Train for Life

Category: Being Present

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Sensory Grounding Do you ever find yourself on autopilot, going through the motions of your day without being present? You can create micro mindful moments of calm and regulation for your nervous system by practicing sensory grounding throughout your day. 5 ways to create sensory…

  • Welcome March

    The focus of this month is to guard against stress and overwhelm. Visit the happiness tip each day to see how it resonates with you and can uplift to your health and well-being.

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Focus Swinging This powerful practice allows your nervous system to process emotions and distress. You will learn to sit with tricky experiences and find your way back to a calm state. Here’s how: Begin by intentionally creating some discomfort in your body by coming…

  • Welcome February

    This month, spread love in your corner of the world.

  • Welcome January. Happy 2025!

    This month, start the year with kindness, to others and yourself.

  • Learn from the Past. Embrace the Future. Live in the Present.

    Learn from the Past. Embrace the Future. Live in the Present.

    Learn from your mistakes and struggles in 2024. Make 2025 a Year of Resiliency and Growth. Shift any Fixed Mindset tendencies to that of a Growth Mindset.   How to make a New Year’s Resolution that sticks? Make a Self-Compassion Meta-Resolution.  Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can…

  • Make Christmas Special for You

    Make Christmas Special for You

    Merry Christmas from my heart to yours! Spend the holidays the way YOU want to. If that means not going home, or eating pizza instead of the ham everyone else always eats, whatever it is, just do what makes you truly happy. — A. Pawlowski Which tree are you this season? I am a little bit of…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Forgiveness Letter To forgive is not to forget. It does not excuse the offender. But it can ease your anger and hurt. Write a letter to the person who has wronged you. Express how you have been affected. Store the letter away.           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52 Essential coping skills. Mind…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Dear Emotion Write a letter to an emotion that you are having a hard time with or that you would like to have more of. Examples include, fear, grief, or happiness. Tell this emotion: Its current role in your life, how it has affected you, and your hope for its future role.        …

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Find Your People Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection. -Brenè Brown Who shares or understands your struggles? Who accepts you as who you are? Who motivates you to be a better person?           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52 Essential coping skills. Mind…