STRESS LESS
Stress is an inevitable part of life. When the total amount of stress you experience exceeds your ability to cope with it, stress wreaks havoc on your health. Stress management can be a difficult change to make. With small tweaks and adjustments, you can give yourself the time you need to cope and heal from the damage stress does to our bodies and minds.
Some ways to minimize the impact of stress include:
Reduction in exposure to physiological or psychological stress
Mitigate the harmful effects of the stress you can’t avoid
Breathing techniques for handling stress daily
Adopt strategies for stress management
Bodies will provide you with tools and resources to reduce the amount of stress you experience, assist you in changing thought patterns and perceptions of stress, find options for stress management that work for you and your life, and of course, help you make SLEEP a priority. Movement, light exposure, nutrition, stimulant consumption, meditation practice, outdoor time and play (yes, PLAY!) all play an important role in stress management. We will give you what you need to make small changes that will give your stress load a big overhaul.
TRUTH: I used to hold on to my stress so hard until I had to eat a whole pie to let that ish go. My body was like a box of rocks. I found meditation and it moved the needle for me. I want to walk with you through learning how to find more zen in your life.
35 Things I Would Tell Younger Me
What would YOU tell your younger self? Here are 35 things that I wish I’d learned sooner. Good news: It’s never too late to learn! As I was thinking about my current age, and the age of myself I’d be speaking to, I realized these 35 truths transcend every age. I’d tell myself these things when I was 12, as well as yesterday years old.
Wholehearted Living
This work of wholehearted living is a never-ending process. You can work hard to get to the point where, deep in your core, you have learned to care significantly less what people think about you, and then six months later pick up that habit again as if you’d never done the work to stop. Growing into this version of a wholehearted-living human, who is letting go of what does not serve us, while cultivating the traits that lead us to deeper fulfillment, is a lifetime process.
Prioritizing Self Care (So Your Neck Won’t Hurt)
I’m making a commitment to myself to make my own self care a priority. Because when I have a pain in the neck, I can BE a pain in the neck. I don’t want to be a pain in the neck! So I’m committing to at least TWO forms of self care daily until I feel like myself again.
Here are FIFTY ideas that I love that I’m checking of one by one and incorporating many of them in my personal self care routine:
How to Stand Up for Yourself
Tips to stand up for yourself:
Be transparent and authentic. Expressing yourself openly and honestly is a powerful practice. Remain calm. If we get defensive and reactive, we tend to speak from fear rather than our power. Start with clarifying questions. Calmly explain where you are coming from to gain understanding. Be straightforward. Own your feelings. Practice being assertive.
