Slow Down

Followers of JOGB know that I’m all about taking better care of ourselves. Learning to be a better, more harmonious version of ourselves with an ethical stance in life.

I do this by combining lifestyle choices that reflect better in our skin, and it in complete harmony with our own SLOJO Relaxing Candle Who doesn’t need to stop and breathe a little more?

If our lives, since lockdown have taught us anything, it is that we need to find ways to slow down the crazy pace and improve our quality of life while we’re living it - especially if working from home. The art of slowing down, in enjoying each moment instead of rushing onto the next thing, is a thing: a recent poll by Britain Thinks say that only 12% of the UK want life to return to the ‘old normal’ according to The Guardian.

For the full story from Jo go to Slow Society.

JOGB Goes Slow

Wake Up Well Make your first experiences in every day joyful. I learned Reiki and several meditation techniques to help calm my stressy brain, and the one thing that resonates is to listen to yourself and trust your intuition. Make the most of those first 20 minutes in the day by setting your alarm slightly earlier to reclaim quiet time for yourself and use it to think, plan, meditate, focus and hence calm your day. It’s when the best ideas surface.

Create Happy Highlights Introduce a new10-minute ritual you love and intersperse throughout your day. It could be a healthier tea or detox juice to replace that early morning coffee; 10 minutes outside with birdsong (tell me you’re loving how crazy they all are); a playlist of songs that fill your heart with joy and make you want to sing along – and do (right now I’m loving the ethereal Noah Cyrus); or calmly sit and watch a candle flame (called Candle Meditation, I do this with a SLOJO Relaxing Candles. The key is that it has to feel positive, stress-less and pretty unproductive for it to be an escape. 

Choose Quality Over Quantity Delete all those unnecessary subscriptions that crowd your inbox and just add unnecessary stress. Follow companies that inspire you and unfollow anyone who makes you feel ‘less’. What you need is truly very little. The less you have, the less you’ll need.

Have 12 Hugs a Day It’s the daily necessity apparently. We forget how great they feel - especially right now. Scientists claim it reduces stress, increase our immune system and boost heart health by making you happier. Give yourself a tight hug right now, while we wait to embrace more of our loved ones once more. 

Look Forward, Not Back Reflecting and wallowing in regret is such an immense waste of energy. Meditation clears the mind of trash and can help you to redirect your attention on the now. Looking back is often a sign that we don’t quite know what matters most to us, but by actively embracing more positive peaceful moments I truly do believe that we manifest what we desire deep down.  

What do YOU do to slow down? Tell us below…

Us? We moved out to Somerset during lockdown... to our new home Random Thatch

I won’t say life is slower, but more green space, better air quality, less light pollution, and the passion for small independent businesses that are helping to support local is certainly making us appreciate every small moment in life and supports all the above daily intentions.