Posts Tagged ‘stress management’
Daily Calm: 8 minute guided mindfulness meditation
The benefits of mindfulness meditation are many. Meditation has been found helpful for reducing stress, supporting a healthy microbiome, improving sleep, supporting memory, and so much more. This free 8-minute guided mindfulness meditation is a super grounding practice you can do anywhere to tap into stillness, calm and peace. It includes progressive muscle relaxation techniques,…
Continue ReadingTranscending Our Limits
We all have our own personal limits – whether they are related to our ability to create abundance in our life, our capacity to make some type of change in our health or our body, our inability to stop recreating the same outcomes, or just our ability to believe in ourselves. Transcending our limits is…
Continue ReadingLet’s Talk Self Care
One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others want you to be, rather than being yourself. Since focusing my attention on taking better care of myself, I’ve discovered that there’s a lot of confusion about what Self Care actually means. Self Care is not just about bubble baths and rest. Self Care…
Continue ReadingThe Art Of Rest – Part 2
Wow – we’re into the second month of the New Year already! So how are you doing? Have you mastered the Art of Rest over your break? Would you like to have grace and joy as companions? As some of you may know, I’m currently on extended sabbatical taking care of myself. Last year my…
Continue ReadingThe Art Of Rest – Part 1: Calm Your Mind
As many of you know, I’m in the process of taking an extended sabbatical to focus on extreme self care and mastering the Art of Rest. During this important quest, I’m discovering that I have very little in my tool kit to master my body and my mind (believe it or not, even after significant studies…
Continue ReadingDo you want to experience a radical change?
Do you want to experience a radical change? Want to experience a radical change in your approach to life? Are you curious? Meditate Yes, you read correctly. Meditate. I resisted meditation for so many years – I thought it was for monks! But then… life happened. After a major surgery in January 2010, I suddenly…
Continue ReadingTurning Grief into Gratitude
It’s been 3 months now since the sudden death of my beloved uncle. The sadness and grief is beginning to transform into greater love and gratitude. When I feel a wave of grief arising, I feel it, allow it, and I reframe it as all the love I want to give him, but cannot. All…
Continue ReadingHow to get a handle on Stress
Do you think stress is good or bad? Do you wish you could get a better handle on stress in your own life? Stress is often given a bad rap.. and for good reason: too much stress can lead to serious health repercussions – mentally, emotionally and physically. But here’s the thing: stress is actually not…
Continue ReadingThe Art & Science of REST
Following on from the overwhelming responses from my last blog on the ABC of Self Care, I thought it apt to prepare ourselves for the holidays with the Art & Science of REST. We’ve heard a lot about the importance of getting enough good quality sleep, but what about rest? With the Festive Season at…
Continue ReadingThe ABC of Self Care
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve learned the ABC of Self Care and undertaken a major life overhaul. The catalyst for this change came when I was interviewing a remarkable young man for a podcast interview and whilst he was describing the 12 steps program of AA, I came to recognise that I had my…
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