Stop the interruptions and protect your practice! Here are five easy tips for meditating when your kids are home.
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30 days of working on calm: Successes, challenges, and future direction
My Commitment to Calm included meditation, yoga, gratitude, and contentment. Read about my biggest successes after 30 days of working on calm.
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Exercise is a key element of physical and mental health. Tweaking my yoga routine made a big difference in balancing my workouts.
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My Commitment to Calm requires a paradigm shift, because accomplishments don’t lead to happiness. Instead, I am practicing being, not doing.
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Listening to music is correlated with better well-being and mood. Consider swapping music for TV to calm you down and enhance your mood.
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The power in saying, “I’m anxious”
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Research shows understanding and labeling your emotions helps you regulate them. Learn the power in saying, “I’m anxious.”
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Happy zone: Finding my state of flow
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Finding your flow means getting completely lost in an enjoyable activity. I felt calm and content when “in the flow” this week.
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When my anxiety flared, I needed to choose the path of least resistance. Learning to engage in self-compassion gave me the break I needed.
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Doing just one thing differently can have compounding effects. I am using “the power of one” to keep myself both calm and motivated.
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Moving past a negative meditation experience
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Negative, intrusive thoughts can make meditation difficult. Read about my negative meditation experience and how I moved past it.
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