Step Back, Relax, and Let Ideas Incubate
How do you foster creative thinking? Answers come to me when I stop working on a problem & let the solution bake for awhile. Science shows the brain works best by focusing, then downshifting & relaxing-this allows different parts of the brain to actively recruit new information. https://t.co/TKWOdh17sp
Take a Second Today to Say Thank You
“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?” — William A. Ward Thank you my friends. You know who you are. https://t.co/bn8R2piuFt
Be First, Then Act, Then Achieve
Use self-reflection to explore how you approach life. "You have to be before you can do and do before you can have." ~ Zig Ziglar https://t.co/BqpXjo7Tl9
Mindfulness of Thoughts Sparks Growth, Breath Calms Mind
60,000 thoughts a day. It's why #mindfulness of thoughts is the first step to personal growth. Conversely the more we stay out of our head and focused on the body and breath, the less unwanted thoughts monopolize our internal conversation....
Growth Comes From Unlearning Limits, Not Just Learning
Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits. ~ Alan Cohen https://t.co/0ZlfpLD8yJ
Six‑breath per Minute Breathing Boosts Heart Health
Use resonant breathing to create a 6 breath/minute practice. The key is to Inhale for 5-exhale for 5. This breath: • Boosts HRV a key marker of cardiovascular health • Lowers blood pressure & reduces the sympathetic stress response • Enhances oxygenation...
Serve Yourself First to Better Serve Others
Where can you best be of service? I'm going to suggest to start with yourself. Be of service to yourself. It's not selfish to care for yourself first. When you do you'll be in a better place to do...
Humming Boosts Nitric Oxide and Triggers Relaxation
Did you know humming increases nitric oxide, a potent vasodilator, and activates the vagus nerve, triggering a relaxation response in the body? Give it a try. Called Brahmari Pranayama https://t.co/J6A0TPIvwS
Stillness Unlocks Intuition, Insight, and Inspiration
It's all in the pause. Your intuition, insight, clarity and inspiration come from a mind that is still. When you experience a pause in the thought stream. Simply being and feeling rather than planning and thinking. https://t.co/ojAlU5tSBk
One Deep Breath Cuts Through Constant Mental Chatter
Mental chatter goes on all day such that we become habituated to its presence. Unaware that we are lost in thought. A simple practice is to come back to the breath. One slow, deep breath and you are right back...
Focused Breathing Centers You in the Present Moment
An intentional focused breath is a beautiful reminder of where you are and what matters most at this moment. https://t.co/vHiGRobUeX
Your Focus Is Your Superpower in Distraction
Where does your superpower lie? In a world that's competing for your attention, your focus is everything. #mindfulness https://t.co/9EA84vEcVB
Kind Inner Dialogue Transforms Your Life
Listen to your inner voice and see what it's saying to you. Is it kind? Are you compassionate with yourself? Challenging thoughts are the first step in changing your inner narrative. Change the mind. Change your life. #mindfulness https://t.co/fdgDUuUbG6
Naming Emotions Creates Mental Space and Improves Regulation
Labeling your emotions may seem too simple to be effective but research shows it creates a sense of mental space. Labeling activates your brain's PFC, calms the amygdala, and increases emotional clarity. It supports better decision making, emotional regulation, and...
Shallow Breathing Fuels Anxiety, Mastery Calms Nervous System
Do you notice when you are uptight, you breathe in a shallow way? Our emotional state affects our breath. In yoga the reverse is also believed to be true. Shallow breathing perpetuates anxiety. Physiologically, the mastery of our breath is...
Mindfulness: Embrace Presence, Sensory Awareness, and Non‑Attachment
#Mindfulness is remaining present moment focused, self aware, engaging the five senses and developing perspective. It’s letting go of resistance to what’s happening. It’s learning the art of non attachment. If we're caught up in a stream of reaction or...
Slow Breathing Unlocks Greater Mental Control
The rate of your breath and the state of your mind are inseparable. The slower you breathe, the more control you have over your mind. https://t.co/b9qSjPQOjN
Discover Your True Self Beyond Society's Narrative
Your goal is to reveal yourself to yourself. I'm talking about what's on the inside. Not what you've been fed by society. Dive deep into self discovery. https://t.co/ltNL93fyPa
Ground Your Mind: Notice What You See, Feel, Hear
Your mind may be all over the place but your body is always present. So when you're distracted, come to your senses. What can you see, feel hear and touch? The keys under your fingers, the surface of the chair...
Compassion and Gratitude Matter when Answers Elude Us
You may not always be able to figure out why something happened or why life is the way it is. What you need is compassion and appreciation for showing up. https://t.co/BhYySolJCs
Empty the Mind to Cultivate Lasting Inner Peace
A primary method for gaining a mind full of peace is to practice emptying the mind. ~ Napoleon Hill https://t.co/PxsCMAhX3b
Change Happens When We Fully Accept Ourselves
The paradox is we can only change when we accept ourselves just as we are. #mindfulness https://t.co/j8KGb00B7g
See Everything Fresh: Embrace Beginner's Mindfulness
Observe a person, situation, or environment as if for the first time. Adopt a "beginner's mind" which is key to a new perspective, intuition, and insight. You will also appreciate the little gifts you don't ordinarily pay attention to. #mindfulness...
Diaphragmatic Breathing Boosts Nitric Oxide, Fights Microbes
Do you breathe diaphragmatically? Place a hand on your abdomen. It should rise with each inhale, fall with each exhale. When you engage the abdomen like this, you oxygenate the lower lobes of your lungs, and trigger nitric oxide...
Observe, Don’t Push Away, to Choose Your Focus
Thoughts and emotions shift like moving clouds. Don't push difficult ones away-just be open to observing what's on your mind. This observation gives you greater choice where to focus your attention. #mindfulness https://t.co/TedhBYhWTa
Embrace Change: Flow Freely to Build True Resilience
Change is the one constant of life, and learning to flow with greater ease amidst change is a key to resiliency https://t.co/Q684FNK2Za
Future Clarity Comes From Present‑Moment Focus
To receive clarity about your future, your mind must be fully focused in the present. #Mindfulness https://t.co/GaVNYqH9sU
Embrace the Pause: Find Magic in Stillness
Take advantage of the power of the pause.. between two breaths, between words, thoughts, and actions. There is magic in stillness. #mindfulness https://t.co/2SZVuCOSqc
Meditation: Prioritize Focus and Intention Over Time
When learning #meditation it's less about time and more about the quality of focus and intention. https://t.co/2k7p7ecRXb
Choose Calm: Own Your Feelings, Reduce Reactivity
You're in charge of how you feel. Today choose to be calmer, centered within, less reactive to inner and outer pressures. #mindfulness https://t.co/nmloKuejm9
Release Uncontrollable Issues, Free Your Mind
“If it’s out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind too.” – Ivan Nuru #mindfulness #stressmanagement https://t.co/8UEEPcMqGt
Samadhi: Buddha's Vision of an Undistracted, Calm Mind
The #Buddha described an undistracted mind as a beautiful state of calm, which occurs when the mind is steady, composed, unifed and concentrated. This is Samadhi. #mindfulness https://t.co/Q46kKIndsa
Slow Breathing with Long Exhale Cuts BP, HR
Multiple reviews confirm that regular intentional, slow breathing with prolonged exhalation, over weeks to months, reduces resting blood pressure and heart rate. Begin with a 4-6 ratio, then increase to 4-8. Slow down and listen to yourself breathe. Relaxed, smooth...
Mindfulness Thrives on Non‑judgment, Patience, and Acceptance
Becoming more mindful is a lifelong practice. The keys to #mindfulness are the following: non judging patience beginners mind trust non striving acceptance non attachment https://t.co/w3cQzUeYac
Deep Breaths Extinguish Fear, Affirm Infinite Potential
Breathe deeply, until sweet air extinguishes the burn of fear in your lungs and every breath is a beautiful refusal to become anything less than infinite. – D. Antoinette Foy https://t.co/falpd7xq5V
Find Inner Calm Through Mindful Breathing
There is a quiet space within you. Don’t wait for the outside world to change. Focus on the breath as you slowly fill your whole torso with air, then exhale through pursed lips and let go, from the depths of...
Movement Fuels the Body; Stillness Nourishes the Mind
The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness. – Sakyong Mipham https://t.co/qRyKnHKk0O
Humming Boosts Nitrous Oxide, Health, and Heart Variability
Did you know humming producing nitrous oxide which is anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and a vasodilator for the blood vessels? It also tones the vagus nerve and improves heart rate varialbity, a marker of good health. Inhale and then hum as...
Meditation Clears Mind, Simplifies Life
A favorite quote: “I meditate so that my mind cannot complicate my life” – Sri Chinmoy https://t.co/3Ga0B957bt
Two Minutes of 4:8 Vagus Nerve Breathing Reduces Stress
Anytime you want to reduce #stress take two minutes to do 5 rounds of vagus nerve breathing based on a 4:8 inhalation-to-exhalation ratio. Inhale through your nose then exhale through pursed lips. Count slowly. Breathe from your belly and expand...
From Self‑Consciousness to Open, Receptive Presence
Go from being self conscious to a conscious self. Shift from a feeling of constriction to one of openness. Become receptive to whatever the moment brings. #mindfulness https://t.co/fnBUl2zRpK
Nasal Box Breathing Signals Safety to Your Brain
Our breath is a powerful communicator with the emotional centers of our brain. When we engage in conscious nasal breathing, adopting a balanced rhythm, we send a clear signal of safety and tranquility to our inner selves. Follow along for...
Program Your Brain with Kindness, Joy, and Optimism
Install positive emotions in your neural circuity. Consistently focus on kindness, compassion, generosity, joy, patience, and optimism. https://t.co/zjc850yFse
Slow, Paused Breathing Calms a Busy Mind
Calm a busy mind with this breath meditation: Breathe in fully. Belly then rib cage expand. Exhale, rib cage and belly fall. Draw navel toward the spine. Pay attention to the pause after each exhale. A momentary stillness. KEY is to...
Education's Goal: Unlearn to See With Fresh Eyes
"The chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn things." ~ Gk Chesterton What can you unlearn today? How can you see something with a fresh set of eyes and an openmindness that was not there before?...
Focused Attention Increases Happiness, Study Finds
A landmark study by Harvard revealed that 47% of the time people's mind wander away from what they are doing. The problem is a wandering mind tended to be an unhappy one. Staying fully focused improves happiness. #mindfulness https://t.co/YzgextmKFC
Quiet Mind, Joyful Soul: The Gift of Meditation
There is so much noise in the world, we don't realize how much our mind craves some quiet until we actually sit down to meditate. Meditation is the gift we give our mind. It's a break from the noise. The...
Swap Judgment for Curiosity for a Day
See how often you judge someone or something as good or bad, right or wrong. Replace judgement with curiosity for one day. https://t.co/NuHi0WGXO6
Empty the Mind to Become Truly Full
If you want to become full, let yourself be empty. ~ Lao Tzu Particularly in #meditation the goal is to empty our mind, not fill it up with concepts or ideas. You must learn to let go. https://t.co/R7CkUMIeu8
Seeing Truth Breaks the Mental Traffic Jam
" We are caught in a traffic jam of discursive thought" ~ Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Ever catch yourself in this traffic jam? Well you are not alone. Truth is at least you see it, which is one step above most people...