Train for Life

Category: Awareness

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Alternate Nostril Breathing This equalizing and balancing pranayama breathing technique, also known as Nadi Shodhana, purifies and cleanses our body’s energy channels. Here’s how! Sit comfortably with straight spine. Rest your pointer and middle fingers between your eyebrows. You will use your thumb and…

  • Welcome November

    This month, look for small things to appreciate.

  • Mindful Monday

    This week’s calming practice in The River of Mind. Let’s imagine our mind is a river and we are sitting on the riverbank.

  • Wellness Wednesday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice A – Z Distraction If we cannot fall asleep because our minds are racing or we need some distraction, we can try a brain-refocusing game. Here’s how! Select a topic and think of something that begins with each letter of the alphabet for that…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Letting Go We hold on to all kinds of things in life: people, old habits, emotions, resentment, limiting beliefs, relationships… We really want to just ‘get over it’ or ‘let it go’ but it is hard than we thought.  This practice can help demonstrate…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Vagus Nerve Exercise This tool helps to activate our vagus nerve, bringing us back to a calm ventral vagal state.  We might notice signs of release such as, a deep sigh or swallow, a yawn, a general feeling of calm or our tummy gurgling. Here’s…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Somatic Holds These holds anchor us into our body and compassionately connect us with ourselves through safe, calming touch. Here’s how! Place your left hand on your heart and your right hand on your belly. Close your eyes if it is safe. Breathe slowly and…

  • Welcome October

    This month, make the world a little better.

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Finger Taps 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. Last week’s post featured another form…

  • Happy Caturday 🐱

    🐱🐶Feel-Great Update for Pet Parents, Cats and Dogs Alike!🐶🐱 We are already aware that our fur babies improve our lives! Now, new research proves it! In a study published in Social Indicators Research, participants answered survey questions about their personality traits, health, income, life satisfaction, and pet ownership. The result? Owning a cat or dog significantly…