Train for Life

Author: rrluthi

  • Wellness Wednesday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Bilateral Stimulation Thigh Taps Thigh taps are a useful tool for when we are in a public space and feeling anxious, triggered, overwhelmed, or dissociated. No one will know what we are doing! It is especially easy to hide if we are sitting at a…

  • Happy Caturday 🐱

    🐱 Fun Feline Fact 🐱 Help! I can’t keep my cat off the counter top! SOLUTION Place a few strips of double-sided tape on the counter top. Cats do not like the sticky feeling on their paws and they will jump off right after they feel it.  Place lemon or orange peels on the counter top…

  • Wellness Wednesday

    Bilateral stimulation can help us process emotions and memories by activating both hemispheres of our brain. It can also help us center our focus, providing a gentle way to stay grounded and connected to our body.

  • Welcome September

    This month, let’s celebrate growth and change.

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Savor A Scent Find something that has a calming scent such as, a candle, hot chocolate, coffee beans, a flower, essential oils or moisturizer, and savor it. Here’s how! Close your eyes. Bring the object to your nose and inhale slowly. Describe the scent to…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice  Safe Place Create a ‘safe place’ in your mind. You can return to this safe space any time you need to reset yourself and find a sense of peace and calm. Here’s how! Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Bring to mind…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Breathing-Rate Record This simple exercise provides us with feedback on our breathing rate which can let us know if our body is in a stress response. Let’s find out how many breaths you take per minute! Set a timer on your phone (or other…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week As a very active individual who some would refer to as an athlete, proper nutrition and recovery are essential, and listening to my body’s needs. I tend to have low blood pressure, however it was very low during my annual physical exam last year. At this time, I started to add…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. This week’s calming practice is a moving breath sequence. Let’s bring some calming and uplifting energy into our day as we sync our breath and body with this moving-breath practice.

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week While some schools will be starting back up again within the next couple of weeks, it still feels like summer to me! I grew up returning to school the week after Labor Day in early September. Whether you and your children are back in school or still out for summer,…