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Yoga

• Four major researched components of yoga:
  • Posture and Exercise 
  • Pranayama: breathing practices (long, slow, deep breathing)
  • Relaxation
  • Contemplative: meditative focus of attention
• An effective way to boost mood and achieve emotional wellness
• Yoga helps you to pay attention and become aware of your body and thoughts
• See: The Science of Yoga

Herbs, Adaptogens & Supplements

• Ashwagandha 
  • An adaptogens that helps the body “adapt” to stressors
  • Studies have shown:
    • Reduction in anxiety 
    • Reduction in cortisol levels
    • Helpful with weight
      • Increases feelings of satiety (feeling full)
      • Decrease in stress eating
  • See: Let’s Talk Adaptogens!

Mindfulness Practice

• The practice of bringing full awareness to the present moment (e.g., meditation)
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
  • Consists of doing a body scan (brings you to the present) 
• Mindfulness Self-Compassion 
  • How to be more compassionate, loving and kind towards self
  • Being a better human being starts with you!
• See: The Foundation of Mindfulness Practice

Qigong

• An ancient Chinese exercise and healing technique
• Qi = energy 
• Internal & external energy work
• Deep stances that build up quads and glutes 
• Can increase the powerhouses of energy in the body 
• Want more energy? Build up the big muscles in your body 
• The coordination of eyes, mind, body, breath
  • Activates the brain 
  • Attention turns inward 
  • Awareness of what is happening inside the body
  • Can modulate and control the parasympathetic (rest & digest) nervous system

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

• Originated by Nicolas Ortner (CEO of The Tapping Solution) 
• Tapping on end points of meridian on the body to calm body and release stress and overwhelm (example)
  • Meridians on the body:
    • Pathways in which qi (our energy) flows 
    • When there’s pain there’s a blockage of qi
    • Meridians connect all of the organs and qi flow
• Tapping on end points sends a calming signal to counteract fear responses from the amygdala

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