Mindful Beauty

Ways to Achieve Inner Balance through Self-Care: Taking ten minutes out of your day to do a facial mask, listening to music, reading a few pages of a book or magazine, stretching, or engaging in hobbies can alleviate stress and help you to open up your mind and heart to breathing deeply. Breathing deeply is a natural stress reliever, helps us to listen to ourselves and others on a deeper level, and contributes to our connection to the world around us.

Holistic Beauty: The Ancient Philosophy Of Wellbeing And Health: Today's society is more interested than ever before in holistic health and holistic beauty practices are experiencing a resurgence. The philosophy behind holistic beauty focuses on the whole person, not just specific body parts. Holistic beauty incorporates wellness, a conscious self-directed, changing process of achieving our full potential as human beings.

Heritage ingredients are those which are primarily organic, natural, and vegan. Choosing organic, natural and vegan options first before considering a product with chemicals is the best way to approach beauty. These ingredients are more friendly to your body, and their healing response is greater than that of chemicals.

Living in the moment is not only a change of consciousness; it's a way to focus on the most fundamental things in life. It's about making every moment count and being mindful of all that you have in your life. There are many ways to be mindful, but starting with meditation is an excellent place to start.

In Sanskrit, the word "Chakra" translates to wheel or disk. In meditation, yoga, and Ayurveda, the terms relates to the wheels of energy throughout the body. There are seven main chakras, which align the spine, starting from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. The first three chakras, starting at the base of the spine, are physical in nature (matter). They are the root (red), sacral (orange), and solar plexus (yellow) of the body. The root chakra honors survival instincts, family, connection to our planet, comfort, and a sense of belonging. The sacral chakra acknowledges creativity, relationships, procreation, emotions, and intimacy. The solar plexus chakra focuses on self-esteem, confidence, fortitude, and intelligence. The fourth chakra connects physical matter to the spirit and is the heart (green) chakra. It is the spiritual bridge between body and mind. It is the source of love, compassion, forgiveness, beauty, empathy, acceptance, and transformation. The fifth chakra is located in the throat and is known as the throat (blue) chakra. It is the source of verbal expression and the center for speaking the truth. It includes the neck, thyroid, parathyroid, jaws, mouth, and tongue. The fifth chakra focuses on communication and integrity. The sixth chakra is the third eye (indigo) chakra and is the center of intuition. Located between the eyebrows, the third eye honors wisdom, the power of the mind, and awareness. The seventh chakra is the crown (purple) chakra and is located at the crown of the head. It is also known as the "thousand petal lotus". The seventh chakra represents spirituality, unity, and our connection to the universe.

Healthy eating is a choice. The choices you make every day can affect your health in big ways—and small ones too. It starts with learning new ways to eat, such as adding fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to your diet and cutting back on fat, salt, and sugar. It also means getting the right balance of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. Healthy eating is not a diet: it's a lifestyle that will help you stay healthy for life!

Taking care of our bodies the natural way can be an easy method to avoid chemicals. Simply using soap and water can remove dirt, facial oil, and makeup from your face. To keep excess oil at bay, steaming the skin is another strategy for cleansing as is exfoliating with gentle products such as oatmeal or clay. Finally, moisturizing with simple oils found in your kitchen cabinet can keep the skin soft and supple.

Essential oils have a long history of providing benefits for our physical and emotional health. They offer a path for calming the emotions. Incense, candles and even perfume on the wrists or behind the ears can relax the mind and spirit. Scents that may relieve stress include bergamot, lavender, orange, peach and rose. Fragrances that are bright and vivid like coconut, tangerine, mango, and papaya can contribute to a positive mindset.

Change your look with a positive attitude. Restoring wholeness and exploring your inner resources will help you to discover that you have an abundance of positivity than you can possibly imagine. Extending your love and acceptance of others widens your circle of compassion, and will make your face reflect a beautiful attitude. Makeup can accentuate the face, but only through inner peace can beauty really be manifested.

Self-care is an important part of having a healthy life. When we care for ourselves, it helps us to live happier and healthier lives. We are less stressed, more focused, and we have more energy! There are many self-care practices that help you live in the moment and notice your surroundings. These include exercises such as yoga and Pilates, eating slowly and noticing how food tastes, listening to music or reading a book that makes you feel calm and peaceful, or meditating regularly.