Nicole Havelka Consulting

How do you plan for rest? 🗓️ 😴

Whenever there is a 5th Wednesday in the month, I cancel my live yoga class so I can take a break to recharge my batteries.

Yesterday I would have normally been prepping, teaching my yoga class and then editing and uploading the class video.

Instead I laid in bed and reading a book and then took a long walk. 📘 🚶🏽‍♂️

I started doing this when I realized I was getting depleted by the weekly grind of teaching class. (I 💜 💜 💜 teaching yoga, btw. I still need a break sometimes.)

How do you plan for rest? 🗓️ 😴

How about listening to your body? 👂🏻

In my yoga classes, I always encourage people to listen to what they need and adjust the practice.

But today, I'm taking that next level and inviting students to direct ME with their needs. 🧘🏽‍♂️

I'm really excited to teach today's student choice class. Let's see where our bodies lead us. 👣

I'll check back in and let you know how it goes!

P.S. If you want to listen to your body and learn to really, truly rest, get a free class pass to one of the weekly restorative yoga classes included in the free version of the Defy the Trend burnout recovery community membership: https://bit.ly/3x95dLw

The faces on my Zoom screen were ✨ glowing. ✨

I had the pleasure of co-leading a mini retreat in which I taught a restorative yoga class that led into a conversation about how to incorporate more rest into their schedules and HOW to get more rest once they do it.

I'm sorry I didn't get a Zoom photo of their amazing faces after our sessions, but rest assured they were lighter and happier.

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Let me help your team prevent and recover from burnout with:

✅ Time management training
✅ Team building
✅ Management training
✅ Goal-setting sessions
✅ Rest practices

Hello there! Like everyone, you might have experienced the rollercoaster ride that is planning. It's quite common to feel overwhelmed by the urgent tasks of today, believing they outweigh the importance of long-range planning. The dance between urgency and foresight can often lead to stress and burnout.

But fear not, for calm and authentic solutions exist! Join Valerie Friedlander Coaching and I this Thursday for a LIVE conversation right here on Facebook! We'll dive into the world of stressful planning and provide authentic insights on how to overcome these challenges. We'll answer all your questions about tackling planning-related stress.

Thursday 12 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. ET, and let's learn a more balanced and effective planning process. See you there!

Release anxiety and prepare to truly rest this summer. 🌞

⚡️ Last call to register for the Summer Schedule Management Workshop

Join Valerie Friedlander and I tomorrow at May 3, 12 p.m. CT/1 p.m. ET to learn how to make the RIGHT decisions for your time, guided by your values.

Nicole P. knows the struggle all too well. Her calendar used to be a source of stress, fueling her anxiety with its overwhelming clutter.

“Planning sessions have been a game-changer for me. They keep my calendar laser-focused on what truly matters, banishing the clutter that used to weigh me down. Now, I leave each session feeling relaxed and hopeful—a feeling I never thought possible just by glancing at my calendar!”

Relaxed and hopeful? About your calendar? Don't miss out on this game-changing opportunity! 💫

"I never thought of it that way before."

👆 THIS life-changing moment was brought to you by creating a schedule that prioritizes YOU first.

In our Summer Schedule Management Workshop on Friday, Valerie and I will guide you in scheduling your summer full of rest with none of the guilt for taking the time for yourself and those who matter to you.

So don't just manage your schedule, transform your summer with us on Friday! Tickets are still available.

This year has been different—I set intentions for each month, and fewer things catch me off guard. I feel more grounded.” - Beth G. 😎

👟 Stepping back to name your values and priorities and do a little planning can make the difference between chaos and ease this summer.

I’m super excited to host the Summer Schedule Management Workshop on May 3 with my friend and fellow burnout recovery coach, Valerie Friedlander.

"Storytelling and breath are unifying ..."

My friend Tecca Thompson, a somatic storyteller, graced the Defy the Trend group coaching space today.

It was 🔥🔥🔥.

Coaching transformed into storytelling in which we recalled times when we were deeply cared for.

Which reminds us how to continue caring for ourselves and creating caring spaces for others.

This is what a rest revolution looks like!

Want to stop scrambling from your summer to fall routine?

👉 Make a schedule tailored to your life first

The Summer Schedule Management Workshop will set you up with a sustainable routine, intentional, easeful transitions and space for real, deep rest.

I'm very excited to lead this workshop with Valerie Friedlander, PCC, ELI-MP to help you set your priorities and align with your values then create a sane schedule that leaves you space for rest.

Ease into your routine ---> https://bit.ly/3xCjDI1

Summer Schedule Management Workshop Reclaim your routine for less stress and more rest so you can experience your life your way.

💕 Going LIVE with my friend and fellow rest coach, Jordan Maney at 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET 💕

We're going to talk about some of my favorite things -- rest and changing the world!

This will be goooooood, y'all!

Hop over to Instagram to listen in: https://bit.ly/3POaBxL

Jesus has risen! 🌤️
Now it's time for you to lay your a** down. 🛌

I've created two ways to help you get more rest this month:

✅ Monday, April 1: Annual post-Easter restorative yoga session on Monday, 1-3 ET. Timed especially for weary pastors recovering from Holy Week/Easter, but all are welcome. Sliding scale tickets available.

📧 April 1 - 30: 30 Days of Rebellious Rest gives you a short, daily reminder to rest using one of seven types of rest. (Betcha didn't know there was seven! 😁) This is free.

🧘🏽‍♂️ Register for restorative yoga (This will automatically put you on the 30 Days list, too.): https://bit.ly/3PL7zui
😴 30 Days of Rebellious Rest: https://bit.ly/4aeURfu

P.S. Happy Easter!

✅ Tired of being tired?
✅ A good night's sleep doesn't feel like enough?
✅ Don't know what to do when you have time to rest?

Push back against grind culture with 30-days of rebellious rest. Explore the seven types of rest – one day at a time – to learn what you need most.

Join me for 30 Days of Rebellious Rest starting April 1.

Register for free ---> https://bit.ly/3TYIwqa

30 Days of Rebellious Rest Push back against grind culture with 30-days of rebellious rest. Explore the seven types of rest to learn what you need most.

It's SUCH a busy week, especially for my pastor friends.

Here's a little something that may help you get through when you're overwhelmed 😓:

1️⃣ Think about the project you need to get done.
2️⃣ Brainstorm everything you need to do to get it done.
3️⃣ Take a look at all those things. Breathe.
4️⃣ Pare the list down to only what is ESSENTIAL.
5️⃣ Then write down the stuff that would be good to do, but not absolutely necessary.

Do the essential things.

👉 THEN when that's all done, register for "How to Renew" -- my online spring/post-Easter restorative yoga celebration.

The practice will settle your energy, allowing you to deeply rest. 😴

I have online tickets and limited in-person tickets if you're in the Columbus, Ohio area.

Part of recovering from burnout is learning HOW to rest.

Most of us don't know how because we are socialized to power through, to constantly work.

You can start your restful journey on Monday, April 1.

I'm leading a restorative yoga session that will:

• settle your scattered energy with very accessible, gentle movement,
• put the season into perspective with guided journaling,
• position your body for rest with restorative yoga poses (the laying-around kind) and
• offer you deep relaxation with guided meditation.

Take two hours to deeply rest. I have online tickets and limited in-person tickets if you're in the Columbus, Ohio area.

Maybe it's not either/or, but both/and.

I bought my first paper planner in decades just recently. AND I still love using my digital calendar and to do list.

During every quarterly planning session I encourage people to create an organization system that works for THEM, not for someone else.

Wanna join us Thursday for Defy the Trend's first quarterly planning session of 2024!

You'll beat burnout with group coaching, time management and restorative yoga.

In this busy season leading up to Easter, do you struggle to settle down and rest?

Me too! That’s why I started practicing and teaching restorative yoga.

On Monday, April 1, I'm leading a restorative yoga session that will:

• settle your scattered energy with very accessible, gentle movement,
• put the season into perspective with guided journaling,
• position your body for rest with restorative yoga poses (the laying-around kind) and
• offer you deep relaxation with guided meditation.

Take two hours to deeply rest. I have online tickets and limited in-person tickets if you're in the Columbus, Ohio area.

My new page for the Defy the Trend anti-burnout coaching community is LIVE!

This effort did not happen by myself. I had the help of Becky Mollenkamp's Last 90 and First 90 accountability coaching groups including such awesome humans as Kriss Judd, Martha L. Lumley, DBA and many more. To my friend Ellis Arnold who puts up with random, frantic texts from me when I think I've broken my site and then coaches me through it. And Nicole Pickens for making stellar graphics. If I forgot to mention you in this list, please forgive me. I am VERY grateful for all your help!

This is a good lesson on how founding a business is NOT a solo operation, even if we call ourselves solopreneurs -- there's so much help and support along the way!

Here's the page --> https://bit.ly/3x95dLw

Have you been wondering where I've been?

I've been a little quieter on social media because of two things:

1. I'm prioritizing in-person networking to build strong relationships. The photos here are from the community gathering I attended on Monday at The Ohio State University. Thanks to Tracy Stuck, VP for Student life for the invite and the photos!

2. I'm working on some significant my website MUCH easier to read so you can learn to do less in order to THRIVE! Stay tuned for some new pages about my Defy the Trend coaching community where we beat burnout with group coaching, time management and restorative yoga.

Shameless ask: Are you having a gathering in Columbus, Ohio or anywhere online? Please invite me, I"ll probably attend!

I'm sick of this. 🤮

I'm sick of all the self-improvement ads and posts telling you that you need to do more, be more, accomplish more. 🙄

The subtext: There's something wrong with you, especially your body.

I call shenanigans on all this. ✋🏻 There is nothing wrong with your body.

If you want a different voice that celebrates your body. Just. As. It. Is. Take about 10 minutes to do my guided meditation celebrating your body. 🧘🏽‍♂️👇



https://bit.ly/47ulT0i

🎉 Celebrating the Body: Guided body scan meditation (11 minutes) Advertising at the beginning of the year (or anytime) wants you to believe that there’s something wrong with your body and it will only get better if you buy...

Have you been waiting for that “slower” season to get the rest you need? 😴

But that slower season doesn’t actually arrive. 😔

Because you just roll along into the next hyper-busy season. 🏃🏽‍♀️

And keep waiting and waiting and waiting for that slower time to come. 😴

And you don’t ever get the rest you really want. (Trust me, I’ve been there. Recently.)

⏸️ Let’s hit the pause button together and create your restful, focused life with my next coaching session on how to create a balanced life.

🗓️ Jan. 18, 1 p.m. ET (or use the recording and guidebook later) for 89.

P.S. You can get a Defy the Trend membership for only $75/month and get this coaching session and more. DM me for more info.

🥂 Cheers to a Year of Ease!

There's still time to join us for a New Year's Eve restorative yoga celebration.

Hang out at your own home while enjoying gentle, accessible movement, journaling and intention setting for 2024, restorative yoga (the laying around kind)), and a guided meditation.

Join me at Dec. 31, 1-3 p.m. ET in our own cozy home (a.k.a. Zoom).

Controversial opinion: Just stop making New Year's resolutions.

They don't seem to work. At least not how we usually do them.

More of my controversial opinion, including why and how you should set a New Year's intention is on the blog -----> https://bit.ly/3C18JL1

How do you set a New Year's intention? 🥳

I'll be going LIVE right here on this very page in 1 HOUR!

I'll give you my take on why a New Year's Intention is better than a resolution. (SPOILER ALERT: It has something to do with smashing the patriarchy!) And we'll do a little mini coaching session helping you set your own new year intention.

✋🏻 I declare 2024 to be a Year of Ease!

We'll be starting the more easeful 2024 with a New Year's Eve restorative yoga celebration.

Hang out at your own home while enjoying gentle, accessible movement, journaling and intention setting for 2024, restorative yoga (the laying around kind)), and a guided meditation.

Join me at Dec. 31, 1-3 p.m. ET in our own cozy home (a.k.a. Zoom).

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate and all others who may enjoy the day off! 🎄

For those who really like the Jesus story, today is the day God showed up in the world in the form of a tiny, frail human baby born to poor, young, displaced parents who had to flee to protect their son from harm.

Echoes of this story are all over the world today.

My wish is not just for the absence of war, but a kind of peace born out of the affirmation and love that God showed our complicated, resilient and frail human bodies that day.

Love, light and peace to all.