Winter Wellness Essentials- MindTravel Sleep Meditations.

 

MindTravel Sleep is a program by composer, pianist, and meditation teacher Murray Hidary. You may already be familiar with some of his programs, including the wildly popular SilentHikes. This new downloadable sleep content offers a 15-minute guided musical meditation.  It features original music by Murray, enhanced with binaural beat technology. It is key to reducing stress and anxiety and laying the groundwork for deeper, more restful sleep.  Users are already reporting that the small $23 investment is making a positive difference in their nights, which of course, leads to healthier, more productive days.

How does MindTravel Sleep Work?

The foundation of MindTravel Sleep is the use of binaural beats.

This technology helps the brain generate the same wave patterns as experienced during meditation or sleep.

These are the brain wave patterns that are key to reduce stress and anxiety and increased health, healing, and well-being. These benefits are amplified when using binaural beats technology.

MindTravel Sleep integrates Alpha, Theta, and Delta patterned Binaural Beats in descending Hertz to stimulate and amplify brain wave patterns that naturally occur during meditation and sleep states. 

The brain wave patterns generated throughout MindTravel Sleep are the secret to reducing stress and anxiety allowing for a restful, restorative nights' sleep as well as greater health, healing, and well-being.

Benefits include:

Reduced stress and anxiety

Deeper, more restorative REM sleep

Rejuvenated sleep routine

Greater holistic health and wellbeing

My Thoughts:

Insomnia is something I've struggled with throughout my life. From working long, late-night hours to doing all-nighters studying for college exams, my sleep has been up and down, to say the least. Stress and anxiety played a huge role in my lack of sleep. Wintertime seems to be the worst time for my sleep schedule since the lack of sunlight takes a toll on my overall wellness. Several years ago I started studying more about sleep and the benefits of meditation, music, and binaural beats. Meditation has been a life-changer for me. Seeing a program like MindTravel Sleep embracing comforting music and meditation to increase healthy sleep seemed like the perfect match for me!

MindTravel Sleep is easy to access and so simple to use. The site provides a user-friendly download. You get your meditations instantly after the transaction. You can download the full album on your computer or mobile device. There are 15 mp3s in total. They include meditations for tension and release, floating visualizations, deep healing, and harmony to name a few!  

The meditations are so relaxing. I felt completely comfortable listening to the music and the calm direction during the guided meditations. It was easy to relax into a deep and comforting sleep after each one. I especially loved the binaural beats. Each meditation was a wonderful experience that I would recommend to anyone looking for a new way to relax. Don't let the winter blues keep you down. This is the ideal program to raise your spirits!

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Book Review: A Mindful Morning by David Dillard-Wright, PhD

With all the struggles of modern life, it's easy to get lost in a quagmire of stress, worry, and indifference. For thousands of years, monks rose before dawn to meditate and greet the morning with an open heart. But you don't need to beat the sun to start the day mindfully. With A Mindful Morning, you can channel this ancient tradition as part of your daily morning routine.
 
With 200 inspiring quotes and short, easy mindfulness exercises, you'll learn how to begin your day with a clear head and positive energy. These simple moments of awareness, healing postures, and meditations can help soothe your soul as you take on every day with tranquility, confidence, and composure.

My Thoughts

I've been working a lot this year on raising my vibration, and creating a more positive mindset, so this book seemed like a perfect thing to read. The author takes readers through a variety of exercises designed to help people achieve mindfulness and a more positive outlook. 

The book begins by talking a bit about what mindfulness is, and how it can benefit us. After that, there are a variety of one-page exercises that discuss various topics. These include quotes and thoughts on embracing change, dealing with anger, igniting your curiousity, and more. 

One of the things that struck me the most was when the author went into valuing people over ideaolgies, and not allowing political differences to overtake your relationships. This is such a valuable lesson, especially during an election year. I also loved the parts about respecting your power, and how maybe can't control the situations you may be involved in or what you see, but you can control the way you react to things. 

The writing flows nicely, and the messages inside left me feeling good as I read them. If you're looking for something to help you explore mindfulness (or just read positive, inspiring material), I would recommend giving this one a try.

Soulistic Life May Subscription Box

Soulistic Life (formally Sapphire Soul) is one of my favorite subscription boxes. They do so much more than toss a bunch  of random items into a box each month. They put together a real spiritual experience. Each month, you are taken are a journey inward where you can find peace and grow spiritually. 

The theme for May was, "Go Smudge Yourself." Everything in the box was geared towards cleansing your personal space and relieving stress. It came just in time since my kids are all home from school now! Here is a little about each of the items I received.

Hem Anti-stress Incense - This is one of my favorite blends. The aroma is just so relaxing. I always burn this incense when I'm feeling stressed out or overwhelmed. 

Dumortierite - I have a lot of stones, but this one was new to me. It's a lovely shade of blue. This stone helps you stand up for yourself and restores patience. It comes in a lovely blue organza bag with a card explaining it's properties. 

Smudge Fan- The smudge fan comes from the Native American tradition. It's made with real turkey feathers, sticks, and twine with a few citrine stones for decoration. This one also has some lavender weaved into the back. You use this fan to help keep your sage burning and smoking during a cleansing. It also works with incense.

At Soulistic Life, there are several subscription offers to choose from, so you're sure to find one that fits into your budget. The Mindful + Mystic Quarterly Box is $181, and the Mystic Monthly Box/Bundle is only $49 each month. Be sure to check out June's Box where you'll have the option to customize your crystals.  If that isn't exiting enough, you can also choose from a variety of soulful gifts on their website.  Here are a few of my favorites

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Enter the code DREAMCHAKRA for your free gift with your first monthly subscription! The May bundle is called "Go Smudge Yourself with Soul" and sound like it will be lots of fun! To see all Soulistic Life  has to offer, to be sure visit their website or follow them via social media. 

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Mindful Presence for Holiday Presents

Mindful gifts are the type of present that will keep on giving long after the holiday season has past.  These gifts will inspire us, empower us, and keep us motivated. Here is a little list of some of my favorite mindful gifts.

Inspired by the iconic elephant, a symbol of family, strength and good luck, Ann Taylor will be donating 50 percent of the proceeds of its newLimited-Edition Elephant Jewelry Collection to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The collection features a ring, bangle and two pendants, and will be available at Ann Taylor stores andAnnTaylor.com through January 30.

· St. Jude Elephant Ring, $39.50

· St. Jude Elephant Bangle, $49.50

· St. Jude Gold Elephant Pendant, $49.50

· St. Jude White Elephant Pendant, $59.50

Aiming to empower 5 million women by 2020, Coca-Cola’s 5by20products are the perfect holiday gift. Currently, Coca-Cola is working with artisans from around the world to create one of a kind, handmade items out of recycled materials. Women in Kenya have designed your one-of-a-kind new best friend, the Acacia Creations Soda Can Giraffe made out of recycled aluminum cans. This holiday season give the gift that gives back and makes great home décor.

· $28, www.coca-colastore.com/5by20

If you’re a beauty maven, then you know the holidays are one of the best times of the year - because it means beautifully packaged gift sets. Nerium International introduces the limited-edition 24-Hour Skincare Gift Set, which includes the Age-Defying Night Cream, NeriumAD® Formula and Age-Defying Day Cream, NeriumAD®Formula, both clinically proven to reduce many signs of aging including fine lines, wrinkles, discoloration, uneven skin texture and sagging skin.

· $165, MyNerium.com

Celebrity trainer, wellness visionary and New York Times bestselling author, David Kirsch is at it again with his new book Ultimate Family Wellness. Kirsch has taken family wellness to a whole new level with his book that focuses on fitness and nutrition vital to your family’s health.Ultimate Family Wellness provides the whole family with the information they need to improve nutrition, maintain physical fitness and live healthier

·         $22.99, available for pre-order at DavidKirschWellness.com 

Compression hosiery is no longer for grandparents! Now,Tramps Fashion Compression Hosiery is here for active modern women who require a product that addresses comfort and fashion with a new line of colorful, fashion-forward compression hosiery. It offers light to medium compression to help improve circulation in the legs and oxygen flow to the heart. Perfect for your hairdressers, flight attendants, retail workers, nurse, wait staff anyone who wants to protect their legs from spider veins. Tramps Hoisery can be worn for work, play, exercise, travel and rest.

·         $58 - $68, www.trampshosiery.com

Perfect for at home, in the office, or on the go, this cordless InstaShiatsu Plus massager has multiple settings and versatility so it can relieve achy muscles all over the body.  The internal rechargeable battery holds enough power for hours of use, and self-adjusting settings allow the user to customize the pain-relief that works best.

·         $140, www.trumedic.com

My Thoughts

As both an author and a blogger, I spend a lot of time in my chair--probably anywhere from eight to eighteen hours each day, depending on deadlines and such. Being hunched over a computer monitor can really take a tole on your back. Before I had kids, I used to go out for an occasional massage, but that sort of luxury would be out of my price range even if I had the freedom these days. What's the next best thing to getting oiled up by a sexy guy named Sven? The InstaShiatsu Plus massager from Trumedic.

As soon as I received my InstaShiatsu Plus massager  I tested it out.  The device has a strap that allows you wrap around your wrists. This prevents any movement and holds it in place. Once you turn it on, prepare to go straight to heaven. In my humble opinion, this massager works better than the large scale professional chairs at the nail salon. Let me tell you why...

The massager comes with a remote that allows you to control exactly how much pressure is applied and where you'd like it applied. Choose from several kneading functions that concentrate on one of three locations--upper back, lower back, or shoulders. his is great if you have a problem area that needs extra attention.  For me, my shoulders get sore from bending over the computer, but my son has lower back issues. Both of us were able to find  a zone that was just right for us.  The moving nodules feel absolutely amazing, but they do take some getting used to. My teen daughter thought it hurt the first time she tried it, but after a few uses, she loved it just as much this old fogy.  

In addition to the massaging nodules, the masasger has another feature that I have fallen in love with. I've had massage cushions before, but this is the first one that included a heating element. The gentle warmth the cushion radiates is both soothing and relaxing. 

 Now I won't lie. I'd still prefer Sven if I had the choice. But in the meantime, I am definitely enjoying my InstaShiatsu Plus. There are really no drawbacks to this product. It's five stars all the way. If you'd like to learn more about this fantastic device and all the quality spa quality products at Trumedic,