Train for Life

Category: Inspiration

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Butterfly Calm and release tricky emotions while unlocking our hips, where so many emotions can become stuck. Here’s how! Sit on the floor and bring the soles of your feet together. Allow your knees to fall out to the sides. You may slide two…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Bridge Breathing A calming movement practice to synchronize our body and breath. Here’s how! Lie on your back with your feet flat on the floor, your knees pointing towards the ceiling, and your arms alongside your body. As you inhale, press your feet to…

  • Happy 4th of July

    Happy 4th of July

    🇺🇸4 Tips for a Healthy and Safe Fourth of July 🇺🇸 Add Produce 🍓🥦🍉🌽🍒🥬🫐🌶️ Fresh or roasted or grilled Appetizers, sides, salads, snacks, or desserts Some examples, include: Corn on the cob, coleslaw, and veggie kebabs. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber; in addition to containing a lot of water to…

  • Welcome July

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