STAY AT YOUR BEST

Harmonize you body and soul and rebalance your energy all along the year thanks to the well-being tips of Clare West, holistic advisor to The Westin Paris - Vendôme.

Wintry Winter

Winter is a time to be indoors – body wrapped in layers and scrunched up against the cold. This limits oxygen supply to the brain, the vital organs and reduces our vitality and our defenses. So decide to set off on a bracing (minimum 20 minutes) walk. Stand tall, swing the arms and breathe deep the exhilarating cold air to clear the head and brighten the energy.

Welcome to the new year

Take a moment to take stock of the year just passed – acknowledge and congratulate yourself for goals achieved – equally reflect and grieve any losses or regrets – visualize all of the energy and efforts involved and thank your body for supporting through this journey. Mark your feelings in a personal notebook or celebrate the passage of time with a small indulgence for yourself. Ready now to turn the page of this chapter and move on to the new year.

A relaxing Epiphany

Offer yourself an exotic gift - essential oil of Myrrh – one of the original gifts of the Three Wise Men. Myrrh’s intense aroma instills a sense of serenity and inner calm.  It’s a potent cure-all used since ancient times – add 4 drops to an essential oil burner or dissipate on the surface of a warm bath to lift the spirits, nourish the skin and improve breathing. Traditionally used topically on the skin for it’s anti-septic, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties – it was considered the elixir of eternal youth.

Winter Solstice

On the 22nd of December celebrate the Winter Solstice - the longest night and the shortest day of the year and the turning point of the season - A time traditionally to celebrate renewal and regrowth. Find an inspirational place and take a moment to do an enormous overhead stretch with both arms – ‘exhale’ and empty the body of the past year - then pause for a moment with no breath and empty mind. Release - open and lower your arms and let the new breath flood in. Allow the oxygen and fresh energy to fill every corner of your body.  Try this three times - stretch out the creases in the body and the spirit and prepare to come out of hibernation!

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