Mindful X

I got a frog in my throat this episode. I'm tryna be good ya'll and get onto my weekly content creation. I'm on week 3 and it's looking good, so I could not let you (or me) down by skipping out just because I didn't feel good. I take listener mail today and revisit the Tibetan singing bowl that has been absent since I rebranded. I use it for a small mindfulness practice with you before signing out with my hot tea.

Talking today about holiday stress, particularly around Christmas and they crazy things we do to ourselves because we don't stop and re-evaluate why we do what we do.I give some ideas on ways to break that up and start moving forward with what you DO want rather than what you DON'T want.

Structure and consistency focus our creative energy when we need it most. In this episode I talk about why that is and what happens to creativity when you don't focus.

I'm talking this episode about the conscious effort it takes to find your sanctuary space. No one does it for you. It is a muscle you have to build for yourself and by that process it makes you stronger in all areas of your life.For more great content, go check out TheStressDojo.com and all the places The Stress Dojo lives...Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

I've rebranded my business and the podcast had to come along well to make it all cohesive. I talk about the process of change and why this had to happen.

I'm keeping on moving into the simple space, ya'll. It's powerful though it can feel elusive and maybe a little scary too. Come on get simple!

September is the new January. It's time to get focused and pare away the uncessary, the extra, and the distracting. Take a look at your seemingly unimportant decisions that keep you stuck in confusing activity with achievement.Schedule a coaching session here: https://squ.re/2ASc2an

I'm talking this episode about the mindset adjustments that help after big events happen. You can get through them by being flexible and adaptable with Harmony, Excellence, and Sustainability. This was originally written about the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. I'm making this episode on the 1 year anniversary of the storm.

How to make change in a way that works. Today I talk about changing habitual ways of doing things that are not working in your best interest.

This meditation is from "Fear Less" by Dan Sluyter. It's been a minute since I did a meditaiton, so I'm putting up a fresh one for you.

Happy Pride Month, ya'll. What are you keeping hidden that would will let you step into peace and power if you could let it be known?

It's ok to get into the dumps. Trying to chase it away bypasses all the juicy bits you can glean while down there.

Live your life your way with your own definition of success and not someone else's.

It is so hard cleaning out closets. Old pieces of clothing have memories and nostalgia attached to them even tho they haven't fit in years...like lots of years. Looking at what those things mean and how they weigh us down is today's episode.

Today I talk about getting judgemental towards myself when I get off the mindful routine. I look for the gifts of quiet time at first to try and assuage my guilt but then realize it's all part of the process, baby.

The universe gave me a sh!t sandwich to munch on and help me crank out a teachable moment for you and me.

Talking about creative blocks and the anxiety that comes during that silence. Don't be afraid of it. Embrace it. Explore it. Stand in it and see who you really are today.

This episode concerns the ability to create safe spaces to rest and recharge your brain from the stress of daily life.

This episode wraps up my look at the poem The Invitation. How do you like the full nakedness of your life under the facades, masks and makeup?

This episode looks at beauty and failure in the context of these 2 stanzas