Tag: Mental Health

7-Day Challenge – Daily Self Check-In – Day 5

Today is day 5 of the daily self check-in we’re doing this week & though I’m going to see this through until the end I would be remiss not to mention my deep sorrow and anger about what’s going on in the world right now. In fact it’s hard for me to talk about anything but. What happened in Georgia, the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, and what happened in Minneapolis, the murder of George Floyd is deplorable, and the sad thing is I could fill thousands of post with the names of fellow HUMANS who have been killed because of the color of their skin, or who they love, or what God they believe in. It’s disgusting that this is still happening in the year 2020, honestly it’s disgusting that it ever happened, but the fact that it’s still happening all these years after slavery, after the holocaust, WHY? 

WE HAVE TO DO BETTER PEOPLE! WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON? WAKE UP! ENOUGH ALREADY!  ⁠

Today, I want you to stop what you’re doing right now, take a deep breath, and ask… what can I do for my fellow humans? How can I help? How can I reach out? How can I let them know I care, I hear them, I see them, I support them, and I have their back? What do they need from me? Who can I reach out to make real change in this world?

These are all question I too am asking myself and I plan to do extensive research about what role I can play in ending of this deep hatred today!

I know it’s cheesy, but all I can think of are these lyrics from the Pink Floyd song, “On the Turning Away:”

“Just a world that we all must share
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
No more turning away?”

The turning away must end today!

I’ll leave you with this poem from the beloved Nelson Mandela, “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

That’s it for today, be the change you wish to see in the world, I’ll see you tomorrow ❤️

For the entire month of May I am offering new clients the opportunity to pay what you can for virtual coaching sessions in meditation, mindfulness, breathwork & yoga. Now more than ever we need to make sure we’re taking care of ourselves both physically & mentally. I’d love to help you through this incredibly hard time. You can sign up for your FREE consultation below. Be well & take care of each other ❤️

Book a session today! You may fill out our contact form, call us at 323-849-0039 or shoot us an email jenna@yoginest.com

How To Manage Stress In Healthy Ways

⁠Stress is an unavoidable fact of life. It’s part of the human condition. Uncertainties & an inability to fully control life events are something we all have to deal with. It’s not hard to get overwhelmed. In fact these days it’s very easy to get overwhelmed with feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, worry, isolation & panic.⁠

⁠It’s imperative to cultivate inner resources for dealing with these feelings. I’m here to try to equip you with as many coping strategies for dealing with the aforementioned feelings & emotions as possible. ⁠

⁠One way to take more control of your stress is to track it & find coping mechanisms that work for you.⁠

You can start by making a list of 10 or more things in your life that produce feelings of stress & anxiety. List the stressor, then write a brief description next to the stressor. For example, if you said “Driving in LA,” your description could be, “the constant traffic & noise makes me feel claustrophobic.” Now rate this on a scale of 1-10. With 1 being very little stress & 10 being an extreme amount of stress. 

You’ll want to keep this list somewhere that you can come back to it roughly every 3 months or so. Set a calendar event so you can keep track of what stressors maybe disappeared (remove or lower rating), which ones intensified (adjust rating & coping mechanism), and add & rate new stressors that presented themselves (come up with a coping mechanism for new stressor).  

⁠You’ll need to find coping mechanism that work for you but here are some helpful suggestions; get outside, meditate, exercise, breathwork, therapy, journal, etc. I’ve also added some guided writing prompts you can consistently come back to help manage your stressors & track habitual patterns. 

For the entire month of May I am offering new clients the opportunity to pay what you can for virtual coaching sessions in meditation, mindfulness, breathwork & yoga. Now more than ever we need to make sure we’re taking care of ourselves both physically & mentally. I’d love to help you through this incredibly hard time. You can sign up for your FREE consultation below. Be well & take care of each other ❤️

Book a session today! You may fill out our contact form, call us at 323-849-0039 or shoot us an email jenna@yoginest.com

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7-Day Challenge – Daily Self Check-In – Day 4

Today is day 4 of the daily self check-in challenge we’re doing this week. Today started out rough for me. I was feeling everything. I was so overwhelmed by the events in Georgia & Minneapolis. I was nauseated by the death toll from COVID-19. I was struggling to concentrate, struggling to focus, I felt like a zombie. I decided to take my own advice and close my eyes, take a few deep breaths & check-in with myself. What did I need today to take care of my overwhelming feelings and emotions so I could go back out into the world and help my clients?

I want you to do the same for yourself right now, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and ask yourself what you need to take care of yourself today so you have the strength to take care of others. The world needs good, kind, loving, caring people right now, but if you’re cup is empty you can’t help others in need. Change has to start with you! 

⁠What I needed today was meditation, so that’s my mindful tip of the day, meditate. Check out Headspace, Insight Timer, and Calm. There are thousands of meditations for whatever feelings and emotions you need to manage. You can meditate for 1 minute or 90, it’s your choice. If an app isn’t for you or isn’t available to you just close your eyes, wherever you are right now, place your hands on your belly and connect deeply with your breath. Scan your body from the top of your head down to your toes and allow feelings and emotions to come up without judgment. Allow them to come up without trying to manipulate or change them. Close with a few more deep breaths and open your eyes. Now you have information about where you are today. Care for yourself like you would someone you love, so you can become more balanced and centered, which will allow you to pour back into those around you. We NEED each other right now! Take care of you so you can take care of others 👯‍♀️

⁠I’ll see you tomorrow, be well ❤️

For the entire month of May I am offering new clients the opportunity to pay what you can for virtual coaching sessions in meditation, mindfulness, breathwork & yoga. Now more than ever we need to make sure we’re taking care of ourselves both physically & mentally. I’d love to help you through this incredibly hard time. You can sign up for your FREE consultation below. Be well & take care of each other ❤️

Book a session today! You may fill out our contact form, call us at 323-849-0039 or shoot us an email jenna@yoginest.com

7-Day Challenge – Daily Self Check-In – Day 3

Today is day 3 of the “7-Day Daily Self Check-In Challenge.” I’m doing this every day this week to help you remember to check in with yourself. A little self-inquiry reminder. So right now, I want you to stop whatever you’re doing and take a few deep breaths. Now ask yourself, how do I feel right now? Am I feeling any physical pain? Am I tense, tight? What about my emotions and feelings? Do I feel calm & collected, scattered, sad, anxious? What can I do right now to take care of myself? ⁠

⁠My mindfulness tip for today is to move your body. Move any physical or emotional stress, anxiety & tension out of your body via any type of movement that resonates with you. Movement is incredibly healing and we hold a lot of stress & tension in our bodies. We also hold a lot of emotional pain in our bodies as well. If you can’t do this exercise right now save this post for later and give it a try. 

That’s it for today, I’ll see you tomorrow, have a good day!

For the entire month of May I am offering new clients the opportunity to pay what you can for virtual coaching sessions in meditation, mindfulness, breathwork & yoga. Now more than ever we need to make sure we’re taking care of ourselves both physically & mentally. I’d love to help you through this incredibly hard time. You can sign up for your FREE consultation below. Be well & take care of each other ❤️

Book a session today! You may fill out our contact form, call us at 323-849-0039 or shoot us an email jenna@yoginest.com

7-Day Challenge – Daily Self Check-In – Day 2

This is day 2 of the daily self check-in we’re doing this entire week. I’m here to help you remember to check in with yourself, both physically & mentally, to see how you’re feeling today and to assess what you need to do for yourself so you can be more mindful, healthy and happy. 

⁠So stop what you’re doing right now, take a deep breath, and ask yourself, how am I? How do I feel? What do I need? ⁠

⁠Today’s mindfulness tip is to breath it out! Deep breathing is the most underrated stress & anxiety reliever of all time, lol 😂 and it works so well. I’d love for you to try this right now. If you can’t do it right now save this post and come back to it later. I promise it will make you feel better. ⁠

⁠Just do 3 quick breaths and then you can carry on with your day. Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth…⁠

⁠Inhale, exhale…⁠
Inhale, exhale…⁠
One more time, Inhale, exhale.⁠

⁠That’s it, it’s that simple. I’ll see you tomorrow, I hope you’re having a good day.

For the entire month of May I am offering new clients the opportunity to pay what you can for virtual coaching sessions in meditation, mindfulness, breathwork & yoga. Now more than ever we need to make sure we’re taking care of ourselves both physically & mentally. I’d love to help you through this incredibly hard time. You can sign up for your FREE consultation below. Be well & take care of each other ❤️

Book a session today! You may fill out our contact form, call us at 323-849-0039 or shoot us an email jenna@yoginest.com

Mindful Morning/Evening Guided Writing Prompts

Try this simple writing prompt as a way to incorporate more mindfulness into your daily routine. Guided self-inquiry writing prompts like this can help you start your day out right & end your day with more calm & peace of mind ❤️

Book a session today! You may fill out our contact form, call us at 323-849-0039 or shoot us an email jenna@yoginest.com