Wellness Wednesday: Introduction

Update as of March 21, 2008: I am no longer writing Wellness Wednesday Post.  Many changes are transpiring here on this little blog of mine and in my life in the coming months and I am channeling my focus elsewhere.  I want to thank all who participated and all who continue to write Wellness Wednesday post!  I encourage all of you to continue and begin.  The badge below will still be active, and who knows?  I may start again in the future!  Be Well everyone!

Motivated by my New Moon work that I wrote about here, and The Sacred Life Project Carla started many of us on, I am launching Wellness Wednesday.

My intention is to create a day where we can collectively observe our commitment to wellness by sharing the things that we do for ourselves that support our health.  This may be a post on diet, yoga, small personal rituals done daily to maintain body health, tips, recipes, resources, encouragement and antidotes.  It can be anything that is part of your intentional practice of nurturing your wellness. 

I believe this type of practice is important in bringing us back into conscious observance of our health, as well as creating community support in a world where we tend to neglect our health, and are also accustomed to placing our health in the hands of professionals that don't really know us and our bodies, and often times, due to overwork, insurance company restrictions and what not, forget to see us as a whole Being and not just physical symptoms that need to be suppressed. 

Wellness Wednesday is about empowerment, acknowledgment and sharing.  Its about celebrating the millions of unique ways we can enhance our health and be responsible for the bodies we have. 

I will be creating a link list in the side bar of all those who want to participate.  My vision is that after several weeks of doing this, we can find a way to pull together all of these posts into an archive we can all dip into for ideas, inspiration and support.

I will also be working on a badge for us to have and link back to as well, and hope to have it done by next Wednesday.  So please feel free to post and let me know if you would like to join in and be part of the list.  I will be putting up links as names get added.

Update!  Woohoo!  The fabulous Leah, came up with the following badge for us. 

Others of you are creating some as well, and I'm thinking of including them all as they come through, just because they are all looking so yummy!  Thank you all!

Ok... so you should be able to cut and paste the following code to get the badge on your blog! 

<a href="http://lunarmusings.typepad.com/lunarmusings/2007/09/wellness-wednes.html"><img src="http://www.lunarmusings.typepad.com/wellnesswednesdaylogo.gif" /></a>

 

Until next Wednesday, Be Well.

Comments

[Chani]

I definitely want to participate in this! Since this is one of my newer efforts, it would be good reinforcement. :)

Peace,

~Chani
http://thailandgal.blogspot.com

[Mary Richmond]

I would also like to participate!

[claire]

how on earth i have missed out on this, i do not know!! i would LOVE to be a part of it - is it possible this late in the day??? it's such a wonderful idea and so enriching - for everyone out there in blogland!!

[forever young]

me too me too, i've added 'passionate blog' to me site, and am waiting with great fervour for you to tell me what's next, yahoooo

[Stacy]

Hi! Just found you via ZaZaZu and love the idea of Wellness Wednesdays! I write about peaceful parenting and meditation (as well as my kids and family life) and will have to join in next month! (For November, I am already doing a theme for Wednesdays.)

Namaste ---

[Anne Marie]

What a wonderful idea!

[Jana]

I would like to join!!!!!!!!!

[Shelley Jones]

I would love to join too!

[chocolate covered musings]

i would like to participate in this also. i don't make new years resolutions and i have come up with a word for 2008 which is HEALTH. having a place where i can contribute and be kept accountable for my health and wellness seems important to me right now, and here seems like a great space where i can do that. count me in!

[ruby]

i would like to participate in wellness wednesday. what a fantastic idea! i stumbled upon this at a time when i really need this kind of self-care. thank you!

[Phyllis]

I love this idea and have added the logo to my blog. Please add my name to the list. Thanks so much for doing this! Phyllis

[storyteller]

I've been thinking about joining in for some time now and have finally published my 1st Wellness Wednesday post today at Sacred Ruminations. I look forward to checking in with others in the days, weeks, and months ahead.
Hugs and blessings,
http://sacredruminations.blogspot.com/2008/02/wellness-wednesday-brief-introduction.html

[LeeAnn]

I would like to join in on this one...what a lovely gift of inspiration you offer - thank you.