How to be zen

We aspire to regain our serenity and to be Zen while we are constantly under stress. We feel overwhelmed, overworked, under pressure at work and sometimes at home, assaulted by noise, pollution, news that brings catastrophes and bad news all day long... To ensure our well-being, we must learn to disregard all these daily assaults which are so many reasons to succumb to depression and discouragement.

Let's get into the habit of not allowing ourselves to be overwhelmed by negative thoughts and let's learn to remain Zen in all circumstances. There are techniques, such as the "signal gesture" that is taught in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) or in sophrology to deal with stressful or unpleasant situations. This gesture is in fact used as an anchor point. It is about linking an internal reaction to an external gesture. Let's take the example of anger (internal reaction) and the fact of clenching one's fists to control one's anger (external gesture). Clenching one's fists is the signal gesture. The goal is to choose a positive feeling or situation and associate it with a simple gesture. This simple gesture will be used whenever we are confronted with difficult or stressful moments to trigger a feeling of calm and well-being.

Organizing yourself and your loved ones, eliminating negative and toxic thoughts that act like poisons, not devaluing yourself, these are the right attitudes to be Zen. We can spread essential oils in the living rooms to create an atmosphere conducive to relaxation and exchange, adopt a positive attitude, meditate and practice yoga, set up a Feng Shui space, relax as soon as possible, surround ourselves with things that we love and that soothe us. Discover all the secrets to staying Zen.

ESSENTIAL OILS

When you want to put everything on your side to be zen, you can use essential oils. They are natural solutions to treat physical ailments (pain or infections) but they can also act on an emotional level to calm nervousness, fight against insomnia, relieve anxiety and tension ... A few drops of essential oils diffused in the air we breathe, inhaled, applied on the skin or administered orally, you will benefit from their relaxing and soothing properties and help to fight effectively against stress. You can mix several essential oils to benefit from their complementary properties. For example, against depression, you can combine 1 drop of true lavender with 1 drop of chamomile, 1 drop of Ylang Ylang and 1 teaspoon of avocado oil to be applied on the inside of the wrists or the solar plexus.

Extracted from the essences contained in various parts of plants, an Essential Oil is a concentrate of active ingredients obtained by different processes such as cold pressing, distillation or solvent extraction. Essential oils have therapeutic properties and are used in aromatherapy for healing purposes.

Some essential oils contribute more particularly to our physical and mental well-being, to letting go and allowing us to remain Zen. Essential oils of orange, marjoram, lavender, Damask rose, neroli and others soothe, comfort, console or strengthen. To calm your nervousness, to sleep well or to create a serene atmosphere around you, you can diffuse essential oils of geranium, sweet orange, mandarin. To soothe our anxieties, we will apply a few drops of essential oils of chamomile, rosewood on the inside of the wrists or solar plexus ...

The use of essential oils helps us to overcome difficult situations, whether it be temporary fatigue or insomnia, emotional shock such as bereavement, stress, anxiety or depression.

YOGA

Among the techniques that help to stay Zen, to recharge the body and mind, we can rely on the practice of yoga and meditation. Yoga was born in India thousands of years ago, it is based on physical and breathing exercises and a mental practice, meditation. The goal is to maintain good health and a sense of well-being and general relaxation of body and mind.

The physical and respiratory exercises allow you to regain calm and serenity, to let go and free your body and mind from tensions in order to better manage stress, anxiety and insomnia. These exercises bring physical benefits: they tone the muscles, strengthen and soften the body and the spine. And they are also beneficial on the mental level: yoga combined with relaxation and meditation, act positively because they allow for better mental enlightenment, they teach us to relax, to refocus, to be Zen, to remove and eliminate negative and parasitic thoughts or emotions, thus leaving room for joy of life and open-mindedness.

Yoga is a moment for oneself, it is practiced individually and it is a little break that we offer ourselves for a little relaxation and serenity. Yoga improves our breathing capacity. The practice of exercises teaches us to breathe calmly and deeply and can be applied in stressful situations.

Yoga builds self-confidence. By practicing the exercises regularly, we succeed little by little in doing them better and better and this progression makes us proud and more confident.

Some yoga exercises improve our concentration. The balance exercises in particular force us to focus all our attention on the posture we are doing, otherwise we will be unbalanced, fall and hurt ourselves. By practicing these exercises, our ability to concentrate develops and is facilitated.

FENG SHUI

We all dream of a haven of peace where we can be Zen and in harmony with ourselves and what surrounds us. This dream is made possible by applying the principles of Feng Shui, an ancestral Chinese discipline, to the design of the home and office. These principles are based on the complementarity of yin and yang, on the theory of the 5 elements and the free circulation of Chi. Feng Shui considers that the environment influences the destiny of the inhabitants of a house. Feng Shui mixes common sense, divination and tradition and aims to optimize the layout of each room of the house to bring a maximum of well-being and attract prosperity.

Each detail has its importance. The entrance door for example must be solid, well placed, in good condition and well oriented. Its size must be proportional to the size of the house. If it is too small, it will not allow good luck to enter the house and if it is too big, bad luck will invite itself in. The opening of the front door must be inward so as to invite the good energies to enter.

In Feng Shui, everything is based on a free flow of Chi (energy flows). A Feng Shui design takes into account the layout of the furniture, the choice of elements ( wood, fire, earth, metal and water), shapes, colors, materials, lighting, plants... A Feng Shui house is symbolic, it must be tidy so that the positive energies can circulate freely, the living room must be welcoming and conducive to exchanges, the atmosphere of the bedroom will be cozy and soothing to sleep peacefully, the kitchen will be organized and friendly to contribute to remain Zen...

RELAXATION

Sleeping well, being Zen, escaping pressure, stress and letting go, these are the benefits that relaxation can bring. Relaxation is to the body what meditation is to the mind.

One can relax through yoga, sports, breathing exercises, but also through massage sessions... the goal being to relax one's body in order to be totally relaxed.

Relaxation is not a simple relaxation, it has benefits for the whole body: it allows you to release muscular tension, to rebalance yourself, to be Zen, to improve your blood circulation, to take a step back and act with clear ideas and not under the influence of emotion, to have a more harmonious relationship with those around you...

ZEN DECORATION

Sleeping well, being Zen, escaping pressure, stress and letting go, these are the benefits that relaxation can bring. Relaxation is to the body what meditation is to the mind. One can relax through yoga, sports, breathing exercises, but also through massage sessions... the goal being to relax one's body in order to be totally relaxed.

In Japanese culture, Zen is an art of living and refers to meditation. It is applied to floral art, painting, the garden and the home... To be Zen, it is necessary to create around oneself, a setting, an atmosphere conducive to meditation and this is done through the decoration of one's environment which must be harmonious and refined to bring peace.

Our daily environment plays on our moods, our balance, our serenity. It is not enough to add a chime or a Buddha in one's interior to be Zen or to pretend to have a Zen decoration. For those who wish to be Zen in their home, a minimalist decoration will take its place consisting of not overloading its decoration by avoiding the accumulation of objects. Order will also reign to remain Zen and wooden furniture with sober and balanced lines will be chosen. We will also privilege the natural by choosing colors in connection with nature, beiges, white, blue, taupe and we can integrate elements of Feng Shui in the decoration of his home ...

Relaxing one's body, calming one's mind in order to be Zen, also involves the presence of Zen elements in one's environment. We will decorate the rooms of the house with elements that invite harmony and spirituality such as an indoor fountain or green plants, we will use bed linen made of natural materials such as hemp, we will spread essential oils...