Staying Healthy, Staying Sane - The Steamy Side of Vegas

The C-virus and a Healthy Lifestyle

The most important thing we can do about the C-virus and its effects is to take care of our families and ourselves.

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I should be doing in relation to the C-Virus. I first realized that there are ten things I’m already doing that make me feel more confident about surviving this whole craziness both physically and mentally.

Calming Oils

Anti-viral Oils

In brief, those things include:

Using essential oils that have anti-viral properties and others that help one stay calm and centered
Taking vitamins and herbs and eating well with almost everything made from scratch
Getting regular halotherapy (salt) treatments for respiratory health (now using a salt pipe)
Not watching the news (lessens the stress)
Getting outside for much of the day — sometimes gardening, sometimes sitting
Smudging the house with sage (sage supposedly has anti-viral properties—strong ones)
Getting enough sleep
Staying in touch with friends and family members and being grateful for the steadying presence of my husband (really important)
Sticking to a daily regimen — bathing, making up the bed, skin care, centering time, writing, exercise, lunch, dinner.
Using this as an opportunity to study astrology and deepen my understanding of Feng Shui, the I Ching, and the healing properties of stones

Salt cave at the Salt Room, Henderson, NV

Need more ideas? Visit a re-post of December’s Tension Tamers article.

On a much broader level, I am trying to come up with ways to keep communities engaged and share messages of hope and encouragement. I will be posting much more often as we all move through this together. Next post — the first of several shorts on How to Stay Happily Sequestered with a Partner.