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Tag: Relaxation Technique

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Legs Up The Wall All you need for this practice is a wall and your beautiful body! The benefits of this practice include: calming our mind and nervous system; supporting our lymphatic system and circulation; slowing our breathing; improving digestion; easing back aches; and…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Cat Cow This beautiful movement deepens our connection to our body, syncing with our breath for emotional balance.  Here’s how! Come to an all fours or table-top position, with your hands and knees on the floor. Align your hands under your shoulders and your knees…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Child’s Pose This restorative pose allows our mind and body to rest. Here are three (3) variations to try: Start in a kneeling position with your big toes touching, your knees out wide, your arms extended forward and your forehead resting on the floor.…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Awareness of Breath This is a breath-awareness practice, where we simply notice and meet our breath as it is. Here’s how! Place one hand on your chest and one hand on your belly. Breathe naturally and begin to observe the sensation under your hands.…