Practicing mindful awareness and being non-judgmental. It’s not our challenges that bring us discomfort, it’s our relationship to the thought and experience of that challenge. Knowing that isn’t enough to make it change. In fact, researchers at Yale have coined the myth that ‘knowing is half the battle’ as the ‘G.I. Joe Fallacy’. Knowing is […]
What is body positivity? What does it mean to you? I’ve discussed this topic with a lot of people lately and there are many interesting points of view on the matter. One person I spoke with had the opinion that we should never talk about numbers again. This has also come up for other clients […]
Random Acts of Kindness As discussed in the last blog, when our cells regenerate, they respond not only to our DNA genetic code, but also to our thoughts and emotions. So we have been focusing on a healthy dose of Pride & Positivity in our workouts.A very interesting thing happened after I began coaching this theme, I […]
Pride & Positivity It’s uncomfortable when we push our bodies to it’s physical max in exercise. This week I want to train our minds to equate that hard work with a healthy dose of pride, as well as a focus on something that is positive about your body and performance. Science has proven that our […]
Why you should train your mind to seek the good… Psychoneuroimmunology (aka PNI) (If you get nothing else from this blog, you’ll at least have a great trivia question for you’re next cocktail party) To put in simple terms, PNI is the study of how the THOUGHTS WE THINK create chemicals in our brain that […]
Accessing Mental Creativity During your Workout How many times have you gotten an amazing idea or solved one of life’s problems while working out (or even walking down the street) and then forgotten it as soon as you where done? Or had a creative inspired moment where you remember 10 detailed items for your to do […]
Transcend the Discomfort! Your workout is tough, but you know you’re going to become stronger from it, aren’t you? You know it’s moving you towards your goals, isn’t it? You know it will get better with the right mind set and practice, won’t it? Same thing with other discomforts in life. For those of us […]
‘Energy Flows Where Attention Goes’ I liked this theme from the case study so much, It get’s to be shared with everyone! So… How often are you consciously aware of where your attention goes? In class, for this theme, focus on being aware of the words in your mind during your most challenging exercise moments. * Become aware […]
M*PWR® FITNESS RESPONSIBILITY In addition to our practice of deepening our breath, we are adding some thoughts about responsibility and this one is definitely layered. For those in the stress reducing case study, there’s some extra important benefits for you towards the end. Read all the way through for journaling suggestions! Practicing responsibility during our […]
M*PWR® Mindfulness Continued Before we dive into this weeks theme, the 8-week case study is almost ready to launch! In this pilot, you will use the M*PWR tools in your workout to specifically reduce something that has you feeling stressed at work. For more information or to participate please reply to this email! As we […]