Did you know that having your home clean and tidy will help you to be more mindful? You can meditate more easily, focus on the things that are important to you, and practice gratefulness with fewer distractions if you have a home that is organized and sanitary. Here are some ways that a tidy home improves mindfulness.
Stress Less
One of the great advantages of a clean home is that it actually reduces stress. You will feel less anxious if you can find what you are looking for, and that is easier to do in a tidy home. You can feel more at ease if your allergies are not bugging you, and people experience fewer allergy symptoms in a clean home.
Just having everything in its rightful place and organized is very helpful when it comes to mindfulness. You will be less stressed with less clutter. There is a psychological component to that that you may not be aware of. Your brain craves order, and if you keep a tidy home, then your mind will feel at ease and will not be as worried or feel as frantic. There will be times when you feel stressed, and if you can come home to a clean house with everything in order, you will immediately feel less stressed out.
Enjoy Fewer Distractions
Another benefit for mindfulness that the clean home provides is greater clarity of thought by giving you fewer distractions. When you are trying to focus and to be mindful, it can be distracting to see things in your home out of order. If the books are not arranged properly and your bed is a mess, you will have trouble keeping your focus. You may get distracted more easily if your kitchen is disordered, but a tidy place creates a sense of focus and eliminates many distractions.
Imagine how focused you will be if you don’t have to put things in order when you get home and when you can find everything you need as you need it. Consider how focused you will be when you’re trying to work at home and everything is clean, tidy, and sanitary. You don’t have to worry about the distractions caused by pests or the discomfort caused by your allergies acting up because of dust. You will have a home that feels comfortable and that doesn’t distract you with its untidiness.
If you have severe allergies and are not able to clean on your own, you may want to call a maid service to do the work for you. Their efforts can be incredibly effective at tidying your home and making it as organized as you want it to be without you having to stress yourself to do the cleaning. This is a great option for people who are very busy or who struggle to clean because of health problems. You may simply want to use a maid service as a help in addition to your own cleaning work, as they can handle some of the chores or some of the rooms that you don’t have time to get to.
Cleaning Habits Can Be Calming Rituals
We just spoke about hiring someone to do the cleaning for you, but there are great benefits to doing some cleaning on your own. Scrubbing, sweeping, and vacuuming can all be calming activities that are part of your mindfulness routine. If you take away the distractions that people sometimes couple themselves with when they clean their home, like listening to music or watching a movie as they clean, then you can focus on the routine.
This can calm you down and help you to live in the moment and appreciate the rote maneuvers that are required for cleaning. You can focus on the sensations and relax into the work, rewarding yourself through meditation as you clean. This helps you to get joy out of something that many people dread. What you previously did not look forward to doing, you may now anticipate because of its calming influence on you.
When you feel stressed out and anxious, try doing a simple but repetitive cleaning task like washing dishes or sweeping the floors. Do it with zero distractions going on around you and focus on your movements. You may find that you are very relaxed after you do this task, and your house will be cleaner afterwards as well, which is great for your sense of accomplishment and a reduction of anxiety.
Clean Small and Start Little
If you are doing your own house cleaning as a way to calm down and be mindful and eliminate stress, we suggest starting with a very small portion of your home. Don’t try to clean the entire house in one day but instead focus on a small portion of the home. This keeps you from feeling overwhelmed by all the work that you have to do, which can cause more stress as you consider how long it might take you to do all of that.
Just doing a single room at a time or a single cleaning task is going to be very helpful. You can focus simply on what you’re doing and not get distracted by all the other things you feel you have to get done. If you’re looking to use house cleaning as a way to de-stress, this is the way to go about it. Once you’ve completed one task or a single room, then assess how you feel and determine whether you should move on to something else or save those other rooms for later.
A Home That Feels Easier
Many people get stressed out about their housework or the state of their house and how untidy it is. We want you to reconsider those aspects of your life and find the mindfulness and the calmness that is available there. By doing cleaning tasks with purpose and getting the help you need instead of putting everything on your own shoulders, you can feel less anxious and more mindful.
