The Wellness Transformation

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. -Wayne Dyer

I love this reminder because we can get easily lost in the comparison game and end up feeling inferior in some way. Owning our stories and being ourselves takes courage and mindfulness!
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♥️Peace begins with a smile.
♥️We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
♥️Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
-Mother Teresa 🙏🏼

✨This wisdom reminds me that I can make a difference no matter who I am or what I have going on at the moment. No matter how powerless or hopeless or overwhelmed I may feel.
✨It reinforces the fact that seemingly small things can make a huge impact.
✨We are all connected and meant to be in connection. So when I uplift someone else, I'm benefiting as well (and science backs this up too!).
✨Practices that help us to center ourselves and connect from our hearts are critical right now and can greatly influence where we are headed as a society.
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✨𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐔𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞✨

🌟𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: treat yourself with the same kindness you would a loved one
🌟𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥: when you accept what you feel (vs ignoring or resisting it), it can help you to heal
🌟𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭: be mindful of what influences you are surrounding yourself with
🌟𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: even if it's just one person who you can be real with or makes you feel good
🌟𝐃𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞: even the smallest things matter to help you get through the day or moment
🌟𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: movement releases "feel good" chemicals to improve mood and decrease stress

♥️These are things that have personally helped me, what would you add?
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Someone recently said to me that it's easy for me to talk about mindset and mind-body wellness when in my pics I'm in such beautiful places. Apparently my life is stress free!

❌This could not be further from the truth! In fact, the past many months have been some of the most challenging that I have faced. And the only reason I'm sharing this is to just to confirm that EVERYONE goes through struggles. To deny this is to promote toxic positivity. Mindfulness is about accepting things as they are vs. what we want them to be.

✨✨So to be very clear:
✔️The reason I like to help people and share anything at all is because I have experienced my own challenges and suffering. Not because my life is peachy or that I have everything figured out. The school of life is constantly teaching all of us.

✔️Mindset and mind-body practices are one of THE things to help me the most when I've struggled. Since they make such a difference to me, I love to share with others.

✔️The words I share on each and every post are my own personal reflections due to my own experiences. The quotes are those that personally inspire me or have helped me.

✔️Sometimes it can feel like there is so much ugliness in the world, so I choose to purposely seek out beauty. I go especially to places in nature because I find it supremely healing.

✔️The pictures and the words we use can really influence others so I choose to intentionally share my pics and words in the hopes that it uplifts people. So if I'm able to be in beautiful, peaceful places, then I'm giving you a taste of it too in hopes that it will uplift you in some way.

🙏🏼♥️
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✨In a fast paced society where we are always on the go, where we are prized primarily for what we do and achieve, it really does take courage to break away from that and prioritize our mental, physical, and spiritual health.
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I was so happy to be able to spend time with my cousin from India after so many years! 🥰 I have such fond memories of her during my regular trips to India throughout my childhood.

She, along with all of my family over there, always spoiled me with love, fun times, and yummy food! 🤩 These kind of memories never leave you, no matter how long it has been. ♥️ It becomes deeply entrenched in who you are.

Plus my Konkani speaking skills are still pretty decent because of those trips, even with an American accent! 😃
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Mental health is not about how everything looks on the outside, it about how you feel on the inside. It is about getting real with how you feel.

For this Mental Health Awareness Month, just wanted to remind you that:
✅Your mental health is a priority
✅Your happiness is essential
✅Your self-care is a necessity
✅Your well-being matters
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One of the hardest things to do, yet one of the most important for our mental health!
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Happy 4th birthday to my youngest cutie! 🎉

✨Can't even put into words how much I love him and how much joy he brings to me. Such a gentle, sweet, and smart 🐶 that follows me everywhere and wants to know what I'm doing all of the time. He speaks with his gorgeous eyes. He lets me know if anything is going on around the house or outside of it. He will not stop barking until I know.

✨One of our rituals is getting up earlier and going down to meditate, he sits next to me "meditating" the whole time, every single day. There has not been one day he has not done this! Unless I sit outside to meditate, then he will wait by the door.♥️🥰
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The most difficult task for all of us, but the most important. 🙏🏼♥️
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Such a powerful quote. When we feel we are being swept up in comparison and the rat race, it helps to step back and remember it is really about us vs. ourselves! It is about having better awareness and control over our thoughts, behaviors, and actions in line with who we are and what we want. ✨
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✨Happy to say that after many years and various trainings, I just got my certification in clinical hypnosis! I took my first training back in 2019, due to the encouragement of my colleague, psychologist Dr. Susannah Feder, who I respect and admire. I thought I would just "check it out" because I had a family member that I thought it would help. And then I came back and started using it with patients, and saw how powerful it is, which inspired me to keep learning.

✨It was a switch from using my hands and voice to help people to relax and focus, to ONLY using my voice and mannerisms, in an extremely intentional way. I'm still learning in this field, and I find the power of the mind fascinating!
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Happy milestone birthday to my mom, who is beautiful inside and out. 💕 I learned so many things just from being around her growing up, such as:

✨not to gossip (have not heard her do so)
✨not to compare or judge
✨spirituality is extremely important to give us perspective and strength in life
✨your mind is everything
✨success and happiness isn't based on how much money you make or your degrees
✨eating fresh food is important for our health, food is medicine
✨dressing up and feeling good about how you look is great, but not to get validation from others

So happy to be able to celebrate with her! 🙏🏼♥️
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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗.— Steve Maraboli

✨So this is the most important one to work on, throughout our lives! I'm discovering more about myself all of the time.
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Just as in important at physical exercise! ✨
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Can't believe this one is a year older! 😃 Really don't know where the time has gone, hope to have the same spirit no matter how old I am. ♥️
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✔️Take five minutes to center yourself in the morning before starting work. It's like putting on your armor before heading into battle. Your mind will be clearer, your actions more intentional, and your day more productive.

✔️There are many simple techniques to do this, such as breathing or body awareness. The more hectic your day, the more impactful it will be!
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☁️ Our thoughts are like clouds in the sky. They come and go, and are constantly shifting.
☁️Mindfulness practices help us to observe our thoughts with less judgement and more with curiosity and acceptance.
☁️They help us to not get so caught up in our unpredictable thoughts and to be more objective.
👉🏼With all of the negativity and stress around us, this is so important right now!
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✨It is all about where we place our focus and attention.
✨We can become better at controlling this through mind-body practices, like meditation.
✨This is even more important in these modern times, where we are becoming more easily distracted with constant stimulation.
✨If you need help with improving your focus and concentration, on ways to enhance mental training for yourself or at your workplace, send me a DM.
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Just breathe! 💕
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✨In our busy schedules it can quite powerful to get into the habit of taking mindful pauses. Just a few moments to take a break and reset.

✨Here are some options for you to do during a mindful pause:

✔️tune into your breathing
✔️take a few deep breaths allowing your belly to move freely as you breathe
✔️soften any tension that you have accumulated in your body
✔️tune into the 5 senses (example, feeling the sun on your face when you stand outside or the sounds of the birds)
✔️focus on something you are truly grateful for or that brings you joy, can be even something small

♥️Try it and let me know how that works for you. For more help in this area, send me a DM.
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Friendly reminder ✨♥️
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💖It's ok to be bold, to be seen, to use your voice, to speak up, and to be unapologetically you.
💖Your emotions, sensitivities, pain... they make you stronger.
💖Strength isn't how tough you appear on the outside, it's how you are on the inside.

✨So NO ONE else can judge how strong and what a warrior you are. It's only for you to realize.

✨Each and every one of these points I have come to discover from my personal experiences. I'm sharing this for International Women's Day, in honor of all of the amazing women I know and admire, and all the amazing women that I have come from!

✨Also Happy Mahashivratri to all who celebrate. 🙏🏼 🕉️
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✨We may not recognize how courageous others truly are, to show up and try again amidst their silent struggles. We often don't know their stories and battles.

✨We also may fail to recognize how courageous we are. We don't usually give ourselves enough credit for our resilience and tenacity.
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Great reminder!!!
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ℕ𝕠 𝕒𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕗𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕕.

✨This doesn't mean that we should not aim for success, whatever that means for us (money, power, etc). These things may even bring us peace of mind to a certain extent.

✨However, we can achieve great success yet still feel a profound sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction, if we don't have inner peace.

👉🏼So, it is equally important to prioritize practices that promote inner peace. It's important to take care of our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, no matter what we may or may not achieve.

PS. This is a picture of me doing just that, walking outside and exploring with an awesome friend and just enjoying the moment. 😃
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Valentine's Day is a great excuse to spread more love, it's what is needed in the world. 💗

I used to hand deliver these love notes to people on this day. Just a little something to let them know that they are appreciated.

This year I've gotten a little more tech savvy 😂: sending texts with video and my voiceover.

Happy V Day! 💕
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👉🏼Resilience is not something that one is born with; rather, it is a skill that can be developed and nurtured over time

👉🏼Self-care plays a crucial role. Taking care of one's physical, emotional, and mental well-being is essential for maintaining resilience in the face of adversity.

👉🏼Engaging in activities that bring joy and fulfillment, practicing mindfulness and stress-reduction techniques, and prioritizing healthy habits all contribute to building resilience.

💪🏼 We can strengthen resilience. For help in this area, link in bio.

📸 Btw, this pic was taken when hiking The Narrows in Zion National Park.🤩
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I wanted to share my new website! 🎉 Link in bio.

I often get asked what I do, and it can be a lot to explain my varied training and how it all comes together in an integrative way with my own unique approach: physical therapist, yoga and meditation teacher, clinical hypnotherapist and much more!

👉🏼👉🏼Simply put, I empower people with Resilience Tactics, actionable things that they can do to enhance their system for resilience.

✨Resilience is about having more resources than challenges. We cannot necessarily change the challenges we go through, but we can have more resources to help us get through it and come out stronger.

✨With so much stress over these past few years, people can benefit from more tools that are easy to implement!

✨I work with all kinds of people, from those in high pressure jobs to those undergoing stressful health issues.

✨No matter how different we may appear to be, we are all human. This means our physiology is set up in similar fashions to hack for optimal wellness. Of course, there may be differences as far as specifics but this is why it's better to have more resources than less.

Check out my website and let me know what you think! ♥️
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A recent article in Time magazine talked about how our brain does not really want us to exercise as we have an evolutionary instinct to conserve energy. The thing is, physical activity was just a part of our lifestyle back in the day. My grandparents had to walk miles and miles daily for basic tasks! 🚶🏽‍♀️

Now we must actively seek movement out, in a world where we can get a lot of things done and delivered to us without moving! 😂

👉🏼The good news is that research shows it doesn't take much to have a positive effect. Even starting with short bursts of movement can be powerful. There are TONS of ways to add movement to our day. We just need to be mindful about this.
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