WELLBEING THRESHOLD
NOVEMBER 2024 newsletteR
It’s almost the holiday season, so let’s start preparing!
I have mentioned quite a few little tips over the last few months, on how you can improve your wellbeing. The thing is life sometimes gets in the way of good intentions. There are so many things you could do, to build up a good routine and once you are in it you usually feel great! Christmas time is coming up soon, and it’s always the time that people get a bit crazy and flush their routines and habits down the toilet, haha. This happens to the best of us, we stay up too late, eat the wrong kind of food at the wrong time, skip exercise or do too much, stay inside too much, and promise to attend too many cat christenings (another great Finnish saying :) ), etc. you know what I’m talking about. The symptoms, of neglecting our bodies and minds, vary depending on the person, and for a certain amount of time, you can ignore them. Eventually, the screams for help will become louder, the pain might be unbearable, sleeping becomes almost impossible or your concentration is below zero. That’s when you know you pushed yourself over the edge! I have seen this happening to clients several times and also experienced it myself so I thought it was time to name this phenomenon. I came up with the term wellbeing threshold. We are all different and lead very different lives, so everyone’s symptoms and threshold are different. The trouble is if you don’t pay attention to what happens before the symptoms arrive, you won’t be able to figure out what was it that created them and where was your body’s limit. Now is the time to take measures, before the holiday season starts, so you can enjoy the holidays, and not push yourself too far from your threshold!
Here’s an example of what usually pushes me too far:
1.Sleep & morning sun
A couple of bad nights are ok, but if I start to go to bed too late, it weakens the quality of my sleep. I will miss the important sunrays in the morning and expose myself more to artificial light at night. I become grumpy and unmotivated really fast, only takes a few days. This is usually always the beginning of the vicious cycle for me, reasons for lack of sleep vary.
2. Eating at the wrong time
This goes hand in hand with sleep, I’m a morning person and always have been. Breakfast is my time to feast and regular evening fasting gives my body a chance to rest and reset my digestion track. Not doing this weekly, and the good old stomach pain starts to arrive in the afternoons, like clockwork!
3. Yoga & meditation
Once I have neglected 1.&2. I have zero motivation to do my morning practice, Skipping that for a week or two and my concentration goes down the drain.
These factors are the basis of my wellbeing, the threshold is also affected by the lack of sauna & cold plunge, not enough outside hours, too many social things, working too hard in the garden, too much TV or sometimes too many whiskies, etc., but when you think of it, all of the other factors will affect my sleep and start the cycle.
Your task for this month is to create your own list of 3 things that cannot be compromised too many days in a row or too often. By all means, mark down everything you can think of, it will only help you understand your basics better and give you a better idea of what really is important for your best possible wellbeing. Do this now and it will be the best holiday season you ever have had.
The next newsletter will be the last one of the year! I already have an idea for it, but you are more than welcome to suggest anything you would like to hear about. My last day of work before the holidays is 20th of December and I’ll be back at work on the 6th of January. End of the year is always a busy time with treatments, so if you want to see me before the break book asap, as there aren’t too many free slots available anymore.
Enjoy the sunshine and hopefully see you soon.
Love
Kaisa❤️🐾
