Extreme Self-Care, Jammie-down Days
by Cherie Byrd
Many people understand that the earth and everything on it has been going thru evolutionary shifts which have required us to re-access and offload a lot of our limiting stories. This is not an easy process to navigate, most of us want to avoid our shadow all together, and it leaves a lot of folks feeling emotionally exhausted and run down, if not well and truly sick.
This calls for Extreme Self Care. We need to bring our heartfull consciousness back to ourselves and nurture, nourish and love ourselves on every level.
I’ve been recommending a lot of Jammie-down time to clients lately. Jammie-down is a very intentional, conscious day or two of quiet relaxation, loving and nurturance. Most folks who find themselves at the end of their oomph will spend time vegging out, and a jammie-down day may have some of those elements, however their execution is geared toward heightened connection and presence rather than disconnect and avoidance.
When we rest with open, loving presence we actually regenerate ourselves.
Jammie-down days are simpler than
retreats to uncomfortable cabins, more intimate than a noisy spa. Give it a try, and remember it’s all about climbing into your body, your heart, your soul and making a deeper connection with the inside of you, your family, your furry friends and this precious moment.
Since your body does not know the difference between your imagination and an actual event, even thinking about it is healing. Talk it up with your beloved and family, wash all your jammies, buy some food and look forward to it all week.
Elements of a proper Jammie-down day
Choose the parts that feel most nurturing to you, but don’t overload your time, keep it spacious and expansive, enjoy a sense of freedom in this now, and this now, and this...
- Light a fire, candles or fireplace; fire actually feeds our cell’s energy.
- Limit or eliminate the TV, computer time & videos, keep the content uplifting.
- Wear no shoes, get some lotion and exchange foot rubs, maybe endlessly.
- Whoa, you might even turn off your phone! Pretend it’s a spa retreat; every time it vibrates do something good for you instead of answering, water with lemon? File your nails? Face mask?
- Consider quiet voices, or even silence, listen to the wind, the birds singing, your partner whistling in the shower.
- Spend some time soaking in water, hot tub, bubble bath or foot soaks your choice.
- Find something you’ve been wanting to read, get lost in it, or pass it around and read to each other.
- Enjoy lots of cuddling with your sweetie, kids & furry friends. Get cozy and snuggly with one another.
- Get out the crock pot or bread machine and start something flavorful cooking and inhale deeply. Get really hungry and enjoy every morsel, make yummy sounds and feed each other.
- Make space for daydreaming and meditating, get in touch with other dimensions of reality
- Get lost in some journal writing and soft music, let yourself feel, deeply.
- Jammie dancing, let your body move freely to the sound, keep your mind and heart open and the body will relax and follow.
- Stare at some clouds or the edges of the trees against the sky, soften your eyes and see the energy fields.
- Take a nap and write down your dreams.
- Fill a page or two with what you appreciate about your life and your loved ones and read it to them.
Above all, be very loving with yourself, open your heart and let the warm and sweet energy of who you truly are wash over you, you surely deserve it.
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