Benefits from Sauna
April 10, 2009
There is something about heat that makes everything in our body move more flexibly. Just like cold makes everything freeze and numb, heat melts and breaks open any numbness. Sauna is a dry heat bath that makes your body sweat within a few minutes. It is natural heat that relaxes and calms your body. A Sauna bath can be enjoyable after your daily workout as it cleanses your body from all sorts of toxins and soothes any sore body muscles.
When I first went into a Sauna bath my face felt the scorching heat and I didn’t think I would even make it for five minutes. Seven minutes later, I came out feeling a psychological peace and contentment as well as physical rejuvenation. Later, I kept doing Sauna after my daily workout and started observing improvements. I was relieved from my allergies, sharpened in my senses, clear complexion, and had no muscle soreness after tough workouts.
There are some things I did that helped me before going into the Sauna bath:
· Drink plenty of water so you are well hydrated; this will also help release the toxins when you sweat while in Sauna bath.
· Use water to wet the exposed bare skin before going into the sauna room so the body will not feel the extreme heat shock and will slowly adjust to the Sauna temperature.
· When in the Sauna room, try to think calm or happy thoughts to relax your mind. You can always take a book if you feel more relaxed while reading.
· Pace yourself by coming out of the Sauna room every five minutes if you need to get use to the temperature.
After a while, I was so excited and ended up sharing with one of the trainers at the gym about what was happening on how I was benefitting from doing Sauna baths. He explained further saying that Sauna also increases your metabolism and your pulse rate increases with blood vessels becoming much more flexible. Therefore, it has lots of benefits without any work. Slowly, I have improved my timing to stay in the Sauna room, and now I can stay in a Sauna bath for as long as fifteen to twenty minutes.
Exercising helps achieve all our physical fitness goals but adding Sauna into our daily workout routine will help put us in excellent condition.
Playing With Balloons
March 25, 2009
When we went to our friend’s 2 year old son’s birthday party, we were looking forward to meeting and mingling with every one of our new and old friends. As we reached and entered the hall, the aroma of the good food and the smiling faces welcomed us. The guys circled up in their own group and started talking business while the ladies admired each others’ pretty dresses.
As we were talking, my attention went off to the children playing. I just love watching children, how true they are in their expressions. In every good or bad thing they show it wholeheartedly, without holding anything back. Just like that, they were playing with those red, green, blue, and pink balloons. They were enjoying it so much like there was nothing on this earth more fun or adventurous. All of their hearts, minds, and strength were engaged in playing with these balloons. It was so precious to watch how they held these balloons to their little hearts when they were trying to catch their breath while running.
It reminded me of how as adults we are offered so much in life but have lost all the gratitude. We take many things for granted over time and lose the enjoyment. For example, if we are on our dream vacation, we waste most of the time thinking about our financial situation, taking many pictures until it becomes stressful, and rushing everything to see all the best places. Likewise, when the promotion position at work we always desired is finally granted, all we can think about is what tomorrow will bring, rather than enjoying today. Furthermore, we even press on for a more successful life.
Why can’t we focus on enjoying the simple things in life? Just like the children playing with the balloons. Wouldn’t it be nice to spend quality time with the growing children instead of chasing success all the time? How about lying on the cool grass daydreaming or looking at the clouds, even if you don’t get your dream vacation? What about taking pleasure in the rocking chair on the front porch to get away from the cares of life?
In addition, somewhere along the way, while growing older we forget to take time to enjoy life. We must not forget that this is the only life we have and when we start enjoying the little things in life, the big things will come naturally.
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