Kaizen Moai Habit of De-Stressing

Moai means "meeting for a common purpose" and kaizen is the approach to continuous, incremental improvement. 

 

Blue Zones’ 3rd principle of the “power 9” is Down Shifting.

“Even people in the Blue Zones experience stress. Stress leads to chronic inflammation, associated with every major age-related disease. What the world’s longest-lived people have that we don’t are routines to shed that stress. Okinawans take a few moments each day to remember their ancestors, Adventists pray, Ikarians take a nap and Sardinians do happy hour.”

 

So, one of the habits that this Moai will focus on is the Kaizen approach for improving our Ikigai (our reason for living) through finding ways that help us de-stress from our busy day.

 

On a daily basis:

• As An Individual: Stress relief can come many ways, one suggestion would be to have a set tea time with yourself. You can have an audience of one, reflecting and learning about yourself and the events of the day.

 

Weekly / Monthly:

• As A Group: I’d like as a group to find activities for us all to do monthly that will be relaxing and fun, not adrenaline inducing, heart pounding competition, but something that would promote a stress reliever. 
  • Sip & Paint
  • Nature Walk
  • Aquarium
  • Picnic
  • Tea Service
  • Winery
  • Art Gallery
  • Cooking Class