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Mindfulness for Kids: Simple Practices to Learn
In today’s increasingly stressful world, we adults can be so egocentric sometimes; we tend to think that we are the only ones affected by stress. Nothing can be further from the truth; our precious children are more affected by stress than we would care to know about. While we are attempting to manage our stress, we also need to educate our kids on how to manage theirs. Stress is not going away; we must learn how to manage and deal with it so that they have the tools to navigate life in a healthy manner. Here are some tips for teaching our children how to be mindful. What is Mindfulness?…
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Life Reset: Have a Plan
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. Make sure when you start looking into doing a life reset, you have a solid plan. This includes understanding why you are doing it, what parts of your life you want to take inventory of, and what changes you intend to make. Understand Why You Are Doing a Life Reset You can’t really work on your life reset plan until you know your main reason for doing…
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Do You Know What Your Limiting Beliefs Are?
Limiting beliefs are something you often think or believe, without even realizing it. A limiting belief is a type of thought you have that provides some type of limitation and keeps you from even trying. It can be about you, other people, society, or anything else. This might be a limiting belief that you can never be wealthy, won’t achieve the level of success you dream of, or that you can’t wear that swimsuit with the body you have now. Limiting beliefs can be big or small, and all impact you greatly. Why Are Limiting Beliefs a Bad Thing? The reason you don’t want to have too many limiting beliefs…
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Life Reset: Meditation and Mindfulness
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. A common theme surrounding improving your life and especially your mental and emotional health is doing meditation or practicing mindfulness. I am a big fan of doing both. Each of these practices benefits you in similar ways but uses slightly different techniques. In the end, they blend beautifully into one life-changing practice. Meditation and Mindfulness These are similar practices, but done in slightly different ways. With meditation,…
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10 Reasons to Embrace Your No
Michelle had just turned thirty when she became engaged. At the same time, she was planning her wedding, she also took on two key projects at work and began volunteering at a new organization that started in her area as well as helping her sister pack for a cross-country move. Rather than say “no” to any of these commitments, Michelle kept saying, “yes”. As her wedding date came closer, she felt overwhelmed, stressed, and scared. She could barely manage her life now. She couldn’t imagine adding another person to it. A friend gently pointed out to Michelle that she had “overspent her yeses”. She explained, “Your ‘yes’ is how you…
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Yoga for Fitness
For many people, when they think of yoga, they think of it as something people do as meditation, a sort of spiritual experience. Others might think of it as just a way to be flexible. However, once you really get involved with it, you realize just how great it is for your core and for your fitness as a whole. In fact, yoga is a great way to get in shape while providing you with a variety of other advantages. Yoga and Core Strength The main thing that yoga helps you work out is your core. You might not feel it in some of the beginner positions, but a little…
