Archive for the ‘Self-care’ Category
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Here at Creatuitive Coaching, we are all about taking risks (so that you can build bodacious confidence muscles!). That is why every Wednesday I ask readers, “Why not?” do something daring, creative, and unconventional.
We can love ourselves the way we wish to be loved. –SARK
Write yourself a love letter.
Speak to yourself as if you were [...]
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Eating raw is one of the best ways to feel healthy and feel good (about the planet).
Raw foods are uncooked (duh), unprocessed, and often organic. Depending on who you ask, raw foods can include raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, non-pasteurized dairy products, and fish.
Health benefits can include weight loss and prevention of chronic disease. [...]
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Ok, so I definitely checked email and was thinking about work during my time last week with family. It was still good. Lots of shared moments with my four younger sisters (no, that’s not a typo). Lots of good food. Lots of sitting in the sun (it was in the mid-70s the whole time).
Here’s what [...]
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Fall is a beautiful reminder to turn inward and work on one of the most important relationships you will ever have: between you and your intuition.
Here are some things I am doing this month to focus on my goals and needs…
Simplify: each day, choose one project or goal to focus on – and do it [...]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Fact: Sitting at a computer all day can wreak havoc on your body.
Fact Number Two: Most of us don’t have control over that.
What’s a girl to do?
Among other tricks (chair yoga, walking around the block), I like to do this every two hours…
{ Instructions }
Close your eyes
Mentally scan your body
Notice the areas of tension
Focus on [...]
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Whether you love your job, dislike it, or are somewhere in-between, there are those busy periods where you find yourself eating lunch at 4pm and collapsing into bed at 10pm without a thought of self-care. I’ve been there.
What I noticed is that it is during those busy times at work when I MOST need a [...]
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
I had an amazing holiday weekend. It was full with brand new things I’ve never done before (canoeing on the river under moonlight), celebrating my wedding anniversary, and feeling very relaxed and blissed out in general.
Now, it’s back to reality. The post-holiday weekend blues started for me a bit last night, and were in full [...]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Do you want to truly relax and rejuvenate yourself? There is one thing you can do to let yourself live in the moment and take a break from everyday life.
Go offline.
I sort of giggle that I’m suggesting this as you are reading this blog post online – I couldn’t be more earnest about this, though, [...]
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
I just gave myself three full days over the weekend to work on some writing projects at a special place in the country.
When I booked the reservations a few months ago, I wasn’t exactly sure why. I mean, I know that my inner critic had been scolding me for not yet completing these writing tasks. [...]
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
chances are that if you’re reading this, you are a creative, ambitious, and authentic woman. chances are that you have a bunch of scary (and some not so scary) goals that you want to accomplish too. i’m glad you’re here.
i’d like to share one of the most important things that has contributed to my success [...]
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