Be a Strong Woman: Carnegie's Book of Spiritual Growth for Women

Chapter 34
To enter the state of meditation, the muscles, cells and blood circulation of the whole body must be slowed down.When you enter, you will not only experience tranquility and relaxation, but also a steady flow of imagination, creativity and inspiration after a period of time, which will improve people's judgment and understanding.This process is somewhat similar to that during the period of physical growth, people will constantly experience the surprise and joy of the body gaining strength and changes.

The more common way of meditation is: early in the morning, find a quiet and private place, sit comfortably and relax, close your eyes or stare at external objects aimlessly, and consciously relax your face, body and breathing until your mind is completely calm.Meditation seems simple, but it is not easy to really reach the state, so you have to learn to observe your thoughts, not only to get in, but also to be able to get out, just like watching a movie, instead of getting stuck in it, Can not extricate themselves.

Yoga, the second good way to cultivate the body and mind

It is every woman's dream to have a soft girlish body and a beautiful slender waist.Using the traditional and ancient mysterious yoga to cultivate one's body and mind quietly can give beauty-loving women an unexpected harvest.

Yoga is actually not complicated.General physical exercise often focuses on the external beauty, but seldom takes into account the internal things.Yoga is different. While sculpting the shape, it also gives people a kind of inner strength.After a period of exercise from the inside out and from the outside in, you will be surprised to feel that your mentality has changed. You will no longer torture yourself to lose a few kilograms of weight, but you will be beautiful because of happiness, and you will be beautiful because of beauty. hapiness.

Here are the seven classic yoga moves, so that fashionable women can have their own concept of body beauty, keep a calm heart, make the body more flexible and healthy, and of course it is the secret weapon for slimming.

Before yoga begins, do 2 minutes of preparatory activities.You can do some neck, ankle, and shoulder exercises to try to make all joints move in place.During the practice, each pose lasts 30 to 60 seconds.Breathe in as slowly and deeply as possible, feeling the air enter your lungs.

[-]. Flower sitting

Sit upright, straighten your legs forward, bend your right leg, put your right foot on your left thigh, with the sole of the foot facing up; then bend your left leg, and place your left foot on top of the right thigh, with the sole of the foot facing up.Straighten your back, tighten your chin, and keep the tip of your nose in line with your navel.Put your palms down on your knees.

This pose works the energy centers of the chest, below the diaphragm, including the stomach, bladder, liver and nervous system.It can mainly increase the blood supply of the head and chest area, help to make people's body and mind calm and stable, enhance concentration, and at the same time coordinate metabolism, promote the digestive system, and expel toxins.

[-]. Single leg stretch
Sit upright, straighten your right leg forward, bend your left leg inward from the knee, just touching the inside of your right knee, raise your arms straight up, slowly lean forward, and lower your head as much as possible until your hands touch up to the right foot.Stretch forward as long as you can.Hold for 20 seconds, then switch to the left leg to complete the same movement.

This pose acts on the energy center at the bottom of the body, that is, the bottom of the spine. It stretches the leg muscles, ligaments, and lumbar spinal muscles very well, and relaxes the hip joints, which can help relieve muscle stiffness and pain.Plus, it works on the adrenal glands, legs, bones, and large intestine.When this energy center is out of balance, metabolism slows down and digestive problems such as bothersome diarrhea and constipation occur, all of which are a reflection of a woman's aging body.

[-]. Cat Stretch

Put your hands, knees and calves on the ground, head down, hips and knees in a straight line, shoulders and hands in a straight line, inhale, and at the same time draw in your abdomen, and slowly arch your back like a cat.Hold for 6 seconds, exhale, then slowly raise your head, restore the posture, relax, and then do it again.

Acting on the energy center of the sacrum, the bone in the lower back, this pose activates the entire spine, relaxes the shoulders and neck, and tightens the abdominal muscles, while also acting on the reproductive organs and helping relieve menstrual cramps, menstrual irregularities, and sagging uterus , can also reduce arthritis and speed up blood circulation.

[-]. Hug the chest
Sit in the lotus position, with your arms crossed and one hand resting on your left and right shoulders.

This pose works the energy center of the heart, the chest.It can promote the heart and blood circulation, and has a certain effect on asthma, irregular breathing and high blood pressure.

[-]. Qin handprint
Sit in the lotus position, with the thumbs and index fingers of both hands touching, and the remaining three fingers stretched and relaxed, and put your hands on your lap with the palms facing up.

This pose works on the energy centers of the forehead, i.e. the lower part of the brain, nervous system, nose, and eyes, and helps with headaches and neurological problems.

Six, handstand
If this is too difficult for you, you don't have to lift your feet.But be careful not to adopt this position during menstruation.

This pose works on the energy centers on the top of the head, including the upper part of the brain and the pituitary gland, which can help treat insomnia, reduce stress and calm overexcited nerves.

[-]. Relaxation
Back straight, arms easily placed on the sides of the body, exhale, stretch the whole body forward, forehead down, until it touches the ground in front of the knees.Hold this position for 6-10 seconds.

This pose is the perfect way to end your practice.It's a great way to stretch the spine, lower back, neck and arms and is a great way to calm and relax.

Let go of everything and experience another life while traveling

For women, traveling is aimless walking until they encounter good scenery and good people, and they can no longer move forward.A woman's travel has no plan, no schedule, and she is happy wherever she goes.It is about to get moldy in the office day after day, put down no matter how important the documents are at hand, go out, enjoy the sunny day, and dry your moldy damp mood.

A woman on a trip is extremely beautiful. Say goodbye to the grid-style office and grid-style home for a while, and your world is vast and boundless. "Departure" represents a state, a process, and a harvest, and it is a woman's "letting go" of life, so when you are traveling, you should leave everything behind and breathe freely in the mountain wind.

A philosopher said: There are too many romances in life, but they do not belong to people on the journey.The words of the philosopher may be due to the frequent wandering and transfer of transportation during the journey, and the tiredness.In fact, most travelers walk on the journey with smiles on their faces. Although they also have timidity in their hearts, their minds are open and their bodies and minds are relaxed.People are traveling, the future is uncertain, there is loneliness, but the singing and smile are still the same - this is the portrayal of backpackers.

Life itself is a journey, whether it is long or short, we can always go on firmly.Especially when we are wandering alone in the journey, we must tenaciously maintain the unquenchable passion.

The oppression of life requires us to go out occasionally, out of the bondage of the city, out of the oppression of the world, to test the true meaning of human nature during the journey, to find the lost love in the mountains and rivers, so that we can relax ourselves to the maximum.When traveling, you will find that the days pass faster and faster, and you really hope that time can slow down, but your steps never stop.

Have you tried talking to Late Night?Have you tried communicating with flowers?Ethereal and distant are our pursuit, let all the silence be revived, let all the nature be restored, let all the hustle and bustle fall asleep, only we are walking soberly.We want to be dream elves, travel all over the world, and come out from the depths of our hearts.Every day, give yourself an exile, sing with the earth, sleep in the embrace of nature, and talk in your dreams.

If you really want to travel, then don't bring anything, just carry a backpack, relieve all the pressure, and give your heart a complete relaxation.To an open place, to a place of Taoyuan, take a simple trip.

If your time is not enough for a long-distance trip, the place you go can also be a wilderness hillside in the outskirts, or a simple and natural farmhouse.As long as it is a safe place, you can go for a walk.On a sunny day, you can also invite a few friends, prepare camping food and equipment, and experience another life in the countryside...

Pay attention when practicing yoga
Pay attention when practicing yoga: fasting for 2 to 3 hours before practicing, and not drinking, eating, or taking a bath within half an hour after the end, so as not to damage the energy balance in the body.

The best dietary rules to follow while practicing yoga:

12. Yoga emphasizes the importance of eating slowly.The speed of chewing depends on the type of food.Under normal circumstances, a mouthful of food must be chewed more than [-] times, and the food must be chewed thoroughly before swallowing.There are many benefits to eating slowly. People who develop this eating habit can absorb nutrients and energy more fully even though their food intake is not large. Enough saliva can be well mixed with food to help digestion and absorption in the stomach. .

[-]. Do not eat two hours before bedtime.Many people have the bad habit of lying down to rest after eating, especially after dinner, which is very harmful to the body.Eat a few hours before going to bed, the food can be fully digested in the body, the burden on the stomach is reduced, and it is conducive to good sleep and rest.Most patients with gastroenteritis have the habit of eating at night, resulting in overly tense abdominal muscles. When a person falls asleep, the stomach in the body is still exercising violently. in a state of confusion.If this bad habit is noticed, the pain of the patient will be eliminated.

Three, do not use too much seasoning.That is to say, do not add excessive salt, chili, pepper or other plant spices and processed spoiled spices when cooking food.This is not to say that the seasoning is harmful, but that these things make the taste of the food too strong, which satisfies the desire of the tongue in a short time, but will cause great damage to the sensory organs in the long run.At the same time, strong stimuli make the digestive system under too much pressure and secrete more substances to neutralize these stimuli that are not suitable for the body, which is very detrimental to health.

10. Drink 15-[-] cups of water every day.Although it is recommended to drink plenty of water, do not drink water or beverages while eating, even if you are thirsty, you should drink water half an hour after eating.Some skin diseases can be cured by not drinking water while eating.Drinking plenty of water can cleanse the toxins produced in the body throughout the day, maintain the body's water balance, and inhibit premature aging.The balance of water in the body can make women more energetic.However, many women do not drink enough water every day, and some are used to drinking fruit juice, milk or other beverages, resulting in various diseases and disorders.Sufficient water makes the body not rely too much on the fat in the food, so that the fat in the body can be significantly reduced and the body can be kept healthy.

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