- I wake up early every morning, meditate and write. My writer wakes up before my editor, so I find early morning writing and creative thinking enhanced because I have so few distractions or interruptions. This is my “flow” time when I feel like I’m channeling messages from the universe.
- I have many forms of exercise and one approach to sleeping. This is particularly true in Baja, where I have a lap pool right outside my bedroom door and access to a small gym that’s a 2-minute walk from our home. I also have the luxury of doing 1:1 yoga with Teddi or going for daily walks or hikes with our dog. We also have bikes on the MEA campus. And, yes, occasionally (very!), I will pull out my surfboard and catch waves at the Cerritos surf break. The value in having such a variety of choices means I’m working out various parts of my body. I also don’t get bored. Unfortunately, I don’t work out nearly as much when I’m in Santa Fe, and I can attest that my sleep isn’t as good when I’m there. When it comes to sleep, I’m religious about when I go to bed and my pre-sleep ritual, which involves prayer, reading, and nodding off to a bucolic, electronic stream in my ears.
- I get regular massages or bodywork. We’re lucky to have amazing massage therapists at MEA, so I try to get a massage about every two weeks. I also occasionally do Reiki healing, steam baths or Temazcales, and spiritual cleansing from Saul, our shaman. I also have an inversion machine and turn myself upside down 10 minutes daily. And in Santa Fe, I regularly seek out the plentiful local hot springs, including the world-famous Ten Thousand Waves.
In sum, my routine is pretty simple: an early get-up, a regular workout, and well-deserved bliss-out. It works for me, which, I guess, makes me a LLAMA.
What makes you a LLAMA?