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Live freely. ⁠ ⁠ #livemindful #mindful #mindfu Live freely. ⁠ ⁠ #livemindful #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulnessmotivation #mindfulnessmovemment #yogimom #blogger #writer #mindfulblogger #mindfulwriter #mommyblogger #momblog #mindfulinspiration #mindfulnessquote #inspirationalquote #yogainspirationalquote #instayoga #yogajourney #yogateacher #yogamom #mindfulmeditation #mindfulyogis #mindfulyoga #beextrayoga #mindfulmom
Each day is a new beginning. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #mindful Each day is a new beginning. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulliving#mindfulinspiration #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulmoment #yogalove #yogagram #yogalife #yogainspiration #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullife #beextrayoga #spiritual #wellbeing #blogwriter #yogaeverywhere
Did You Know: ⁠ ⁠ That consuming dairy can rai Did You Know: ⁠ ⁠ That consuming dairy can raise insulin levels?⁠ ⁠ Dairy products are made of casein and whey, which can elicit an insulin response in the body.⁠ ⁠ So, what does that mean?⁠ ⁠ If you are trying to control your blood sugar, have diabetes, PCOS, or other metabolic disorders, or if you are trying to lose weight the milk, cheese, and yogurt you are consuming could hinder your health and progress.⁠ ⁠ Yes, even if it is low-fat!⁠ ⁠ You can get all the same benefits of dairy from vegetables. All the vitamins, protein and nutrition that are found in dairy products can be found elsewhere.⁠ ⁠ I am so happy to have found a dairy-free lifestyle. It has changed my body, the way I feel, and my health both inside and out.⁠ ⁠ #mindful #mindfuliving #didyouknow #mindfulness #mindfulnesspractice #dairyfree #mindfuleating #conciouseating #eatwell #healthyeating #healthyliving #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulmovement #mindfulyogis #mindfulparenting #momblog #momwriter #yogimom #mindfulnessmatters #dairyfact #dairyhealth #yogapractice #yogateacher #mindfulelimination #mindfuldiet #mindfullife
Look at what is there with you right now. ⁠ ⁠ Look at what is there with you right now. ⁠ ⁠ #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulmonday #mindfulinpiration #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulnessmoment #yogalove #yogagram #yogalife #yogainspiration #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullife #beextrayoga #spiritual #wellbeing #blogwriter #yogaeverywhere
I promise. ⁠ ⁠ #mindful #mindfulliving #yogaqu I promise. ⁠ ⁠ #mindful #mindfulliving #yogaquote #mindfulnessmovement #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulnessmeditation #yogainspiration #mindfulyogis #mindfulmovement #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessmoment #mindfullife #inspirationalquotestoliveby #yogainspirationalquotes #yogajourney #yogaeverydamnday #yogalife #yogamom #blogger #mommyblogger #momblog #writer #momwriter #yogapractice #yogalover #instayoga
Are you interested in trying an anti-inflammation Are you interested in trying an anti-inflammation diet and want to live a more mindful life? ⁠ ⁠ Right now, I am accepting private students for a SPECIAL DISCOUNT. ⁠ ⁠ Check out what my past participants have to say.⁠ ⁠ ⁠#mindful #mindfulness #mindfulliving #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulmeditation #healthyliving #conciouseating #mindfulnessmovement #yogateacher #livemindful #mindfuleating #mindfulnessmatters #eatwell #mindfullife #mindfulyogis #eatrealfood #foodpsychology #glutenfree #soyfree #dairyfree #healthyeating
Changing the way, I thought about what I considere Changing the way, I thought about what I considered “healthy eating” changed my life. As a young woman, I had learned that eating healthy meant eating plain and boring food. I thought it meant giving up the foods that I loved. I thought it meant monitoring how much I ate meticulously by measuring or weighing. I thought it meant living just a little unsatisfied. Here is the thing, living mindfully and with joy is the exact opposite of all those things. I don’t know about you but counting everything I eat and leaving the dinner table still wanting more, did not bring me more happiness or presence. Thankfully, I began learning that healthy eating had more to do with what ingredients I was putting into my body and a lot less to do with how many calories were in my food. Eating an anti-inflammation diet and combining that with mindful living, created a new way of life for me. It offered me something I was always missing both surrounding food, but also within my inner being – FREEDOM. I still eat foods I love, like white potatoes, seafood gumbo, and my mama’s red gravy and spaghetti. I enjoy food. I eat until I am full. There is nothing diet around the way that I eat. This is how you maintain a healthy lifestyle. If you have dieted, if you have gone on and off different fad diets many times, then you’ve probably already figured out that diets don’t work. So why not try something new? Why not try deciding to look at your life as a whole – body, mind, and spirit? Food is more than macros and amounts, food is our fuel, our nourishment, and our lifeline. Why not start treating it that way? *If you want to learn more about what I teach or hear about my private program specials I am running until the end of the year, then I would love to hear from you! Send me a message at www.beextrayoga.com/contact and let’s talk about finding your freedom. #mindfulness #healthyliving #healthylifestyle #mindful #mindfuleating #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulinspiration #mindfulcoach #mindfulmovement #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulliving #mindfulyogis #yogalife #livemindful #mindfullife #eatrealfood #healthymom #eatwell #conciouseating
They did it!!! Another group completes The Mindful They did it!!! Another group completes The Mindful Elimination Program!!⁠ ⁠ A little socially distanced picture at our last meeting yesterday (we are missing Zane, but he did it too!)⁠ ⁠ Revealing your emotional response to food, and how to mindfully flip negative patterns surrounding food. - CHECK!⁠ ⁠ Heal your gut and give your body a much-needed digestive break. - CHECK !⁠ ⁠ Letting go of a diet mentality. - CHECK!⁠ ⁠ Deepen your inner power of awareness and attention. - CHECK!⁠ ⁠ Learning the tools to move forward in life being in control of your own choices versus the choices you make being in control of you. - CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!⁠ ⁠ The work this group has done has been incredible!⁠ ⁠ This is so much more than just a program telling you how to eat, this is about exploring how you want to live your life. ⁠ ⁠ I am ALWAYS so honored that these groups give me the opportunity to share what has worked dare I say, miracles in my own life with them. ⁠ ⁠ There is something so incredible about honesty, vulnerability, self-reflection, and a deep appreciation for the whole self. If you think that health, wellness and fitness does not require all of these things, then I ask you to please call me and let's talk!⁠ ⁠ This was my last group of the year, but I am taking private groups and I am running a special price for individuals programs through the end of the year! ⁠ ⁠ Message me for details. ⁠ ⁠ #mindfuleating #mindfullife #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulliving #minfulnessmoment #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessmatters #intuitiveeating #bodypositive #bodylove #naturalweightloss #bodywisdom #healthcoaching #consciouseating #eatingpsychology #healthyeating #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #wellbeing #holistichealth #nourishyourbody #healthymind #loveyourself #yogainspiration #yogalove #yogadaily #yogaeverywhere #eliminationdiet #bodymindsoul #beextrayoga
Presence.⁠ ⁠ I started hearing this word more Presence.⁠ ⁠ I started hearing this word more and more as I dug into my search for fulfillment.⁠ ⁠ When I bought my first book on mindfulness eight years ago, I don’t think I had any real idea of what⁠ true presence meant. Even now, years later, I am still working hard to understand it.⁠ ⁠ We see a lot of…⁠ ⁠ “Be more present with your children.”⁠ ⁠ “Be more present by getting off your phone.”⁠ ⁠ “Be present in every moment.”⁠ ⁠ I believe these statements are important, but I think they represent a false sense of what presence is⁠ really about.⁠ ⁠ I have found the only way to activate true presence in my own life is by living in non-judgment.⁠ ⁠ What does that mean?⁠ ⁠ For me, non-judgment means to develop a profound acceptance and surrender to life AS IT IS.⁠ ⁠ Yep – that is the kicker!⁠ ⁠ AS IT IS.⁠ ⁠ Not how it was, not as you want it to be, not what you think it should be, but as it is.⁠ ⁠ This is tough work.⁠ ⁠ Not a day goes by when I do not have thoughts of how I want something to be. Not a day does by when I⁠ do not have thoughts of how I want something to have been in the past. But the more I accept life as it⁠ is, the more I am able to live in the right now – in complete presence.⁠ ⁠ Presence is a letting go more than anything else and just accept.⁠ ⁠ If you want to practice presence today, just try letting go of the expectations and be with what life⁠ hands you today.⁠ ⁠ #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulmeditation #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessmovement #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #yogaeverydamnday #yogateacher #mommyblogger #mommyblog #mommywriter #blogger #livemindful #mindfulyogis #mindfulyoga #momlife #takeabreathe #mindfulparenting #yogalife #mindfulmom #beextrayoga
Before I dug deeper into yoga, I had a love/hate r Before I dug deeper into yoga, I had a love/hate relationship with my body.⁠ ⁠ I was always judging it, always looking for ways to change it or make it “better”, and when I looked in⁠ the mirror there was very little appreciation for what it could do.⁠ ⁠ I was so out of touch with my body, I did not know how to listen to it.⁠ ⁠ The practice of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness changed that completely for me.⁠ ⁠ Now, I have learned to celebrate what my body can do, instead of only focusing on what it cannot do.⁠ ⁠ As I began to pay attention to how it responds to the foods that I eat, what it feels in stressful situations,⁠ and honoring those feeling – that is when I learned how to be more comfortable in my own skin.⁠ ⁠ It is a daily decision to tune in and love myself, but each day that I make that choice I step closer to the⁠ person I know I was created to be. I believe that God calls us to love our vessels. No matter the shape or⁠ size– the gift of our bodies was made just for us.⁠ ⁠ I truly believe God never meant for us to stand in front of a mirror and wish for something else. I believe⁠ He created us each equally unique and beautiful and exactly how He intended us to be.⁠ ⁠ Each day we have the choice to stand in the mirror and decide to love and celebrate our vessel or to⁠ hate and pass judgment.⁠ ⁠ I offer you the guidance to stand in the mirror today and ask yourself, “What is one way I celebrate my⁠ body today?”⁠ ⁠ And then do it!⁠ ⁠ #mindfulness #selflove #wellbeing #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #mindfulliving #mindfulnessliving #mindfulcoach #bodypositivity #mindfulnessmediation #mindfullive #mindfulyogis #mindfulnessmatters #bodylove #bodyselflove #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulmovement #livemindful #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnessmovement #yogateacher #yogapractice #beextrayoga #yogi #mentalhealth #selfworth #confidence #loveyourself
Just be. ⁠ ⁠ #mindfulness #mindfulmeditation # Just be. ⁠ ⁠ #mindfulness #mindfulmeditation #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessmoment #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullife #mindfuleating #mindfulparenting #mindfulyogis #mindfulmovement #mindfulyoga #motivationalquote #inspirationalquotes #yogainspirationalquotes #yogainspiration #yogalife #mindfulmom #mindfulmommy #momblog #mommyblogger #momlife
I get asked often in my programs about how to actu I get asked often in my programs about how to actually make this whole mindful eating thing work while raising a family. Life moves so fast it can be tough to find ways to put mindful eating into action in our homes. ⁠ I want my kids to grow up with a healthier connection to food than I had. I want them to learn these lessons now, instead of in their 30s. So, I am making mindful eating a priority in our house.⁠ I started small with the decision to eat at our dining room table for breakfast and dinner. The simple act of sitting down at a table together and eating without distraction has been a great start in my kid’s mindful eating habits. ⁠ I set out placemats, with napkins and forks. We try to make our plates of food look nice. We sit at the table and say the blessing together. We talk to one another. We put our phones away. We are present. The kids wait until they are both done eating, and then ask to be excused from the table.⁠ It works! They stay focused on their food. They aren’t mindlessly eating while watching tv. They aren’t rushed through their meal. ⁠ We discuss the food and if they like it. We ask them to try new things sometimes.⁠ Here’s my truth: it only takes twenty minutes. It is only twenty extra minutes to sit and eat together instead of blowing through dinner in the car or in front of the tv. Twenty minutes!⁠ To find these twenty minutes can take work. I get up extra early these days in the morning. I am prepared with my meals.⁠ It takes effort. But so far, it is so worth it!⁠ My hope with this practice is that I am setting the precedent for my kids to know that a plate full of food is a privilege, that eating is about taking care of our bodies, and that sharing food with your family and friends is one of the biggest blessings in life.⁠ What have you implemented in your own home? ⁠ #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulness #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessmovement #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullive #livemindful #mindfulyogis #mindfulmovement #consciouseating #foodpsychology #healthyeating #mindfuleating #eatrealfood #healthyliving #healthymom #superhealthykids #toddlermeals #kidfriendly #eatwell
“Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become w “Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think” Buddha⁠ In my life, I have found that whatever I hold in my thoughts, I also hold in my heart.⁠ So now, I try to always think with love and kindness first. It is not always easy. Especially in the world today, that is filled with negativity, hatred, and judgment. We live across the aisle from one another and across the computer screens.⁠ We are separate in thoughts, but in love, we are the same.⁠ Jesus told us simply to love with our heart, soul, and with all our mind.⁠ I believe if we shift our minds to love, we can shift our hearts and souls too.⁠ Shape your life in love, we were created to live this way.⁠ ⁠ What practices do you use to focus on love?⁠ ⁠ #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulness #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessmovement #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullive #livemindful #mindfulyogis #mindfulmovement #yogaeverydamnday #yogalove #yogalife #yogaeverywhere #yogaeveryday #yogapractice #yogajourney #yogapose #yogadaily #yogateacher #yogagram #iloveyoga #yogisofinstagram #writersofinstagram #inspiredcreatives #bloggersofinstagram #inspirationalquotes #beextrayoga
Right now, when we are in the middle of chaotic ti Right now, when we are in the middle of chaotic times, this reminder is important. It won't last for forever. Keep going. Keep hoping. Keep loving. ⁠ ⁠ What are you doing to find your peace? ⁠ #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulness #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #mindfulnessmovement #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullive #livemindful #mindfulyogis #mindfulmovement #quoteoftheday #motivationalquotes #instaquote #quotestoliveby #lifequotes #yogaeverydamnday #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverywhere #yogateacher #yogadaily #yogapractice #yogajourney #yogisofinstagram #yogainspirationalquotes #inspirationalquotestoliveby #beextrayoga
The present moment is our greatest gift and teache The present moment is our greatest gift and teacher. ⁠ ⁠ #mindfulness #selflove #spiritual #wellbeing #mommyblogger #mindfulinspiration #blogwriter #mommywriter #yogagirl #yogainspiration #quotes #yogaeverydamnday #yogalove #yogalife #yogaeverywhere #yogapractice #yogaeveryday #yogateacher #yogaaddict #yogagram #healthyliving #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #minfulnessmoment #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullife #beextrayoga ⁠
Just breathe my friends. ⁠ ⁠ #motherhood #mom Just breathe my friends. ⁠ ⁠ #motherhood #momlife #mommylife #mommyblog #momsofinstagram #mindfulness #mindfulmommy #mindfulmommyday #selflove #spiritual #wellbeing #yogaeverydamnday #yogalove #yogalife #yogaeverywhere #yogaeveryday #yogapractice #yogagram #practicesimplicity #liveintentionally #purposefulplanner #choosejoy #stayinspired #gracenotperfection #boldbraveyou #createdtoflourish #walkingreflections #mommyblogger #mumlife #beextrayoga
In my Mindful Elimination Program, I asked my part In my Mindful Elimination Program, I asked my participants to do a mindful exercise where you sit with your food in quiet, eating alone. During this time you are asked to tune into what you are doing- textures, sensations, tastes, all the parts of eating.⁠ It seems so simple, but I usually have to overly encourage people to find time to try out this exercise. Not surprisingly, some people are really reluctant to even do it.⁠ I think it can be scary to be with something we depend on so much for comfort, distraction, and coping in a very intimate way. We rush through what we eat because we don’t want to think about the problems with what’s in the food, why we use food as comfort or distraction or acknowledging the amounts that we eat.⁠ But let me tell you about how beautiful of an experience it can be...⁠ Just yesterday, one of my participants shared with our group what happened when she practiced this exercise, and it really moved me!⁠ ⁠
Stay delicate my sweet friends. ⁠ #mindfulness # Stay delicate my sweet friends. ⁠ #mindfulness #selflove #spiritual #wellbeing #mommyblogger #mindfulinspiration #blogwriter #mommywriter #yogagirl #yogainspiration #quotes #yogaeverydamnday #yogalove #yogalife #yogaeverywhere #yogapractice #yogaeveryday #yogateacher #yogaaddict #yogagram #healthyliving #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessquotes #mindfulnessmatters #mindfulnesscoach #minfulnessmoment #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #mindfullife #beextrayoga ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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