Laura’s Week 6 Summer Action Steps

Goal:  I am so happy and feel great that I have accomplished my 8 week summer exercise goal.  Each week I ran four times, practiced yoga three times and lifted weights twice. Monday 20′ Run Tuesday Fully Body Lift Wednesday 30′ Run  20′ Yoga Thursday Yoga Class 20′ Cross Training Friday Full Body Lift Run [...]

Stress Reducing Progressive Relaxation Exercise

     As a busy Mom, my day is packed full of things to do—working, running errands, exercising, cooking, cleaning—the list is long so I’ll stop there before I start to feel overwhelmed.  Sometimes my mind gets overloaded and I need a quick break to clear my head.  One of the tools I use to chill [...]

Happy Mother’s Day

The Mindful Makeover for Moms wishes you a Happy Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is a treasured day. Husbands, sons, and daughters intentionally pause to celebrate the wondrous woman in their lives….MOM! I wanted to pause and share a special MOMent with you in honor of our Mother. Our mother has always been our biggest fan! Through elementary, middle, [...]

Creating a Mindful Midwinter

     I don’t know about you, but I am getting tired of winter. Christmas was great, the first snowstorm was fun, January started with a bang as I focused on my new goals, but now here we are midwinter and some of that fun and momentum is gone.  I’ve noticed that I’m getting tired of [...]

Mindful Mission = Resolution for the New You, not New Year

How long will it take you to get into the habit of writing 2010 in your checkbook? A week? Two weeks? A month? The point at which you no longer have to consciously make an effort to write the correct date signifies that the New Year is over and it is simply this year. Sadly, [...]

Will I be ready for the holidays?

     If like me, you have been a victim of a winter snow storm you may feel like you aren’t going to be ready for the holidays.  Friday and Saturday we got 9 inches of snow here in Mills River, NC  and that has kept us at home for the past three days.        It would be easy to fret about missing [...]

Mindful Makeover for Moms

     In January 2008, we had an idea to create a program to support  Moms on their wellness journey.  Since that time we’ve written a book and workbook, Mindful Makeover for Moms, and held our first 10 week class for Moms.        Currently we are in the process of self-publishing  Mindful Makeover for Moms to be completed in January 2010.      [...]