Featured Weekly Tips

MENTAL WELLNESS: “Soul Food” by Golda

Turning Down The Volume On The Negative Voice Within You

It often shows up at the worst times, like when you’re finally feeling good about yourself, trying on a new outfit or hoping to make a presentation at work.  Just at those times when you want to feel confident and self-assured, your inner critic chimes in with something negative about your looks or abilities or both. But that negative inner voice does not have to rule your life. This week, practice turning down the volume on your inner critic. To learn three great ways of accomplishing this week’s tip, click here.

NUTRITION: “Feed Your Life” by Sara

Your Body is Listening So Eat Your Food with Positive Thoughts

“M” is for Mind, but you’ll learn more about that in this week’s blog post. For now, just know how powerful your mind is. Indeed, your organs can “hear” your thoughts.

This week, embrace that notion when you eat. Think positive thoughts about the food you’re eating, the nourishment and energy it’s providing your body and the goodness it’s doing you. If you tell your body how bad the food is and how bad you are for eating it, do you really think that it will want to digest it fully and absorb its nutrients? Banish negative thoughts and think positive ones about you, your body and your food. Even if you feel silly or think this idea is a little out there, give it a shot this week and see how it goes. Now, learn about the reenergizing effects of the National Wellness Conference and how you can apply its lessons to your life!

FITNESS: “Fitness For All” by Sue

Give Your Body the Gift it Wants for Special Occasions

Busy lives lead to busy bodies. Most of us lead busy lives. Sometimes it can be quite easy just to say, I’m going to give fitness a miss today because it is, for instance, my birthday. Start incorporating fitness into your special occasions.  If it is your birthday, wedding anniversary, work promotion, holiday, etc, reward your body for achieving yet another milestone or occasion by giving it what it wants: movement. Your body will appreciate that you kept it moving, and this will help you feel on top of the world. This week, think of a special occasion that is coming up in your calendar and endeavor to reward your body with enjoyable movement of your choice to kick start that great day. Read Fitness For All this week, and I can let you in on a little secret on what a Fitness Health Coach does for her special occasions.

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Word of the Week: Sunshine, by Janet

Even smiley faces imitate the shape and color of the sun. Did you know that people are more likely to linger and have conversations - even with strangers - in yellow rooms as opposed to rooms of other colors? Read more about sunshine!

Quote of the Week:

You cannot always have happiness, but you can always give happiness.
- Anonymous

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