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WELLNESS IS
ABOUT BEING
GRATEFUL
FOR THE SIMPLE
THINGS IN LIFE

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take it slowly
Z IP P OR A H G ENE, 27, I S A N M. A S T UDEN T
L IVIN G IN I SL IN G TON

IN THAILAND THERE'S AN APPROACH
TO LIFE CALLED 'SABAI SABAI', which
translates as 'slowly, slowly'. I first encountered it
when I moved there in 2014 to work as a freelance
journalist. I was running around trying to achieve
lots of things to feel validated as a human being
and my Thai friends would say 'Sabai Sabai'.
My mindset changed in Thailand. I did Soul
Cycle classes and Muay Thai boxing four times
a week and felt chilled for the first time. But when I
returned to England, I soon fell into old habits.
I'm currently studying for a master's degree
in development at The School of Oriental and
African Studies, while holding down three jobs
- and two weeks ago I crashed with exhaustion.
I'm anaemic, my blood count was very low and
doctors told me I was malnourished.
Now I'm making small steps to a better, more
relaxed me. I buy fresh ingredients and treat
cooking like a spiritual experience - feeling and
smelling the food, instead of wolfing it down.
I also use a mindfulness and meditation app called
Buddhify when I feel tension welling up inside.
There's a saying 'Comparison is the thief of
joy', so I've stopped measuring myself against
others. If only my family would do the same
- I come from a conservative culture and my
parents think I should be married with a family
by now. I'm the black sheep, so I tell them 'this
is my time - I need to just take it slowly'.

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be thankful
S C OT T ROBIN S ON , 39, I S A BA NKER A ND L IVE S IN N OT T IN G HIL L

I HAD A WELLNESS EPIPHANY
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO when
my first serious relationship ended
and I experienced anxiety and
depression. I was lucky enough
to try reiki and it was a spiritual
awakening. Then I went on to try
meditation, pilates and hatha yoga.
Over the years, I've met lots of
people in the corporate world who
find yoga beneficial, so I started my
blog Yogibanker (yogibanker.com)
in 2014 to talk about spirituality in
the real world. At an early stage of
my career, I got into an email fight
with a senior director. Back then,

BALANCE April 2017

I was full of testosterone and the
emails were soon out of control.
That taught me a lesson - in times
of conflict, you should sit back, let
the moment pass and then respond.
I'm deficient in certain vitamins
and minerals, which are linked to
depression and anxiety, so I correct
this with nutritional therapy. If
you're feeling anxious, choose foods
high in vitamin B, potassium and
magnesium - bananas, oats, ginger,
avocado and dark chocolate.
Plus, I write a gratitude journal
- wellness is about being grateful
for the simple things in life.



http://www.yogibanker.com

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