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We’re having SO much fun making these!!

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Forget chocolates, how about crystals?

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What’s your favorite flavor of calcite tumble? Mangano? Pistachio? Caribbean Blue? Honey?

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Spill the tea ☕️

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A post shared by ReadWriteandRock (@readwriteandrock) on Jul 3, 2020 at 8:39pm PDT

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Our Mercury retrograde candle is AMAZING! I soooo needed this healing this afternoon. We have 6 more in shop and they smell so good and burn a really long time.

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One of the most common questions I’m asked, “How do I use a pendulum?” So, @nellthecrystalwitch and I made a video about it!

https://youtu.be/EvUCYR8k6MQ

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https://etsy.me/2VvpKZ0

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Pink Drawer Crystal Haul (Reveal) featuring one of my familiars, Jack! 🖤🤍🐈 You can find more drawer reveals on my You Tube channel Read Write and Rock.

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Rest. 😴 Sometimes all there is to do is rest. 🛌 Sometimes it’s because we haven’t gotten enough rest, or tuned in to our bodies cues indicating a need for additional rest that we end up sick with anxiety😰. Sometimes insomnia 😳 won’t let us rest 💤 .

Rest is super important for healing, reducing stress, mental health 🤯 and so much more. Bonus, dreaming 😴😊🥳 is awesome. Here are a few things to help you achieve it.

First if it’s bedtime 🛌, try to create a ritual that makes it something you look forward to. PAMPER YOU! Not only do you deserve it, you need it!

* ☕️Tea (chamomile, tulsi aka; holy basil, lemon balm, valerian, licorice)

* 💊Supplements: melatonin, lemon balm, tulsi, lavender, magnesium. I’ve been trying Mary Ruth’s vegan nighttime liquid minerals with some relief. And no I don’t sell Mary Ruth’s (I’m a vegetarian and I hate swallowing pills their products are perfect for me)

* 🎧Binaural beats

* 🌊Nature sounds

* Sleep Stories (the app is FREE)

* 📚 Reading

* No electronics 📴

* Establish a bedtime routine

* A hot bath 🛀

* Make your room cool and dark (darkness helps tell the body to create melatonin)

* Weighted blanket (alternative, lay pillows across your blankets along your body to help give you the feel of some weight, snuggle in)

* Sleep naked (if you can, don’t knock it till ya try it 😉)

* Aromatherapy: Massage your feet with an essential oil blend or aromatherapy roll on, add some to your pulse points if it soothes you… oooo and pillow sprays are nice too.

* Take a nap 💤 during the day (if your schedule permits) and your body needs it, but not after 4:00pm.

* Don’t stay in the 🛏 longer than 20 minutes if you wake up in the middle of the night. Take a walk to the 🚽 or kitchen for a bit of tea 🍵 or 💧. You need to reset your body then try again.

* 🔥Hot packs. So, I’ve found that heating up those neck wraps and laying them over my belly helps me go right back to sleep. It’s worth trying.

What are some things you do to help you sleep?

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Supplements…. After my doctor diagnosed me with severe anxiety and panic attack disorder, I was given a prescription. But I’m one of those people who is willing to put in the work on my long term health. In the beginning I was dependent on my medication because I was in such bad shape. As we reined in my body, I began researching anxiety, what is happening, what is affected, what does it do and how can you help your body?

One of the many, many changes included adding 💊supplements to my regimen. Remember to talk to your doctor before adding or changing anything in your routine. I see my 🩺 physician regularly as we monitor my progress and I discuss everything I’m trying. My hope is that something I share that is working for me, she might share with another anxiety sufferer.

Let’s dig into the💊 supplements. There are many options. I am not currently taking all of these, rather I tried different ones to see which helped the most and what benefits they had in a search to find the one or ones for me. Here’s a little about a few options:

1. Tulsi. Aka; Holy Basil. Try it as a tea ☕️or 💊supplement. Benefits: Anxiety, immune support, aids digestion, balance metabolism, uplifting, combat inflammation, hormone balancing, adrenal support, calming and more!

2. Lavender. Try it as a tea ☕️or 💊supplement. Benefits:

3. Chamomile. Try it as a tea☕️. Benefits: Relaxing. Calming. Soothing.

4. Multivitamins. A good multivitamin can help address any vitamin deficiencies you may be unaware of and a good spectrum of B vitamins can really benefit your central nervous system. I’m still looking for one to love, but I’m getting ready to try Mary Ruth’s vegan liquid multivitamin which also has minerals.

5. Probiotics. Poor gut health can lead to anxiety problems. Some think it starts in the head and ends in the gut, but it’s actually the other way around. You could try a good probiotic (I look for one that contains more than one strand because each type benefits something different). I usually take Garden of Life Women’s Blend. Lately though, I’ve been drinking kombucha, and eating lots of gut supporting fresh veggies (cruciferous🥦 vegetables, pickles, olives)

6. Turmeric. Try it in food (seasoning, great on roasted chickpeas), tea☕️ or 💊supplement. Benefits: Reduce inflammation.

7. Lemon balm. Try it as a tea☕️ or as an ingredient in a 💊supplement. Benefits: digestive, stress reducing, calming, soothing and more.

8. Valerian. Try it as tea ☕️or likely as an ingredients in a supplement💊 blend. Benefits: Promote sleep, ease restlessness. Great for those with insomnia.

9. Ashwagandha. I’ve seen and tried it in supplements 💊and tinctures. Benefits: Hormone balancing, reduce stress and cortisol levels (adrenal support), immune boosting.

10. Licorice. Try it as tea☕️ (if you like the taste, I’m not a fan) or as a supplement💊. While I don’t favor the flavor, it is very helpful so I take in a supplement. Benefits: digestion, gut health, stress reducer.

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Along with severe panic attacks, I suffer with fibromyalgia. One of the things I would do intuitively was rub my own feet. I knew of people using pressure points to alleviate nausea (I swear by Seabands) and headaches. I decided to follow my Usui Reiki training with a course in reflexology. Here are some tips to help you through an anxiety or panic attack:

First, I encourage you to massage anywhere that feels good and offers comfort. 

Or you can try one or all of these (give each one 2 or 3 minutes to take effect):

1. Make a fist.👊

2. The spot where your pinky curls🤛 is the pressure point you’re looking for.

3. With the thumb👍 from your other hand, massage little circles with gentle pressure on the point.

4. Remind yourself to breathe (check out my post on belly breathing).

5. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

(You can also swap out the pinky spot and massage the base of the thumb).

You can also try the “Sea of Tranquility”:🌊

1. Interlace your fingers 🤲 and lay the flat of them against the center of your breastbone.

2. Breathe.🌬

3. Repeat.

“Letting Go”:

1. With your arms facing you, cross your forearms and bring them to your chest. (Like you’re protecting your heart).

2. Let your index and second fingers rest just below the collar bone to the right and left of your neck.

3. Feel around for any place that might be a little tender and massage with index and pointer finger.

4. Breathe.

“Inner Gate”:

1. If you don’t have a pair of Seabands you can use your finger ☝️ and thumb 👍 to apply gentle pressure to the same spot.

2. To find it, rest your index and second finger across the inner part of your wrist (begin at the base). ✋

3. Two fingers in, in the center is the spot.

4. Apply gentle pressure.

5. Breathe.

Super simple:

1. Massage your third eye. 👁

2. Breathe.🌬

Feet:

You can pour a little massage oil (coconut oil is great) on the bottom of your feet.

Think of your feet as: Toes, Pads, Arches & Midsoles, Heels.

1. First awaken your meridians by stroking your feet in a long top to bottom motion (use your thumbs) under begin at the base of each toe.

2. Use a pressure that feels good to you.

3. Go slow, take your time.

4. Next massage in clockwise motion the center of your foot (10 or so circles or whatever feels good). If this is going well you can add your second thumb to the circle and do 10 more circles).

5. Next between where the pads of your feet end and your arch/midsole begin, do 10 clockwise circles, then 10 pressures (little pushes) or squeezes. Hold for one long press to the count of 10. Exhale as you press.

6. In the middle of the midsole do 10 clockwise circles. 10 short presses. 1 long press to a count of 10..

7. Move your fingers up and a little to the right (just a little diagonal from where you were): 10 clockwise circles. 10 short presses. 1 long press to a count of 10.

8. Repeat on other foot.

If you enjoy essential oils you can add a few drops to coconut oil and make your own massage oil. Lavender is always a sure bet. Personally, I like sandalwood and woodstock. The best way to pick your oil is to sniff and if it instantly makes you go “Ahh” or gives you a sense of relaxation or happiness, that’s a good one to use.

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