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self-care

(Video) How Do You Make Decisions?

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Taped to my laptop is the mantra: From stillness comes discernment. It came to me while I was leading a retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health years ago.  I revisit this reminder daily.  Where do you turn when you have to make a big…
mindfulness

(Video) Where Do I Need to Course Correct?

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Socrates said, "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”  For years I worked in healthcare communications and designed huge outreach plans to encourage people to shift towards…
self-care

(Video) What Does Self-Care Mean to You?

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I'm leading a women's circle this spring focused on sovereignty and the art/science of self-care. Why? I've experienced so many gifts from my daily self-care practice over the last 20 years that it's motivated me to want to continually support…
stress management

Living in the future = recipe for stress

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Years ago I was in a workshop with Richard Carlson, a gifted psychologist, father and the author of Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (It’s All Small Stuff) and many other best-selling titles. Richard talked…
self-care

(Video) How Can I Be More Compassionate with Myself?

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I'll never forget one day in my late twenties leaving a massage therapy session after a long work week and hearing the practitioner share, "Renee, be gentle with yourself." She stopped me in my tracks. I had no idea what she meant. I left curious…
self-care

(Video) How Connected Are You?

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Researcher and journalist Johann Hari, describes in his best-selling book, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solution nine types of connection that we all need to thrive. He believes connection…
self-care

(Video) How Can You Practice Radical Self-Care?

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Over the last 25 years I've done a ton of mind/body training, study, research and teaching around how to help people release stress and enhance resiliency. This was motivated by my own struggle with anxiety in my 20s and 30s. Today I can say…
work-life balance

(Video) What is Calling for my Attention?

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Pause. Put down your to-do list. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Then ask, "Who or what is calling for my attention right now?" All of us can succumb to the seduction of productivity. Who doesn't love to cross things off a long task list?!…
work-life balance

(Video) What’s the Best Use of My Energy Right Now?

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In my late 30's I learned the difference between managing my energy versus managing my time. This was a game changer. Later in my 40's when I was leading a retreat at the Omega Institute, I received an even more powerful gift: the understanding…
self-care

Self-Care 101: Three Ways to Begin

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Last week I spoke at a women’s life balance event and afterwards I visited with an attendee who asked, “I know self-care is important, but I have no idea what I need and I’m not even sure where to start!” Can you relate?
self-care

(Video) Are You Allowing in the Support You Need?

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I was visiting with a friend who recently lost her mother and is in a deep well of grief. We talked about what she most needed right now. Upon reflection, she realized that she's receiving a lot of offers for support (massages, meals, help with…
mindfulness

(Video) Are You Resisting … or Allowing Life?

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This past week I talked to several clients and friends across the US who shared they feel: "Unsettled. In limbo. Anxious. Stagnant. Disrupted and disoriented. Exhausted and overwhelmed. Unable to plan. Tired."  I like to remember we're all…
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