not do anything is lack of time. So, let me tell you that if lack of time is your excuse, them mindfulness is your solution. Because with mindfulness if you start living your life in awareness, you become more productive and hence your planning becomes way more effective.

    It starts with seeing the minutest details of things around you and the texture, color, consistency. Slowly build up and widen your vision. Observe yourself as a third person without engaging in the train of thoughts. This is a slow and lengthy transformation. Hence if you are not able to accomplish it in one week, or one month, don’t get disheartened. Stay with us for more updates and tips on mindful living and get rid of all your fears. Because where mind is without fear you become your God.

  • U School – Commited To Make Us Exercise Happiness

    U School – Commited To Make Us Exercise Happiness

    Human brain is wired to believe that being happy is the ultimate aim of life. Further the definition of happiness varies from one person to other. However attaining what they need has been the prerequisite for a happy life. But have you ever viewed it with a different perspective as to something like health. To develop health, we change diet, to develop fitness we start exercise. Likewise to develop happiness, we have to exercise happiness for happiness is a muscle. Vivek Bhargava – Author, Entrepreneur and Investor – shares a framework of actions and beliefs that result in a practical guide to becoming happier. The course is brought to you by U school – a complete guide to becoming a better you. Before we delve further, let us see why we need a course on happiness.

    u school execise happiness

    How to be happy every time

    Mood swings – It is probably the most common term used by the Millenials. Irrespective of age, we use it within and out of context. Despite the situations in our life, we need to be happy. Sadness and anger have been underplayed or probably overplayed by us as two negative traits which humans should never feel. We forget the truth that these are human emotions, and as humans, we are naturally supposed to feel them. But, we want to know how to be happy every time. Why?

    1. Happiness is overhyped
    2. Need for instant gratification
    3. Social media influence
    4. Misguiding self-help books and videos

    These are some of the numerous reasons why we are sold on the thought that being happy always is what we need. It gives us a feeling that by doing some gimmicks, we can immediately start feeling happy and content. However, only a minority provides us with a reality check. Being happy is a slow and steady process to attain by exercising happiness.

    Happiness is a muscle

    Happiness is a muscle is a comprehensive approach to enable the clients in identifying how to be happy and step-by-step processes that enable them to develop the capability to remain happy. It starts with identifying your level of happiness. From identifying your level of happiness, the definition of being happy, trust, karma, and gratitude. The author will take us through everything that will incite introspection and retrospection.

    The author categorically states the importance of sadness and pain to feel happiness in full throttle. In the pandemic era, the analysis of happiness and the course at large are all the more relevant because in the past two years we have witnessed variations in relations, occupations, lifestyles, and economics. Hence bridging the gap when life goes back offline is also important. As an extension to Happiness is a muscle U school is coming up with yet another course.

    Disrupted education building gap

    This is an online parenting course for those with school-going children by Lamia Bagasrawala – Psychotherapist, Independent Researcher, and Education Facilitator. The course is primarily designed for parents in understanding the issue their children might face when they are transitioning from online to offline.

    Two years of social isolation have a far-reaching effect on every child’s psyche. While some get back to normal easily, others succumb to the stress, which might go unnoticed. This is where the course comes into the picture. It helps us identify the early signs and seek medical help early on.

    Being happy is or not is up to us. But how to empower you into identifying how to is up to u school.

  • Know Your Health – The Revolutionary Feature by ICICI Lombard

    Health is wealth- we have been hearing this saying since childhood. Eating healthy food, exercising, you would have tried everything in your possibility to ensure healthy living. Nonetheless, life threw a googly in the name of pandemic and you have an uncertain future or so you think. The situation has become so dire that anything could happen at any time. Hence with an intention to ensure better health and to make sure you are able to keep a track of your health, ICICI Lombard has introduced the know your health feature in the IL TakeCare App which enables you to keep yourself in good health.

    Know your health

    IL TakeCare App – The revolution in healthcare sector

    IL TakeCare App is a revolution in the healthcare sector for several reasons. This is the one-stop destination to manage your health and motor policies. You can also compete with your family in maintaining your health with the step-up challenge. You can also get your policy-related documents from the app and hence no more rummaging for the papers during emergency situations. The most attractive service that you can avail of from the App is a 24*7 doctor and ambulance service. When we think twice before visiting hospitals, this has come as a boon.

    You can tele-consult a doctor, avail e-card for cashless hospitalization, order medicines online, and also intimate your claims. In short, it is your buddy during emergencies.

    Now they have added a new feature of face scan to know your vitals. Fortunately, I was one of the lucky members who could witness the announcement of a strategic digital initiative/industry-first digital initiative.

    Know your health - feature

    Know your health

    The signature app IL TakeCare by ICICI Lombard has introduced a new face scan feature by the name Know Your Health to check your vitals. It helps us in tracking the vitals like blood pressure, O2 saturation, heart rate, respiration rate, etc. With the scare of dropping O2 saturation during the post-COVID and quarantine phase, this has come across as a boon.

    Knowing your health features spares us the pain of maintaining and using numerous gadgets to check the vitals. This is the first in the industry and the primary members and family members also can use this feature.

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    How to use Know your health feature?

    The feature can be found on the homepage of ILTC app and can be used to check heart rate, oxygen saturation rate, respiration rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, and stress levels. This can be done by scanning your face.

    The detailed instructions including the do’s and don’ts can be obtained from the app.

    Know your health vitals

    The insurer, through the IL TakeCare App, can do the scan to know about their health.

    Oxygen rate, heart rate

    The details of all six vitals can be obtained. 

    Health vitals

    “Face Scan feature is a powerful innovation to democratize health checks, going beyond the realm of a transactional relationship to delivering a frictionless and engaging experience in the current times,” says Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard.

    ILTC APP

    This signature has App already gained 1.2million downloads and with the introduction of Know Your Health, the traction is sure to touch the sky. More details are available at www.icicilombard.com.

  • Visualization Techniques To Assure The Results Of Visualization Meditation To Attain Your Goals

    We live in an era of social media upsurge. We have been exposed to too many visions and noises that often the vision that we need to take forward remains clut momtered in the process. You know what you want, you know what is your aim but you don’t know exactly what it is and how to attain this. Success looks like a hazy picture in a pixelated format. So, how to bring the pixels together and see it as a whole thing? This is where the visualization techniques come into the picture.

    Visualization Techniques - Meditation

    During our holistic wellness journey, we have come across visualization meditation in several instances. The proven benefits of visualization have been undoubtedly established by studies and personal experiences. Sharing some of the techniques that you can try in your daily routine.

    Visualization techniques

    There are two types of visualizations

    1. Outcome visualization – It focuses on what you want to acheive. The ultimate goal that would define your success.
    2. Process visualization – It focus on the steps that lead to the final destination.

    You can try the following visualization techniques despite the fact that you want to do process visualization or outcome visualization.

    Visualization techniques

    1. Vision board

    It is a board or piece of paper where you write down everything that you want to do to achieve. It can be a visual algorithm of what you want to achieve and what you need to do. This is a more effective in-process visualization. Use your all senses to bring your body in tandem with what you want to achieve.

    2. Guided visualization

    You can find someone who provides guided visualization. Close your eyes and listen to the guided visualization that is available on social media. We will soon be coming up with our guided visualization podcast. This is an axillary tool for visualization meditation.

    3. Flash cards

    Flashcards, as you know are the easiest way to learn and remember things. What better way to remind yourself about what you need in your life? Write down 10 -20 important goals or steps to your goal and check these flashcards regularly.

    4. Gain knowledge

    Knowledge is something that is never depleted of resources. The more you learn, the more you find. While visualizing your success or aim, it is imperative that you gain knowledge about the same and apply it while your try to achieve it.

    Visualization Techniques - Write down your goals

    5. Visualization meditation

    This is the most important and effective visualization technique that you can apply in your life. This is the process of using positive images and affirmations to train your mind. You can use affirmations or chant to calm your mind and bring your focus together. An important point to remember is that you have to work every day towards your goal. Even if you have nothing specifically to do, spend at least fifteen minutes on your visualization techniques and the goal that you want to achieve.

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    Visualization techniques for visualization meditation

    Visualization meditation is largely living your parallel life every day. Have you ever tried living your future? This is not any dystopian fantasy that I am trying to narrate. This is all about what you want to achieve.

    A quiet corner

    It is always better to find a corner of the house that is quiet and devoid of distractions. If you are unable to find one or if you have space constraints, you can wake up a little early, before your family, and sit on the bed for your meditation.

    Gadget free time

    Visualization Techniques - digital detox

    If you are someone who is of the habit of intermittently checking the phone to curb your FOMO, it is always better to keep the gadgets in another room to overcome that tendency and follow digital detox. Because it is important to keep yourself away from distractions. You can use the gadget to play a soothing chant or music if that helps.

    Breathing

    Breathing exercise is an effective step to begin visualization meditation exercises. You can try Pranayama, which is the most effective in bringing your body and mind in one point. Concentrate on breathing and make sure your body is relaxed and ready.

    Think of your favorite location

    Visualizing yourself in a location that you love the most boosts your mood and makes your body ready for the further visualization exercise that you are going to undertake. Further, think of what you want to do so as to attain your goal. This is the point where you are starting your actual visualization. If you want to do process visualization, think of everything that you do ti attain your goal. Make sure your trail of thoughts is in the right order. This is where the vision board helps.

    Repeat as much as you want

    The visualization meditation can be done as much as you want for as many times a day. You can also do it for just five minutes as well. It depends on whether you are ready and prepared.

    Visualization techniques that I have mentioned above have been effective in my life and have delivered unbelievable results. Try them yourself and see how it changes your life. Along with helping you achieve the goals, they also help in reducing stress and anxiety and also improving your self-image.

  • 10 Effective Tips To Stop Procrastination

    “I will do it tomorrow”, how many of you haven’t said their words at least once, if not frequently? I have been there and there used to be several instances when I have overcome the habit of putting off my work. Quite often I used to do it without realizing the repercussions of procrastination. The more you say tomorrow the more you pull yourself back from attaining your goal howsoever important it could be in your life. This is an invisible barrier in attaining your goal, that you have to overcome. Once I realized it, I decided to overcome it. The foray into the same led me to a whole new world of new vision and lifestyle. I am sharing with you some of the key tips to stop procrastination that I have tried in my life and came out successful.

    Tips to stop procrastination

    “Procrastination is a vicious cycle,” says Nutritionist Divya Diwaker, founder of Healthstudio by Divya. So, what is the vicious cycle of procrastination? Before finding the tips to stop procrastination, we must know the disadvantages of procrastination.

    Disadvantages of procrastination

    1. One major disadvantage of procrastination is that it affects your self worth. While you put off the work and end up with unfinished business. you will start feeling incomplete.
    2. Higher levels of stress is another disadvantages of procrastination. You will end up feeling stressed about themonting work and taaks to complete, which in turn piles up more as you haven’t done anything about it.
    3. Never ending work is another disadvantage of procrastination. The moment you put off something for tomorrow, you are adding it to tomorrow’s work and it goes on.
    4. Lack of priortisation is another disadvantage of putting off work. You fail to prioritise work that needs to be done.
    5. All these put together, adds on to weakening your mental health. You will eventually feel unhappy about yourself as you are unable to achieve your goals.

    Some scientists believe that procrastination is a genetic trait, which has come true in my case. Despite being on a holistic wellness journey, I tend to procrastinate.

    It is a sort of intoxication to be able to say “I will do it tomorrow”, even when I know that I will never do it tomorrow. This intoxication like any other would eventually cloud our reasoning and thus push us into an addictive cycle of never attaining goals.

    What I stated above might come across as an exaggeration for at least some of you. But trust me, this habit will eventually weigh down on your self-esteem. Hence let us break the shackles and actually start working towards overcoming procrastination habit with these tips to stop procrastination.

    Tips to stop procrastination

    Tips to stop procrastination - 10 steps to follow

    Here are a few tried and tested tips to stop procrastination.

    1. Know that procrastination is not laziness

    The first step to overcome procrastination is to understand that this is totally different from laziness. You procrastinate only the things that are in your to do list and that which you are wiling to do. If you were lazy, you wouldn’t even have a to-do list. Hence get the thought out of your mind that you are lazy. No, you are not…

    2. Know when you are procrastinating

    You need to realise that you are procrastinating. Here are a few indications to know that you are procrastonating.

    1. Substittue an important task with menial jobs or even nothing.
    2. Telling yourself that you are not in a mood today and will do it tomorrow.
    3. Keep an important task in your to do list for a long time.
    4. Start a task and drift off to something else repeatedly.

    These a few common indications. There could be many as finding yourself incapable to do the task as an excuse and nothing else, using your health as an excuse, excuses, excuses and more excuses.

    3. Specify a time

    Write down the task that you need to complete and specify a time to do it. Keep a reminder and commit to not turning it off till you do it. The moment you touch the stop button that’s it. It would be extremely difficult. But as the saying goes, it takes only 21 days to form a habit. Make your habit the one that you would be proud of. If your count the tips to stop procrastination, this would be the most important one.

    4. Journaling

    In whatever goal you are trying to acheive, journaling is an ultimate solution. As a part of the Holisticwellnesswithrj initiatiave,you might have come across the word quite often. Visualisation and journaling are two terms that we would always cherish in our journey. Write down the task that you could not complete and write down the reason that you told yourself. You will see how hollow your excuse would be. Make this an inherent part of your morning routine.

    5. Wake up early

    If you ask me this is one of the toughest tips to stop procrastination. I am a born late riser who can be awake through the night but cant wake up early. Kids changed everything and I imbibed the art of waking up early and trust me it made me realise that waking up early indeed leaves you with ample time.

    6. Do the least favorite task first

    I have been asked many a time how I find time to read. My only reply would be that because I love it. Yes! human mind is conditioned in such a way that we find some way to do what we like, no matter what. Hence let us keep it for a later time and do the least favorite one first. While following the tips to stop procrastination, you can note down what you love the most and keep it aside atleast during the first half of the day.

    7. Maintain a daily planner

    Have a daily planner with the daily schedules, to do list, next day’s list and that of things that you missed that day. Find a sample planner from us.

    Tips to stop procrastination - To do list

    8. Procratination affirmations

    These are a few affirmations that you can say daily so as to train your mind to go with your body.

    • First, I will become someone who takes action
    • Second, I will take charge of my mind and achieve my goals
    • Next, I will get started right away even if I don’t like it.
    • I know I am naturally taking immediate action.
    • I am truning into a proactive person

    9. Avoid distractions

    Have you ever noticed that your screentime is a major hindrance to attaining your goals? Practice digital detox daily and see how it changes your lives are you will be left with ample time to finish your tasks. Apart from your screentime, note down everything that distract you and deal with it first.

    10. Set timer

    If you ask me, this this one the most important tips to stop procrastination. Set timer to finish your tasks, your distractions and anything that your need to. With timer you will become a better planner yourself because it enables you to finish everything on time.

    If your search around, you can find numerous procrastimation affirmations that could motivate you to become an assertive person. These are a few tips to stop procrastication but there are a lot of possibilities to overcome this visious cycle and become an active person who attain your goals. Best wishes from us and if you wish to join us in our wellness journey, contact us. You can also join our wellness community and contribute your writings.