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Scroll Without Anxiety Aug 13, 2020

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Our phones offer us connection with the outside world, but that can breed anxiety within us. Learn how to nurture our human need for information without sacrificing your mental health in today's meditation.
Takeaways:
1- We can easily fall into the cycle of doomscrolling: wanting information, feeling anxious, then wanting more information.
2- The key is to learn about the world without losing sight of your needs.
3- Set boundaries around your scrolling time by setting a timer.
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Mantra: I connect with the world and myself.
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Breathe Mindfully Through Stress Aug 12, 2020

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Even in moments of stress, we can connect to ourselves with the power of our breath. In this meditation, you'll practice breathwork exercises that connect you with yourself on a deeper level and strengthen your concentration.
Takeaways:
1- When we face uncertainty, it's human to feel overwhelmed.
2- By breathing mindfully, we let go of the external world and offer care to our internal selves.
3- Practice sitting with yourself as you breathe deeply without losing focus.
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Daily Mantra: I breathe mindfully through stress
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Explore Your Purpose Aug 11, 2020

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The Japanese concept of Ikigai can help us live longer, feel better, and connect to ourselves more deeply. Reflect on your values and purpose to find your ikigai with this meditation.
How 'Ikigai' Can Help You Live Your Happiest Life: https://bit.ly/30t2UDQ
Takeaways:
1- Ikigai means the reason to be living, or in other words, our purpose.
2- It's been shown to correlate with longer life spans and better health.
3- Connect with yours by asking what you love, what you're good at, and what the world needs.
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Daily Mantra: I am connected with my purpose.
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From To-Do List To Self-Care List Aug 10, 2020

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Feel less overwhelmed by your to-do list when you turn it into a self-care list. Today we're setting an intention to reframe how you're spending your energy. Grab your journal!
Why 'Future You Care' Deserves a Spot in Your Self-Care Routine: https://bit.ly/2XwDWSq
Takeaways:
1- To-do lists help us plot our days, but they can become overwhelming.
2- De-stress your list by reframing it as a self-care list.
3- See how your tasks help you show up for yourself and support your wellbeing and feel more encouraged to take on the day.
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Mantra: Self-care allows me to be productive.
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Care for Your Friendships Aug 07, 2020

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Friendships add so much to our lives. And we can better nurture them when we notice whether they're active, dormant, or commemorative. Learn about the different categories of friendships and offer your friends compassion and love, even from afar.
Takeaways:
1- Research shows we have active, dormant, and commemorative friendships in our lives.
2- We can sift friendships through all three categories depending on how much we're able to give them, or the time we're in in our lives.
3- Check in with how your friendships feel, and how much you can offer them.
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Daily Mantra: My friendships nurture me, and I nurture my friendships.
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Choose Truth Over Your Inner Critic Aug 06, 2020

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We all have an inner critical voice that repeats our most negative thoughts. But you can hit pause on that voice, and ask yourself "who told you that?" to ground yourself in truth. Today's meditation helps us put it into practice.
3 New Ways to View the Stories You Tell Yourself: https://bit.ly/2BYVJtE
Takeaways:
1- We all have anxious thoughts, especially about how others view us.
2- Notice when your thoughts lean negative and ask yourself: who told you that?
3- When we notice the truth and ground ourselves in what's really been said to us, we can better overcome negativity.
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Daily Mantra: I let go of my inner critic
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Stop Anxiety In Its Tracks Aug 05, 2020

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When anxiety creeps into your day, you always have the power to step out of it with your body and breath. Today's meditation is a progressive muscle relaxation technique that's research-backed for lowering levels of stress and helping ground ourselves in our bodies.
Takeaways:
1- Even on our best days, anxiety can start to get the best of us.
2- Step out of it with deep breathing, stretching, or progressive muscle relaxation.
3- Squeeze your muscles for 10 seconds and then release. Take turns with each section of your body.
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Daily Mantra: I release anxiety with my body and breath.
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Four Ways to Self-Care Aug 04, 2020

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We all deserve to care for ourselves, through all the aspects of our lives. Today's meditation helps us explore how we can care for ourselves through work time, play time, and more.
Takeaways:
1- We all deserve to care for ourselves in so many different ways.
2- Divide your self-care into quadrants of work, play, restoration, and me time.
3- If you feel yourself lacking in an area, ask yourself what you need.
Daily Mantra: I care for myself throughout the day.
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Facing Your Front Aug 03, 2020

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Today we're setting an intention to embrace on our own unique paths. Grab that journal!
32 Journal Prompts for Self-Reflection and Self-Care: https://bit.ly/2D9tMjF
Takeaways:
1- Starting a new goal can bring equal parts excitement and pressure.
2- It's human to feel overwhelmed or look around you to see what others are doing similarly.
3- Instead of questioning or comparing yourself, face your front. Your journey and path is what's best for you.
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Daily Mantra: My focus is on my path.
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Know Better, Do Better Jul 31, 2020

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The late, great Maya Angelou said "once you know better, do better," and today we're applying that to our lives. This meditation is an end-of-month reflection to help you focus in on what you've learned and how you can put those lessons into action.
Takeaways:
1- We acknowledge each other's humanity when we hold each other accountable for our actions.
2- We can hold ourselves accountable in the same way.
3- As you look back on your month, notice what you've learned and how you can take action with that lesson in mind.
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Daily Mantra: When I know better, I do better.
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