ROUTINE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
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MARCH 2025 newsletteR
Helou beautiful people,
It’s been a year of newsletters, well done me! I have truly enjoyed writing them, and was reading through all 12 before starting this one. The main topic has been routine, of course, as I am the queen that, according to my friends. Other things that have come up a lot, are circadian rhythm, sunshine, rest, sleep, stretching, footwear, goals, and journaling, all good topics that I could talk about forever. So here I was thinking, what else do I have to offer? Autumn is always the time of the year to reflect and think where life’s taking you as it kind of pauses life a bit, after the busy summer season. So after thinking for a bit, I would like to discuss routine, haha.
Routine is great, it gets you going, keeps your wellbeing on the right track, and helps you through rough times, but what if it also keeps your mind in the same loop? I recently started an online meditation course with Dr Joe Dispenza, and it brought up a different perspective of routine. You wake up and start thinking about the same sh** over and over again! Stuff like, I need to do this, that’s undone, I’m annoyed by this person, I can’t do that, don’t have time for this, don’t have money for that, I’m never going to able to achieve such and such and just generally down talk yourself from the moment you wake up. I am 100% guilty of this sort of stuff, and breaking that routine is the toughest challenge! Everyone's patterns and worries are a bit different, but they are there and if you don’t make yourself aware of them you won’t be able to change them. It’s the same as changing something physical, if you only focus on the pain and discomfort, not the root cause of it, all you will ever achieve is complaining about it and masking the symptoms. In the modern world, you can keep your mind occupied with several different distractions 24/7, stillness and internal work are really really hard for most of us these days. Your energy and focus in life go into what you think about, so be aware of your thoughts.
To lighten up this important and heavy topic, I’ll give you an example of focus on thoughts from watching TV with my partner last night. A character was wearing a g-string and the first comment coming out of my mouth without thinking was “who wears that, it’s so unhealthy for your coccyx and causes lower back issues”. A moment later someone in the series was driving a flash looking car in my eyes, and my partner goes “That character would never drive a car that cheap and crappy”. You notice things that you think daily, and what you are interested in.
First autumn challenge would be to make yourself aware of your thought pattern, it’s pretty frustrating to notice how small the loop is and how difficult it is to snap out of it! Second and a bigger challenge, a daily meditation of your choice. Meditation can be guided, there are several apps or YouTube or find a yoga studio, my recommendation would be Flowspace in Alexandra. If you are like me and this is really challenging for you, meditation can be just forced sitting still for 1 minute, it’s a start, and that’s all that matters. Start and restart every day and I’ll promise it will get easier.
May is getting closer and closer and I’m planning a grand escape to Finland once again to follow the sun! The last work day before that will be the 15th of May, so plan your treatments to fit into the schedule before that so I can help you with your wellbeing to survive June and the fog! And don’t worry I’ll be back in early August to continue with some new ideas. Enjoy the darkening evenings and stay warm.
Love
Kaisa❤️🐾
Remember to rest, as Autumn is made for that! Hope the monsters under your bed are as nice as the ones under mine.
