Train for Life

Category: Workplace Wellness

  • 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,…

  • 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.