How To Start Showing Up For Yourself #meditation #mentalhealth #mindfulness #nature #wellness #worklifebalance

BY MONICA RAGSDALE, Intern at Alisha Leytem Wellness and Catching Leadership 

In honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, I want to shower you with well-deserved praises for a moment. 

You have survived a pandemic; and I would strongly argue to include that on your resume in...

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A Guide to Happiness: Through The Yamas #intention #mindfulness #movement #personalgrowth

Think of the Yamas and Niyamas like the guidelines of your path to happiness – the “how-to” for gaining the skills and wisdom needed to change your attitude, thoughts and beliefs to better navigate your life. How to truly live your yoga practice off the mat and in...

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3 Morning Do’s and 3 Don’ts for Less Stress & More Ease in Your Day #intention #mindfulness #sleep

How you spend the first hour of your day determines how you feel the rest of your day.   What you do first thing in the morning matters whether you’re a mom, business owner, yoga teacher or a nurse.  Set up your day for less stress and more ease by removing and adding just a...

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Greater Awareness Through The Niyamas #gratitude #intention #mindfulness #movement #yoga

Yogis can learn much from the Eight Limb Path founded in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras – a fantastic text to study and apply to our practice on and off the yoga mat.

The first path, the Yamas, offers five elements for self-control: non-violence, truthfulness,...

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How to Stay Mindful Throughout Your Work Day #meditation #mindfulness #professional #work

Research shows that 47 percent of people spend almost all of their time thinking about something other than what they are doing. Learning to be mindful is the practice of paying attention to what’s happening inside and outside of you in the present moment. Mindfulness is having an accepting...

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