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Self love = selfish but that’s OK

When you are in a relationship changing yourself to please someone else can start out small. You forget that what you wanted in the first place, was to find a real connection with someone who wanted the real you and not just the idea of you. Learning not to get lost in it is key and Self love is necessary! But if you should find yourself in a dark place where you barely recognize the person you have become, don’t worry, that bad b-tch (or male equivalent) is there under somewhere.  Some people may not care for them the way they loved the version of you that was always aiming to please, but I promise you, that the “new you” won’t GAF!!!

May is National Mental Health Month – in the spirit of this I would like to share the RAIN theory to help you deal with undesirable or misunderstood feelings.

Recognize – notice the feeling – do not dismiss it

Allow yourself to feel this feeling & Accept it, don’t fight it

Investigate – ask yourself WHY you are feeling the way you do; it could be a combination of things and not just the said thing (or person) you are getting upset with.

Non-identification – separate yourself from the feeling

Just breath!!!       Aside from the obvious of keeping us alive and flowing oxygen into our brains we can use breathing techniques to help us all in the most extreme of circumstances to simply helping us fall asleep. We will be sharing three different strategies that will help you on your journey towards becoming the best version of yourself and living your best life. The three areas we’ll touch on are below: Tactical breathing to reduce stress, calming down and helping with anxiety Imaginary breathing to help fall asleep Proper breathing for strength training   Tactical Breathing Tactical...

When we here at Ultimate You first read all of the benefits of the acupressure mat, we were more than eager to try it out for ourselves. We had our first sample created a shipped to us to test out and when it arrived. Some of the team were a little nervous about how the sharp spikes would feel and I think it’s normal to feel that way, I was anxious myself even having experienced acupuncture in the past. When the mat arrived, I tried it out and so did many other volunteers including a few children ages 8 and...