The Power of Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone
Change is a fundamental part of growth, but embracing it often requires stepping outside of our comfort zones. Whether it’s in our personal lives, careers, or relationships, we build familiar and reliable territory that helps us stay safe, but which may also limit our...
Beyond Reframing: Mindfulness, Presence, and Deeper Understanding
Are you familiar with the idea of reframing? In a nutshell, reframing is the process of changing the way you perceive a situation, thought, or problem to view it in a more positive or constructive way. For example, instead of labeling something a “problem” you call it...
Compassionate Mental Health Care for Injury Recovery in the Performing Arts
Professional Performance Artists Coping with Injury In the world of professional performance arts—be it dance, theater, music, or circus—physical injury is often considered a career-altering event. For performance artists, their body is their instrument, and any...
Wait for It: the Value of the Slow Burn
In our fast-paced world, the mantra is often “faster is better.” Medication is fast acting, delivery is same day, exercise promises results in 6-weeks or less, jobs tout opportunities for rapid advancement. In this environment we can lose site of the fact that many...
Body Scanning Meditation: Enhancing Mind-Body Connection in Exercise
Body scanning meditation is a mindfulness technique that involves mentally scanning each part of the body, paying close attention to sensations, tension, or discomfort. While traditionally used to cultivate relaxation and awareness, it has valuable applications in the...
AI Versus the Human Touch in Personal Wellness Coaching
From Peloton to mindfulness apps, wearable to food delivery services, there are many options for working on your personal wellness by yourself. As AI develops, you’ll likely also be able to get interactive coaching or personal training in the same manner. For some,...