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The Counted Breath: Basic counts 0

Breathwork / Meditation / Stress Management / Yoga

Let go of stress in a few breaths: a guide to the counted breath

Let go of stress. We all need that, right? Well, let’s talk about how just a few breaths can get you going in the right direction. The counted breath technique is a basic and...

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Breathwork / Meditation / Stress Management / Yoga

Breathwork Technique: How to do the Triangle Breath

Using a counted breathwork technique can be a fantastic way to simplify your meditation practice or just get some much needed relief from a moment of stress.

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Mindful Parenting / Mindset / Stress Management

Name and Tame: The Power of Knowing our Emotions

Name and tame the emotion. By naming, we are able to separate ourselves from the emotion. The emotion is not WHO WE ARE; it is simply present in our space. That means the emotion is temporary. The emotion will move on. And we will be okay.

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Mindset

Never Miss a Monday: #2

Highlights and motivation from the week…

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Goal Setting / Inspiration / Mindset

Why motivation doesn’t mean success: 4 tools more powerful

Motivation is often what we rely on, but do you want to know a secret? It’s not enough.

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Inspiration / Mindset

Never Miss A Monday: #1

Welcome to the weekly blog post where I make mention of what is feeding my body, mind and soul lately.

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Mindset / Stress Management

Relative Weight: Why we need self-care

It begins with a professor in front of his class. He holds up a water bottle and asks the class, “How heavy do you think this bottle is?”

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Inspiration / Mindset

Create a Support System That Works

Find your tribe, support group, your people… whatever you call it, we all need them. We cannot do this alone.

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Mama and Me Yoga / Mindful Parenting

50 Questions to Start Conversations with your School-age Child

I always ask the same questions… it was time to switch it up.

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Goal Setting / Mindset / Workouts

5 Tricks to Becoming a Morning Exerciser

Early morning workouts have their advantages… we just need to figure out how to make them work.

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I’m Jen

… Mama, Yogi, Runner, Crossfit Enthusiast, Health Coach and your biggest cheerleader. My biggest passion is to help other Mamas who have gotten lost in the throes of Motherhood, and in turn, lost themselves… I’m here to help you find your health, happiness and confidence again!

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Come home. . . #dalaimamayoga Come home. 
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Catastrophizing. It’s a weird word, right? . Bu Catastrophizing. It’s a weird word, right? 
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But you know what? I think the majority of us are far more familiar with it than we realize. 
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It’s the thought that says “why haven’t they called? Maybe they got in an accident!”
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Or the voice that questions every sound on take-off of your flight... imagining the worst.
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It’s the story that plays in your mind that builds worry and stress, and makes you doubt your ability to cope. 
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This trap is not uncommon, so it’s important to recognize it, define it, and look for ways out of it. 
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Listen in... 
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link in the bio 🔈
Strong back. Soft front. . Today’s mantra comes Strong back. Soft front. 
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Today’s mantra comes curtesy of Zen Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax.
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This quote hit me hard today. If you do no other self-care today, at least read this: 
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“All too often our so-called strength comes from fear not love; instead of having a strong back, many of us have a defended front shielding a weak spine. In other words, we walk around brittle and defensive, trying to conceal our lack of confidence. If we strengthen our backs, metaphorically speaking, and develop a spine that's flexible but sturdy, then we can risk having a front that's soft and open, representing choiceless compassion. The place in your body where these two meet - strong back and soft front - is the brave, tender ground in which to root our caring deeply.

How can we give and accept care with strong-back, soft front compassion, moving past fear into a place of genuine tenderness? I believe it comes about when we can be truly transparent, seeing the world clearly - and letting the world see into us."
Always be happy. . It was a simple, beautiful mess Always be happy.
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It was a simple, beautiful message my daughter left in chalk. As soon as I saw it, I smiled and instantly reached for my phone. 
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I know the intentions of her drawing. She spreads positivity like glitter in a canon. She loves with her whole heart and wants to be loved in the same way. 
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She wants to be happy. Always. 
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But what if it isn’t always?
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After thinking about it more, I realized how effortlessly she picked up on the message that happy is not only what we want to be, but also what we feel we SHOULD be. We learn at an early age that being happy equates to being likable. And “happy babies are easy babies”... We learn that many other emotions we feel are better left hidden because we notice they are met with resistance and discomfort from others, and within us. 
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We learn that sometimes being happy, whether real or not, is felt so we fit in; it’s so our other emotions don’t become a burden. Sadly, I’ve even heard her follow the script we all do and apologize for feeling something other than happy. 
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So, down the road, at the right moment, when she is feeling big emotions, I can also remind her that it’s not a requirement to “always be happy”. 
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Because sometimes we won’t. That may make us feel uncomfortable. And that’s okay. 
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I want her to be okay with feeling it all, instead of adjusting to fit in and make it easy for the world around us. I would rather her feel deeply, every day. No matter how difficult it may be for me, her, or anyone else. 
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I want her to know it’s okay to let our emotions live within us, and not be ignored... in the pursuit of happiness. 
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