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…
Change Up Your Mornings for a Healthy Work/Life Balance
Working from home? How do you spend your mornings? All successful people have one thing in common – they are sticklers for routine. So, what does a healthy and effective morning routine look like? Here, you’ll discover how to transform your mornings to achieve a better work/life balance. Prepare the night before One of the best tips you can follow to transform your mornings is to prepare the night before. Each evening you should organize your outfit for the next day. You could even prepare your lunch the night before, along with the kid’s lunches. When you have kids, mornings are the most hectic part of the day. However, if…
Prevent Burnout: 6 Tips For Busy Women
When you hear that women can have it all, do you start to think it might be better to say that women can do it all? Women are mothers, partners, bosses, employees, colleagues, daughters, sisters, best friends, clients, mentors, and caretakers to everyone. So, it makes sense that women can get caught up in the endless demands held over their heads, right? When you focus on being all things to everyone you start to lose who you are, leading to stress, resentment, feelings of being overwhelmed, and finally, the dreaded burnout. Here’s how you can prevent that from happening. 1. Focus On Your Needs First When morning rolls around to…
How to End Your Day the Right Way
When you’re creating a healthy daily routine, it’s common to focus more on the mornings. However, if you want to reduce stress, feel happier and be more productive the next day, you’re going to want to also put effort into how you end your day and your nightly routine. Here, we’ll look at some of the things you can add to your routine to end the day the right way. Write a gratitude list Studies have shown that making a list of the things you’re grateful for before you go to bed can deliver great benefits. It forces the mind to focus on the positive, helping you to sleep better…
Start an Art Journal
Journals come in all shapes, sizes, and varieties. Some people choose to keep a daily journal, while others prefer the gratitude or goal-setting journal. If you are turning to journaling as a way to express your creativity, art journaling is probably for you. Here are some tips for starting your first art journal. Use a Sketchbook The number one thing to remember is that this is not like a traditional journal. You are using mostly art supplies for your journal pages, which means you need a type of paper that can withstand chalk, acrylic paint, watercolors, and more. Find a sketchbook that allows for multi-media art pages. Watercolor takes a…
How to Use Meditation to Relieve and Decrease Loneliness
Loneliness is a symptom of modern life and our current “stay at home” situation. As people have to stay home and miss all of the regular social activities, there’s less ability to stay connected with friends and loved ones in real life. That can lead to emotional exhaustion and burnout. If you’re finding the nature of our current lives makes you feel isolated and lonely, consider adding meditation to your self-care. Meditation is beneficial in reducing feelings of loneliness, even if you only have short periods of time for practice. How Meditation Can Help Meditation is grounded in keeping you in the present and detaching from troubling thoughts and feelings.…
Dealing with Stress and Overwhelm Today
Have you been feeling a lot of stress lately? Most of us have with all of the drastic and immediate changes in our lives over the past few weeks. Big changes in our way of life for the foreseeable future Worry about jobs, cash flow, and the economy Stress about our health and the health of our loved ones Concern about our neighbors, the country, and the world And many of us have to stay home all the time with our entire families. That’s a lot of stress! This has probably led to a good deal of overwhelm as well. These two things can often go hand-in-hand, often starting with…
Reclaim Your Power: Are You Surrounded by Toxic People?
Shannon ended the phone call with her friend and breathed a sigh of relief. She’d spent the past hour on the phone and felt drained and weary after the conversation. Every time Shannon tried to share something positive or upbeat, her friend countered with a negative reaction. The whole exchange made Shannon wish she’d never answered the call. Sometimes, Shannon would find her friend enjoyable to talk to. But most of the time, her friend was negative and wanted to argue. She was easily offended and constantly involved Shannon in her latest drama. Toxic People Steal Your Joy One day, Shannon looked up the definition of toxic people online. As…
Understanding Mindful Journaling
Mindfulness is about being present and more self-aware. To be more mindful, you need to spend time getting your mind into the present moment, including what you are feeling, thinking about, worried about, exploring, and experiencing in the moment. You put aside thoughts about the past and future momentarily while you enter a state of mindful meditation. This can also be useful when you are journaling. Here are some things to know about mindful journaling. Acknowledge Your Present Without Judgment In order to practice mindfulness, you are not pretending your problems don’t exist. You are actually allowing all those thoughts and worries to come into your mind. Be in the…
Small Changes to Improve Heart Health
If you have a serious medical condition involving your heart, it may take a great deal of effort to improve your heart health. If you don’t already have a serious condition, however, a few small steps can go a long way towards improving your overall heart health and help prevent a number of more serious conditions. Heart health has also been proven to have a strong link to cognitive function as well, so many of the same things that protect your heart also protect your brain. Here are 3 small lifestyle changes you can make to help improve your heart health – and maybe help protect your brain in the…
