Train for Life

Category: Ergonomics

  • 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,…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. This week’s calming practice is experiencing mindfulness as we listen to music.

  • Welcome August

    The focus of this month is maintaining or improving the quality of your relationships, at work, home, and with yourself.

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Ocean Breath Ocean breath (also called Ujjayi breathing) is a pranayama technique to help us to feel more calm and centered. Here’s how! Create a gentle constriction in your throat so that your inhale and exhale (through your nose) makes an audible sound like an…

  • Happy Caturday 🐱

    Conflicted or Stressed 🙀Behaviors of a Cat 🐱 When your cat is feeling uneasy, unsure about what to do, or dealing with stress, you might notice these behaviors. Look Away, Head Turn Often misinterpreted as being aloof or antisocial. Visual Signs Avoids eye contact or turns head away from source of stress. Head may also dip…

  • Therapy Thursday

    Join me for a Mid Summer Book Club! After listening to Mel Robbins’ podcast regularly the past month, I just started reading her new book, The Let Them Theory last week. I admit to being a slow reader, but I am loving the book so far! Feel free to read this book at your own…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Twists Twists help to bring balance to our nervous system. They are calming when we feel anxious and stressed and uplifting when we feel flat and stuck. Here are a few ways you can use twists: Seated Twist: Start in a seated position, inhale deeply…