By Endorsed Mind-Body Coach Gail Kenny The path to feeling better after chronically feeling bad can be tough with many ups and downs. In my quest to heal the chronic pelvic pain that kept me miserable for so long, I experienced periods of time, sometimes only an hour or two, where I had relief from… Continue reading Tripping Up
Category: Kindness and Confidence for You
How to Think More Positively
By Endorsed Mind-Body Coach, Lorraine Faehndrich You may know that negative thinking is hard on your body and contributes to pain and illness. You may even have a doctor or other health care provider who recommends that you “reduce stress” and try to think more positively in order to heal your body. If so, and… Continue reading How to Think More Positively
Life in the Trenches: On Hormones
Let’s just be honest here: hormones really suck. I have had a lot of them throughout the past year, and I am officially tired of them. Ladies, hormones have the power to take you down. It’s time we armed ourselves and refused to let these suckers win. They smack you once a month, trample you… Continue reading Life in the Trenches: On Hormones
Time for a Mind-Body Date
Have you ever taken yourself on a Mind-Body Date? No? Oh my gosh – now is the time! A mind-body date is an hour, a day, a weekend, or more scheduled just for you to enjoy, play with, and enhance your mind-body connection. Here’s how it works. 1) Pick a date. 2) Pick a… Continue reading Time for a Mind-Body Date
The Key to Creating Change – Being a Good Spy
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite books was Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhigh. I loved Harriet. I emulated her in every way, practicing my spy techniques daily. I drove my parents nuts by appearing any time they were trying to have a private conversation. They joked that they couldn’t keep a… Continue reading The Key to Creating Change – Being a Good Spy
What is Your Soul Song?
Your daily expression of your soul song is based on your overall soul song – that fascinating collection of unique and individual elements that make up who you are. Your soul song is not just your personality or the way you think – it’s a blend of every little piece of every little part of… Continue reading What is Your Soul Song?
Ode to Turtle Steps
Re-defining my coaching business, creating a new website, writing a book, running my Mind-Body Coach Training, and being the Life Coach Training Coordinator for Martha Beck, Inc is kind of a lot. In fact, as I write that list, I realize I haven’t actually considered how much is going on in my work life. I… Continue reading Ode to Turtle Steps
The Full-Tilt
Several weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about the In-Between. I was feeling strange because everywhere I looked, my life seemed to be in transition. It felt like that moment between an inhale and exhale, when everything is suspended, and nothing is happening. It seemed to be lasting forever to my “go, go, go”… Continue reading The Full-Tilt
Strong is the New Skinny
The other day I went to coffee with my personal trainer, and we were chatting about fitness, the urge women have to do endless, hideous (in my opinion, of course) hours of cardio exercise instead of strength training, and our cultural viewpoint around women with muscles and strength. She mentioned she was giving a workshop… Continue reading Strong is the New Skinny
My Soul Song
Last week, I wrote about knowing with your intuition versus intellect, because that’s what I’m surrendering to more and more every day. A year ago, I was sitting here at this same desk, planning last year’s Mind-Body Coach Training. I was imagining a great group of trainees, fixing up the forum where they would interact,… Continue reading My Soul Song