Practical Calm for Busy Leaders
to help you reduce stress, think clearly and perform at your best.
CATEGORIES: MEDITATION MOVEMENT NUTRITION EMOTIONAL FREEDOM SELF-CARE SLEEP DOSHAS
The Power of Connection
When we lead with curiosity and intention, even ordinary moments can spark deep connection. True presence and active listening invite us to see others more clearly, and often, more beautifully. What we seek in relationships might already be in front of us.
How to Stop Being a People Pleaser: Unlearn the Pattern and Create a New Story
Struggling with people pleasing? Learn how to recognize the signs, change the story, and set healthy boundaries. Discover practice steps to stop putting others first at the expense of your own well-being.
Curing Hurry Sickness: How I Learned to Slow Down in a Fast-Paced World
Are you constantly moving from one thing to the next? You may have hurry sickness. Hurry sickness is a condition identified by cardiologist Meyer Friedman that causes many stress-related health issues. Discover practical mindfulness and slow-down systems that can help you reclaim calm and presence in your daily life.
How to Experience Everyday Awe
Discover how to experience awe in everyday life and transform ordinary moments into extraordinary ones. Learn more about what awe is and discover how small acts of kindness, nature, music and big ideas can inspire wonder and gratitude.
Find Your Why: How to Master New Habits
Creating sustainable habits can be hard, especially when we don’t fully understand why we are doing them. The good news is there are three critical contents that help us make habits stick. Learn what they are and master new habits here!
Growing Old: Overcoming Internalized Ageism and Embracing Your Potential
Do you feel like your age limits you? Dread getting old? Learn to challenge age-related beliefs, shift to an age-thriving mindset, and unlock your true capabilities at any stage of life. Check out these inspirational stories and practical tips and exercises for overcoming age biases.
Living Gratefully: How to Practice Gratitude in Your Daily Life
Research shows that practicing gratitude can make you happier, more positive and deepens your resilience. How can you live gratefully and make it a part of your everyday life? Find out here!
Daily Journaling for Wellness: Benefits + Tips
Want to make journaling a daily habit? Learn how to get started and discover its benefits. Getting your thoughts onto paper can reduce stress, boost mental clarity and even improve your physical health.
Combatting Perfectionism: Why Do We Want to Be Perfect?
Why do we want to be perfect? To impress others? Ourselves? To avoid failure? Perfection is impossible, yet we strive for it. Letting go of perfectionism can diminish stress and anxiety and increase productivity. Here are some tips for overcoming perfectionist tendencies.
The Spheres of Personal Control: Letting Go of What You Can’t Control
Do you find yourself trying to control the world around you? Getting frustrated by people's actions? Understanding what areas of life can and can't be controlled will allow you to let go of the little things and direct your energy towards what truly matters.
How Our Relationships Shape Who We Are
Ever wondered how the people in your life shape who you are? Who we surround ourselves with can change our attitudes, moods, and even our beliefs. Complete this self-discovery exercise to explore how your relationships might be affecting your personal growth.
Take a Break: How a Leave of Absence, a red light and an alone rock are the way through.
Taking a break or stepping away from something often has a negative connotation. It feels weak like you are giving up. However, breaks are necessary. My story about taking a leave of absence from work turned out to be the key to getting unstuck.
Shoshin: Nurturing a Beginner’s Mind for Personal Growth
Being a beginner can be a scary feeling, but embracing that feeling is where the best learning happens. Embracing shoshin, or beginner's mind, is a way to cultivate curiosity, eliminate judgment and foster understanding.
Anger is Poison: Let It Go
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. While anger is a natural response, it puts our bodies in fight or flight mode, leading to rash decisions and health issues. Learn how to let go of anger and take care of your brain.
Cultivating Self-Compassion
Our brains tend to be our worst critic. Cultivating self-compassion and silencing our inner critic is the number one thing I work on with my clients. Complete this self-compassion exercise based on Kristin Neff's work to turn your criticism into understanding.
Autonomic Nervous System: Balancing Work and Rest
Working too much but can't seem to take a break? Or resting too much and can't seem to get motivated? Understanding the autonomic nervous system can help! Learn how to trick our bodies into creating balance.
Mindful Awareness Exercise- RAIN
The RAIN acronym helps us pause and come back to the present moment. Recognize, allow, investigate, and nurture in order to become more aware.
How to “Snack”: Small Changes for Healthy Habits
Incorporating healthy habits into your routine can be intimidating. If you are too busy, overwhelmed, or just don't know where to start, this technique is for you. Snacking allows you to create small changes and slowly build up habits.
CARE Method: Practice Presence and Non-Judgment
The CARE method is designed to help you build stronger connections. By retraining your brain to be more present and less judgemental, your conversations will improve! Learn what it means and try it out the next time you find your brain wandering during conversation.
Learned Optimism: ABCDE Exercise
ABCDE is an exercise from Martin Seligman's positive psychology to reframe your thinking. If you want to learn to be more positive or want a more optimistic outlook on life, this is for you.
