Is There Life After Therapy?

Self help, fashion magazines, the spa and gym culture are all full of good ideas of how to “pamper” yourself. And sure why shouldn’t you? It’s fun, it can make you feel good about yourself for a little while to let yourself be nurtured, slow down, tone up or relax your muscles a bit.  But is that all there is to caring for yourself?

Beyond working out and getting tended to in a spa- it’s also important to take care of your internal world and to consider this question: What have you done for your mind lately?! The same applies for your body. More than doing cardio and pilates- this refers to dialoguing with or tuning in to what your body wants and learning about the inner workings of your mind – not just what you THINK or what the culture tells your body you should want.

I heard a meditation teacher discuss this idea once. She said “you take so much care of your teeth- twice a day you brush, you floss then you clip your toenails but what do you do for your mind?!! “