{"id":3748,"date":"2018-10-12T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/?p=3748"},"modified":"2018-10-12T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T11:20:29","slug":"what-about-you-who-do-you-shower-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/mente-y-emociones-en\/what-about-you-who-do-you-shower-with\/","title":{"rendered":"What about you? Who do you shower with?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think that everyone would agree with me when I say that having a shower is a private moment, and it\u2019s not something that you would share with just anyone. Correct? Well, even though this is the theory, in practice it couldn\u2019t be further from the truth, 99% of the time we don\u2019t shower alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I have found myself having a shower with my own problems, with my boss, with work colleagues, with things that upset me, with what\u2019s going to happen, with the things that depress me about what has happened\u2026 and even in some cases with my deepest hopes and dreams. It\u2019s interesting when you realise that it is happening.<\/p>\n<p>With the busy lives that we lead I invite you to try meditation in the shower. This could include practices that in mindfulness we call <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>informal practices<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>Showering is one of the most simple, efficient and quick ways to relax your body and mind, at the same time as recharging your battery.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When you have a shower I suggest that you take one or two of the following points and apply them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-286\" src=\"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/vinilo-bancc83o.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"vinilo-ban%cc%83o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">1.<\/span><strong> Be aware that you are showering<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it\u2019s simple isn\u2019t it? Sometimes you only realise that you were having a shower when you\u2019re drying yourself.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">2.<\/span><strong> Watch the water falling over your body<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can take note of the temperature, the amount of water, the pressure or the sensation of it on your body.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">3.<\/span><strong> Smell the shower gel and shampoo and be aware of how you are applying them<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you\u2019ll realise that you always start from the bottom upwards or from the top down, that you always hold the sponge in your right hand, or any other detail.<\/p>\n<p>4. Pay attention to the <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>sensations in your body<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>5. Take note of the <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>thoughts<\/strong><\/span> that come in to your mind.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">6. <strong>How do you dry yourself?<\/strong> <\/span> Take note of your thoughts and sensations whilst you do it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bit by bit, you can choose more elements of your daily shower and pay attention to each one of them. The aim is to make sure this, so very private moment, is a moment that you dedicate to yourself, to your own personal care and that you include this mindfulness practice in your daily routine. Only share your shower when want to \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a shower can be an ideal moment to practice mindfulness. This moment is many times shared with others, because our mind doesn&#8217;t stop and we end up with our boss in the shower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[188,190],"tags":[199],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3748"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3754,"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3748\/revisions\/3754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plenicidad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}