It's difficult to pick up a magazine or scroll through our social media feeds without seeing a mention of either mindfulness or meditation. Sometimes it can be confusing, as the terms seem to be interchangeable. Here is a simple explanation on the ways that they are separate, similar, and synchronize together. We can start with two common myths. Mindfulness is NOT thinking really hard about something--that sounds stressful. Meditation is NOT about shutting down the mind like an off switch--that … [Read more...] about Mixed Up About Mindfulness and Meditation? Here’s your simple guide to blissful living…
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4 Surprising Activities to get “Unstuck” in your Fitness and Health Journey
Do you feel good but not great? Do you eat “right,” exercise regularly, and still feel like you must be missing something, but aren’t sure what it is? Let me be the first to tell you, I’ve been there. As a certified nutrition therapy practitioner and lifestyle coach I make it my job to figure out what being healthy and happy really means and how absolutely anyone achieve it. About a year ago I had been working with clients for 6 months after years of schooling and certification. I was getting … [Read more...] about 4 Surprising Activities to get “Unstuck” in your Fitness and Health Journey
21 Affirmations to Transform Your Life
“Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion…” ~Jim Rohn I cry at movies and commercials and youtube videos and people hugging at the airport and puppies playing and...well you get the picture. Even though I am not part of the action or in the movie, to the brain it doesn't matter. The mind will fool our brains because the neural networks of our thinking brain uses past memories to quickly respond to the visual cues. The reality is that we have more than one mind. And each of … [Read more...] about 21 Affirmations to Transform Your Life
The Power of Enthusiasm
Happiness is a direct experience of enthusiasm. Remember, it is not how or when we accomplish something that matters most, it is the sense of enthusiasm during the process that demonstrates our quality of life. As Bo Bennett puts it, “Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster.” What are you enthusiastic about? If you wake up dreading the day, worried about the hours … [Read more...] about The Power of Enthusiasm
Who We are is What We Say
All day long, 24 x 7, we make declarative statements. Declarative sentences in the English language are simply sentences that form a statement. In case you forget from grammar school, sentences are organized into four types: Interrogative, declarative, imperative, and exclamatory. Before we voice any statement externally, we declare the thought to ourselves internally. We believe it first, and then we say it. You see, things are always created twice: first in the workshop of the mind and then, … [Read more...] about Who We are is What We Say
5 Lessons We Can Learn From Our Mistakes
“With every mistake; we must surely be learning.” –Beatles This lyric is a reminder that active learning is trial and error. Making mistakes doesn’t mean we are less capable. Naturally life’s efforts also bring failures. On the mat, yoga is a learning laboratory where the goal is the process of trying the pose. We make an attempt and then observe our reactions to the insight gained from the experience. Those who make it look easy have fallen the most. Balance poses are a powerful way of … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons We Can Learn From Our Mistakes
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