First off, if the meme this pic is based on was not printed and posted somewhere in your JOC, watchfloor, office, or even Chaplain's Corner of every deployment you ever went on, I would love to hear about it because it was ubiquitous in my experience 😅 Because the
Happy New Year y'all!! This week I thought I would share another practice that goes really well with Name it to Tame It which I shared last week. One of the things I mentioned in both my short video I shared a couple weeks ago and the longer
I promised on my YouTube channel to share more about the research showing why the Name it to Tame it practice is so amazing and effective for turning down the intensity of emotions. I'll start with an overview of the practice in case you didn't see
Let me share with y'all all the gifts being present brings about (see what I did there, you're all welcome 🤣). It's my version of a holiday newsletter theme with the gift-giving, but for well-being. Your presence is a gift to others Being present is
as opposed to the 12 Days of Christmas! I will be giving you the gift of 12 short practice videos to try out tools and take mindful mini-breaks during the holiday season, which I hope will be more helpful to you than some random birds and such in the song.
Hey everyone! Hope you had a lovely Turkey Day, I sure did ☺️Lots of food and fun with my sis, BIL and nephews...and little Theo earned his off-leash privileges in their backyard back...apparently he has a lot more people FOMO and a lot less desire to escape now,
Breathwork and mindfulness of the breath practices can be excellent for boosting calming activity in the nervous system. Any time you are working with the breath, you are working with your vagus nerve, which is why doing these practices regularly is so helpful for reducing stress in general. However, breath-centric
There are few things in this world that delight me more than a simple framework that helps make sense of- and practically apply- an abstract or seemingly ambiguous process. In training this weekend, I was reminded of Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, which is a fantastic tool to apply
Hey everyone!!! Today I am sharing another calming breath work practice- this one has been a real help to me lately. It is called ujjayi pranayam aka "ocean breath" or "victorious breath" in the yogic tradition and let me tell ya it has helped me be
As yoga and meditation teacher, I love helping people not just learn the tools but figuring out how to set up a regular practice. When talking with people about getting a practice going, I always make sure to mention that frequency is more important than duration. These mind-body practices involve
It never ceases to amaze me how powerful breathwork can be in shifting our physiological state. I shared the extended exhale practice last week, and the featured practice in this article is a kind of extended exhale practice with some simple tweaks that can really make big shifts happen. It
While I am a big fan of allowing myself to simply be with myself when I am feeling activated (anxious, frustrated, stressed, angry, despairing, etc etc) there are some times where that's just not the best move. Even if I feel great after several minutes of being uncomfortable