Aug 28, 2022
In this episode I cover why confidence is important, including some recommendations from a great book on this topic, The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance - What Women Should Know by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman.
I come back to a practice I covered in Episode 3 of this podcast, breath awareness....
Aug 25, 2022
This is an introduction to the practice of Somatics, which was originated by Thomas Hanna and has been a part of many different practice traditions.
In Greek, the term “soma” refers to “the living body in its wholeness.” This living, breathing, self-sensing, self-aware, and self-moving perception from inside...
Aug 21, 2022
We conclude this mini-series on habit change with some work from Cheri Huber, who wrote Making a Change for Good: A Guide to Compassionate Self-Discipline.
When we get quiet and we listen to the dialogues within our heads, we will hear a lot of “feedback” from those voices about trying to make a change. These are...
Aug 18, 2022
In part 5 of my mini-series on habit change we talk about a few concrete examples of how to implement one habit change at a time.
This is about how it takes 30-300 repetitions (typically) to form a strong habit, though it depends on how much skill is required. Give yourself permission to work on just one habit for the...
Aug 14, 2022
In part 4 of my mini-series on habit change we cover how our identities play a role in our habits, and how we may need to adopt or reframe identities to reach our potential.
Then I review the parts of James Clear's 4 laws covered in Atomic Habits:
Make it Obvious, Make it Easy, Make it Attractive, and Make it...