Stop worrying! It’s something we used to tell my grandmother a lot. Now that I’m older I find myself worrying, my friends worrying and my family worrying! Where did all of this worrying come from and what is it doing for us? You’ve heard that worrying isn’t productive and you’ve probably told yourself to stop […]
I’m in the midst of brainstorming several project ideas and I wanted to share a particularly valuable tool that I use with you. It’s called mind mapping. I’ve given you a peak inside my brain in the image above. At first it may just look like chicken scratch to you (actually, even after you understand […]
I’m taking a 5 day video challenge this week to improve my skills on camera. I want to share the first video that I recorded because I think the subject offers you a bit of Practical Om. My first video of the #justhitrecordchallenge with Casey Erin Wood. Our assignment was to share something memorable about […]
Is it time for you to take on a short term challenge? Would you benefit from a little boost of productivity or even more scheduled downtime? Using a short term challenge can be a great way to turn a desired habit into an actual habit. It’s also a structured way to learn a new skill. […]
You’ve been up all night and now you’re passing the window of your favorite bakery. On display is a decadent flourless chocolate cake with your name on it. Before you know it you’re inside the bakery wiping the chocolate off your mouth with a paper napkin. What happened? You probably want to blame your lack […]
I’ve taught well over 1,000 yoga classes, yet I’m a little nervous about a class that I’ll be video taping for my ParaYoga certification exam.
To ensure that my nerves don’t get the best of me, I’ll be incorporating some yoga and coaching tools into my schedule. I’m passing these tools on to you. Use them to calm your nerves or cure a case of stage fright before a big event.
In my study of time management I’ve come across several recommendations for working in blocks of time from 30 to 90 minutes. I’ve tried it and had success, but it wasn’t until I heard about the Pomodoro technique that I really found my focus. Pomodoro is the word for tomato in Italian. The Pomodoro Technique […]