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Positivity Training

3/26/2018

Instructions for Positivity Training (You'll need a little notebook):

Each night when you get into bed, take a few minutes to reflect on your day.
Jot down 3 things that were good about today.
It doesn't matter how big or how small they are, you are not in competition with anyone, not even yourself. Don't compare today to yesterday.
Notice how it feels in your body to think of the good in your day.
Hold this feeling as you drift into sleep.

Our ability to scan the environment for danger has served us well in our survival and evolution. But for many of us, this ability is in overdrive, leaving us stressed, anxious, depressed, and fearful.
When you think a certain way for a long time, you strengthen the pathways in your brain that run these thoughts, and it takes deliberate attention and perseverance to form new pathways.
This week's practice is scientifically proven to forge new, more positive pathways in the brain, helping you be more naturally aware of the good that already exists in your life.

"But listen to me.
For one moment quit being sad.
Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you."
- Rumi

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Grounding

3/19/2018

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Instructions for "Grounding":

Stop what you're doing and assume an upright, dignified posture in a chair.
Feel the soles of your feet as they rest on the floor.
Feel the support of the floor holding your feet.
Feel your bum and back resting on the chair.
Feel the support being offered by the chair.
Bring your attention to your breath, follow it as it goes in and out of the body.
Remember that your breath is always with you, keeping you alive while you get on with your day.
Invite the breath to deepen and calm your nervous system.
Return to your day, holding the awareness of the support and grounding that is available to you when you need it.

The simplest things can be a great source of comfort. Your breath, and the workings of gravity on your body are constant companions, but they often go unnoticed.
Pay them some attention this week, and let their steady support comfort you. Know that they are there always to support and ground you whatever you face.

“Get yourself grounded and you can navigate even the stormiest roads in peace.” – Steve Goodier

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Spring Came

3/12/2018

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Instructions for "Spring Came":

Stop what you're doing, look out the window and take in the sun, the little bit of warmth that has crept into it, the new buds it has encouraged.
Reflect on the winter that has passed. Were there times when you wondered if it would ever end?
Acknowledge now that it did end, and growth and warmth are with us again.
Allow that sense of growth and warmth to fill you—to occupy each cell in your body.
As you move on with your day, keep this feeling with you.

When things are tough, it can seem endless, and we are doomed to be in misery for the foreseeable future. The coming of a spring day like today is a reminder that time is always moving, seasons change, dark gives way to light. If we can be patient through the winter, the reward of spring will come.
If you are going through a tough time, take comfort in the fact that it WILL pass, time is your friend in this. In the meantime, be kind to yourself, be patient, and ask for help if you need it, company shortens the winter.

"Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems."
- Rainer Maria Rilke

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Move the Morning Blues

3/5/2018

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Instructions for "Move the Morning Blues":
When you get up each morning, immediately move your body, some suggestions are:

Do some yoga
When you take your dog or cat out for a pee run around with them for a bit
Go for a run (even if it's just running up and down the hallway!)
Do some good old-fashioned start jumps
Dance to a song on the radio

If you think you don't have time, think of all the time you'll save by not feeling sluggish and grumpy all day. That's worth 10 minutes!

Many of us wake in the morning and are immediately inundated with thoughts of all we have to do today, this week, this month, this year... Agh!
If we don't do something to counter this, we can walk through the day feeling burdened and blue.
It can be difficult to tackle this mentally, because the mind is already so busy there doesn't seem to be room for anything else!
This is where the body can come to the rescue. Moving the body in the morning gives you energy for the day, and helps you shift perspective. Exercise releases endorphins, which make you feel happier and brighter, and more able to tackle your to-do list in a positive way.
The trick, like most things that are good for you, is to do them even if you don't feel like it! You'll thank yourself later...

"Now, I'm no scientist, but I know what endorphins are. They're tiny little magical elves that swim through your blood stream and tell funny jokes to each other. When they reach your brain, you hear what they're saying and that boosts your health and happiness. "Knock Knock... Who's There?.. Little endorphin... Little endorphin who?... Little Endorphin Annie." And then the endorphins laugh and then you laugh. See? Its Science."
- Ellen DeGeneres

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