Wellness International Mind Body Wellness Day Wellness Day

International Mind Body Wellness Day is a day that promotes the importance of holistic well-being and optimal mental and physical health. Celebrated on the 3rd of January each year, the International Mind Body Wellness Day serves as a reminder to individuals around the world to prioritize their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

2. Neurochemical Impact: Research has shown that positive emotions like happiness and contentment release beneficial neurochemicals in the brain, promoting overall well-being. On the other hand, negative emotions like anger or chronic stress can lead to imbalances in these chemicals, affecting both mental and physical health.

3. Immune System Function: The immune system plays a crucial role in protecting the body from illness and disease. Studies have found that psychological stress weakens immune responses, making individuals more susceptible to infections and delaying recovery from illnesses.

Mind-Body Marvels: Wellness roadmap for mind and body

1.SEEDing mind-body wellness with digital fasting

Taking breaks from technology and screens allows your mind to unwind and recharge.

Set aside dedicated time each day(say 7-9pm) to disconnect from screens and focus on yourself.

•You may spend that time with your loved ones and foster healthier relationships.

•You may spend that time praying or meditating.

•Another thing you can do during this time is to just close your eyes and introspect your day, your life and find scopes of improvement. Practicing it daily would gradually transform you into a better person.

2. Quality Sleep: The silent healer

In today’s fast paced world we often cut down on our sleep time in order to cope up with the competition around. Cutting Down on sleep hours is one of the major causes of increased stress, loss of memory and several health diseases. A minimum 7-8 hour of sleep would not cause much loss to your goals rather it would enhance your productivity to a large extent.

A quality sleep of 7-8 hours

•enhances concentration and focus.

•helps the brain in consolidating and storing information to long term memory which results in information retention for a longer time period.

•supports cellular,tissue and muscular repair and growth which prevents numerous health disorders.

3.Nurturing mind-body wellness through Yoga

Our ancestors had a great knowledge on numerous aspects of life. Their knowledge towards better wellbeing of mind and body knew no bounds. The holistic approach of practicing yoga has proved to be extremely beneficial for mind and body wellbeing.

Mindful breathing yoga like pranayam reduce stress.
Anulom vilom has proven to be a great healer of respiratory ailments like Asthma
Mountain Pose (Tadasana): Improves posture and strengthens thighs, knees, and ankles.
Tree Pose (Vrikshasana): Enhances balance and concentration
Child’s Pose (Balasana): Relaxes the spine and stretches the hips, thighs, and ankles.

4.Hydrate for Health

In this fast paced lifestyle, we often forget to drink water.Infact during winters the consumption of water reduces to one or half glass per day for many individuals.Water is one such gift by nature that

Maintains energy levels in the body
helps in weight control
flushes our toxins from the body via urine
prevents constipation and thereby prevents piles and fissures
regulates the body temperature
keeps the mind healthy and balanced.

Despite of water having numerous health benefits we often deprive our body of proper hydration. Drinking water sip by sip , preferably while sitting, enhances joint health as well.

Always carry a water bottle with yourself and keep a check on your water consumption levels.In winters you can boil or mildly heat the water and drink it like a hot beverage.

5.After-Meal Walks: A Simple Path to mind-body wellness

In this fast paced lifestyle and sedentary lifestyle where most of the work requires no walking. People have stopped moving their bodies. Sometimes people just stick to their table and chairs for the entire day.

This causes obesity, poor digestion, poor mental health and spine problems.

One simple solution to this problem is to walk for atleast 10-15 minutes daily after every meal. This promotes mind-body wellness.

You can even listen to spiritual music to refresh your mind and invite positivity to your life.

Walking after meals

•Helps in weight loss

•Increases blood circulation to the brain and reduces stress and anxiety

•Helps in better digestion

•Prevents constipation

•Reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases

•Boosts metabolism

Gradually build a habit of walking after every meal and harness its miraculous effects on mind-body wellness.

Final Reflection: The conclusion

Today’s fast paced lifestyle has brought thousands of disorders to our lives. International mind body wellness day is a great opportunity to reflect upon our unhealthy lifestyle and building habits like yoga, meditation, proper hydration, digital fasting for mind and body wellbeing. Let’s incorporate these habits and harness mind-body wellness for a better present and even better future.