It is easy to focus on what is not going well. However, we can begin to have "snacks of joy" to help us shift our built-in bias towards the negative.

Shift your negativity bias by having "snacks of joy" to focus on what is going well.

Snack On Joy

Many cultures and societies have been fasting for thousands of years for the many benefits it provides. Our thoughts, too, can have an effect on our bodies. Sometimes we ruminate over things to the detriment of our mental and physical health. Please join me in this exercise on thought fasting to take a break from these thoughts, and allow your mind and body a planned time of rest from these thoughts.

Fasting has been practiced for centuries for its benefits, and thought fasting can provide mental and physical rest from harmful rumination.

Thought Fasting

We want to be able to do every single thing as parents. Yet, what is important can be really simple when you have a chance to reflect upon this.

As parents, we often want to do everything, but reflecting on what's important shows that simplicity is key.

What Really Matters Today As A Parent?

A short exercise to set the right tone at the beginning of the day, for the rest of your day.

Start your day right with a quick exercise to set a positive tone for the rest of your day.

Setting Your Intention For The Day

In moments of challenges and difficulty, offerings of self-compassion and self-kindness can build our resilience so we can be grounded in strength and awareness to face what comes our way. This self-compassion break evokes self-kindness and caring, combined with mindfulness and a sense of belonging to build your resources. This meditation is part of the Mindful Self-Compassion program developed by Kristen Neff and Chris Germer.

Offering self-compassion can build resilience and mindfulness, as part of the Mindful Self-Compassion program.

Self-Compassion Break

Choosing how you deal with difficulties and challenges affects your happiness. This meditation works with whatever difficulties you are facing and chooses to transform them.

Transform difficulties with meditation for increased happiness.

Dissolving Difficulties

We all have days when we have been sitting too much or when sitting down is not an option. You can still do meditation while walking to center yourself. Enjoy this simple guided walking meditation to bring you to awareness and let go of stress.

Practice mindfulness while walking with a simple guided meditation to center yourself and reduce stress.

Walking Meditation

Whatever we may be feeling, can carry us away. Being curious about where and what we feel, can open us up to acceptance and stability. This meditation supports you with whatever your feelings are at this moment.

Explore your emotions with curiosity for acceptance and stability. This meditation helps you with your current feelings.

Curious And Kind With Your feelings

Change up your morning routine with this mindfulness exercise as you sip your tea or coffee. Just a few minutes of calm in the morning will put a different spring in your step for the rest of the day.

Start your day with mindfulness exercise while sipping your tea/coffee for a positive impact on the rest of your day.

Coffee:Tea Presence

When our minds are racing, it can be difficult to fall asleep. Our breath is the perfect way to ease tensions and feel relaxed. This simple breath meditation helps you release tension and fall asleep easily.

Relax and fall asleep easily with a simple breath meditation that helps release tension and calm the mind.

Easy Breath for Easy Sleep

A classic story by Margery Williams for all ages to know the strengths of love, and what really matters. As the rabbit is loved by the little boy, he becomes real and finds acceptance, regardless of how he looks on the outside. We see what is really important when it comes to love and self-worth.

Margery Williams' classic story teaches the power of love and acceptance as a toy rabbit becomes real through the love of a little boy.

The Velveteen Rabbit

Can leopards really disappear into the trees? Listen to this timeless story by Rudyard Kipling and find out. Although this is officially a children's story, stories help us all to unwind and relax, taking us back to a simpler time-no matter our age.

Listen to Rudyard Kipling's timeless children's story to find out if leopards can truly disappear into trees and unwind with a simple tale.

How The Leopard Got His Spots

Hina Pitroda, MA, NBC-HWC

Health & Wellness Coach; Mindfulness

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