Want a happier and more creative life? Join Gita for conversations about developing a holistic lifestyle that supports your creativity and wellness. With her trademark inspirational vibe each episode focuses on practical tips and takeaway homework you can put right into practice. Gita is an accomplished writer, musician and yoga teacher who has spent thirty years teaching creativity. Get inspired and create a rhythm for your life that supports your creativity and wellness.
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Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Episode #2 – Too Busy for Wellness? Time Management for Real life.
Do you ever feel too busy to make time for your health and wellness? You may have a planner, schedule, and a million appointments. You’ve organized your life around boxes of time, delegating tasks, and trying to “do it all.” But what would happen if you took a step back and looked at time management from a different perspective? How much better would you feel if you made simple shifts in your thinking and planning that prioritize wellness?
Think you’re too busy, or that wellness is something for other people to enjoy? This awesome lady, Jessica, proves that wellness is accessible for everyone.
Check out what she’s got going on; she is a single mom to five kids; is in nursing school; she teaches yoga to adults and to children with special needs; she also runs Heartbeat for Downs, an organization that delivers care packages to families of children with Down syndrome who are in the hospital. Her eldest daughter, beautiful brown-haired Jaylin, has Down syndrome. Jessica manages all of this with joy, grace, and lots of heart-laughter. Here’s what she says about the small steps she recommends for a “too busy” person to make real-life choices for wellness.
Simple tips to upgrade your wellness without busting a hole in your time management:
1. Keep it simple! Start with one deep breath. Step outside for a moment, take one deep breath, then return to your life. Boom, done.
2. Keep it short. Start with a simple daily practice like laying down on a yoga mat or making yourself comfy in a chair. Put on a piece of relaxing music and for five minutes give yourself permission to just listen and enjoy the music. If your mind wanders, just bring it back to listening to the relaxing music. You’ll come back into your day refreshed and better able to handle stress and challenges. Mat + Music=ahhhhh
3. Practice positive thoughts. Remember that you are already enough! Give yourself practices to do that help you remember this; oh, like, maybe #1 and #2 from above! Or take a deep breath in and on the exhale think or say, “I am enough.” Repeat this just five times and let the positive message absorb. Reset your neural pathways with positive messages of health and wellness. The underlying messages that sit in your subconscious mind are the messages that dictate how you will respond to stress. Make your mind your best friend!
You’re never going to eliminate stress, but you absolutely can control your baseline level of relaxation and your response to stressful situations. You now have three easy things you can do right away, get practicing!
00:12 – Introduction
01:37 – Introduction to guest Jessica Melville – Licensed Practictioner in Yoga for the Special Child
06:14 – How Jessica Started with Yoga
07:46 – Yoga helping to undo the conditioning of “why we can’t…”
09:11 – Things that Jessica noticed after making small shifts
13:30 – Small ways to start off with Yoga
17:25 – Letting go of expectations when starting a more formal yoga practice
22:24 – What would you say to someone who thinks they can’t do yoga or it’s not for them?
25:33 – Chant for Peace
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