Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Wellness Wednesday: The Eight Pillars!

Hello.Hey, Bloggy Friends!

Occasionally on Oprah, she does a SHOW about health and wellness. I love these shows because I believe she is always up to date on the ways we can live our best lives possible. It also seems that with every passing show on the topic, the ways in which to better our lives becomes easier and easier. She can easily translate possible complicated tasks into more relatable ways of adjusting our lifestyles for the better. I am totally into this kind of stuff, so I thought I would share some topics she had on her show yesterday.

Kelly Freston, author of a book entitled Quantum Wellness was on yesterday talking about the "Pillars of Wellness." She discussed eight things in which we could introduce into our lives to create a better sense of balance.


These eight pillars are:

* Meditation - Zone Out & Get in Touch
* Visualization - Create Mental pictures of your ideal life.
* Fun Activity - Take some time to have fun, Bloggy Friends. Dance!
* Conscious Eating - Being aware of where our food comes from.
* Exercise - Only 30 minutes, 3 to 6 times per week.
* Self-Work - Educate! Read, see Art, catch a Film.
* Spiritual Practice - Establish a connection to (fill in the blank).
* Service - Lend some of your time to a good cause.

She suggests kick-starting the initiation of these eight pillars with a 21-day cleanse. This involves eliminating a few things from our diets that typically aggravate our bodies, if not done in moderation.

These things are (are you ready):

* Caffeine (No tea or coffee).
* Alcohol (No wine!)
* Meat & Dairy products (Eggs, cheese, none of that!)
* Sugar (ouch.)
* Gluten (wheat products)

I think I could do this. I don't really eat a lot of these things on a regular basis, anyway. The alchohol would be difficult, though, and so would the caffeine. I love my morning tea! I also wouldn't be able to do it when I have friends coming into town. You know Mimi and I will be having some wine next week! It would definitely take some discipline. Would you guys be willing to do it? Do you love your lives the way they are, or are you constantly looking to switch things up with a little lifestyle change? I'm contemplating becoming vegan again. I feel like a few things in life are pointing me back in that direction. I think I'll listen! Maybe many of us could do the 21-day cleanse together? We could all blog about our experience. Wouldn't that be fun?

Anyways, I just thought I would share some of my new health and wellness information. I hope you guys are having a fruitful day! Be well!

Love you all,

Josh

33 comments:

Rick Watson said...

The cleansing would be very difficult for me. The caffeine and sugar withdrawal would probably send me over the edge! I could try it, but....???

The wheat and alcohol, no problem. The meat and dairy would be difficult as well.

Many of those 8 pillars are part of the "The Secret" approach! I love "The Secret"!

Anonymous said...

Sore subject for me. But that's OK.

When I was 34 I was all about dieting and health. My idea of a sinful snack was a Granny Smith apple with a thiiiiin layer of Crazy Richard's peanut butter spread on the wedges. I walked many miles each day. I chose T-shirts to match the color of my eyes.

That was 19 years ago, and too much has happened. I'm not the same person. It's true: my health status is changing and God knows my appearance, which was once rather faun-like and striking, has been all but lost.

Now I am at the place where positive change requires the maximum effort, not just a push in one direction more than the other. There isn't a day goes by that I don't face the facts: keep losing my health or do something. At different times in my life I focused and lost my weight dramatically, but each time I paid on the other end, gaining the weight back, and ever more perniciously than before.

I used to look at people like Truman Capote and Orson Welles, Dylan Thomas, Elizabeth Taylor, and wonder why they let themselves go. Now I think, "How did they hold the years back for as long as they did?!" Tom Hanks is a kind of measuring stick for me. He's my age. How is he doing? Looking puffy, but not as bad as me. I have a very tiny frame, and extra weight shows easily.

But it's not all about weight. There's "The Other Thing." Drinking. That's even more of a private affair than mashed potatoes. I didn't drink when I was 34!!!! I started at 40 ... and made up for lost time. That needs to be addressed.

Oh I haven't given up, and I love so many things about myself. I just need to be more responsible and face the facts of someone my age.

But if I could choose a partner in self-improvement it would be you, hon! Was just dancing around a little bit to the music in your last video, "Felicidad" (or "Felicitas"?).

Not dead yet, darlings! :)

Anonymous said...

Now WAIT! 49 minus 34 equals ... ooooh I hate math ... 15!!!!!

EMullins said...

I've been thinking about a lot of those issues lately too. I'm going through a "genesis" of my own lately. I didn't think I'd be single again and starting a new life of sorts.

I'm having really good luck with the dieting thing. I'm avoiding processed foods and trying to eat more organic, healthy stuff. I've totally given up glutens (wheat) and noticed a HUGE change from that. I've given up caffeine for the most part (gone down from 4+ sodas a day, to one DIET soda). The alcohol would be a big challenge, but I think I could do away with the dairy and sugars (do natural sugars count? like fruits?) fairly easily...

Let me know if you decide to try it. I might be willing to come along for the ride. =)

Casey said...

I'm going to have to sit the cleansing out, gurl... I'll just look forward to hearing about everyone elses experience. A co-worker of mine did it recently and he said he wasnt too bad after the first couple of days.

Like you said, you definitely cant start until after I depart next Friday!!! :)

Mnowac said...

oh helz no, I need my coffee. OTher than that I would do it. I will give up sugar for 21 days with you! Well, sugar except on my long bikes and rides, I have to eat Gels to keep going. Okay, maybe I can't do this! :)

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