Let’s throw back to January and probably like you, I’m thinking of new ways of living in 2022. I stopped making resolutions when I made the only one I ever stuck to in 2019 - which was to read a new book I enjoy every month of the year (I still do that one now - in my mind, I’ve completed New Year's resolutions!) This year I was thinking of ways I can better connect to the message of ede through the words I use. 

I’ve always known the true mission behind ede, to help people find more quality in the time they leave for themselves (note, not quality time but quality in the time they already have). I think along the way, with life’s busyness, I’d forgotten a little how to share that message. ede’s mission is to be like a supportive friend. In my own life, I’ve valued taking small, caring moments for myself to help improve not only how I treat myself but to help manage what my inner voice is saying to myself as well.

When feeling burnt out or knowing you're on a continuous cycle of “overdoing it”, there are often tell-tale signs of tiredness, frustration or anxiety creeping in, or maybe you see it communicated via your skin through puffiness, dark circles or an increased number of spots. 

With this thinking, I confirmed with myself that ede was going to help it’s users create more space to connect with themselves. I understand life’s pressures ~ with jobs that demand time from us, kids, familys, plans, milestones, friends you have to and want to keep up with, this list of course continues.

Movement and massage can help to maintain a strong immune system. I’ve been listening to The Book of Lymph by Lisa Levitt Gainsley recently and in short, the lymphatic system is the sewerage system for our body. It helps move waste around the body to fight infection. 

There are hundreds of lymph nodes located in many parts of the body including the neck, armpits, chest, abdomen and groin. They contain immune cells that can help fight infection within the lymph fluid. Unlike our blood vessels, they don’t have the heart to pump the fluid around which is why movement and massage are important for our immune systems function.

Knowing that going for a walk, stretching, swimming or small moments of self-massage, focussing on opening the neck and chest, in the back/hips/legs can all help move the lymph that lives just underneath the skin.