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The Afterglow Effect: Cultivating Lasting Yoga Habits.
Forming a habit can feel daunting, yet slipping out of one is often all too easy. The key to habit formation lies in commitment, planning, and motivation. It all starts with intention—digging deep to understand why you’re pursuing this habit in the first place. This intention is paired with the afterglow, that rewarding feeling you experience after your practice. This blog explores the benefits of yoga and how to cultivate lasting mindful habits.
How to turn a habit into a lifestyle and help to reduce your cortisol levels
Knowing something is good for you is not always enough to form a habit. However, through experience and exploration, you can get a deeper understanding of the physiological and emotional benefits and begin to integrate that knowledge into your body.
Stress is a natural state we are designed to move through although our capacity to ride the waves of life can fluctuate. With modern life a mishmash of emotions and distractions it’s easy to detach from how we are feeling. Learning how to lower your cortisol levels and improve your mood is how you can turn a healthy habit into a mindful lifestyle.
True or false? You are the foundation of your life…
Your health is your most important priority. Your health is the foundation of your life and tending to it daily is the key to living your best and most fulfilling life. You are the most important project you will ever work on. Today I share a concept to inspire ONE small change that will have a ripple effect on your life…
Two of the most important things you can do stick to your intentions and new habits
Two of the most important things you can do to help yourself create and stick to your intentions and new habits are to reduce your stress levels and get good quality sleep. For some of you, me included this is going to pose a problem because getting a good night’s sleep consistently and feeling less stressed day to day are two of the biggest challenges you might be faced with right now.
How to create self-care habits you stick to?
Making time for yourself isn't easy, even though you know you need to. Let’s be honest, knowing what you need and when you need it can be a challenge. It’s easy to keep pushing on when things need to get done and get swept up in the fear of not having enough time. With all that you are doing, where are you giving yourself space to be restored, feel energised, uplifted and reconnected?
Why it’s so difficult to make time for yourself
"Why is it so difficult to make time for myself?" Does this sound familiar to you? I know it does for me! This sentence has been said to me in many ways, many times over the past few weeks, it's something we all seem to struggle with. I know this feeling all too well, and although nowadays some would call me selfish with my time, my well-being is patting me on the way!