Unleash your inner peace to the world

And what is inner peace? Also known as peace of mind, it refers to that psychological or spiritual state of calm and stress-free that one reaches through activities that generate calm, serenity and happiness.

In a world that is moving so fast, and in which society indirectly pressures you to be the best version of yourself 24/7, ?with the addition of a pandemic, social issues, competitive environment, health instability among many other problems that cause stress and uncertainty, now more than ever we must work on our inner peace, wrap ourselves in a halo of energy, positivity and gratitude and spread it to others.

As we take care of a garden, let’s also take care of ourselves on three levels: mind, body and soul.

MIND

1) Keep learning, whether it is about your work, a new language, investing or perhaps the constellation. Life is a constant learning, we will never know enough and it is about having the curiosity of a child, being grateful to be alive and absorb all the knowledge that will make us feel strong and free, because knowledge is freedom.

2) Challenge yourself constantly, get out of your comfort zone even if you’re scared, even if you rather stay in bed. We always talk about going out of our comfort zones but it’s hard to take action, and when we talk about it, it always comes with a success story. This is not always the case, but what it is true is that you learn a lot from the worst failures. That’s growth: to fall, to learn and to get up again.

3) An organized mind is a winning mind. If we want to achieve everything, we must plan: set small goals to achieve the bigger ones. Surround yourself with calendars, to-do lists, colored posts-its, whatever works the best for you and set priorities to cross off tasks as you do them. Important: book a whole day or gaps in the agenda for yourself, to do what you like and relax your mind (highly recommended).

BODY

1) You are not a tree, move. Do you know that the WHO recommends walking around 10,000 steps a day? It doesn’t matter if you like volleyball, tennis or to dance. No matter which sport you practice as long as your body is moving and your cells are oxygenated.

2) You are what you eat, you’ve heard this before, right? There are so many documentaries nowadays about different types of diets or food: keto diet, paleo, veganism, intermittent fasting... There are as many diets as people in the world. Tip: try everything and stick with the one that works best for you and makes you feel better. Of course, get information, read, work on your critical thinking. For me “Slow Food” is key, for example.

3) If you know it’s bad, why do you keep doing it? Something very simple like smoking, for example. According to WHO , tobacco kills 8 million people every year . Of those 8 million, 1.2 million die from being exposed to second-hand smoke. In addition, tobacco increases poverty and drives up healthcare costs. Children in emerging countries are used in tobacco farming to boost their family incomes. Something harmful to you and the people around you should be a reason enough to quit or ask for professional help if you can't do it on your own.

SOUL

1)???Spend time with nature, somehow, even for the most urban person in the world, being in contact with nature slows down the pace and rhythm of life. Perhaps because nature offers so much peace when we look at it. Nature is our oxygen.

2) Feed your soul with gratitude. Take a few minutes a day to be grateful that you are alive, be aware of your surroundings, your body, your presence in this world. Practice awareness, the present moment is life itself, perceive it.

3) Breath consciously. Perceive the energy in every cell of your body while you’re breathing, pay attention to the inhalation and exhalation. Feel that energy within you, expanding, filling your heart with joy. Pranayama or buteyko are some training methods that you could ?try.

This brief article with some tips is dedicated to all those bright people out there who want to be leaders in peacebuilding but sometimes lack resources and experience. I hope that, among other learnings, these tools will be valuable to all of you who care enough to be a Peace Champion for the future.

Remember that only when we have inner peace we’ll be able to help others.

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Be the peace leader you want to follow!

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Natacha has always carried the spirit of solidarity with her since she was very little.?She hated seeing children crying at school and she always made it a point to approach them and try to help. Over the years and until she had finished university, she didn’t realize how important it was, not only to lend a hand in one’s day-to-day life, but to do it on a large scale. It was then she decided to collaborate with NGOs, live the great experience within the Humanitarian Affairs family and find a job in a company with positive social impact. For her, in an ideal world, service and solidarity between us would come naturally, because we’ve received so much that we would want to share it.