Low Vibration Activities

Happy Friday everyone,

I apologize for the lapse in posts. I was in the middle of moving to my new apartment and wanted to give myself some time to get situated. Mind you there are boxes stacked in every corner but nonetheless I have three times the space as I did in the tiny cube of an studio that I was living in for the majority of 2024. With January being a century long and February tip-toeing into the periphery; I wanted to talk about the low vibration activities that I’ve started to implement in my everyday routine to keep my anxiety at all time low.

Walk it out ✶

I was looking at tips and tricks for beginner runner tactics and the quote “walking is nature’s caffeine”. From adolescence to adulthood, you usually could find me walking in the woods in some format or when we would have a photoshoot in Brooklyn while I was with Hush Puppies, I would get up extremely early before our call time and start walking the concrete streets. That’s how one of my candles came to life after all. Brian Maffly at The University of Utah wrote an article on how walking in nature can restore attention,

“A walk in nature enhances certain executive control processes in the brain above and beyond the benefits associated with exercise,” concluded the study that appeared on Jan. 22 in Scientific Reports, among the world’s most-cited scientific journals.” - The University of Utah

It’s the perfect way to get the body moving and to get yourself out of bed. I get it, sometimes bed rotting is needed but this has helped immensely.

Pour over it ✶

If you like coffee or are a coffee nerd, you have to agree that making a pour over has a simple sort of repetition that is rather meditative. All of last week, I got up and made myself a pour over in my chemex and the circular swirling of the kettle almost put me in a gentle fugue state. Grab your favorite mug, fill it to the brim, and warm those hands. Way better than holding a phone while doom scrolling.

Please put the phone away ✶

I know…this is a tough one With so much happening in the world and the need for escapism is always imminent, it’s okay to put your phone on “do not disturb” and set it down. Every night after work, I’ve carved out time to read or to watch something on TV. Putting my phone in my bedroom away from the living room has also helped. The things I noticed while watching Spirited Away last night blew my mind. Sometimes life without multiple screens can be a magical thing.

Care ✶

I’m going to sound like a broken record here but skincare and body-care help with keeping the mind at a low vibrations. Not only do the sensorial side of beauty products help with this but physically touching your face and body can help reduce stress. Nature.com writes

“The sense of touch has immense importance for many aspects of our life. It is the first of all the senses to develop in newborns and the most direct experience of contact with our physical and social environment. Complementing our own touch experience, we also regularly receive touch from others around us, for example, through consensual hugs, kisses or massages.”

Before bed, I try to slather myself in lotion, make sure my face is washed and moisturized, and cover my scalp with minoxidil. Trust me, there are days where I curl up into bed and sleep without doing anything. It’s okay, we’re human.

Talk Soon & Have A Great Weekend.

-Ty