Box Your Shadows Away On Mental Health Awareness Day
Box Your Shadows Away On Mental Health Awareness Day
a Soul SAUCE + FLOSS workout
10/10 is World Mental Health Awareness Day
Explode myths, educate others, show support, and give your mind some TLC!
It’s also a day to PLAY and promote general MENTAL WELLBEING.
Two of my ALL TIME FAV self-care strategies are TAROT and SHADOW BOXING.
Tarot reminds me that I am part of a larger story and that I am not alone.
Shadow boxing helps me to ground and tune into my inner strength.
Together, they pack a one-two punch that dispels the inner demons that lurk in life’s dark corners.
Together, they help me to come back to my power.
Neither are a replacement for expert advice—but, let’s be real, not all of us can get expert care every time we have a breakdown.
Shadow boxing and the Tarot don’t “fix” anything per say; but they are helpful companions and allies in times of stress, change, and crisis—like, for example, Hurricane Milton—which just so happens to be making landfall three miles from my home as I write these words.
I don’t know what tomorrow’s going to look like—if I’ll have power, if a tree will fall through my roof, if I’ll even have a roof. Right now the best I can do is believe that I’ve made the best decision to keep my family safe based on the best available information.
The windows are boarded up, the hatches are battened down, the bathtub is filled with water, every device I own is charged, and there’s several liters of tequila chillin in the freezer, along with three homemade frozen margaritas.
So for now I’m throwing some of my favorite punches to my totally non-ironic Up & Up playlist and mapping out a path forward under the guidance of the Page of Swords, Knight of Pentacles, Queen of Wands, and King of Wands.
See what happens when you, too, take a few moment to get some spiritual advice and fight your shadows out—like poets and witches do!
(And while you’re at it—extend some compassion to folks in the areas devastated—and I do mean devastated—by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. There’s nothing like a monster storm to ravage the nervous system—and plenty of scientific evidence that the long-term emotional, mental, and physical consequences of natural disasters are REAL.)
Why Tarot + Shadow Boxing?
Because physical fitness/resilience is a complement to mental fitness/resilience.
And vice versa: mental fitness/resilience is a complement to physical fitness/resilience.
Royal Advice Tarot Spread
At a crossroads? Navigating uncertainty? Making major life decisions?
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Then: take PRACTICAL ACTION to MANIFEST the REALITY of your DREAMS.
The Shadow Boxer
This quick-hit Core Cardio workout features four of my ALL TIME FAV PUNCHES—the jab, the uppercut, the hook, and the ascending elbow.
And my ALL TIME FAV workout modality—TRISET TABATA PYRAMIDS.
Tri-Set means three moves, alchemically paired to maximize output and calorie burn while toning your entire body. Tabata means short, intense, efficient intervals (30 seconds) with baby breaks in between. Pyramid means that each move increases in complexity, leading to peak effort in the last 30 seconds.
This galvanizing 30-minute workout is accessible for ALL FITNESS LEVELS and guaranteed to:
Boost your metabolism and your mood!
Grow functional core strength!
Leave you feeling stronger, happier, and more confident—ready to tackle life’s challenges!
All you need is:
Yourself
An energizing playlist—or use my “Pure Throwbacks” playlist:
Water
Your best attitude!
That’s all for now, babes!
You can access the rest of my transformative Soul SAUCE workouts on Youtube and all of my alchemical Soul FLOSS rituals here on Substack.
xxxO, Dr. MLE | Beach Witch
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