Healthy Body - and what I do about it...

The Five Pillars of Health is really cool. So simple but the more you allow yourself to focus on the value of this simple philosophy, the more it makes sense and the more you find yourself making subtle changes that gradually but powerfully impact your everyday life and bring you more balance and joy.

Like the Healthy Body. So where do we start? Nikken products obviously so you get good sleep, pure water and air, nutrition .... and so forth.

And then? Relaxation? It's so easy to go for your goals and stay productive all the time.... so you don't take the time to relax. Or when you get overwhelmed to find a distraction to bring you a temporary feeling of relaxation when you are really building up tension in front of the TV or on the internet.

When you could engage in the simple act of giving yourself a massage with the Magboy. Not having a partner around is no excuse. You don't need another person and the Magcreator to totally re-energize your body with some bumpy magnets. Just take out your Magboy and start. Work on your entire body and notice the difference. Take a few deep breaths. And stop thinking. About anything. Not even your goals this time. Your brain deserves a rest.

Exercise is a fun thing. Hard to get started but hard to stop once you have... Like somebody intelligent said: "everything is hard until it gets easy". Once you are in the habit of taking a daily walk or run in your CardioStrides, it will be easier to do it than not to do it.

This morning for example, after just a few hours of sleep in my Nikken sleep system and an intense week, I got as usual at 6 am (no 4 am pick-up for an airport today...) Looked outside the window. Had a sudden thought to stay in bed for an extra half an hour and skip my morning jog.... But what amazed me today was how easily that thought just disappeared. The new habit has taken over. It takes more effort now for me to stay in bed than to go for a run!

And it was such a good decision. I will benefit all day from my morning jog.

Just like you will benefit for the rest of your life when you follow the simple disciplines of activities that match your values, your dreams, your goals. Like talking to new people. It does get easier when you do it every day. After a while you can not not do it. So just do it.