Lift Your Energy NATURALLY

Remedy a lack of vitality for more spring in your step this summer

- BONNIE CLEAVER

The standard ‘energy prescription’ is simple: sleep more, eat better, exercise daily. But if you have ticked all those boxes and still feel permanently zapped, it’s time to try a new approach.

We‘ve found some of the best alternative ways to lift your energy levels, from essential oils and crystals to meditation and affirmations. Introduce one a week and you‘ll rediscover your zest in no time.

TRY CHIWALKING

Super-charge your stroll with this technique from Danny Dreyer, co-author of ChiWalking – a style of walking that optimises the flow of energy through the body.

1. Before taking off on your walk, do a few minutes of belly breathing. Exhale fully, pulling your belly toward your spine. Then relax your belly and let it expand, filling your lungs from the bottom. Repeat several times before beginning your walk, and then over and over again during your walk.

2. Start walking at a relaxed pace of 60 to 70 strides per minute.

3. Walk for five minutes practising belly breathing and then begin this energetic visualisation: Imagine a stream of energy rising up the back of your spine each time you inhale. It flows from your tailbone to the top of your head. Then when you exhale, imagine the same stream of energy flowing back down the front side of your spine all the way to your pubic bone. Keep this breathing visualization cycle going for the duration of your walk.

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