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How to do a monthly reflection: DIY Quick & Easy Monthly Reflection

How to do a monthly reflection: DIY Quick & Easy Monthly Reflection Happy March! February was a short month, and things really moved quickly for me. If I had to pick 3 words to describe February, they would be mind-blowing, expansive and intense. How about you? How was last month for you? It's tempting to rush into March and let everything just be swept under the rug. But I've found it really powerful to set aside even just 15-20 minutes for a monthly reflection to look back on the 28 days that's now behind us. If you're short on time,…

5 Types of Overwhelm & How to overcome overwhelm

5 Types of Overwhelm & How to overcome them Overwhelm is a feeling that can manifest in many different ways, but at its core, it is the experience of feeling like there is too much to handle, which can be caused by a variety of factors, including time constraints, emotional stress, decision-making pressure, information overload, and relationship challenges. In this article, you'll learn about the five types of overwhelm, be guided to identify the kind of overwhelm you're experiencing, and long term strategies to help you address the root cause(s) of the overwhelm so you can move forward and prevent…

12 Best Time management tips: How to do more in less time

12 Best Time management tips: How to do more in less time for Women Entrepreneurs, Yoga Teachers and Creatives Time is a precious and limited resource that so many of us struggle to manage and maximize. As a successful women's career and well-being coach with multiple concurrent projects I often get asked How can I do more in less time? Here are my 10 top tips on How to Do more in Less Time: 12 Productivity and time hacks to do more in less time: Struggling with procrastination? Hold yourself accountable by hiring an accountability coach like me, or be in…

How to become a successful Yoga Teacher: 3 Mistakes to avoid

How to become a successful Yoga Teacher: 3 Mistakes to avoid Are you a new yoga teacher, or yoga teacher trainee looking for tips on how to become a successful Yoga Teacher? Is no one contributing to your 'by-donation' yoga classes? Are your students asking when your next class is, but not showing up when you teach them? Are you tired from teaching 5 classes a week, to 1-2 students each time for $5, or worse still, $0? This was me, 8 years back when first I started out as a Yoga teacher. I've since then taught for 5…

You don’t have to prove yourself to anyone

You don't have to prove yourself to anyone Today I had a call with a family member, and I excitedly shared some updates about some great work related opportunities, including speaking on a prominent Qigong summit and teaching opportunity at a 5 star retreat center that had come my way that I felt quite proud of. To my shock, this family member was doubtful of my situation, and asked how it was even possible. What continued was a conversation where this family member continued to express disbelief and tried to logically analyze and make sense of the steps I followed…

Overwhelm: How to manage it in 5 Steps

Overwhelm: How to manage it in 5 Steps Overwhelm is a feeling that can manifest in many different ways, but at its core, it is the experience of feeling like there is too much to handle, which can be caused by a variety of factors, including time constraints, emotional stress, decision-making pressure, information overload, and relationship challenges. In this article, you’ll learn a 5 step process to help you overcome overwhelm to help you find calm, clarity and release stress, anxiety and negativity. Then, you'll also learn about the five types of overwhelm, be guided to identify the kind of…

Emotional Overwhelm: How to manage it

Emotional Overwhelm: How to manage it Manage Anger, heal from Sadness and overcome Fear through the Five Elements Emotional overwhelm is the feeling of being taken over by intense emotion that feels difficult to manage. When you experience emotional overwhelm, it can feel all-consuming. Can you think back to a time where you were uncontrollably angry, terribly afraid or unconsolably sad? Most of us will feel overwhelmed at some point in our lives. Emotional overwhelm can affect our ability to think and act rationally. It can even stop us from performing daily tasks. Some causes of emotional overwhelm include traumatic…

12 Full Moon rituals to ground your energy

12 Full Moon rituals to try and 3 things to avoid during this Full Moon How to ground and harvest energy using Full Moon Rituals The full moon of February comes in the fiery, bright and bold sign of Leo, just days after Imbolc - helping to reignite the sacred flame and light within. If you're like me, you might feel overwhelmed by the full moon energy, and experience insomnia, a surge of energy, and/or outbursts of emotions or a flurry of thoughts as your inner outer worlds simultaneously expand and emotions rise with the tides. Here are 12 full…

Water Rabbit Year 2023

Yin Water Rabbit Year 2023 🐇癸卯年: Energetic Forecast Water becomes Wood: A year to Manifest magic Forecast for Yin Water Rabbit Year 2023 Happy Lunar New year! Welcome to the Yin Water Rabbit Year 2023, an occurrence that hasn't happened since 1963! To understand the energetics of this lunar year we must first understand how this system works. Each Lunar year is represented by 3 components: Yin 阴 or Yang 阳 Heavenly Stem 天干: One of the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water) and Earthly branch 地支: one of the twelve zodiac animals (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon,…

Year in Review 2022 Part 2

Year-In Review 2022 Part 2: Da Cosa Nasce Cosa A thread unraveling By the end of where I was in part 1 of my Year-In-Review I was emotionally, mentally and psychologically spent, disappointed at myself at overestimating my capacity to take things on, resulting in my failure to realize the full potential of any of them. There was also a tinge of regret of not having really rested properly during Winter (Dec 21' - Feb 22'), a deep longing of mine, being a teacher and practitioner of cyclical wisdom and seasonal living myself. Shifting gears: Doing Nothing, Being Honest, Saying…

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