Staying zen: beauty tips

To stay zen in 2017, we put on beauty tips that simplify our lives and transform our care into a real moment of well-being.

1. Calming your skin
Tingling, heating, tingling ... this is the lot of reactive epidermis that poorly support climatic differences, pollution or too full of emotions. The fault in the skin nervous system that is racing and lowers the threshold of tolerance of the skin. Soothing formulas are needed. Our favorites: in the form of hypermineralized water, Reactive Rich Cream High Tolerance Thermal Water Jonzac, 12,20 € ; vegetable oils of flax and camellia, precious Elixir Soothing Cinq Mondes, 48 ​​€ ; or extracts of Centella Asiatica, pink and peony, Hydra Zen Neurocalm from Lancôme, € 53.80 .


2. Hair without a headache
Lose half an hour in the bathroom to tame his rebellious locks? Stress assured all morning. Instead of persisting with a blow-dry that puts the nerves in ball, we opt for the minute attachment, on the advice of David Lucas *. Crepe the top of the head (essential, the fork comb) to give the volume that makes all the difference, then roll your lengths, put them up and fix them with some pins. That's all. Three minutes watch in hand to be pretty and relaxed!
(*) Salon David Lucas in Aparté, 20, rue Danielle-Casanova, Paris 2e, 01 47 03 92 04.


3. Optimize the bath
In the evening, before dinner - not later, we could disrupt sleep by raising the temperature -, "we are sinking a bath at 37 ° C maximum, in which we dive a malachite pebbles from Le Bain Collection (36 € the eight), rich in trace elements anti-fatigue and anti-stress. The water becomes green, the color of serenity in chromotherapy ", explains Cécile Destaing, doctor of pharmacy and creator of the brand. Top also with Oligomer Pur from Phytomer, 108 € the twenty baths , an exclusive concentrate of freeze-dried seawater shielded with trace elements. Or the Flower Power Bath of Kneipp, € 10.50 , a cocktail "peace & love" of hemp and patchouli oils. The right ritual: twenty minutes of immersion before wrapping yourself in a cozy bathrobe.


4. Relax ... the foot!
The anti-stress gesture par excellence! Use reflexology to get rid of tension by targeting the solar plexus (a network of nerves considered the key to well-being) through the soles of the feet: inhale, then exhale by pressing with the thumb in the middle of the vault, under pads. Relax, inhale and repeat three to four times, as Laurence Pinsard, author of "Zen with self-massage" (Solar ed.) Says.


5. Treat yourself to a stone
Rhodochrosite is the star of anti-stress. If one is sensitive to this approach, one carries on its solar plexus this pink pebble supposed to regulate the emotivity. It is also found in cosmeto in Payot Mineral Cream, € 39 , a relaxing body care, or Skinleÿa from Sisley, € 115 , a foundation that decreases.


6. Prepare your night
For better sleep, the wellness coach Chico Shigeta (Sofia Coppola is a fan) evacuates the tensions accumulated with a small massage from the top of the ribcage: we rubbed his hands with twenty drops of his cocktail Sweet Dreams (lavender, small- grain, marjoram, basil and lemongrass) and, starting from the hollow between the two clavicles, one makes circular movements towards the outside (direction the ganglia) with the index, the middle finger and the ring finger. To do ten to fifteen times on each side. Interactive workshops, € 30, www.shigeta.fr.

Staying zen: sports and health tips

Early 2017: the ideal time to take good resolutions for our body and our health that allow us to stay zen!

1. Stop smoking
While sometimes given relaxing virtues, tobacco aggravates stress, anxiety and depression. "Recent studies have shown that stopping its consumption, after a few painful weeks, induces a measurable psychological well-being," says Professor Henri-Jean Aubin, addictologist to Paul Brousse. So we put out the last one and we hang on!


2. Adopt the "bike-thalasso"
Cycling being an "aerobic" sport (breathing activity that releases a greater amount of endorphins, the molecules of happiness), it reduces stress and anxiety. Associating it with the virtues of aquatic massage is the awesome concept of Waterbike, which consists of pedaling in an individual "bathtub" whose sixteen hydromassage nozzles send jets, ankles to the buttocks. Sessions 30 to 45 min, 35 € (190 € the six). V-L'eau, 65, rue Aristide-Briand, 92300 Levallois-Perret, 09 81 47 49 43. addresses on www.waterbike.fr.


3. Taste at 5 pm
The moment to make a gourmet break: almonds and cashews, or dark chocolate and a slice of wholemeal bread, a story of tryptophan, the famous amino acid that helps the body to synthesize serotonin, the neuromediator of calm and serenity.


4. Find your air
To practice the fitness in full nature, is to breathe zen: in a park (Montsouris or island of the Jatte in Paris, for example, but it exists also in province), an hour of course with a coach (ten to fifteen maximum people) in three stages (warm-up, cardio and bodybuilding, relaxation). No need to subscribe, we go on Saturday morning or weekdays. Note for young moms, the course of Fit-stroller to tone up without letting go baby. Fit Tonus course, 12 € per session, 100 € the ten, www.fitness-pleinair.fr.


5. Remove the tensions
We start yoga or even Pilates, tai chi or qi gong: these so-called energy disciplines are strongly recommended against psychic tensions. "We work on breathing, meditation, movements are slow, we must become aware of his body; all the attention is self-centered, "says Vanessa Pelerin, naturopath. The advantage: once you start, you can practice certain postures daily as soon as the stress peaks. If you're looking for something new, try out the brand new Yoga Levitation in Paris at L'Usine Beaubourg, suspended in suspension with special straps and swings (01 44 61 31 31).


6. Take the time to breathe
When you're stressed, the breathing is less deep: the carbon dioxide is badly eliminated, which increases the feeling of anxiety. Stop! We stop our activity, we stand up, we lower our shoulders, and inhale slowly by inflating the belly before expiring a long time. To repeat five to six times. It's already better.

Staying zen: the tips of our grandmothers

To stay calm, we trust our grandmothers and their recipes that have been good for centuries!

1. Bet on the Klamath
This freshwater microalgae proliferates in an Oregon lake (one of the purest in the United States). It has an incredible composition: beta-carotene, vitamin B, mineral salts, trace elements, antioxidants, amino acids, omega 3, chlorophyll ... In addition to its beneficial effects on the immune system, it reduces stress and boosts mood. "It is consumed in the form of powder to add to the diet, or in liquid form in case of a big blow of punctual stress," advises Vanessa Pelerin, naturopath at thalassotherapy Castel Clara of Belle-Ile-en-Mer. To get in organic stores.


2. Prepare a grog
Not the classic rum-based, lemon and cinnamon against chills, but Grog Sleep Nature & Discoveries, € 13.95, a honey recipe and essential oils of lavender, chamomile, petitgrain and tarragon, which promotes the sleep. Dilute one to two spoonfuls of this jelly in a cup of hot water, and slip under the duvet.


3. Customize your chamomile
A decoction of chamomile flowers is even more effective when you add a quarter teaspoon of orange honey and a drop of basil essential oil.
To read: "My secrets of pharmacist", Danièle Festy (Leduc.S Editions).


4. Restoring your eyes
Even in winter, the light can be strong and the sun sends harmful UVAs anyway. To reduce the number of daily wrinkles and the constant effort of acclimatization between light and shade, we equip our glasses glasses variable tint (the new transitions have spontaneously filters category 3). Bonus: we blink less eyes (so less wrinkles on the crow's feet) and it avoids looking everywhere for his dark glasses ...


5. Sniff bitter orange
The soothing powers of the essential oil of the so-called bitter-orange petit-grain make it an ally. Isabelle Pacchioni *, creator of Puressentiel, advises to put two drops on the inside of the wrists and to breathe deeply six times. To be renewed three times a day. Author of "Aromathérapia, all about essential oils" (Aroma Thera edition), whose copyrights are donated to Enfance et partage.


6. "Sirother" cool
To be enjoyed hot or cold, Løv is zen from Løv Organic, 9,90 €, an organic rooibos (red tea) apple, orange and caramel. Home version: let infuse two teaspoons of red tea and 25 g of apple peels. Filter, add orange blossom water. "My little magic detox recipes" by Anne Dufour and Catherine Dupin (Leduc.S Editions).


7. Eat as our ancestors
"Prehistoric men were super-zen", fun Laurent Chevallier, nutritionist *. As a hunter-gatherer, we eat as naturally as possible, avoiding processed foods and excess protein. "We aim to get closer to the vegetarian diet by focusing on fruits and vegetables, and we allow ourselves eggs, fish and meat, each three times a week," he says. Little bread and sugar to draw mainly in fruits and honey. To stay zen, we pay attention to caffeine in sodas (same light), coffee and tea. Think instead of rooibos, free of exciting.
(*) Author of "I lose weight healthy, I eat well" (Fayard edition).


8. Shoot at the rose
Five Floradrink's Relax sprays, 8,90 €, a floral water of rose, lavender and lemon balm in a glass of water or fruit juice, it relaxes illico.