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Soul Nourishing Practices



We nourish our body with healthy food (hopefully!). You know the feeling of contentment when your belly is full with good and tasty food? How about nourishing our soul, too?

When we nourish our souls, we feel great, fulfilled, happy, alive, vital, eager, energized and inspired.



Here are some of my practices for nourishing my spirit and cultivating my connection with Love:
  • Spend some time, either quietly or loudly, appreciating your life, your home, your work, your clients/friends/coworkers, your family, your health, and yourself. You can do this when you just wake up or when you are about to go to bed. 
  • You can also do a Gratitude Walk, as you walk in nature or out doing your exercises, you can appreciate what you notice along the way. You can create a Gratitude List or even a Gratitude Journal, where you write down all that you are grateful for in your life. This is a great resource to look at to help you resonate again with joy.
  • Think of something that brings a smile on your face. When you are in touch with that good feeling, sense where it is the strongest in your body and allow it to grow easily. Radiate this good feeling to all parts of your body, to your family, to your world and to the Universe. You can send this good feeling to people you have difficulties relating to or you want to forgive, and you will find that this practice can heal these difficulties  in wondrous ways.
  • Do a "Metta" (loving kindness) meditation: say gently to yourself, "May you be in peace...May you be at ease... May you be happy... May you be healthy..." Then, think of someone you love, and say the same thing to that person. And, you can direct this loving kindness energy as often as you want throughout the day and as to many people as you wish.
  • Take 5 minutes to stop and look at the beauty and wonder of life around you. Listen to the birds, look at the flowers, feel the wind, smell the air, taste the rain, observe a bug, bask in the sun, look at the stars... Allow yourself to be enchanted by nature and adore every bit of it! Unconditional love is everywhere, and to feel it, all you need to do is to tune into it!
  • Spend some time to dream Big and Audacious Dreams, just for fun. No need to get attached to results, just let your imagination and heart take flight. Allow yourself to follow your bliss in the direction of your dreams, even if you feel afraid.
  • Play!!! Get in touch with your creativity: draw, paint, write, carve, etc. Allow yourself to be free to get dirty: do some gardening, play in mud, roll down the hills, get covered in paint, etc. Get in touch with your inner child: get on a swing, play hide and seek, or other games that delight you!
  • Laugh a deep belly laugh for the sheer joy of living!
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