17: Transforming Body Image

If you're feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated whether it be by your kids, your environment, or work, take this 15 minute pause and come back feeling regulated and ready to tackle what's next.Visit www.thestillness.co for more podcast episodes, free mini yoga classes, and the 7 Day Feel it to Heal it Meditation ChallengeFollow Alex on Instagram at @alex.sequin and reach out with any questions or comments! I'd love to hear what you thought of today's episode.

For my birthday, I wanted to bring one of my circling ideas to life! Being inspired by the fantasy I've been reading, I wanted to combine the creative wanderings with meditation. So here is a yoga nidra ("yogic sleep") practice to help bring you some deep relaxation as you wander through the Enchanted Forest in your mind. Frog Sounds: frog_calls.aif by flapknot -- https://freesound.org/s/191505/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Bird Sounds: Many Birds singing in the woods by AmbienceMeaning -- https://freesound.org/s/531077/ -- License: Attribution 3.0Follow Alex on Instagram @alex.sequin and visit www.thestillness.co for more meditations, offerings, and online courses

Learn how to watch your life from the perspective of your nervous system in this mini crash course on polyvagal theory. At the end, create a SIFT: a tool for finding regulation at any moment. Pull yourself into ventral! Thank you to Jake Chapman @chappymilkshake for letting us use your fantastic beats! To learn about coaching, visit www.thestillness.co/coaching or send Alex an email at [email protected]

This meditation will help you sink back into your body and calm the racing in your mind. Use this meditation when you need a reset, want to go to sleep, or need to get grounded. For courses and info on how to Befriend Your Anxiety, head over to www.thestillness.co or follow us on Instagram @thestillnessco Please share with friends, subscribe, and follow! Everything helps to make the world a little calmer.

Strap on your walking shoes and reframe your mindset by moving through stuck thoughts with this short and powerful guided walking meditation! For 1:1 coaching go to www.thestillness.co/coaching follow us on Instagram at @thestillnessco if you have any suggestions for future podcast please let us know! [email protected]

In this episode, Alex talks about how talking badly to ourselves about our bodies can affect the rest of our lives. She leads us through a meditation to help identify, accept, and transform all the ways we talk badly towards our bodies. Her goal is to help you move through negative body image into a place of love and acceptance. We hope you enjoy! Find us on instagram at @thestillnessco 1:1 coaching available at www.thestillness.co/coaching

Are you feeling a little rainy? Foggy? Cloudy? Here's a short, 10 minute meditation to bring some sunshine to your day (and mind). And, you might notice, we have a new intro theme song!! Thank you Jake Chapman for letting us use your music :) Find him on Instagram @chappymilkshake

I’ve gotten about 5 different emails with the subject line “new year, new you”: each one of them trying to sell me something that will…turn me into a different person? What if, instead, we took a moment to appreciate the parts of ourselves we actually like — parts that we’ve already improved? Join me in a body scan and a contemplative meditation on finding things your proud of yourself for this year. Find us online at www.thestillness.co Find us on Insta at @thestillnessco

You can begin this meditation laying down or seated. This will help to give you a boost of energy in the form of JOY.

In this episode, Sam and Alex interview Bradford Glass, author of "Living Authentically in a World That Would Rather You Didn't". Brad tells us how he lived the corporate lifestyle until about the age of 50, and took a turn for the best. Now, he coaches people on how to break through the programming that so many of us are born into and shows us how to think and live for ourselves. You can reach Brad at www.roadnottaken.com and find his book on his website and at the Mashpee Common's Bookstore. You can find Sam on instagram at @lumiyogawellness You can find Alex at www.thestillness.co Please leave a review, it helps us tremendously, and share with friends if you found this inspiring or helpful!