The state of energy you feel is largely a part of the way you do things. You have set up everything in your life to support the state of energy you experience. Would you like some more energy? Try out these five simple changes that will impact the energy in your body.

1. Change your environment
When you set up your surroundings it usually represents who you are at the time you did it. The way things are arranged, the colour of the walls and the placement of key items you love. You are changing every day. It makes a big difference when your external environment reflects your internal environment. Rearrange, paint or reposition things and observe how different you feel.

2. Change your focus
You always get more of what you focus on. Pay attention to what you think about all the time. If you constantly think about all the things that are going wrong, you will emphasize all that does not work in your life. If you start to notice and express gratitude for the good things in your life, the things that do not work out seem to be part of the process of getting what you love. Start each day by writing down five things for which you are grateful. Soon you find yourself noticing much more of the wonder in your life and what a difference you will notice in your energy!

3. Change your state
Your state can range from joyful to depressed and powerful to weak. Whatever state you are in, you must breathe, move, think and hold tension in your body in a way that supports that state. You can tell if someone is happy or angry just by looking at them. We create our states; whether it is conscious or unconscious. One easy way to change your state is to do something that works your body and involves concentration. Playing a sport, doing yoga, working out or running are great ways to change your state. These things change your breath, movement, thoughts and tension. If you were in a bad state, unless you were trying hard to stay that way, usually it will be gone, ready to be replaced with a state of your choosing.

4. Do things out of your usual routine
We are creatures of habit and often we find ourselves caught up in the same thing day after day. Our routines become so mundane that we are on autopilot. We don’t even need to think to get ourselves to work and we can be at home in front of the TV without even knowing where the day went. Well, it’s time to shake things up! Do your whole morning routine backwards. This will take thought. Take a different route to work. You will do things, notice things and feel things that you were completely unaware of before.

5. Get entrained regularly
Regular entrainments (weekly or bi-weekly) will keep you noticing how your body holds tension, where and how deeply you can breathe and how you focus energy in your body. Most people who come in feeling good and relaxed leave exclaiming that they had no idea they were so tense! Regular entrainments teach you to become even more sensitive to how and why you store tension in your body. You will then be able to get rid of tension before it gets into you and keep all of your energy flowing and available.

Make some of these changes today and feel the difference. It is really quite fun and it adds a little variety to an otherwise average day. Be careful though; you might find yourself getting hooked and turning your average days into great days every day!

This Christmas Give Someone You Care About the Gift of Self-Awareness

Starting December 1st, Dr. Paul's practice members will have the opportunity to give "A Gift of Self- Awareness" to their friends and family members at no cost to you. This gift entitles your friends and family members to a complimentary consultation and examination to determine the adaptability and responsiveness of their nervous system.

This Christmas Filosofi Holistic Health Centre will be adopting two families for Christmas.

Help Filosofi create a wonderful Christmas for two families by making a monetary donation. Donations can be made at the office during Chiropractic hours and the money will be used to provide food and gifts for the two families.