Self Care Is Sexy

You're busy, there's too much to do. You're not in control of your time. Everyone has you running ragged!! What happens when you are lacking self-care? Is there anything you can do about it?!  

Your mind is your most powerful tool, learn to use it wisely for self=care! 

Anna Guest-Jelley is founder and CEO (Curvy Executive Officer) at Curvy Yoga, a training and inspiration portal offering classes, workshops, teacher trainings, retreats, a virtual yoga studio and lots of love and support to people of every shape and size — all over the world.Anna is a writer, teacher and lifelong champion for women’s empowerment and body acceptance. Co-editor of “Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery & Loving Your Body” (Llewellyn), Anna has been featured online and in print at The New York Times, The Washington Post, xoJane, The Daily Love, Maria Shriver.com, US News & World Report, Southern Living, Vogue Italia, Yoga International, Yoga Journal and more. Visit Curvy Yoga online at CurvyYoga.com.

It's that time of year again!! Find all your flashy, sexy rainbow gear and join me for a Self Care is Sexy guide to gay pride 2017

Portland to Coast is a 132 mile walking relay race from downtown Portland, Oregon to the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest walk relay in the world and this week we talk about the self-care learned along the way! 

Print out a self-care passport and go on some fun adventures! http://www.selfcareissexy.com/blog/episode-24-self-care-is-sexy-passports/

Jess Tomlinson is a Radiant Self Care Coach who supports busy, career-driven women in feeling massively less stressed and wildly expressed so that they can uncover their true desires and bring their Big Meaningful Dream into the world.Through her transformational private coaching, webinars, retreats & live events, Jess has helped many women completely change their lives by helping them release the “shoulds,” tap into their pleasure and do what they want to do (without feeling guilty).Along with overseeing the Culture & Engagement department at one of FORBES’ Best Small Companies, Allegiant Travel Company, Jess is the Leader for the women’s empowerment group Sisters C.A.C.H.E. (Creating Authentic Connection through Honest Engagement) in Las Vegas, where she lives. 

Having a hard time coming up with self-care ideas? Let's look as some nice things you can do for yourself to help you feel better and get that much deserved and juicy self-love!

We all do it! Self-sabotage. Today we are talking tips on how to end that self-care sabotage and get out of your own way.

You're an adult, why aren't you coloring? There are so many benefits to adult coloring as self-care.

Trish Blackwell is a recognized fitness professional committed to inspiring others to live with more confidence, health and happiness from the inside out. Particularly passionate about bringing hope to those who struggle with negative body image, eating disorders, or confidence issues, Blackwell has become the leader on image issues in the fitness industry. Personal trainer, author, podcaster, and app publisher, Trish inspires her community to conquer life with confidence.Blackwell is the author of The Skinny, Sexy Mind: The Ultimate French Secret, a book on transforming one’s body and life through discovering the keys to confidence. Also available is her Amazon Best Selling Kindle e-book, Building a Better Body Image: 50-Days to Loving your Body from the Inside Out, a 50-day journey to living happier and healthier. Trish spends her free time running, surfing and snowboarding with her husband Brandon Synan and baby girl Ellie. She loves unicorns, coffee, and the color pink.

How can lists help you self-care? Its crazy how it works!

Lets refresh the basic concepts of self-care, how we make it a priority and what ideas we can do today to strengthen our self-love.

What if your job required you to travel on a weekly basis and your passion project had you up all night? How would you get the self-care you need? We sit down with the talented and hilarious Mr. Serious and talk travel, dogs, work and mixing it up. Guys have a completely different perspective on the whole self-care thing and we get his point as well as some fun party stories. Get to know John and how he finds the time and peace in doing things he likes, and being able to change it up on the fly.We are talking with a local DJ about self-care as a man through dance and creation of amazing music. Check him out at  https://soundcloud.com/djseriouspdx

A shooting at a gay night club in Orlando rips open old wounds for the LGBTQIA+ community. Self-care ideas to help through a difficult time.   

HOOPING IT OUT; An artistic movement, meditation practice. That empowers women while encouraging the development of confidence and acceptance of their bodies, while engaging in the self-care as well as body play while ,using a hula hoop as a tool for self-expression, while inflow to their own rhythm. Yvonne is also a certified Hooping with kids instructor and FANA member. Her hoop dance has been described ,as high energy , inspiring ,heartfelt and simply put beautiful!

Time to ask some tough questions and check in on your self-care!

Okay, to recap the topics from our Self Care is Sexy Brunch they were Best to focus on just one thing Let go of the things you cannot controlSeeing something you are worrying about all the way to the very end Scheduling itTelling others that you need self-care Slow down,

Feeling overwhelmed? Time to make self-care the priority!!

Heather Jones on the show, she is an incredible Michigan transplant who is working to spread Curvy yoga to the masses, and I had so much fun having her on the show. You can join her for classes every Tuesday and Thursday at Yoga on Yamhill from 6-715pm all body types are welcome!