5 WAYS TO REVIVE YOUR SENSES

Enrich your awareness of everyday tastes, 

sights and sounds to enhance your enjoyment of life.

1. Open up to pleasure 

Sensuous living is about creating sensory moments that give you pleasure. Allow your senses to absorb to their fullest. You will find yourself completely in the moment, in the now -and that is the only time we are truly happy and in our natural state. Appreciating more of the world around us adds to the quality of our lives.

     2.  Practise the art

It may take time to build this new awareness into your life, so ones a week, set aside a few hours to be fully aware of your senses. As you walk into to work, acknowledge the colour of the sky. Feel the wind against your cheeks, notice the crunch of the gravel beneath your feet. At home, try something as simple as baking bread. Enjoy the eight of the dough as you knead, appreciate the smell of the freshly baked loaf when open the owen. Delight in the taste sensation of the hot buttered slice.

   3.  Appreciate beauty

Surround yourself with objects you find beautiful - a fragrant bunch of flowers, an exquisite shell, a delicate glass. Incorporate things that speak to you sensual self - textures, colours, music and scents. In the bathroom, use fluffy towels, scented candles and rose petals to transform your space into an uplifting haven. Shower with invigorating herbal shower gel, you can add some essential oils to you shower gel. In the bath you could share the pleasure with your partner. Step into the warm water with awareness. As you lather up, enjoy the tingling feeling on your skin, millimeter by millimeter. 

   4. Learn to listen

Pay attention to natural sounds around you, and don't neglect the sound of others. Each of us is a product of our upbringing, culture and life experiences. Even if aren't aware of it, this uniqueness can sometimes be an obstacle when it comes to being an effective listener. Try to remain open to what your daughter, friend or colleague is saying, and withhold evaluation or judgement. Become aware of what your triggers are in the communication process and what shuts your listening down.

  5. Feel healthier

Living sensually triggers endorphins, the natural hormones responsible for the physical sensations of pleasure. They also anesthetize pain and strengthen your immune system.