Destination Peach

Where Reality and Inspiration Meet

Self-Care Series: Sipping Tea

Nothing is more calming then a nice hot cup of tea. When it comes to mental, physical, and spiritual healing, tea drinking is a well-known self-care practice. What started as a Chinese tradition quickly expanded into different cultures and regions. Currently on the market, there is a large assortment of teas that you can buy and many different ways you can drink tea.

I love tea! I collect all different types of teas. My reasoning for collecting so many different types of teas is that, I need a tea for every situation. My favorite teas at the moment are positive energy, tension tamer, green tea, skin detox, and chai tea. I developed my tea drinking habit from my dad. He would always rise early in the morning and drink green tea. Unbeknownst to me, this was and still is my dad’s favorite form of meditation. When I was a child I could never understand why my dad would drink tea, but now as an adult I completely get it. Tea is a self-care practice that consciously encourages you to be still.

When you drink tea, you should be intentional. Be intentional in the type of tea you select, make sure it fits the mood you are in. Also, be intentional when you sip your tea. Every sip you take, savor the moment with reflection and breathwork.

If you haven’t already…take care of yourself and be still with a cup of tea.

Until next time…

-Peach

Self-Care Series: Journaling

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Journaling is one of my favorite self-care activities. I naturally gravitate to journaling because I am a writer. But beyond feeding my passion for writing, journaling is extremely therapeutic! The process of journaling is simple…grab a journal, a pen/pencil, and start writing. Journals have a huge significance in allowing you the opportunity to re-center yourself. When you are centered your; communication improves, your stress levels reduce, you have better self-awareness, you find effective solutions to problems, and you become more emotionally balanced.

I’m not ashamed to admit that I have a journal collection addiction. I have a work journal, personal journal, gratitude journal, creative-thoughts journal, dissertation journal, and a journal just in-case I need an extra journal. I have always carried journals around since I was a child and not much has changed. When I journal no topic is off limits. I write about every topic/issue that concerns me because journaling creates an intimate space for me to be authentic, vulnerable, and shameless. Thus, the intended goal of journaling is to be the authentic, vulnerable, and shameless version of yourself.

If you already have a self-care practice of journaling or want to start a journaling practice…

Here are my top journaling tips:

  1. Find a journal that speaks to you
    • There are tons of journals with quotes and pictures. Find a journal that reflects who you are…or signifies who you would like to become.
  2. Find a sacred space to journal
    • Journaling can bring out many emotions, be in a space where your feel comfortable to release emotions.
  3. Journal often
    • The more you journal…the more you will be able to process experiences and emotions. This will lead you to a higher state of consciousness.
  4. Positive Affirmations
    • End your journal post with positive affirmations, be intentional with your words to manifest progress in the areas of your life you would like to improve.
    • I typically end my journal posts with hashtag affirmations like… #Imatter #Yougotthis #YourstrengthisBEAUTIFUL

Until next time…

-Peach

Self-Care Series: Sea Salt Baths

sea-saltSea salt baths have a lot of healing powers. The spiritual cleansing technique has been known to reduce anxiety, stress, insomnia, negativity, and a whole list of other things. I originally started taking sea salt baths as a recommendation, to reduce my anxiety and stress levels. As I started to see improvements with my anxiety and stress, I noticed how my energy improved as well. With having a empath personality, I am very receptive to others energy. To rid myself of the different energies I encountered throughout the day, sea salt baths did the trick.

My bath blend consists of sea salt and lavender oil. I typically take two sea salt baths a day, and if I’m in a rush I take a sea salt shower.

To make your sea salt bath blissful you will need the following:

  • 1 cup of natural sea salt
  • Few drops of essentials of your choice
  • Disconnection from any form of media (peaceful music is an exception)
  • 30+ minutes of time to yourself
  • Candles and white sage (optional)

To purchase sea salt, you can go your local spirit store (it can get pricey). Or you can go to your local Sprouts or Wholefoods and purchase natural sea salt by the pound. If you’re into aura cleansing let me know your favorite self-care practice below in the comments.

Until next time…

-Peach

Self-Care Series: Meditate On This

I am starting a new series all about self-care. The inspiration for this new series was influenced by own self-care journey. Self-care is the most important thing yet easily overlooked. Let’s be real, life can get overwhelming…people can get demanding, and next thing you know there is no time for you to take care of your mental and physical health. Contrary to what some people believe, there is always time to take care of yourself, you just have to make it a priority. Finding simple self-care practices is what helps you set boundaries, while living your best life possible.

Meditation is one of the top self-care practices that brings stillness in a chaotic world. I originally started meditating because of my anxiety. Yet I quickly noticed that I enjoyed the inner peace, self-awareness, and higher-consciousness meditation gave me, so it became a natural habit.

For 20 minutes a day I meditate (currently working on building my meditation stamina). Before I meditate I am consumed by my thoughts, but after I meditate “I am calm, I am light, I am positive energy”. The process of centering yourself through meditation, allows you to realign with your authentic-self and operate from an empathetic space. The benefits of meditation are profound.

To get you started on your meditation journey, here is a quick guide:

Meditation Stamina

If your new to meditation, I recommend meditating for a small amount of time. Meditating anywhere from 3-10 minutes is a great start. It takes time for your body to build up meditation stamina. The more you practice meditation the easier it will be to develop your meditation stamina. Meditation apps can also be helpful when building meditation stamina, my favorite app is Meditation Made Simple by Russell Simmons.

Meditation Place

Finding a special place to meditate is ideal. In my special space, I light charka/manifestation candles, I smudge my environment, and hold healing crystals while meditating. You don’t have to go to the extreme of the adding the extra elements I mentioned, just do what works for you. Overtime you will cultivate a meditation space that serves you.

Meditation Position

Once you establish your special meditation place, determine whether you want to sit or lay down for meditation. After getting into your meditation position, close your eyes and begin to focus on your breathing. Whether your choosing to complete a mindfulness or concentration meditation breathing is the MAJOR key.

Meditation Experiences

It is important to know that the more you meditate, the different experiences you will have. Vibrations, colors, images, sleeping, and even the dark side of meditation are all possible. The dark side of meditation can be scary…believe me when I experienced the dark side, it took me some time to meditate again. Just know that the dark side of meditation is your mind and body working through emotions and past traumas you haven’t dealt with.

If you’re interested in more meditation tips or want to share your meditation experiences, leave a comment below.

Until next post

-Peach