Nicole Griffin

Board-Cert. Health Coach + Yoga Teacher

In this track, we explore some practical tools for resourcing ourselves in times of overwhelm. A resource is anything that helps us feel more connected, embodied, or present in times of stress. We will go over a variety of short and simple practices that you can come back to when you need them.

Learn practical tools for managing overwhelm by using resources like short and simple practices to feel more connected, embodied, and present during times of stress.

Resources For Overwhelm: Grounding

Discover practical tools for resourcing during times of overwhelm with short and simple practices that help you feel more connected and present.

Resources For Overwhelm: Centering

Learn practical tools to resource yourself and feel more connected, embodied, and present in times of stress through short and simple practices.

Resources For Overwhelm: Orienting

We all experience feelings of self-doubt and imposter syndrome. Learning to pause and reframe our negative beliefs allows us to become more confident, empowered, and self-assured.

Pausing and reframing negative beliefs helps overcome self-doubt and imposter syndrome, leading to increased confidence and empowerment.

Overcoming Self-Doubt

Do you ever feel like your attention is all over the place? Try this simple practice to find alignment between what is most important to you and how you spend your attention.

Find alignment between what's important and your attention with a simple practice.

Intentional Attention

Find some grounding in your day with this foundational yoga pose. All you need to do is stand up and follow along.

Achieve grounding in your day with a simple foundational yoga pose by standing up and following along.

Mountain Pose

Self-criticism evokes the same response in the body as danger or threat. Self-compassion on the other hand soothes and regulates our nervous system. Here, we will learn a little bit about each response and do a brief self-compassion practice.

Self-criticism triggers stress response, self-compassion calms it. Learn about both and practice self-compassion in this article.

Stress Resilience and Self-Compassion

This is a brief self-compassion practice that encourages you to show yourself the same care and compassion that you would show a close friend.

Practice self-compassion by treating yourself as you would treat a close friend.

How Would You Treat a Friend?

In this track, we will learn about the three elements of self-compassion: mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness. We will also do a brief self-compassion practice.

Learn the three elements of self-compassion: mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness, and practice it in this track.

Defining Self-Compassion

In this meditation, we visualize a network of roots rising up to support us as we practice yielding into and accepting this support.

Meditate on visualization of roots supporting us to practice yielding and accepting in this session.

Grounding Nest Meditation

In this track, we explore how self-worth is separate from external achievements and status symbols. We end with a brief meditation to build internal resilience so we know who we are and have an unwavering sense of steadiness and self-worth.

Discovering self-worth beyond external achievements and status symbols through meditation for internal resilience.

Inner Resilience

Our neck muscles do a lot of hard work for us and as a result, can become quite tense. Tension in our necks can also lead to headaches, neck, shoulder, and upper back pain as well as jaw dysfunction. Today, I will walk you through two self-release techniques that you can take with you wherever you go.

Learn two self-release techniques for neck muscles to reduce tension, headaches, neck, shoulder, and upper back pain.

Neck Tension - Active Release

Today, I am going to guide you through a lovely passive neck release practice. You will want to have a yoga block or something similar to rest your head-on. If you don’t have a yoga block, maybe use a book or a box that is about 4 inches high. You want something sturdy for this exercise rather than something soft like a pillow.

Learn a passive neck release practice using a sturdy prop like a yoga block or book to rest your head-on, in this guided exercise.

Neck Reset - Passive Release

Take a relaxing walk on the beach then lie down under an umbrella for a soothing guided relaxation.

Enjoy a tranquil seaside walk and follow it with a calming relaxation session under an umbrella.

Chill Out On The Beach

In this brief meditation, we practice coming back to center, slowing down, and tuning in before moving back out into the world with intention.

Meditation to come back to center, slow down, and tune in before moving out into the world with intention.

Back To Center

In this guided relaxation, we visualize a golden ball of light moving through our bodies and picking up any stress and tension. The purpose of this visualization is to relax either before bed or anytime you need a calming break in your day.

Visualize a golden ball of light to relieve stress and relax before bed or anytime during the day with this guided relaxation.

Golden Ball Of Light Guided Relaxation

This simple breathwork practice is great for calming anxiety in those SOS moments. It utilizes the sense of sight and touch and offers us a simple way to come back to the present and back to our bodies when we are feeling stressed.

A simple breathwork practice using sight and touch to calm anxiety and come back to the present.

Five Finger Breathing

This track offers a quick explanation of what health coaching is, what health coaches are trained in, and what you can expect when working with a health coach.

Learn about health coaching, what coaches are trained in, and what to expect when working with one in this brief track.

What Is Health Coaching?

According to author James Clear, our current habits are perfectly designed to deliver our current results as our life bends in the direction of our habits. This is why setting our goals can feel like the easy part but actually moving toward them can feel much harder.

Our habits dictate our current results and make achieving goals challenging, says author James Clear.

Moving Toward Our Goals

As a coach, I help people navigate through resistance all the time. Today, I am going to share some of my favorite questions to ask when someone is feeling stuck or resisting change.

Coach shares go-to questions for navigating resistance and overcoming feelings of being stuck during change.

Getting Unstuck

This is a simple breathing practice that you can do wherever you are. This beginner-friendly practice is great to do when you are feeling anxious, stressed, or want to wind down before bed.

Learn a beginner-friendly breathing practice to reduce stress, anxiety and promote relaxation anytime and anywhere.

3-Part Breath For Beginners

Ease your way into a peaceful sleep with this deeply relaxing guided meditation.

Relaxing guided meditation to ease into peaceful sleep.

Relax Into Sleep

Wander through the markets of Marrakech in search of the perfect handmade pair of shoes. Then, travel south to Morocco's beautiful Ourika Valley, where you relax in a verdant garden with spectacular vistas, and eventually fall asleep.

Shop for shoes in Marrakech's markets, then unwind in the stunning Ourika Valley with its lush gardens and gorgeous views.

Dreaming of Morocco

In this brief meditation, we will practice paying attention to the good and finding small sources of support in our environment and in our breath. We will also practice a 4-1-3-1 breath (inhale-pause-exhale-pause) that focuses on gently lengthening the inhale.

Meditation to focus on finding goodness and support in environment, using 4-1-3-1 breath technique.

Seeking Support

In this meditation, we will visualize a flowing river on a beautiful spring day. We will practice placing all of our thoughts, worries, and anxieties into the river, one by one, and watching them flow away. Allowing a natural ebb and flow, coming and going.

Meditation involves visualizing a river and letting go of worries, anxieties, and thoughts as they flow away in the natural ebb and flow.

Let It Flow

We will practice two short grounding breathing practices that can be done standing or seated. This practice is perfect for those moments of anxiety and ungroundedness.

Two grounding breathing practices for anxiety and ungroundedness, can be done standing or seated.

Grounding Breath

We will practice 3 short, calming breathing exercises with the intention to calm the body and mind before going to bed. The first one is a breath with a slightly longer exhale than inhale, then we will practice alternate nostril breathing and finish up with Chandra bhedana, which is a calming, lunar breath

"Practice 3 calming breathing exercises before bed - longer exhale, alternate nostril breathing, and Chandra bhedana for a peaceful mind and body."

Relaxing Breath Before Bed

For many of us, it can be hard to get our minds to shut off at night so we can go to sleep. Creating a brain dump before bed ritual can be a helpful way to capture our thoughts so they no longer need to loop through our minds. This exercise can contribute to better sleep quality as well as reduced stress, anxiety, and worry. I’ll start by leading you through a brief meditation and will then offer you the opportunity to grab a journal or notebook to jot down your thoughts before climbing into bed.

Creating a brain dump before bed ritual can improve sleep quality by reducing stress, anxiety, and worry.

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