Savoring Our Way To Well-being

The simple, and joyful, experience of savoring fosters our vitality. It’s a universally, readily available antidote to the pervasive, sustained stress the world has been handling for the past year. When we practice savoring, we benefit ourselves psychologically, physically, mentally…short- and long-term. I’m focusing more on my Mermaid and the Marsh site where I posted this piece. Hope to see you there. Happy savoring!

Mermaid and the Marsh

savor: to taste, smell or experience something with pleasure

Pause and savor, pause and savor.

The Universe has been sending this repeated reminder recently of the importance to our well-being of the simple yet profound act of savoring. Savoring is an opportunity open to all of us all of the time. It costs nothing yet yields tremendous benefits. It provides a path both to short-term soothing and vitalizing, and more robust wellness if we cultivate the practice of savoring over the long haul.

My layperson’s take is that when we pause and savor something pleasurable, we refresh and reset our bodies, souls and minds. We counteract the results of stress, e.g. shallow breathing, quickened heart rate, mind racing, and we melt into a moment of relaxation, deep focus and pleasure. How important all of that is, especially amidst the rough seas of sustained stress and even trauma we have…

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2 Responses to Savoring Our Way To Well-being

  1. Emilie says:

    I have been savoring Spring’s flowers. I do every year, but this year so much more.

  2. Sirena says:

    Yes! Same here…although I’ll bet you have a lot more spring flowers in blossom now than we do in New England. EnJOY. Thank you for visiting and Happy Spring!

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