8 Holistic Lifestyle Habits for Women to Adopt Now

What does holistic living mean?

Inevitably, you reach that point in life where you’re fed up. You’re disconnected, disengaged, disillusioned. You feel like you’ve let yourself go., physically and emotionally.

Worst of all, you’ve lost the touch with yourself. So much so that it’s hard to pick up the thread that held you together and disentangle yourself from the mess.

How To Adopt a Holistic Lifestyle

For me, usually, the best method to find a way back to myself is going back to the roots. And that starts with living simply, naturally, and mindfully.

That’s why the concept of holistic living appeals to me so much.

Especially when I’m going through a particularly rough patch. When that happens, applying a few very simple and easy holistic principles helps me get grounded.

When we talk about living more holistically, it means living more naturally.

You are connecting your mind, body, and spirit, reducing waste, encouraging natural remedies, and improving your overall wellness. Holistic activities should be part of your regular self-care routine.

There are so many different ways to incorporate holistic living into your routine, but here are some things to understand about this lifestyle.

Benefits of Holistic Living For Women’s Health

Not sure why you should live a more natural and holistic lifestyle?

Here are some of the top benefits:

Preventative medicine – Natural living is often confused with never going to the doctor again. This is not true! Instead, consider it a way to manage your health and prevent the need for conventional medicine. But you should still see your doctor if and when needed.

Fewer chemicals, additives, and artificial ingredients – The more naturally you live, the fewer toxins, chemicals, and additives you are going to have in your food, cleaning supplies, and personal care products.

You can save money – Think of all the specialty items you no longer have to purchase when you begin reducing waste and living more holistically!

Overall wellness and health – Living a more natural and holistic lifestyle is not about being perfect. Instead, you just aim to improve your life. It’ll give you amazing satisfaction to live a healthier life and work on overall wellness for your mind and body.

Why Do I Feel Like I Need to Change My Life?

Holistic and natural are very broad terms that might mean different things to different people.

To avoid becoming overwhelmed, it helps to understand some different simple ways to make changes.

Consider what your lifestyle is right now. Take a few days to journal what you tend to do from morning to evening. Add all the food, self-care products, cleaning products, and everything else you use.

What are your habits? Do the foods you eat contain a lot of unnecessary ingredients? Do you take a lot of over-the-counter medications? This is all-important information to figure out how to live more holistically by making small changes.

Small Steps Make Big Improvements

For big improvements in your life, it takes small and simple steps.

Do not attempt to change every single element of your life, replace all cleaning products, switch to all-natural skincare products, and never eat processed food ever again.

This is not sustainable. Choose one small thing to change at a time, then when you get used to this new way of living, you can change the next thing.

Getting Started With Your New Holistic Habits

If you are new to the holistic way of living and aren’t quite sure how to start, this mini-guide will help.

You are going to learn about the importance of hydration, switching to more natural products, and some additional holistic habits to add to your life.

1. It All Starts with Water

Over half of your body is made up of water, so it makes sense that you need a lot of water continuously throughout the day in order to function smoothly.

Water helps you stay hydrated, gives you natural energy, is amazing for your skin, and can keep you from snacking too much.

Almost any issue you face externally or internally can at least be somewhat improved by drinking more water.

2. Use Natural Products

To live a more holistic life, begin buying more natural products with clean ingredients, and reducing chemicals and additives. This includes a wide range of products, including cleaning, skincare, beauty, and so much more.

There are over-the-counter natural options for just about everything you use in your life, from kitchen cleaners and air fresheners to moisturizers and shampoo.

Don’t try to do everything at once but start changing one product at a time. When you run out of something and go to the store to get more, just try to choose a more natural or organic option.

3. Feed Your Body Clean Nutrition

Begin switching to a cleaner diet made up mostly of whole foods and unprocessed meals that you cook in your home.

This is such an easy way to live a more natural lifestyle, simply by not eating too many processed, prepackaged, and frozen foods.

It will be healthier, save you money, and you will feel so much better. Plus, it feels great when you feed your kids more home-cooked meals.

Holistic Living for Your Mind, Body, and Spirit

Natural living encompasses so much for your overall health and wellness. Some people think about natural living as the way they eat, others consider it about the cleaning products they use. But in reality, it is going to help your mind, body, and spirit all at once.

4. Focus on Holistic Mind and Spirit Connections

It’s helpful to start focusing on your mind and spirit connections. This includes practicing mindfulness and meditation, unplugging from technology, reading more from real books, and writing in a journal.

You want to choose activities that improve your emotional and mental health, expand your mind, help you learn, and get more in touch with yourself.

Maybe you spend all your time indoors and want some fresh air and vitamin D, so you choose to spend time outdoors as much as you can.

Or you are under a lot of stress and start journaling to get to the bottom of it. Use your current struggles to decide what will be the best option for you.

5. Defining Holistic Living for You

What do you think of when you think of holistic or natural living?

It is really important to make this distinction first because it means something different for everyone. It might depend on your current lifestyle and where you are now. Think about what you want to improve in your life to make it more natural.

For some people, they think of holistic living as eating clean foods and using less technology, while other people are focused more on preventative care with things like natural herbs, essential oils, and other forms of alternative medicine.

6. Holistic Body

For a more holistic body, it often starts with what you put on and in your body. For natural foods and products, you are looking for fewer chemicals and additives, and more natural ingredients.

Your body wants more natural products that come from the earth, so think about what is made organically that you can use on or in your body.

Consumption is a big part of holistic living, which includes organic produce, farm-fresh eggs, local meat and poultry, and anything organically grown. You can add in exercise as a way to move your body and keep a healthy body while using natural products on your hair and skin.

7. Holistic Mind

There are also some choices that help you develop a more holistic mind and mental health, such as writing in a journal, meditating, or practicing mindfulness.

You can start using essential oils to relax instead of other medications, or gradually begin working on a yoga routine that helps you feel centered and balanced.

An easy way to figure out what your mind needs right now is to think about ways in which you are stressed, anxious, or struggling with your feelings or emotions. This can help you figure out which direction to go.

8. Holistic Spirit

Your spirit connection is going to be similar to the activities you use for your mind.

However, it expands more your soul and spirit, such as self-care and participating in activities that help you re-energize and feel more balanced in your health and life.

Many people turn to things like yoga or Pilates, meditation, a spiritual practice, or grounding for their spirit and soul.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

Wanting to live more naturally is a noble goal, but unfortunately, many people don’t understand what this means or make some common mistakes. Here are some areas where you might be going wrong, but don’t worry – they are all easy to fix.

1. Trying to do it All

A very common mistake made when trying to live more naturally is when you try to do it all. You can’t “win” at living a holistic life.

You don’t need to do it 100 percent perfect 100 percent of the time, and you definitely don’t have to dedicate all your time and energy to it.

What this is going to do is overwhelm you, and make you think you are failing because if you don’t do everything perfectly, you won’t do anything at all.

Remember that doing just a little something is better than doing nothing when it comes to living more holistically.

2. Not Making Consistent Change

It really is better to start slow with your new natural lifestyle, and work on changing small things, one at a time.

Don’t attempt to change everything at once, but work on more of a consistent change. This allows you to take small steps that don’t completely change your life rapidly and make you feel like you can’t keep up.

Choose one thing at a time, like buying organic produce or switching out your skincare products for more natural ones, then change the next thing when you feel ready.

3. Failing to do Proper Research

If you don’t spend some time planning, researching, and educating yourself on living a holistic, sustainable lifestyle, you might not realize all the other mistakes you are making.

Be sure you understand what is natural, what organic means, what you can recycle, and so much more. There is a lot to learn about living more holistically, being sustainable, and reducing waste.

It is a BIG lifestyle change and one that requires you to continuously learn more as you go along with it.

4. Forgetting About the Small Things

Living more simplistic and natural is not complicated and doesn’t have to be expensive. Don’t spend your entire budget on pricey essential oils and organic food.

This is a common mistake that often leads to people giving up because they think they can’t afford it.

But there are many ways to cut costs and not make it so complicated for your family just to live a natural lifestyle.

Disclaimer:

This article was written by Zuzana Halliwell. I am not a doctor or health professional and cannot be held liable for the information written here. This article is meant to provide information about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and diet. The content is based on my own personal experience and on information provided by medical professionals that is available to the public. It is not intended to provide medical advice. Do not use it as an alternative to seeking help from a medical professional.