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Start Small: 3 Lessons from a 30 Day Yoga Challenge Mar 13, 2024

Start Small

Three Lessons from

a 30-Day Yoga Challenge

Real truth: I’ve had an on and off relationship with yoga my entire adult life.

But this January, I did ALL the yoga. I did a 30 day yoga challenge with my sister and then I also signed up for a 6-week Yin Yoga class series. I learned so mu...

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Dry January Sets You Up for Failure - Here Are Three Things to Try Instead damp january drinking less dry january new year's goals sobercurious Jan 15, 2024

Has your Dry January experiment ended prematurely? Or perhaps you thought about doing Dry January, but never took the jump? Maybe you don’t have any intention to try to stay sober for 31 days, but you have thought it might be good to cut back on your drinking… maybe something like “damp January”.

R...

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Doing Dry January? Try This! damp january drinking less dry january new year's goals sobercurious Jan 09, 2024

Ah, the New Year! A fresh year, with the opportunity to try something new, change something old, or look at things differently. As much of the country is finally getting a nice, fresh blanket of snow, the idea of a clean, fresh start is appealing.

Are you one of the people who decided to begin thi...

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12 Mindful Moments for December december holidays mindfulness Dec 14, 2023

Have you noticed how there’s this frenetic vibe that seems to come with the holidays? Even before we get to Thanksgiving, we’re being bombarded with “early Black Friday sales” and the pressure to buy buy buy.

Then there's the focus on perfection - the perfect gift, the perfect decorations, the perf...

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Feel Like You Don’t Have Enough? affirmations & mantras journal prompts tell yourself a new story Nov 14, 2023

I am grateful for the abundance that surrounds me and continues to grow.

“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” 

~Brené Brown

Do you get ever stuck thinking you just don’t have enough?

Enough time, enough money, enough love, enough space, enough choices?

While these feelings ...

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There's Wisdom in Your Life Experiences affirmations & mantras journal prompts tell yourself a new story Nov 13, 2023

My wisdom comes from my life experience.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." 

~Winston Churchill

Do you often obsess about your regrets or mistakes in life?

Or feel that life has thrown you a few too many curveballs?

Practicin...

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I am not defined by others’ opinions of me. affirmations & mantras journal prompts self-love tell yourself a new story Nov 12, 2023

I am not defined by others’ opinions of me.

“Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” 

~Les Brown

The secret to loving yourself and loving your life starts with letting go of others’ expectations of you.

 

Too often, I work with people who repeat back to me the stori...

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Build Trust in Yourself affirmations & mantras journal prompts self-love tell yourself a new story Nov 11, 2023

I work to build a stable sense of trust in myself.

"Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day." 

~Brené Brown

Do you trust yourself?

I find that so many of the people I work with try to motivate themselves by telling themselves over and over again that they can not b...

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Move Closer to What You Desire affirmations & mantras journal prompts tell yourself a new story Nov 10, 2023

 

Every day, I am moving closer to the life I desire.

"Every day brings new choices."

~Martha Beck

What direction is your life moving in?

🚸 Are the decisions you make and actions you take pointing you toward the life you’ve always dreamed of?

⚠️ Or are they actually making it harder for that ...

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Learning New Lessons affirmations & mantras journal prompts self-love tell yourself a new story Nov 09, 2023

I am supported as I learn new lessons. 

"The expert in anything was once a beginner."

~Helen Hayes

 

It’s a new day. A new week. And a new month. 

What new things will you challenge yourself to learn this month?

There are exactly 53 days left in 2023. Reflecting back, what goals did you plan t...

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Who do you want to be when you grow up? affirmations & mantras self-love tell yourself a new story Nov 08, 2023

I am already the person I wish to become.

"Believe you can, 

and you're halfway there." 

~Theodore Roosevelt

Do you ever feel like who you hope to become someday is far away - almost out of your reach?

Perhaps you feel so unhappy with your current self that the idea of change feels hard to imag...

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Healing the Past affirmations & mantras self-love tell yourself a new story Nov 07, 2023

I heal past versions of myself in order to reach my future goals.

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." 

~C.S. Lewis

Does the past feel like it’s holding you back?

  • Maybe you have regrets and wish you would have done things differently.
  • Maybe there have been trau...
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