Train for Life

Category: Vulnerability

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Draw Your Emotion You do not need to be an artist! Grab some paper and get out of your head by intuitively drawing your emotion. How big is it? What color is it? What texture is it? What shape is it? Are the lines…

  • Welcome April

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  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Aroma Bombs Shake a couple of essential oil drops into the palm of your hands. Cup your hands together, making a little space between your thumbs for your nose. Take a lovely deep inhale of the aroma bomb. Try: Peppermint for when you are…

  • Welcome March

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  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Wall Push Oftentimes we need to express anger to complete our body’s response to stress. That’s okay! So find an unsuspecting wall, and push against it with all your might. This is a great way to let your muscles use some energy and also…

  • Welcome February

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  • Welcome January

    This month, focus on what matters to you.

  • 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 (or a vegetable frittata) instead of the ham (or turkey) everyone else always eats, whatever it is, just do what makes you truly happy. — A. Pawlowski Which tree are you this season?…

  • Therapy Thursday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Boundary Sensing For this exercise, you will need to find three (3) objects: an object you love (a ‘yes’ object), an object that you feel neutral about, and an object that you strongly dislike or that disgusts you (a ‘no’ object). For example, you might…

  • Welcome December

    This month, focus on seeking out joy together.