The Healthy Lifestyles Living Wellness Blog with Larry Lewis

Is Your Current Lifestyle Making You Ill?

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Get Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Down, And Move On

Get Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Down, And Move On

This is a blog post written for a very good friend. I know him well. I care about him. I understand what he is going through, but I won’t let him throw away what he has in front of him. He sits on the crest of a wave, about to achieve ...
I’m one HOT guy!

I’m one HOT guy!

I’m one HOT guy! What a statement to make. Have I finally lost it? No, not at all, I really am HOT. I believe that it is essential to be Honest, to be Open, and to be Transparent. You can’t really connect with someone if they aren’t open, honest and transparent about ...
Relaxation Technique Six: Mental Imagery

Relaxation Technique Six: Mental Imagery

Taking visualisation  to the next stage, we move on to mental imagery. When you picture soothing mental images in your mind, your body will benefit through being physically relaxed. To make this relaxation most effective, you need to bring all the five senses into your image: touch, sight, smell, taste and ...
Relaxation Technique Five: Get into Centre

Relaxation Technique Five: Get into Centre

Modern life struggles challenge our centre every day. Losing our centre can create an inability to manage stress successfully. This technique will enable you to tap into the power that’s inside you. I refer to this as “the centre”. This power within you can dramatically change anything in your life - literally ...
Relaxation Technique Four: Visualisation

Relaxation Technique Four: Visualisation

Visualisation is a technique where you use your imagination to deliberately create a picture or movie in your mind of your own making. Rather like painting a picture, you have complete control to create any image that you desire. Visualisation is a way of using your mind to get what you want ...
Relaxation Technique Three: Meditation

Relaxation Technique Three: Meditation

This is the third Relaxation technique in this series of articles. If you have missed the others, they were: Deep Breathing Progressive Muscular Relaxation With the way our modern lifestyle is, maybe it is no surprise that we are often stressed out. Getting stuck in heavy traffic, crowded shopping centres (particularly during ...
Relaxation Technique Two: Progressive Muscular Relaxation

Relaxation Technique Two: Progressive Muscular Relaxation

This is article two on Relaxation techniques. The first offered you the technique for Deep Breathing.  If you want to get yourself into a supportive mental state, feel physically vibrant and totally alive, then you need to be using relaxation techniques. By using them, you will create for yourself a physical ...
Let’s Talk Weight Loss

Let’s Talk Weight Loss

Are you all too often discouraged by your weight loss attempts? Are you fed up of the number of times you have started a new diet and exercise programme, only to be unsuccessful in achieving your goals? You’ve been bombarded by advertising that promises to show you how to achieve tremendously quick ...
Relaxation Technique One: Deep Breathing

Relaxation Technique One: Deep Breathing

On Monday in my blog post titled “8 Relaxation Techniques That You Can Use Daily” I promised to teach you a variety of relaxation technique. I suggested you try out each of these to see which appeals to you the most. Relaxation techniques can help you activate the body's natural relaxation response, ...
You Need Self-Belief  For Success

You Need Self-Belief For Success

When you take control and responsibility for your own happiness and success you will be astounded how much simpler and gratifying life becomes.  You will still face those challenges and frustrations, but you’ll have the strength and confidence to meet them head on, blowing them out of your way while you ...