Why I Decided to Get a Luxurious Massage

October 24, 2014 by Priyanka Leave a Comment

It’s only one week away and I’m already feeling excited at just the mere thought of it!

Get a Massage

I Bought the Massage a Month Ago

A Living Social deal popped up in my email inbox a month ago. I have spent this year getting things on track for my family, working, and obsessively polishing and tweaking my query letter and synopsis.

I feel Really Proud of My Progress

Overall, this year has been productive. I’m happy with where I am right now. But it’s also clearly obvious that I feel overworked. My body and heart are craving letting go and relaxation.

My energy and body has been feeling tight and constricted lately. Lots of new things happened in my life, but it also took a lot of my physical and emotional energy.

Time for Relaxing and Indulging…

I listened to my heart’s desire and decided to honor it. When the massage deal popped in my inbox, I bought it within minutes.

I owned my desire and listened to what my body wanted. Also, it’s my way of treating myself for all the great work I’ve done this year. Often, you don’t need to hear from someone else that you’re doing great work. If you feel you are, then you can pamper yourself! Give yourself a gift!

Next Saturday, November 1st is my massage. In next weekend’s post, I’ll keep you posted what the experience was like 🙂

Have you decided to do something for yourself? Please share with me in the comments.

Find Calming Moments While Driving or Taking Transportation

October 22, 2014 by Priyanka Leave a Comment

Be Calm While Driving

Use this Time to Calm Yourself

I used to take Bart to work when I worked in San Francisco and Oakland and the commute was around 45-60 minutes one way.

I would get bored, but I started using that time to relax myself and get into a peaceful zone before reaching home.

I listened to music or closed my eyes and became still.

Be Still

I work from home now, so thankfully I have no commute! But when I drive around to run my errands or go home to my parents, I listen to soothing music and relax my shoulders.

I look at the sky and trees when I’m stopped at a red light. I even look at the people in the other cars! I actually notice things I wouldn’t notice otherwise! Like the beautiful flowers outside and cute kids and dogs in the car next to me!

Let Your Thoughts Simmer

When I’m driving, my thoughts are running around like crazy. I’m thinking about what happened minutes before and then I’m thinking about what to do next. Instead, let your thoughts simmer and flow naturally in your head.

When you’re driving, don’t look behind you or too up ahead. You look exactly at what is in front of you. Treat your thoughts like this. Just let it float around and focus on how you’re feeling at the time and let that energy run through your body.

How do you use your driving time? Please share with me in the comments.

Take Long Hot Showers or Baths to Calm Your Mind and Body

October 22, 2014 by Priyanka Leave a Comment

Ironically enough, before writing this post, I took a long, hot shower. I made sure to wake up half an hour earlier than I usually do. I hopped into the shower and let the warm beads of water fall on my body.

Luxurious Shower or Bath

Relaxes Your Body

The best part of taking a long, hot shower or bath is it relaxes your body! I can feel the tension melting away as I let the water falls on my body.

Since I have also started working out with my trainer again, my body is aching and craving relaxation. So every time I have a stellar work out, I jump right in the shower and make sure to rejuvenate myself.

Calms Your Nerves

The one thing I do the most when I find myself becoming rattled or tense is I take a luxurious bath. At my apartment, I only have a shower, but when I go home, I take a long bath with bubbles!

I don’t know the scientific reasoning behind it, but it seems to take away all my tension and I feel refreshed afterwards.

Great Thinking Time

When I was writing Enchanted Silence, I actually got my best ideas for scenes, chapters, and character development in the shower.

This is true for my every area of my life. When I feel stuck in any way, I try to stop my mind from over thinking and over analyzing. So I take a shower or bath so I can relax my nerves and let the answer come to me.

What are your thoughts on this post? Please share with me in the comments!

Use Your Meals as a Time to Slow Down and Make Your Mind Peaceful

October 21, 2014 by Priyanka Leave a Comment

I understand most of us do not have the luxury to wake up whenever we want or take off on a vacation to relax. Even if that’s the lifestyle you would like at some point in your life but are not quite there, there are other ways to to make your mind peaceful and calming.

Peaceful Eating

Slow Down During Meal Time

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are meant for relaxing and nourishing the body. But if you live a crazy life like many on this planet, you’re probably rushing through these precious meal times.

No matter how busy, five minutes of eating your meal in peace is not going to take away from your schedule.

Eating Slowly and Heartily

I work from home and my schedule gets super packed at times. I used to rush through my meals and eat while working at my desk.

Now, I take each bite of my meal slowly and don’t rush through them. I make meals that nourish my body and heart. For example: I throw in a lot of fruits and vegetables into my meals. I make sure I have a glass of a water or milk as well.

Do Not Do Anything Else While Eating

I have now adopted the practice of eating away from my desk and turning off any distractions. I don’t even turn on the television because I want to enjoy every bite. It may only be five minutes of eating, but when I get back to work, I feel rejuvenated.

How do you use your meal time? Do you have any suggestions to make it a calming time? Please share with me in the comments!

How to Let Go of Attachment to Outcomes at Work

October 20, 2014 by Priyanka 2 Comments

Being an executive recruiter, my job is all about outcomes. Did I place a candidate? How did the interview go? Will the candidate accept the job offer?

Let Go of Outcomes

Gosh, too many questions swirl in my head!

An important lesson I learned while working at a variety of jobs was: How to let go of attachment to outcomes.

Too Many Meetings and Metrics

At meetings, I feel the pressure of meeting expectations and metrics. And this makes me clam up. Countless times through out my professional life, I had been feeling calm and collected.

But suddenly my boss or colleague released their fears and anxieties to me and made me panic to meet deadlines and outcomes.

When Others Are Coming from a Place of Fear, Let Go of the Outcome

I find my colleagues and managers getting stuck in the rat race. And sometimes, I find myself sucking into this trap, too. When this happens now, I have learned to take a deep breathe and slow down.

I have stopped and become still.

Don’t Panic Just for the Heck of It…

It’s as if you feel you have to get riled up because it has become some sort of ritual for you. I have witnessed this in my mother often. Even when things are going perfectly well, I have seen her start to feel nervous. It’s like this feeling had to kick in.

Now I have learned to let go of these feelings and outcomes and do my work honestly and leave the rest to the Universe.

What are your thoughts on this post? Please share with me in the comments.

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