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Shift for Wellness#87 Parts Work, Inherited Trauma, & The Shadow w/Margaret ReedIn this episode, Jennifer sits down with Margaret Reed to explore the power of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), the wisdom of the body, and what it really means to trust your inner guidance. This gentle, honest conversation offers insight, calm, and practical tools for healing from the inside out.2025-07-1640 min
Shift for Wellness#74 EFT is my Ph.DTurns out, cancer wasn’t just a wake-up call. It was a blaring, break-the-glass-in-case-of-emergency alarm with a splash of ice water. It was a slap in the face. And as I healed; slowly, one walk, one breath, one moment at a time, I began enrolling in a different kind of school. One with no tuition, no thesis, but life-altering lessons. That’s when EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as tapping entered my life. It became my Ph.D.2025-04-0910 min
Shift for Wellness#73 Skincare: It's So Much More Than SerumsI truly believe that skincare is more than just cleansers and serums. It’s your lifestyle, your habits, and your mindset.2025-04-0208 min
Shift for Wellness#72 Parents vs. Teachers: The Unnecessary BattleLet’s be real, this whole parents vs. teachers thing? It’s exhausting. And honestly, it shouldn’t even be a thing. We’re all here for the same reason: the kids. But somewhere along the way, it’s turned into a battlefield, full of skewed perceptions, misguided opinions, and a whole lot of unnecessary drama. And here’s the part no one talks about: it’s not even about the kids - who are always caught in the middle.2025-03-2607 min
Shift for Wellness#71 Three Ways For Students & Teachers To Take Control Of Instructional TimeThose teachers who don’t have a good understanding for how the brain learns often allow the time constraints to run the show rather than your learning styles. They tend to blow through the content at lightning speed without giving you a chance to ask any questions and they seldom check for understanding. So, if you’re being taught by teacher #2 ...2025-03-1920 min
Shift for Wellness#70 Transformative Techniques In NIA & Beyond with Dana PunzoDana offers tools to awaken the senses and enhance emotional well-being. Plus, she weaves in mini-stories—small narratives that not only inspire but allow you to see yourself in the process of transformation. These practices help cultivate a deeper sense of presence, balance, and healing.2025-01-1356 min
Shift for Wellness#69 How To Relax, Recharge, & Manage School Work EfficientlyPausing purposefully in the middle of your work to breathe, walk around the block, if you’re working from home, maybe you’re emptying the dishwasher or folding the laundry, or maybe stopping to do absolutely nothing refreshes your mind, increases energy levels, and reduces stress. It helps to lessen any overwhelm.2024-09-2409 min
Shift for Wellness# 68 How to Prioritize Schoolwork So You Can Have More FunHere’s a step-by-step approach to help you prioritize your schoolwork and still have time to do those things you love to do when the school day is over…2024-09-0905 min
Shift for Wellness#67 How to Be More Productive Each Day & Enjoy It!The bottom line is families who make the time to realistically plan out their days, consequently creating opportunities to regulate and restore, have less stress and overwhelm in their day. And they spend very little time reducing that stress & overwhelm. BUT… YOU WON’T BE LIVING WITHOUT STRESS & OVERWHELM WITHOUT A STRATEGY IN PLACE.2024-09-0409 min
Shift for Wellness#66 Two Ways to Control Allergies, Anxiety, & Angst In the Middle of the NightWe’ve been taught since childhood to take a deep breath to calm down, but if we take in a huge, quick breath, this isn’t doing us any good. It’s actually working against what we’re trying to achieve.2024-06-0313 min
Shift for Wellness#65 The H.O.P.E. Series: The Loss of a Daughter Births Grace & Gratitude with Mary RamsdenYou don't know what you can handle until it's thrown in your face. Don't sell yourself short, you can do it, whatever IT is and whatever journey it may be. The resiliency of the human spirit is remarkable - Mary Ramsden2024-04-241h 25
Shift for Wellness#64 Three Ways to Help When Your Loved Ones Don't Want AnyIt took me years to figure out super simple strategies that have the power to release the burden of wanting someone that I love dearly, find the space and the motivation to get the help they need without what may be perceived as pressure or uncomfortable conversations, you know, the ones where you can already predict how they’re going to end so you don’t even bother entering into them? So grab a pen and paper or save this episode because you may just want to listen to it a few times through.2024-04-1510 min
Shift for Wellness#63 Find Your Favorite You with Rich MancusoFrom film producer to BSR founder, Rich's goal is to help you optimize your health by leveraging his BSR methodology: Breathe, Stretch, Release. Through his own journey of healing his body, and desire to connect deeper to his purpose, Rich has combined the best of it all into the BSR offering for you.2023-11-1453 min
Shift for Wellness#62 The H.O.P.E. Series: A Breast Cancer Diagnosis with Jane Burt HildebrandtAfter her very first mammogram at 40, Jane received a stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis. Learn how she managed and took control of the diagnosis, and shares compassionate tips for you or a loved one.2023-09-131h 00
Shift for Wellness#61 Over-Scheduled Kids Lack These 5 Core StrengthsOver-scheduling presents in kids as frustration, lack of motivation, depression, stress, anxiety, and the inability to cope with minor disruptions.2023-08-2416 min
Shift for Wellness#60 Forest Bathing with Judy BelluardoYou’ll learn what a forest bath is and how they benefit your well-being, you’ll learn how doctors are prescribing them to patients, you’ll learn how to prepare to participate in one, and you’ll also get ideas for who to bring along with you and share the experience with!2023-08-1052 min
Shift for Wellness#59 The H.O.P.E. Series: Clear Ancestral Trauma & Live Your Most Authentic Life with Holly Ruth Finigan“Holly is a writer, healer, and digital entrepreneur, whose heart work is to help humans reconnect to their spirit through the power of breath, meditation, and Self-Love. Through the power of authentic relating, vulnerable storytelling, and a great sense of humor, she is able to get people to see things from a higher point of view and remember why they came here.” Wholeheartedly:...
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Shift for Wellness#59 The H.O.P.E. Series: Clear Ancestral Trauma & Live Your Most Authentic Life with Holly Ruth Finigan“Holly is a writer, healer, and digital entrepreneur, whose heart work is to help humans reconnect to their spirit through the power of breath, meditation, and Self-Love. Through the power of authentic relating, vulnerable storytelling, and a great sense of humor, she is able to get people to see things from a higher point of view and remember why they came here.” Wholeheartedly:...
The post #59 The H.O.P.E. Series: Clear Ancestral Trauma & Live Your Most Authentic Life with Holly Ruth Finigan appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2023-04-281h 05Shift for Wellness#58 The H.O.P.E. Series: Surviving a Spouse’s ALS Diagnosis with Laurice DuffyAfter losing her husband to ALS, Laurice Duffy says she moved from despair & darkness to peace & fulfillment. Laurice is a woman of amazing strength. Through a very long & emotional journey, she used her devastation as a turning point in her life. Raising Hope is the title of her debut memoir. *** Ways to connect & work with Laurice: A Mindful...
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Shift for Wellness#58 The H.O.P.E. Series: Surviving a Spouse’s ALS Diagnosis with Laurice DuffyAfter losing her husband to ALS, Laurice Duffy says she moved from despair & darkness to peace & fulfillment. Laurice is a woman of amazing strength. Through a very long & emotional journey, she used her devastation as a turning point in her life. Raising Hope is the title of her debut memoir. *** Ways to connect & work with Laurice: A Mindful...
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Shift for Wellness#57 …A Heart-Centered Space with Kat RomanThe post #57 …A Heart-Centered Space with Kat Roman appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2023-02-0433 minShift for Wellness#57 …A Heart-Centered Space with Kat RomanThe post #57 …A Heart-Centered Space with Kat Roman appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2023-02-0433 min
Shift for Wellness#56 The H.O.P.E. Series: Dr. Katie Kashmanian & Inflammatory Breast CancerThe post #56 The H.O.P.E. Series: Dr. Katie Kashmanian & Inflammatory Breast Cancer appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2023-01-2254 minShift for Wellness#56 The H.O.P.E. Series: Dr. Katie Kashmanian & Inflammatory Breast CancerThe post #56 The H.O.P.E. Series: Dr. Katie Kashmanian & Inflammatory Breast Cancer appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2023-01-2254 minShift for Wellness#55 Look to Yourself for the Relationship You CraveA big part of living and growing a life that is whole is understanding, and being in sync with, the Universal flow of energy. The Universal flow of energy is about creating a trusting, secure, and loving relationship with yourself. It’s about looking to yourself for the relationship you crave. As a wellness coach and energy healer, I work with anyone who finds...
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Shift for Wellness#55 Look to Yourself for the Relationship You CraveA big part of living and growing a life that is whole is understanding, and being in sync with, the Universal flow of energy. The Universal flow of energy is about creating a trusting, secure, and loving relationship with yourself. It’s about looking to yourself for the relationship you crave. As a wellness coach and energy healer, I work with anyone who finds...
The post #55 Look to Yourself for the Relationship You Crave appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2022-10-1508 minShift for Wellness#54 Creating a Space For Joy & Facing Fears Around Creativity with Laura WoottonLaura’s YouTube channel Buy Laura’s book: The Sun is Shining Laura’s website
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Shift for Wellness#54 Creating a Space For Joy & Facing Fears Around Creativity with Laura WoottonLaura’s YouTube channel Buy Laura’s book: The Sun is Shining Laura’s website
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Shift for Wellness#53 5 Habits To Peak Performance With Mike KuczalaClick here to learn more about Mike.
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Shift for Wellness#52 Relaunch Your Life Force With Ivette DesaiClick here to work with about Ivette.
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The post #52 Relaunch Your Life Force With Ivette Desai appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2021-10-0536 minShift for WellnessYour Food & Your Lifesstyle Are Your AnswerFood fuels the body, it comforts the soul, it triggers emotions. Food is woven into the fabric of our ancestry, and has very deep roots into who we are and how we live our lives. Food is the center of our celebrations and our comfort in times of grief. Food can cause allergies, brain fog, digestion issues, inflammation, sluggishness, and it is also the greatest...
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Shift for Wellness#51 Your Food & Your Lifestyle Are Your AnswerFood fuels the body, it comforts the soul, it triggers emotions. Food is woven into the fabric of our ancestry, and has very deep roots into who we are and how we live our lives. Food is the center of our celebrations and our comfort in times of grief. Food can cause allergies, brain fog, digestion issues, inflammation, sluggishness, and it is also the greatest...
The post #51 Your Food & Your Lifestyle Are Your Answer appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2021-09-2921 minShift for WellnessCreate a Morning Routine & Face Each Day With Courage, Confidence, and CalmLet me begin by telling you that the inspiration for this post began with a request from my friend, Mike Kuczala. In short, Mike is a bestselling author, acclaimed keynote speaker and innovative professional developer in both educational and corporate settings. He’s currently wrapping up the publication of another book titled: The Peak Performing Teacher: 5 Habits of Success, which will be out in February....
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Shift for Wellness#50 Create a Morning Routine & Face Each Day with Courage, Confidence, & CalmLet me begin by telling you that the inspiration for this post began with a request from my friend, Mike Kuczala. In short, Mike is a bestselling author, acclaimed keynote speaker and innovative professional developer in both educational and corporate settings. He’s currently wrapping up the publication of another book titled: The Peak Performing Teacher: 5 Habits of Success, which will be out in February....
The post #50 Create a Morning Routine & Face Each Day with Courage, Confidence, & Calm appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2021-07-3014 minShift for Wellness#49 EmergenceWow!! I am SUPER excited to be back in this space with you all on this platform that I missed tremendously!! Wow, where have we been?! Talk about an opportunity to use our tools! And hopefully you had the chance to listen, way back in July of 2020 when I produced that last, episode 48: “Healing Strategies to Help during Troubling Times”. I taught two...
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Shift for Wellness#49 EmergenceWow!! I am SUPER excited to be back in this space with you all on this platform that I missed tremendously!! Wow, where have we been?! Talk about an opportunity to use our tools! And hopefully you had the chance to listen, way back in July of 2020 when I produced that last, episode 48: “Healing Strategies to Help during Troubling Times”. I taught two...
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Shift for Wellness#48 Two Healing Strategies To Help During Troubling TimesToday, I’m going to be sharing with you two efficient healing strategies to help you manage where you are right now during these troubling times and how you can move forward in a positive direction contributing wellness, understanding, and respect to these issues and to any other issues you need to gain control over. As we continue to experience COVID-19 and racial injustice in...
The post #48 Two Healing Strategies To Help During Troubling Times appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-07-2028 minShift for Wellness#48 Two Healing Strategies To Help During Troubling TimesToday, I’m going to be sharing with you two efficient healing strategies to help you manage where you are right now during these troubling times and how you can move forward in a positive direction contributing wellness, understanding, and respect to these issues and to any other issues you need to gain control over. As we continue to experience COVID-19 and racial injustice in...
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Shift for Wellness#47 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Lafayette / Barbara McIntyreI feel that it’s really important for educators to focus on the whole child, not just the academic piece because children today are dealing with so many emotions. – Barbara McIntyre One of the one things I’ve come to know about facing challenges and tragedies is that kids of all ages sitting in classrooms all throughout Sussex County and the state of New Jersey suffer greatly...
The post #47 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Lafayette / Barbara McIntyre appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-05-2319 minShift for Wellness#47 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Lafayette / Barbara McIntyreI feel that it’s really important for educators to focus on the whole child, not just the academic piece because children today are dealing with so many emotions. – Barbara McIntyre One of the one things I’ve come to know about facing challenges and tragedies is that kids of all ages sitting in classrooms all throughout Sussex County and the state of New Jersey suffer greatly...
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Shift for Wellness#46 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Lafayette / Pat FarisThe Nutrition Committee evolved into an overall Wellness Committee. From nutrition, we’d have a Family Activity Night. We emphasized the need to be active as a family. We also started…Screen Free Time. With a grant we recevied equipment for videos, mats, etc. so the staff could exercise and do yoga after school. – Pat Faris One of the one things I’ve come to know about...
The post #46 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Lafayette / Pat Faris appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-05-1622 minShift for Wellness#46 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Lafayette / Pat FarisThe Nutrition Committee evolved into an overall Wellness Committee. From nutrition, we’d have a Family Activity Night. We emphasized the need to be active as a family. We also started…Screen Free Time. With a grant we recevied equipment for videos, mats, etc. so the staff could exercise and do yoga after school. – Pat Faris One of the one things I’ve come to know about...
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Shift for Wellness#45 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Stanhope / Miss ReillySocial and emotional learning is so easy to implement in your everyday teaching. – Maggie Reilly One of the one things I’ve come to know about facing challenges and tragedies is that kids of all ages sitting in classrooms all throughout Sussex County and the state of New Jersey suffer greatly from them. Year after year I witness these levels in children increasing. Students trust themselves...
The post #45 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Stanhope / Miss Reilly appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-05-0923 minShift for Wellness#45 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Stanhope / Miss ReillySocial and emotional learning is so easy to implement in your everyday teaching. – Maggie Reilly One of the one things I’ve come to know about facing challenges and tragedies is that kids of all ages sitting in classrooms all throughout Sussex County and the state of New Jersey suffer greatly from them. Year after year I witness these levels in children increasing. Students trust themselves...
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Shift for Wellness#44 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Stanhope / Miss DiIonnoA lot of kids have this mindset where feeling happy is a good thing, feeling sad is bad, feeling angry is bad, and feeling exciting is good…I want them to start being aware that actually all feelings are good! – Stephanie DiIonno, 3rd-grade teacher One of the one things I’ve come to know about facing challenges and tragedies is that kids of all ages sitting in...
The post #44 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Stanhope / Miss DiIonno appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-05-0225 minShift for Wellness#44 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Stanhope / Miss DiIonnoA lot of kids have this mindset where feeling happy is a good thing, feeling sad is bad, feeling angry is bad, and feeling exciting is good…I want them to start being aware that actually all feelings are good! – Stephanie DiIonno, 3rd-grade teacher One of the one things I’ve come to know about facing challenges and tragedies is that kids of all ages sitting in...
The post #44 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Stanhope / Miss DiIonno appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-05-0225 minShift for Wellness#43 Mindful Human Series: Part IV – The Role of the Mindful HumanIn Part III of the Mindful Human series, we practiced getting in touch with sound as we played around with Mindful Listening. If you didn’t get the chance to practice or listen to part three, you can check out episode #40 “Part III Mindful Human Series: Your Brain and Mindfulness”. You’ll want to go to shiftforwellness.com/40. If you’d like to listen to the series in...
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Shift for Wellness#43 Mindful Human Series: Part IV – The Role of the Mindful HumanIn Part III of the Mindful Human series, we practiced getting in touch with sound as we played around with Mindful Listening. If you didn’t get the chance to practice or listen to part three, you can check out episode #40 “Part III Mindful Human Series: Your Brain and Mindfulness”. You’ll want to go to shiftforwellness.com/40. If you’d like to listen to the series in...
The post #43 Mindful Human Series: Part IV – The Role of the Mindful Human appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-04-2652 minShift for Wellness#42 Sussex County Teacher Edition: The Align Wellness Center / Sparta“To be able to offer therapy, counseling, and wellness activites to our students and staff members has been just a dream come true.” School Psychologist and Coordinator for the Align Wellness Center, Dr. Jane Esposito from Sparta High School in Sparta, New Jersey, tells us all about the creation of The Align Wellness Center at the high school. The center is committed to providing students...
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Shift for Wellness#42 Sussex County Teacher Edition: The Align Wellness Center / Sparta“To be able to offer therapy, counseling, and wellness activites to our students and staff members has been just a dream come true.” School Psychologist and Coordinator for the Align Wellness Center, Dr. Jane Esposito from Sparta High School in Sparta, New Jersey, tells us all about the creation of The Align Wellness Center at the high school. The center is committed to providing students...
The post #42 Sussex County Teacher Edition: The Align Wellness Center / Sparta appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-04-1328 minShift for Wellness#41 Sussex County Teacher Edition: AndoverStudents were disregulated and in need of coping strategies and I think a lot of times we’re so focused on the academics and the rote instruction…we really don’t have the same framework for social emotional learning. – Dr. Melissa VanBlarcom, School Psychologist School Psychologist, Dr. Melissa VanBlarcom from Long Pond School in Andover, New Jersey shares her story about how she works with the school...
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Shift for Wellness#41 Sussex County Teacher Edition: AndoverStudents were disregulated and in need of coping strategies and I think a lot of times we’re so focused on the academics and the rote instruction…we really don’t have the same framework for social emotional learning. – Dr. Melissa VanBlarcom, School Psychologist School Psychologist, Dr. Melissa VanBlarcom from Long Pond School in Andover, New Jersey shares her story about how she works with the school...
The post #41 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Andover appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-03-2917 minShift for Wellness#40 Mindful Human Series: Part III – Your Brain & MindfulnessIn Part II of the Mindful Human series we practiced getting in touch with our Anchor Breath. If you didn’t get the chance to practice or listen to part two, you can check out episode #38 “Part II Mindful Human series: Why Practicing Mindfulness is Necessary”. Visit shiftforwellness.com/#38. There you can read the blog post or listen to the podcast and you can also download...
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Shift for Wellness#40 Mindful Human Series: Part III – Your Brain & MindfulnessIn Part II of the Mindful Human series we practiced getting in touch with our Anchor Breath. If you didn’t get the chance to practice or listen to part two, you can check out episode #38 “Part II Mindful Human series: Why Practicing Mindfulness is Necessary”. Visit shiftforwellness.com/#38. There you can read the blog post or listen to the podcast and you can also download...
The post #40 Mindful Human Series: Part III – Your Brain & Mindfulness appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-03-1627 minShift for Wellness#39 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Franklin Mindfulness and social emotional learning to me are not necesarily a program, but it’s more of just a practice, and we embed it as much as we can into every day activities and routines…” – Jess Garris, 5th & 6th Grade Language Arts/Social Studies Special Education Teacher Listen in as two teachers, Jess Garris and Courtney Savino, from Franklin Elementary School in Franklin,...
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Shift for Wellness#39 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Franklin Mindfulness and social emotional learning to me are not necesarily a program, but it’s more of just a practice, and we embed it as much as we can into every day activities and routines…” – Jess Garris, 5th & 6th Grade Language Arts/Social Studies Special Education Teacher Listen in as two teachers, Jess Garris and Courtney Savino, from Franklin Elementary School in Franklin,...
The post #39 Sussex County Teacher Edition: Franklin appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-03-1120 minShift for Wellness#38 Mindful Human Series: Part II – Why Practicing Mindfulness Is NecessaryIn Part 1 of the Mindful Human series, we imagined what the world would be like if it were filled with people who were mindful. People who paused and responded rather than reacted. People who looked up with a kind smile for you. People who paused to understand rather than made assumptions or judged? I challenged you to decide whether to choose to be a...
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Shift for Wellness#38 Mindful Human Series: Part II – Why Practicing Mindfulness Is NecessaryIn Part 1 of the Mindful Human series, we imagined what the world would be like if it were filled with people who were mindful. People who paused and responded rather than reacted. People who looked up with a kind smile for you. People who paused to understand rather than made assumptions or judged? I challenged you to decide whether to choose to be a...
The post #38 Mindful Human Series: Part II – Why Practicing Mindfulness Is Necessary appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-03-0911 minShift for Wellness#37 Mindful Human Series: Part 1 – What Mindfulness Is and What It Isn’tImagine moving through your day free from worry, being nonjudgmental, and with a kindness in your heart for yourself and others. People that pay attention and are aware of the world around them and the space they occupy is what our world needs now more than ever. This is the practice of Mindfulness. The practice of mindfulness is about the sensory experience. It’s an awareness...
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Shift for Wellness#37 Mindful Human Series: Part 1 – What Mindfulness Is and What It Isn’tImagine moving through your day free from worry, being nonjudgmental, and with a kindness in your heart for yourself and others. People that pay attention and are aware of the world around them and the space they occupy is what our world needs now more than ever. This is the practice of Mindfulness. The practice of mindfulness is about the sensory experience. It’s an awareness...
The post #37 Mindful Human Series: Part 1 – What Mindfulness Is and What It Isn’t appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2020-02-2921 minShift for Wellness#36 5 Steps To Overcoming Yoga Intimidation While Creating Your Own Yoga PracticeI’m often asked by friends and family where I teach yoga and when I tell them I don’t work in a studio, I choose to simply teach the faculty and staff I work with after school once a week. I also remind them I teach the kids in class as well, and it’s then that they ask me if I would teach them private yoga...
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Shift for Wellness#36 5 Steps To Overcoming Yoga Intimidation While Creating Your Own Yoga PracticeI’m often asked by friends and family where I teach yoga and when I tell them I don’t work in a studio, I choose to simply teach the faculty and staff I work with after school once a week. I also remind them I teach the kids in class as well, and it’s then that they ask me if I would teach them private yoga...
The post #36 5 Steps To Overcoming Yoga Intimidation While Creating Your Own Yoga Practice appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2019-12-2831 minShift for Wellness#35 I’m Glad You’re HereIsn’t it funny where life takes us? If you’re like me, every day you create an agenda, a “to do” list, for what you’d like to accomplish. Some days you actually make it through that list and other days you wonder why am I even bothering to make one. I set a goal for myself back in the fall 2017 which was to have all...
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Shift for Wellness#35 I’m Glad You’re HereIsn’t it funny where life takes us? If you’re like me, every day you create an agenda, a “to do” list, for what you’d like to accomplish. Some days you actually make it through that list and other days you wonder why am I even bothering to make one. I set a goal for myself back in the fall 2017 which was to have all...
The post #35 I’m Glad You’re Here appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2019-12-0516 minShift for Wellness#34 The Best Thing About the Last Day of SummerThe best thing about the last day of summer is that you get to look forward to the first day of summer coming again! Between now and then, we get to enjoy the blessings of many holidays that bring so much love and joy.2017-09-0405 minShift for Wellness#33 A Handful of Quiet I bought this lovely book a few years ago when I began teaching fifth grade. It was my intention to kick the year off with it, but it never happened. Being new to the elementary school environment, I was barely able to keep my head above water. As a matter of fact, my head was never above water. My lips were really, really close to...
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Shift for Wellness#33 A Handful of Quiet I bought this lovely book a few years ago when I began teaching fifth grade. It was my intention to kick the year off with it, but it never happened. Being new to the elementary school environment, I was barely able to keep my head above water. As a matter of fact, my head was never above water. My lips were really, really close to...
The post #33 A Handful of Quiet appeared first on Shift for Wellness.2017-08-2504 minShift for Wellness#32 How To Let Go of What No Longer Serves YouAfter I meditated for a bit, I burned the hell out of that paper, and while doing so I witnessed an interesting metaphor unfold right in front of me.2017-08-2105 minShift for Wellness#31 How To Trust Your Inner WisdomI've gotten a whole lot better at not allowing other people's experiences and energies to affect my world, but they certainly do come fast and furious if we're not paying attention. So do yourself a favor, and set yourself up for wellness by protecting your space before you leave the house. Depending on your situation, you may even want to protect your space while you're in your own house. Teenage daughters and cranky husbands are quick to drain us of our energy.2017-08-2008 minShift for Wellness#30 5 Self-Talk Strategies To Boost You ForwardOur self-talk is the creator of our universe. It is the voice of our heart, mind, and soul, and reflects our perceptions of the world, of others, and of ourselves. It guides us, criticizes us, supports us, and impacts our decisions. Our "inner voice" often influences our moods and determines if we are happy, sad, relaxed, worried, optimistic, or helpless. Because self-talk is the "voice" we hear most, it has more influence on us and can impact our future more than anything else.2017-05-0708 minShift for Wellness#29 How To Be Honest & Vulnerable & Let The Help InI was going nowhere professionally. I've run workshops on the national, state, and local levels, and I've attended every conference that was offered, yet I was no longer feeling challenged in my role and cried inside with every printer cartridge I changed and every piece of paper I unjammed from the copier. This is what a Master's + gets me? I ached for growth and for more of a challenge to work in the true collaborative sense with my colleagues.2017-04-0913 minShift for Wellness#28 How The Subconscious Helps With Physical AilmentsI’m learning to give myself permission to feel the feelings that arise and not to judge. I've also learned to offer these moments up and allow my Inner Wisdom or higher power to take over. This is the best treat of all. Remembering that I am not in this alone makes everything so much more light and airy. It's time to sit, breathe, and be thankful I have a job to be anxious over.2017-03-1205 minShift for Wellness#27 AffirmationsWhen feeding our minds positive affirmations the programming in our minds changes. Professional athletes and business people have used the technique of affirmations for years to increase their performance and success.2017-02-1907 minShift for Wellness#26 Gratitude Challenge CompletedThe 21-Day Gratitude Challenge was a joy to participate in. I don’t want to wait until 2018 to do it again. We should start a movement to roll right into another 21 days, and just keep it going over and over and over. Wouldn’t it be lovely for everyone who posts on social media, to first post what they are grateful for before posting anything else? There’s an idea.2017-01-2507 minShift for Wellness#25 Gratitude Continued...Admittedly, posting daily will be the biggest challenge of my 21 Days of Gratitude. Making daily notes and transferring them to a weekly post seems to work best for me. Have you decided to make a list? If so, how is your list coming along?2017-01-2403 minShift for Wellness#24 Gratitude ChallengeHow do you practice gratitude? Do you keep a journal or a daily ritual of thanks? Have you begun to keep one for this year? Even thinking of one thing you are grateful for as you move throughout the day is enough to shift your mood into a happier space.2017-01-0804 minShift for Wellness#23 Open Up Outrageously This YearPractice trusting and being led to only that which needs to be done today and allow yourself to go through each day with little surprises around each corner.2017-01-0705 minShift for Wellness#22 Being Home Isn't As Easy As It SoundsThe pangs of waking up to bright lights creeping underneath the crack of my door as they light the way to the bathroom for me churn deep in my gut. This morning I will not breathe the stale hotel room air and bend to pick up the newspaper that’s been slipped through the crack of the door at an ungodly hour by a no doubt too-tired hotel worker. It almost all makes me wish I was not home. This morning, there is no newspaper.2016-11-1006 minShift for Wellness#21 CelebrationsAs you move through your holiday season, honoring your celebrations with friends and family, I wish for you peace, love, perfect health, inner calm in its simplest of forms, and the ability to see the silver lining in all that life places before you. You owe yourself that much.2015-11-2804 minShift for Wellness#20 Hello SeptemberTogether we have to ask ourselves as parents and teachers, and those who are influencing young people: What are we doing to send a message of calm? How can we send the message to students: All will be well?2015-09-0607 minShift for Wellness#19 Coming Back To LifeThere's beauty in coming through one of life’s most trying challenges. Everything is beautiful. The rain. The snow. The heat. The cold. Crotchety people. Screaming children. Bad drivers. Long lines at the store. Wifi that’s down. Flat tires. WHO CARES?! I’m happy I’m alive to be able to experience it all.2015-06-0704 minShift for Wellness#18 I Am Not Going BackwardRegardless of our abilities and strengths, we should never hold ourselves back from honoring what we know for sure is our truth. Allowing ourselves to “settle” is not living our best lives. It’s boring. It’s cheating ourselves out of what life has waiting for us.2015-05-2404 minShift for Wellness#17 Creating WellnessTake that strong conviction you had as a child. Take those beliefs that you so strongly held on to and bring them into your life right now. Believe with all your heart and soul that you are well. That you can be well. That you have the free will to choose wellness.2015-05-1807 minShift for Wellness#16 Don't Judge Me, I'm Working On ItAt the time when I wasn't well, I was certainly in survival mode, but what about those who did their damnedest to survive their journey? Those who struggled, won, and struggled some more only to lose? Weren't they surviving each day they made it through?2015-04-2705 minShift for Wellness#15 Unwavering FaithI watched my body bounce right back to life just as quickly as it atrophied. The body is such an amazing machine. It can be brought right to the edge of lifelessness, giving you just enough to hang on, and then pop right back to where you were before your diagnosis.2015-04-1907 minShift for Wellness#14 Self-CareBecause I have more recently become very good at filling up my gas tank, remember it’s a practice, I want to share with you what I have in place for my self-care. It’s my hope that my plan will spark a little something in you to make you think about how you can make the same SHIFT in your schedule.2015-03-2906 minShift for Wellness#13 What's Your Story?Sadly, 75% of what the average person tells him or herself is negative. And what's even sadder is that many people in our lives have scripted our self-talk, but the good news is we can rescript it. By selecting and feeding our minds positive affirmations the programming in our minds can and will change.2015-03-2205 minShift for Wellness#12 Laugh Much?I know from first-hand experience that when confronted with the news of a friend or loved one’s illness, there is a certain uncomfortableness that surrounds the issue when addressing the person for the first time after learning of the news. You’re flooded with uncertainties: What do I do? What do I say? How should I act? Is it ok to smile? Is it too crass to crack a joke? Does this mean that I always have to be sad and serious? I hate being sad and serious.2015-03-0808 minShift for Wellness#11 Sleepless NightsIf I knew then what I know now about how to take control and be mentally still and relax my body, my agonizingly sleepless nights would have been so much more bearable, relaxed, and filled with restful sleep. When I couldn't sleep, I wish I knew...2015-03-0104 minShift for Wellness#10 Illness As A GiftThe single most important piece of healing after an illness is to accept that nothing is the same. Realizing there is no going back to the life you once lived can prove challenging at times.2015-02-1608 minShift for Wellness#9 It's Not About the IllnessMore than one million people in America get cancer each year and for more than sixty-five years, the American Cancer Society has been finding answers that save lives- from changes in lifestyle to new approaches in therapies to improving cancer patient’s quality-of-life (cancer.org). What we know now and what I’ve been told by my doctors many times over is, that it’s all about the attitude.2015-02-0107 minShift for Wellness#8 Habits to Live ByI can no longer survive on even just five hours of sleep. I need a good 7.5 to 8 hours or I might as well stay home for the day. I count back from the time I need to wake up and take it from there. Good luck and be well. Remember the immortal words of Maya Angelou, "When we know better, we do better."2015-01-2609 minShift for Wellness#7 Dates With YourselfMy life is busy and taxed and stretched and pulled in all directions just like yours. Dates help to center me and remind me of who I am. They remind me of my passions and all that I cherished when it was just me. A time I had long before my diagnosis and when days were simpler.2015-01-2407 minShift for Wellness#6 Don't Limit YourselfMaybe you can help someone or yourself SHIFT today to a better place. Tell them something wonderful about themselves. What would you say to yourself?2015-01-1805 minShift for Wellness#5 One Powerful WordThe truth is there’s a physiological limit to the amount of willpower we each have. Hence, if you try to change too many things at once, you inevitably fail. It’s a scientific reality. Instead, consider the simplicity and elegance of selecting one powerful word.2015-01-0505 minShift for Wellness#4 New Year, BeginningsI know that if I don’t honor my mind and body and stop to rest and be still, my body retaliates big time. It gets me back with respiratory infections, dizzy spells, and horrendous stomach issues. I believe seven years ago my cancer diagnosis was a message for me to stop and slow down.2015-01-0104 minShift for Wellness#3 Jenn's Top 10 Things To Do When Hearing You Have CancerReading about your situation online can send you into a panic very quickly. Stick to the experts and listen to your healthcare professionals and keep your spirits high. Don’t clog them with irrelevant rants from the Internet.2014-12-2805 minShift for Wellness#2 Support System...Family & FriendsOne piece often overlooked when one is not well, is the health and wellness of the caregivers. They need just as much TLC because they're burning the candle at both ends.2014-10-0501 minShift for Wellness#1 Dickens Had It BackwardIt was the worst of times, it was the best of times. As crazy as it may sound, battling cancer has been the greatest experience of my life. It's like the first line in A Tale of Two Cities, only for me, it was backward. Giggling quietly to myself as I sat across the desk from my oncologist, I thought Holy crow I’m actually going to have chemotherapy. Crazy! It was so weird, so surreal, but I thought, ok let’s get on with it so we can put this all to rest.2014-09-1306 min