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 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Check in with yourself for a moment. Are you experiencing happiness every single day?
Life can be hard; and in tough moments it can be really hard to remember that you deserve happiness. A lot of our lack of happiness comes from being disconnected from our selves, our souls, and each other.
By connecting with ourselves and one another, we take a powerful step towards being more happy.
Our guest, Dr. Kallie Snyder, has a transformative story to share about how she used anxiety and isolation as a catalyst to improve her wellbeing. You’ll hear about her struggles with generalized anxiety disorder and get her best tips for creating a lifestyle that supports wellness. She’s a flutist, clinician, adjudicator, and music educator in Lexington, Kentucky. She has a doctorate in flute performance and specialized studies in world music from Florida State University.
If that wasn't enough, she's also the founder of The Sound Musician, an online community for musicians to feel whole in mind, body, and spirit. Kallie says, “by sharing my struggles and challenges of being a classical musician and learning how to feel whole in the process, that my fellow musicians and non musicians, might feel a little less alone in their challenges. And that together we can form a community where we can feel seen, heard, and supported.”
Here’s Kallie’s top takeaways for boosting happiness, especially if you are facing stress or mental health challenges:
- Make an appointment with a counselor or a therapist. It can be scary at first, but it makes a huge difference. Just talking to someone that doesn't know you, that has that kind of impartial perspective, they can see at things more objectively.
2. Make an appointment with your primary care doctor. Many issues can effect mood, including thyroid issues, sleeping disorders, blood pressure fluctuations. Take a holistic approach and help your body be in tip-top shape!
3. Create a morning routine. This helps you tune in and be more centered throughout your day. Experiment with different routines and see what might be of service to help you create space for yourself in the morning. It can be simple things that nourish you like: journaling, meditation, prayer, a walk outside, a quiet cup of tea.
Kallie recommends the work of these guys:
Rachell Hollis-and her "Start Today Journal"
Hal Elrod's book "The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)" is a good read and is a great starting place.
4. Create Community: Talk to people that you trust and you love about what's going on with you. Share it with people that are safe to share it with. It's that connection that will help you to transform whatever you're going through. We all need each other, let’s remember that we’re in this together!
Let’s increase our happiness and create community! Reach out to someone today and share your heart, the world needs you!
Om Shanthi, Peace to you,
Gita
Episode #5 – Increase Your Happiness with One Simple Step
00:12 – Introduction
01:28 – Taking a step to feeling even happier
03:52 – Introduction to guest Dr. Kallie Snyder
04:55 – Kallie shares her stories and struggles as a musician to support and help fellow musicians and non-musicians
06:00 – Kallie’s story about performance anxiety and when she knew she had to deal with it
09:17 – Kallie talks about feeling trapped and unwell before teaching and an orchestra performance
12:25 – Pressure as a professional musician to not show weakness
18:40 – Felt trapped which was part of leading to anxiety
19:55 – Disconnected from ourselves and each other and we think vulnerability makes us weak (it’s the flip)
26:14 – Kallie started to seek counseling and was consistently reaching out to people and always making the next step
29:30 – Hardest thing about anxiety was finding what works for you
31:30 – Create a morning routine
35:10 – Much of the root of anxiety is being disconnected from yourself
37:25 – Vulnerability is what connected us to our audience
40:20 – Find your community to share your story and be vulnerable – that helps other people share their stories
41:45 – Chant for peace
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