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Eve Magazine
Instant Morning pick me ups
Eat a hearty, but easily digested breakfast. Rob
Williamson, practitioner of combined oriental medicine at Karmaa,
London, Suggests muesli or porridge with warm rice milk (an easy
to digest alternative to Soya), or muesli stewed with fresh fruit
the night before for that winter glow. Try to wean yourself of
your normal caffine hit with something stimulating like apple
and cinnamon or lemon and ginger tea instead,
Wake up gorgeous
To boost your chances of looking good in the
morning create the right atmosphere for sleep. Oriental practitioner
Rob Williamson recognizes three character types that respond to
different ways of relaxing. Identify you type from the chart below
to find your perfect wind down routine.
Is this you? In Holistic terms, you’re
Your ideal wind-down routine
Quick-thinking, you make lists and know where everything is, but
senses can get overloaded easy. Visual The right ambience is vital
– low lighting, soothing candles or incense – and
ban the TV from the bedroom
A good listener and talker, you often talk to yourself, and can
be indecisive Auditory Play calming music, and tell you mind to
turn down the conversation, then drift off to sleep
A touchy-feely person, physically you’re very self aware
and can be slow to make decisions Kinesthetic Breathe deeply and
gently stretch to ease stress – hanging forwards for example
to increase the blood flow to the head
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