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15 minute guided meditation for self care, self love, self acceptance, forgiveness and positive good will. Practicing metta will improve your mood and help you to feel peaceful, grounded and centered. This meditation focuses on offering yourself compassion and care and then extending those feelings of good will to all beings that you want to share kindness with. May love and kindness travel with you today and always.

Enjoy a 5 minute meditation to relieve stress, clear your mind and reduce racing thoughts. Even 5 minutes can lower stress levels fast that impact your mental and physical well-being. Boost benefits more by listening when you're outside and enjoying some fresh air I lead you through a 5 minute meditation for busy people. You will experience awareness of breath, physical sensations, sounds and thoughts. Enjoy this guided 5 minute pause for presence as you rest in present moment awareness. This is a quick meditation for anxiety. It is an open monitoring meditation guided. Mindful meditation is an open monitoring meditation with heaps of research to supports its benefits. "Open monitoring" means that instead of concentrating on one thing specifically like a mantra, instead you observe what is happening as "objects of attention". You observe the breath, physical sensations, sounds, thoughts, etc with open awareness. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I lead you through a mindfulness meditation for anxiety and stress. I'm a PTSD and panic attack survivor. I healed my PTSD through many practices, including mindfulness meditation. I'm trained in mindfulness meditation, mindfulness based stress reduction, yogic meditation, mantra meditation, I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. Like my channel? Subscribe to my Youtube Channel http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m and my Soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/shirleyarcher I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a mindful meditation instructor, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Want a break right at your computer -- a short easy guided breaktime meditation? This simple 5 minute body awareness meditation is for YOU or for those who say, "I've never meditated before." Relaxing and focusing on your body is a great way how to improve your mind body connection. This is a 5 minute guided meditation to increase mindfulness of the body. This short easy guided meditation is an effective body awareness hack. Practice regularly to strengthen your mind-body knowing. Mindfulness cues lead you through this 5 minute guided meditation to increase your mind-body connection. Bring more presence, awareness and acceptance into your life. I will guide you as you notice sensations in the body and any related thoughts or feelings as "objects of attention". Mindfulness practice can reduce feelings of anxiety and stress, as you spend less time lost in worries about the future or upsetting past memories. Increase your mindful awareness with practice. Learn to let go of bothersome thoughts and calm racing thoughts with this mindfulness guided meditation. Learn to stop worrying about things that have not happened. You have everything you need to survive whatever experience that you are going through. I wish this for you in your life's journey. For your free e-guide on the benefits of taking microbreaks, The Power of the Pause, click here: https://www.shirleyarcher.com/eguides... To learn more about mindfulness meditation (aka, a type of open monitoring meditation), go here: https://youtu.be/GmkzxdL7Brg To learn more about why strengthening your mind-body connection improves your mental and physical well-being, go here: https://youtu.be/ZxTGKAQidRU Like my channel? Subscribe to my Youtube Channel http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m and my Soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/shirleyarcher As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindfulness meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Live younger longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer mindfulness meditation: 5 minute body awareness body awareness hack 5 minute body awareness hack breaktime meditation

In this 10 minute gratitude meditation, you will experience feeling grateful. Practicing this is one way how to improve mindfulness. We focus on feelings of gratitude and appreciation as the object of our attention. We 'mindfully' notice what thoughts, feelings and sensations come up when we focus on gratitude and appreciation. This meditation is informed by principles of neuroscience to increase positivity. Gratitude practice is valuable because it helps you with a growth mindset. You see what is positive and working in your life. You open your mind and heart to an awareness of possibilities. You realize the wealth of good things that surround you daily. You can transform your attitude with gratitude practice; it's proven in studies to increase happiness, well being and health. Meditation is a skill. The more that you practice, the more that you improve. This is a great skill if you have never meditated before. Listening to this is a great way to start the day with positivity. If you say, "I've never meditated before, but I want to start. Where do I begin?" If you're wondering, "Why can't I meditate?" Or, if you simply want to know how to get better at meditation, this video will help you. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I provide you with a simple practice that you can do anywhere; it will help to focus attention, increase calm and help you clear your mind of stressful thoughts. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 16 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I hope you enjoy this Shirley Archer guided meditation. Like my channel? Subscribe to my Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/shirleyarcher I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Youtube! http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

This is a 15 minute meditation that focuses on connecting with gratitude in my series of meditations to avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety. When current events are upsetting, meditating can calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts, settle anxiety and help you to feel more grounded and centered. Emotions can start to overwhelm. It's important to find calm in the storm. A guided meditation that focuses on gratitude and all the good things in your life can help to shift what you see, especially during difficult times and much news is bad. This 15-minute guided meditation focuses on connecting with positive feelings of gratitude and appreciation for those who have supported you specifically and then generally to all the things that we can be grateful for -- all the various elements that make our lives possible. This helps lift your mood and give you energy. I chose the outer space background because sometimes it helps to take a really big picture view to step back and realize how much we're blessed to be supported by friends, family, community, networks of workers, our ancestors, nature—all the elements that make our very life possible—are things that we can pause to appreciate. Sometimes, when we face so much negative news, it's hard to find reasons to feel positive and to make time for appreciation of all that is good. But, it's precisely at those times when life is so challenging that it's more important than ever to acknowledge all the good in your life and extend appreciation for all that makes your life possible. Gratitude can be very empowering, particularly when things are difficult. Meditation practice can also boost happiness and boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice meditation are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. Enjoy this loving awareness guided meditation for mindfulness. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS Like my channel? Subscribe! (click on green SA dot on video) or go to http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

This is a 5 minute guided meditation to feel better. When you pause to send love and care to those important to you, it feels good and boosts your mood. This also is a 5 minute meditation for self care. It helps you to connect with feelings of loving kindness and self compassion and helps you avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety and to allow you to find calm in the storm. When current events are upsetting, meditating can calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts, settle anxiety and help you to feel more grounded and centered. Emotions can start to overwhelm. A guided meditation that focuses on feelings of kindness, compassion, caring and love, can create calm and foster positivity to offer anxiety relief. This 5-minute guided meditation focuses on giving and receiving kindness, compassion and care. Meditation practice can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice meditation are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. Enjoy this loving awareness guided meditation for mindfulness. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS Like my channel? Subscribe! (click on green SA dot on video) or go to http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

Enjoy a 5 minute meditation to relieve stress, clear your mind and reduce racing thoughts. Even 5 minutes can lower stress levels fast that impact your mental and physical well-being. Boost benefits more by listening when you're outside and enjoying some fresh air I lead you through a 5 minute meditation for busy people. You will experience awareness of breath, physical sensations, sounds and thoughts. Enjoy this guided 5 minute pause for presence as you rest in present moment awareness. This is a quick meditation for anxiety. It is an open monitoring meditation guided. Mindful meditation is an open monitoring meditation with heaps of research to supports its benefits. "Open monitoring" means that instead of concentrating on one thing specifically like a mantra, instead you observe what is happening as "objects of attention". You observe the breath, physical sensations, sounds, thoughts, etc with open awareness. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I lead you through a mindfulness meditation for anxiety and stress. I'm a PTSD and panic attack survivor. I healed my PTSD through many practices, including mindfulness meditation. I'm trained in mindfulness meditation, mindfulness based stress reduction, yogic meditation, mantra meditation, I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. Like my channel? Subscribe! (click on green SA dot on video) or go to http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a mindful meditation instructor, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Enjoy this a tree meditation to feel grounded and uplifted. The Tree Meditation for centering and grounding is a way to enhance your connection with nature and experience the scientific benefits of green exercise. Through meditation and visualization, you can enjoy a virtual nature experience and enjoy natural stress reduction, peace and inner calm. In this 10 minute guided tree meditation for calming, you will visualize the qualities that you share with trees and feel refreshed, more centered and grounded. This guided tree visualization for grounding invites you to imagine a favorite tree from memory. I'm a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine for 15 years and I offer insights into research on benefits of Green Exercise. Read my blog post here: https://www.shirleyarcher.com/health-... If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: https://www.shirleyarcher.com/eguides... Like my channel? Subscribe! (click on green SA dot on video) or go to http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. For your free e-guide with more tips on why taking quick 5 minute breaks is good for your health and happiness, click here: http://bit.ly/2vAvtMS Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ The Tree Meditation for Centering and Grounding helps to improve your ability to be more mindful. If you want to learn more about what mindfulness is, watch this video here: http://bit.ly/2v6km35

Do you want to stress less and avoid feeling overwhelmed by life's unpredictability? Are you wondering how meditation reduces stress and if meditation can help you change your life? If yes, this video helps. In this podcast, I explain how and why meditation helps you to lower stress, increase calm, boost self-confidence and enjoy a more stable life. Meditation is a proven technique to reduce feelings of fear and anxiety and helps you to avoid overwhelm. This podcast is part of a playlist on benefits of meditation and ways meditation can improve your life. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I answer many of the questions that people typically ask me when they're trying to figure out what the best style of meditation is for them. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Meditation saved my life and helped me recover from rape trauma. I was required in a meditation teacher training course to create a podcast explaining why I meditate and I decided I should share the complete truth, because meditation is a powerful source of healing. It's difficult to put into words how meditation has changed my life. Through meditation, I connected with my Higher Self. I realized I'm much more than this body. There were times when I thought I didn't have the strength or courage to go on, but meditation helped me realize that my spirit is free -- no person can harm my soul. My soul, the soul in each of us, is connected to a higher power that is a source of goodness and strength. Meditation builds that connection. This is still painful for me to share - 40 years later - but I want to help others heal and move forward to have full, healthy and happy lives. Healing from rape is not a straight path. I've had ups and downs. Panic attacks and post-traumatic stress disorder. I would run away in the opposite direction if a man I thought might touch me came near. It destroyed relationships when I was younger. For years, I thought it was my fault, before I got the tools for my self-healing. If you're having a hard time, it's okay. It's normal. You are a beautiful person and no one can touch the inner you. Meditation lets you feel that, not in your mind, but in your heart. Trust in goodness. It exists. I've created a career out of helping people create health and happiness and it is my passion to support others so they can avoid any of the suffering I have experienced. I support you. One (1) out of every Five (5) women in America have been a target of sexual assault. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/hea... Many people don't have the strength to speak up, but it's not their fault. You know women who have suffered this and simply aren't saying it. It's okay. You will be okay. Keep believing. And, meditation helps. Mindfulness helps. You realize that you are not your thoughts, you are not your fears. You are a strong, resilient, amazing person. I studied about meditation and ptsd, meditation and panic attacks and meditation for anxiety and depression. I learned how beneficial meditation and mindfulness is for healing. I wrote several articles on this topic. I'm the perfect example of how meditation and mindfulness can change your life. Subscribe to Shirley's Soundcloud for new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance.

Listening to sounds is an excellent introduction to meditation practice. By heightening and focusing awareness on the sense of sound, you begin the process of paying attention on purpose. In this podcast, Shirley leads a 5 minute mindfulness meditation on sounds for beginners. She provides you with a direct experience of how to relax and stress less with sound meditation. The Sound Meditation is a way to enhance mindfulness. By increasing awareness of the subtleties of the sounds that surround you, you improve attention and mental focus and provide valuable training for your brain. This focused concentration on one sense in particular is relaxing and improves your ability to be present and more mindful in general. Guided meditation is an easy way to jumpstart your meditation practice and begin to develop patience, concentration and the ability to quiet your mind Meditation and visualization are among the tools that Shirley teaches you how to use to reduce stress, feel happier, boost energy and improve overall feelings of well-being. For your free e-guide with more tips on why taking quick 5 minute breaks is good for your health and happiness, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS Subscribe to Shirley's Soundcloud for new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance.

Learn what is "green exercise" and the scientific benefits of outdoor green exercise - what scientific research tells us about how exercising outdoors is good for mood, mental health, brain fitness, and physical fitness and is a natural way to reduce stress. Why do green exercise? Green exercise has many mind body benefits. Green exercise can increase mindfulness, reduce blood pressure and improve sleep quality, among other benefits, according to scientific studies. Mindfulness is increased by sense stimulation that then increases our present moment awareness. We experience green exercise mindfully because we are absorbed by the beauty and sensual delights, we lose ourself in the moment. Think about how much better you feel after you spend time in nature - more relaxed, yet energized. It's very restorative and research confirms this—it's not your imagination. In this podcast, I discuss 2 studies in particular - one that measures how the same exercise performed outdoors leaves us feeling less tired and more refreshed and another that shows that the same exercise performed outdoors helps us to sleep more deeply and wake feeling more refreshed. Other research studies that I have read show that simple exposure to the color green is restorative, so if you can't get outdoors, look at lush, green nature scenes online, for a virtual forest bathing experience. (remember what the mind perceives as real provides the same mental benefits as doing the real activity) A popular green exercise in Japan is Forest Bathing. You may wonder what is forest bathing or shinrin-yoku (森林浴) in Japanese (it is also called sēnlínyù (森林浴) in Mandarin and sanlimyok (산림욕) in Korean), according to Wikipedia. It is a specific practice of intentionally walking in a forest for health benefits. It began in Japan in the 1980s and is resurging in popularity. You can learn more about the practice here: http://www.shinrin-yoku.org/shinrin-y.... Interestingly, research continues to substantiate the scientific benefits for health such as improved mood, sleep, attention, energy, happiness and even a stronger immune system. For your free e-guide, The Power of the Pause, click here: http://bit.ly/2vLSmBC Shirley is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine for 15 years and she offers insights into research on benefits of Green Exercise. Read her blog post here: http://bit.ly/2y3lRMC Subscribe to Shirley's Soundcloud for new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance.

8 Mind and Body Ways to Reduce Colds and Flus In this podcast, Shirley shares 8 ways you can prevent colds and flus, or, if you get sick, to reduce symptom severity. You’re excited to achieve your new goals. But, nothing gets in the way of finishing your to-do list than getting sick. And, it’s no fun. People are counting on you—you need to get back in shape. These mind body tips and tricks to stop colds and flus are proven ways to boost your immune system and to reduce stress. Simple lifestyle hacks that you can incorporate into your day at the height of the flu season can make the difference between staying healthy and getting sick. These ideas of what you can do to prevent colds and flu are easy to do. They’re also fun and make your day better. This is part of a You Can Prevent Colds and Flu Naturally playlist by Shirley. Other podcast will address how to prepare a healthy home to prevent colds and flu, what to eat and drink to recover quickly from a cold or flu, and how your positive attitude can stop colds and flu. Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. She’s a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and has presented at conferences worldwide. Shirley posts new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy people who want to look and feel younger, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Did you know that indoor air is 12x more polluted than outdoor air? And, shoes can carry tons of germs indoors? In this podcast, I share 10 ways you can prevent colds and flu at home by making your home healthier. These all natural tips to make your home healthy reduce household germs, boost your immune system and improve life quality by making your home life healthier and happier. Research supports each of these practices that make your home healthier and more pleasant. This is the 2nd podcast in the Natural Ways to Prevent Colds and Flu Playlist go to The Shirley Archer Blog for links to research studies https://www.shirleyarcher.com/blog/he... Links to products if you want to check them out: Netatmo Home Climate Monitor http://amzn.to/2EVCYmZ Lighting Science Good Day Bulb http://amzn.to/2DNFOLf Airfree P1000 Air Purifier http://amzn.to/2FS9lUK Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. She’s a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and has presented at conferences worldwide. Shirley posts new podcasts each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel younger, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to feel younger, healthier and happier, using natural methods. DISCLAIMER: This description contains an affiliate link to products on amazon.com, which means that if you click the product link and purchase it, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!

In this podcast, Shirley explains what are telomeres and why telomeres matter. Telomeres and telomerase are associated with preserving youthfulness, longevity and healthy aging. Learn the relationship between telomeres and beauty and the latest research overview on what you can do to improve your lifestyle habits based on proven factors. Shirley also explains the link between research on telomeres and the mind body connection and how you perceive stress and maintain a calm and happy outlook on life is associated with a long, healthy life. Listen to this podcast to understand what are telomeres and what they do. The science behind telomeres also highlights the importance of telomeres and the mind-body connection. This research shows a clear association in how your thoughts and feelings affect your well-being. This is exciting and powerful information, because it shows what you can do on a daily basis in your life to make a critical difference in the quality of your health and life over your lifetime. To read Shirley's blog about Telomeres and read all the research citations go to http://bit.ly/2fkncac Here is a link to the study mentioned about women with stress who cared for children with disabilities who had much shorter telomeres than women of the same age with less life stress: (Epel, Blackburn, Lin, Dhabhar, Adler, et al 2004).http://bit.ly/2w9B79R Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years. For your free e-guide with more tips on why taking quick 5 minute breaks is good for your health and happiness, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS Shirley posts new videos each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't seem to find the time or the right guidance.

Relieve neck and shoulder tension while sitting at your desk with this quick and easy stress busting, tension relieving shoulder self-massage that you can do seated in front of your computer. Get instant neck and shoulder relief. Learn how to massage away your shoulder pain, neck pain, stress and tension. Enjoy a quick and easy scalp massage. The self-massage takes only 5 minutes. Shirley has over 25 years as a health educator and workshop leader, is a trained massage therapist and author of 15 wellness books. Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ For your FREE download of exercises from my book, Fitness 9 to 5, http://bit.ly/2wJgchX For more info about Fitness 9 to 5 or to get a copy to to: http://amzn.to/2tiMDT8 For a 5 Minute Full Body Workout go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOc03... Shirley is author of "Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week" and a certified yoga instructor and award-winning personal trainer. She's written 15 books on fitness and wellness. She's an award-winning health journalist. New podcast each week featuring a mindful moment - how to relieve stress and create abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com DISCLAIMER: This description contains an affiliate link to my book on amazon.com, which means that if you click the product link and purchase it, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!

Enjoy a quick and easy 5 minute office workout with these exercises you can do at your desk. Go to :30 to start exercising immediately. Shirley is an internationally acclaimed award-winning instructor and wrote 15 books, including Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week. Featuring back toning exercises and stretches and a bonus neck strengthener, stretch and massage, these are the best exercises for office workers. These quick but effective exercises burn calories, tone muscles and provide needed stretches to boost energy, increase circulation and improve health. You can do these easy office exercises at your desk while sitting at your computer. Incorporate deep breathing to oxygenate your brain and boost energy. Prevent back pain, strengthen and stretch. We can all use a quick 5 minute chair workout. You may not be able to get to the gym today, but you can get an office workout while you're at work! Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ For your FREE download of exercises from my book, Fitness 9 to 5, http://bit.ly/2wJgchX For more info about Fitness 9 to 5 or to get a copy to to: http://amzn.to/2tiMDT8 For a 5 Minute Full Body Workout go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOc03... Shirley is author of "Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week" and a certified yoga instructor and award-winning personal trainer. She's written 15 books on fitness and wellness. She's an award-winning health journalist. New podcast each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com DISCLAIMER: This description contains an affiliate link to my book on amazon.com, which means that if you click the product link and purchase it, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!

Want a break right at your computer -- a short easy guided meditation to increase kindness and self acceptance? This simple 2 minute loving kindness meditation is for YOU or for those who say, "I've never meditated before." Relax, release stress and feel more peaceful. This short easy guided meditation encourages you to have more self-compassion, to accept yourself as you are and to let go of what no longer serves you. Give yourself a self compassion break. Loving kindness cues take you through this 2 minute guided meditation to help you feel more safe and secure, at ease and happy and bathed with a sense of love and kindness toward yourself as you are. Bring more presence, loving awareness and self-acceptance into your life. I wish this for you in your life's journey. For your free e-guide, The Power of the Pause, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Live younger 365. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc...

This is a 15 minute meditation to avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety and to allow you to find calm in the storm. When current events are upsetting, meditating can calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts, settle anxiety and help you to feel more grounded and centered. Emotions can start to overwhelm. A guided meditation that focuses on present-moment awareness and that supports being, rather than doing, can create calm during unrest and offer anxiety relief. This 15-minute guided meditation focuses on resting in spacious awareness to find peace in uncertain times and social unrest. Meditation practice can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice meditation are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. Enjoy this loving awareness guided meditation for mindfulness. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

Learn how to observe thoughts WITHOUT reacting or getting caught up can help you, particularly if you tend to replay the same types of thoughts in your head over and over. What do I mean by that? Let's say you tend to replay a negative experience - making a bad experience last much longer. That habit doesn't help you. Learn how to observe through meditation to reveal these mental habits--like replaying bad experiences, worrying about future events, analyzing and self-judging past behavior. Meditation practices like this can help you gain insight into these habits so you can let go of what doesn't serve or help you. This simple 2 minute guided meditation on thoughts can help anyone who wants a 2 minute guided meditation to increase awareness of thoughts and habits of mind. It can also be for those who say, "I've never meditated before." I guide you through this short easy guided meditation with mindful meditation cues. You can also use this exercise to launch your own continued meditation after I finish guiding the introduction This short easy guided meditation offers a refreshing break as well as insight into your habits and yes, you can have mental habits as well as physical habits. Increasing awareness of your thoughts reveals those mental habits that may not serve you, that may heighten anxious feelings or that may perpetuate negative feelings. Use this exercise to bring more presence, loving awareness and acceptance into your life. Mindfulness reduces feelings of anxiety and stress, as you spend less time lost in worries about the future or upsetting past memories. Learn to let go of bothersome thoughts with this mindfulness guided meditation. Learn to stop worrying about things that have NOT happened. You have everything you need to survive whatever experience that you are going through--in fact, you probably already have survived through many challenging experience. Trust your STRENGTH, not your fears. I wish this for you in your life's journey. For your free e-guide, The Power of the Pause, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways for you to reclaim your health and live a full vibrant, happy life. Live younger 365. You can do this! Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook

In this podcast, Shirley, a leading mindfulness health educator, explains why developing awareness of breathing is an essential tool for enhancing the mind body connection and for creating inner peace and calm. She gives an introduction to conscious breathing by leading a breathing exercise for beginners to provide you with a direct experience of how simply focusing on the breath lowers your breathing rate and creates calm. Drawing attention to your individual breathing pattern is not only relaxing, but also improves your ability to be present and more mindful in general. Many people wonder why measuring your breathing rate or doing conscious breathing creates calm. Here, you learn that the breath is a physical activity is the gateway to the autonomic nervous system (part of nervous system that functions without our conscious control). Cultivating breath awareness is your first step toward consciously tapping into otherwise unconscious physical activities and leads to developing patience, concentration and the ability to quiet your mind. It's also the first step toward beginning a meditation practice. Meditation and visualization are among the tools that Shirley teaches you how to use to reduce stress, feel happier, boost energy and improve overall feelings of well-being. Shirley is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine for 15 years. For your free e-guide with more tips on why taking quick 5 minute breaks is good for your health and happiness, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS Shirley posts new podcast each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't seem to find the time or the right guidance.

Do you want to know what is open monitoring meditation (which is what mindfulness meditation practice is)? Or, are you curious about different types of meditation and heard about meditation techniques like open monitoring or focused attention but don't understand what that means? In this podcast, I answer those questions. I explain what is open monitoring meditation. I describe different types of open monitoring meditation, what are the benefits of this technique, the reasons for doing it, and I provide a sample guided meditation so you can try it and see if it's a good fit for you. Mindful meditation is a popular style of open monitoring meditation with heaps of research to supports its benefits. Watch to learn more and get started with this type of practice. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I answer many of the questions that people typically ask me when they're trying to figure out what the best style of meditation is for them. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Practicing paced breathing will help you with your meditation practice by improving your mind body connection and by improving your skills of concentration and focus. This breathing exercise helps you create calm and has been shown in studies to reduce borderline hypertension and to reduce hot flashes, when practiced regularly. Also, if you learn easy techniques - like paced breathing - it can help you get started with meditation much more easily. Paced breathing connects you with your breath which improves mindfulness and present moment awareness. Paced breathing has been shown in studies to help reduce hot flash symptoms and to reduce borderline hypertension.The ideal rate is 5 to 6 breath cycles per minute—one inhale and one exhale for every 10-12 seconds. Breathing exercises affect the nervous system and slow controlled breathing reduces the stress response and helps the mind and body to relax. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this podcast, I provide you with a simple practice that you can do anywhere and it will immediately help to focus your attention, increase calm and help you clear your mind of stressful thoughts. When you learn how to do paced breathing it can be a simple tool to increase present moment awareness, to create calm and to boost mindfulness. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Meditation is a skill. If you learn easy techniques - like how to observe sounds - you can get started with meditation much more easily. In this video, I explain how paying attention to sounds will increase mindfulness, improve your concentration and increase calm. Learning to meditate with sounds and practicing mindful listening is a great way to build mindfulness skills for beginners. Mindful sound listening is one of the techniques to get better at meditation. This is a great skill if you have never meditated before. If you say, "I've never meditated before, but I want to start. Where do I begin?" If you're wondering, "Why can't I meditate?" Or, if you simply want to know how to get better at meditation, this podcast will help you. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this podcast, I provide you with a simple practice that you can do anywhere and it will immediately help to focus your attention, increase calm and help you clear your mind of stressful thoughts. Sometimes, it can be hard to focus on breathing so sounds are a great alternative. I have a history of asthma and other breathing issues, so mindful sound listening is a great way to focus my attention and help me come into the present moment. Careful listening to noises around you increases your present moment awareness. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

This ten minute guided meditation features a meditation that will help you cope with a difficult situation or person in your life by helping you to access your inner wisdom and knowing. This guided meditation helps you to strengthen your self-confidence and you ability to stay calm and grounded, while facing a situation that presents a challenge. By reminding yourself of your strengths, you can awaken that part of you that knows what you need to do to handle any difficult person or situation. You've got this! This podcast is part of a playlist of 10 minute guided meditations to help and support you in a number of ways and is based on the latest research, techniques and tools for using mindfulness to cope with stress and to increase self-compassion. Each week I release a new video to help you conquer stress and overwhelm so you can confidently meet your health and wellness goals. As a mindful living coach and blogger, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods. I believe that everything you need is inside. I'm here to help you release your calm, focused, powerful inner self.

Anxiety, fear and stress can be contagious. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind. Many events, like the current coronavirus pandemic, are out of our control. Regular meditation calms our mind and body. Mindful meditation can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice mindfulness are less likely to get sick and, if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. These meditations will help you cope with stress created by these pandemic events and boost your immune system health. We're all in this together; we can overcome our challenges together. This 10-minute meditation focuses on breath awareness and uses guided visualization to increase calm. Regular practice of meditation can help you to connect with your inner calm so that being calm, centered and grounded becomes how you feel more often. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

This is a ten minute meditation to avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety. When current events are upsetting, meditating can help to calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts and settle anxiety. Emotions can start to overwhelm. A guided meditation for more calm during unrest can help calm fears and offer anxiety relief. This ten minute guided meditation to find peace in uncertain times is a way to practice kindness to yourself during the pandemic and social unrest. I guide you through mindful awareness of your breath, your state of mind and feelings and help you connect with feelings of warmth, love and care. Meditation practice can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice meditation are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. Be kind to yourself during the pandemic. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

In this podcast, I share 5 tips on how to prevent overeating and avoid holiday weight gain. The average person gains one and a half pounds during the holidays. People who struggle to manage weight, tend to gain even more. And, studies show that people tend not to lose this weight, which easily can add up over the years. These tips are based on proven scientific methods and help you stop holiday weight gain and avoid adding holiday pounds. These points are directed at raising awareness of what you're eating and paying attention and preparing for what stimulates overeating. These proven tips to stop holiday weight gain include: 1. Eat something light before you go and drink a full glass of water. Avoid being famished as that triggers overeating. 2. Graze and eat slowly. It’s okay to enjoy holiday treats, but instead of taking large portions, enjoy a sampler plate. Eat slowly and pace yourself. With drinks, enjoy a glass of water between each alcoholic beverage. Not only will this help you drink less, it also ensures that you won’t become dehydrated, as alcohol can be a diuretic. 3. Eat mindfully. Taste, smell, experience the flavors, textures and dimensions of every bite. Explore the flavors and share what you’re experiencing with others. Savor all the holiday treats. 4. Learn how to politely say no to more. No one wants to offend a hospitable host. At the same time, you don’t want to overeat. Practice what you will say to express your appreciation for the abundance of tasty treats, but stick firm to your own personal limits and eat each bite with intention. 5. Know your triggers for overeating. We each have triggers for overeating behaviors that may come from the context or be rooted in emotional memories. If you prepare beforehand, you can avoid being triggered into overeating. This is part of my Happy Healthy Holidays Playlist that includes How to be 10 Tips to Avoid Holiday Stress, How to Stay Fit During the Holidays, How to Boost Holiday Joy and a Guided Meditation to Increase Holiday Spirit. To read studies related to Holiday weight gain, go to: Effect of the Holiday Season on Weight Gain: Narrative Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/... 2014 study University of Wisconsin, Nutrition Sciences Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years. Like Shirley’s channel? Subscribe! (click on green SA dot on video) or go to http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m Shirley posts new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to feel younger, healthier and happier, naturally.

In this podcast, Shirley shares 10 ways you can stay fit during the holidays. You may think it’s impossible to find time for exercise during the holidays. Think again! You can stay active. These helpful holiday fitness ideas will motivate you to find ways to increase physical activity and to fit in exercises whenever possible, while still enjoying a fun, happy and healthy holiday season. Shirley's fitness tips include: 1. Avoid “All or Nothing” thinking 2. Increase lifestyle activity 3. Dance! 4. Every hour do a toning or stretching exercise during the day 5. Have active social get togethers – meet up for ice skating or a holiday walk 6. Volunteer for active chores: rake, shovel, etc 7. Ask for fitness gifts to keep you motivated 8. Create a family walking tradition before or after the holiday meal & play active games with the kids 9. Sign up for a Holiday Fun Run/Walk or a New Year’s Run/Walk 10. Look for holiday deals at fitness clubs. You can stick to a fitness routine during the holidays. You simply need to be a bit creative and look for chances to get moving whenever you can. This is part of a Happy Healthy Holidays playlist created by Shirley that includes 10 Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress, How to Stay Slim at the Holidays, How to Boost Holiday Joy and a Guided Meditation to Increase Holiday Spirit. Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years. Shirley posts new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - helping you to feel younger, healthier and happier, naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/

If you find yourself falling asleep or dozing off when you're trying to meditate, this video helps you. Most of us don't want to sleep when meditating—we want to stay awake! Here, I share 10 tips on how to stay awake while meditating that's part of my playlist on Meditation FAQs. I answer common questions about meditation and mindfulness to make starting your meditation practice easier. How not to fall asleep during meditation is important to troubleshoot, but can be easily solved with a few simple changes. Most importantly, avoid cues that you're preparing to go to sleep. For example, get dressed (don't wear your nightie or pajamas), sit in bright light, plan to be alert, diffuse invigorating essential oils, play uplifting music and more. You can resist the urge to fall asleep while meditating. I know you can do it. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new podcasts each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

Here, I discuss how that annoying itch can be your TEACHER. You're getting into the zone and there it is—the irresistible urge to SCRATCH! Then, the mental debate—should I scratch or not scratch? After listening to this podcast, you'll know how to deal with an itch and how observing the experience can deepen your understanding of mindfulness. This is part of my playlist on Meditation FAQs. I answer common questions about meditation and mindfulness to make starting your meditation practice easier. Next time, you'll know exactly what to do if you have an itch while meditating. You will learn how to deepen your awareness of habitual reactive patterns and reinforce your ability to be with an urge, without acting on it immediately. You will strengthen your experience of the pauses in your life between sensation, feelings and thoughts and how you choose what you want to do next. If you want to create more pause in your life to help you connect with that place of power within you, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

What is the difference between concentrating and being mindful? When you meditate, what's the difference between mindfulness and concentration? After watching this video, you'll know what it means to practice mindful awareness or being mindful and simply concentrating or focusing your awareness. This is part of my playlist on Meditation FAQs. I answer common questions about meditation and mindfulness to make starting your meditation practice easier and to clarify things that are not so obvious. Starting a mindfulness meditation practice can make a huge difference in your life in terms of helping you to cultivate less reactivity to situations, to feel more stability in your emotions and to get insight into your habits. It is proven successful in helping people to change habits like quitting smoking or stopping compulsive eating. Practicing mindfulness helps you to find that space between your initial emotional feelings about a situation and how you decide to respond. It allows you to use that pause for more freedom of choice and less reactivity. If you want to create more pause in your life to help you connect with that place of power within you, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: http://bit.ly/3beosYh As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

Sitting at your computer for long hours can lead to back stiffness. Break up your workday with easy exercises that stretch and tone muscles that support your back. Even deep breathing exercises tone your core muscles for a strong back and flatter stomach. If you have back pain, please see your healthcare provider. These exercises are not a substitute for professional advice. For a PDF of this & other exercises in this playlist, click here: https://shirleyarcher.squarespace.com... 5 Minute Easy Office Pilates at Your Desk: Fitness 9 to 5. Join me for a quick and easy 5 minute Pilates breathing session at your desk when you're at the office or working at home. It takes only 5 minutes to benefit from this powerful diaphragmatic breathing style that can help you relieve tension and stress. Pilates breathing exercises tone your deep abdominal muscles, improve your posture, strengthen your breathing muscles, increase body awareness and the mind-body connection and, if you add a kegel, strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. This online quick and easy Pilates instruction is for beginners or anyone at any level. Chair Pilates at your desk is easy to do and can provide a much needed break from long hours at your computer. Easy exercises you can do at your desk are important to provide a quick 5 minute break. I have written 3 books on Pilates exercises and strongly believe in the benefits of this practice, particularly for preventing or reducing lower back pain. I have also written the book Fitness 9 to 5 and support doing at least one exercise every hour to break up your time at your desk. These exercise are easy for office workers. For your FREE download of exercises from my book, Fitness 9 to 5, http://bit.ly/2wJgchX For more info about Fitness 9 to 5 or to get a copy go to: http://amzn.to/2tiMDT8 Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ For more info about Pilates Fusion: Well Being for Body, Mind and Spirit, go to http://www.shirleyarcher.com Shirley is author of "Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week" and a certified yoga instructor and award-winning personal trainer. She's written 15 books on fitness and wellness. New podcast each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com DISCLAIMER: This description contains an affiliate link to my book on amazon.com, which means that if you click the product link and purchase it, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!

Sitting at your computer for long hours can lead to back stiffness. Break up your workday with easy exercises that stretch and tone muscles that support your back. Even deep breathing exercises tone your core muscles for a strong back and flatter stomach. If you have back pain, please see your healthcare provider. These exercises are not a substitute for professional advice. For a PDF of this & other exercises in this playlist, click here: http://bit.ly/2Jt0VHw 5 Minute Easy Office Pilates at Your Desk - for more Fitness 9 to 5. Join me for a quick and easy 5 minute Pilates knee hug stretch at your desk when you're at the office or working at home. It takes only 5 minutes to benefit from this lower back, hip and inner thigh stretch that can help you relieve tension and stress. If you don't want an introduction, go straight to the 1:20 minute mark to begin. Give yourself easy Pilates self care at work. Pilates exercises improve your posture, strengthen your breathing muscles, increase body awareness and the mind-body connection and, can help prevent or cope with lower back pain. I have pain issues with my lower back and I do this knee hug stretch daily. If you have a specific medical condition, please consult with your healthcare provider first before doing this or any exercise. This online quick and easy Pilates instruction is for beginners or anyone at any level. Easy chair Pilates at your computer can provide a much needed break from long hours at your desk. Easy exercises you can do while at work are important to provide a quick 5 minute break. I have written 3 books on Pilates exercises and strongly believe in the benefits of this practice, particularly for preventing or reducing lower back pain. I have also written the book Fitness 9 to 5 and support doing at least one exercise every hour to break up your time at your desk. These exercise are easy for office workers. For your FREE download of exercises from my book, Fitness 9 to 5, http://bit.ly/2wJgchX For more info about Fitness 9 to 5 or to get a copy go to: http://amzn.to/2tiMDT8 Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ For more info about Pilates Fusion: Well Being for Body, Mind and Spirit, go to http://www.shirleyarcher.com Shirley is author of "Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week" and a certified yoga instructor and award-winning personal trainer. She's written 15 books on fitness and wellness. New podcast each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com DISCLAIMER: This description contains an affiliate link to my book on amazon.com, which means that if you click the product link and purchase it, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!

Sitting at your computer for long hours can lead to back stiffness. Break up your workday with easy exercises that stretch and tone muscles that support your back. Even deep breathing exercises tone your core muscles for a strong back and flatter stomach. If you have back pain, please see your healthcare provider. These exercises are not a substitute for professional advice. 5 Minute Easy Yoga at Your Desk at work. Join Shirley for a quick and easy 5 minute yoga session at your desk when you're at work or at home. It takes only 5 minutes to stretch, center, breathe, relax, de-stress and feel better. Warm up your back, ease any lower back pain and strengthen your neck while relaxing your shoulders. This online quick and easy yoga instruction is for beginners or anyone at any level. Chair yoga at your desk is easy to do and can provide needed stress relief. Shirley uses yoga breathing techniques, affirmations, breathing exercises and mindfulness with yoga postures to relax your mind and your body. Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ For your FREE download of exercises from my book, Fitness 9 to 5, click http://bit.ly/2wJgchX For more info about Fitness 9 to 5 or to get a copy to to: http://amzn.to/2tiMDT8 Shirley is author of "Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week" and a certified yoga instructor and award-winning personal trainer. She's written 15 books on fitness and wellness. New podcast each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com To explore Yoga for Depression https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxddn... DISCLAIMER: This description contains an affiliate link to my book on amazon.com, which means that if you click the product link and purchase it, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!

Sitting at your computer for long hours can lead to back stiffness. Break up your workday with easy exercises that stretch and tone muscles that support your back. Even deep breathing exercises tone your core muscles for a strong back and flatter stomach. If you have back pain, please see your healthcare provider. These exercises are not a substitute for professional advice. For a PDF of this & other easy Pilates exercises in this playlist, click here: http://bit.ly/2Jt0VHw 5 Minute Easy Office Pilates at Your Desk - more Fitness 9 to 5. Join me for a quick and easy 5 minute Pilates Saw exercise at your desk when you're at the office or working at home. It takes only 5 minutes to benefit from this back and torso stretch that can help you relieve tension and stress. Do this easy Pilates workplace exercise for a healthy back. Give yourself easy Pilates self care at work. Pilates exercises improve posture, strengthen breathing muscles, increase body awareness and the mind-body connection and, can help you prevent or cope with lower back pain. I have pain issues with my lower back from an accident and I do off of these easy office Pilates exercises regularly (that's why I want so much to share!) If you have a specific medical condition, please consult with your healthcare provider before doing this or any exercise. This online quick and easy Pilates instruction is for beginners or anyone at any level. Easy chair Pilates at your computer can provide a much needed break from long hours at your desk. Easy exercises you can do while at work are important to provide a quick and healthy 5 minute break. I've written 3 books on Pilates exercises and strongly believe in the benefits of this practice, particularly for preventing or reducing lower back pain. Growing research evidence shows the benefits of Pilates exercises for a strong core and for coping with low back pain. I've also written the book Fitness 9 to 5 and support doing at least one exercise every hour to break up your time at your desk. These exercise are easy for office workers. For your FREE download of exercises from my book, Fitness 9 to 5, http://bit.ly/2wJgchX For more info about Fitness 9 to 5 or to get a copy go to: http://amzn.to/2tiMDT8 Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ For more info about Pilates Fusion: Well Being for Body, Mind and Spirit, go to http://www.shirleyarcher.com Shirley is author of "Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week" and a certified yoga instructor and award-winning personal trainer. She's written 15 books on fitness and wellness. New podcast each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest struggles to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't find the time or the right guidance. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com DISCLAIMER: This description contains an affiliate link to my book on amazon.com, which means that if you click the product link and purchase it, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!

If you're one to say, "I've never meditated before." Try this to relax and stress less with sound meditation. This program shows how to use awareness of sounds for meditation. One of the challenges of meditation is mind wandering. Sounds that are around you are always available to connect you with the present moment. You only need to tune in. This guided meditation helps you learn how to use sound listening as an anchor for meditation and as a way to increase mindfulness in the present. Cultivating mindfulness reduces feelings of anxiety and stress, as you spend less time lost in worries about the future or upsetting past memories. You can increase your mindful awareness with practice. I often use sound listening as an anchor for more meditation as it takes me out of my worries about the future or replayed memories from the past. For a free e-guide -- The Power of the Pause -- that uses mindfulness and visualization to help you set healthy goals, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As a mindful living coach and blogger, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps you avoid overwhelm, to feel great about yourself and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods. I believe that everything you need is inside. I'm here to help you release your calm, powerful inner self.

Use this great body hack to increase body awareness—a short simple guided mindfulness meditation of the body. listen to this to learn how to practice mindfulness of the body. Use this 5 minute meditation to improve your mind body connection and to develop awareness of what's happening in your body, your physical sensations and feelings and how that relates to what you're thinking your mind. Practicing this can help you with creating healthy habits and even losing weight. When you have more conscious awareness of your cravings, your actual hunger feelings and other emotions, you can stop overeating or emotional eating. Mindful awareness helps you break bad habits and develop good habits like eating well and moving more. Mindfulness also reduces feelings of anxiety and stress, as you spend less time lost in worries about the future or upsetting past memories. Increase your mindful awareness with practice. For a free e-guide -- The Power of the Pause -- that uses mindfulness and visualization to help you set healthy goals, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As a mindful living coach and blogger, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps you avoid overwhelm, to feel great about yourself and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods. I believe that everything you need is inside. I'm here to help you release your calm, focused, powerful inner self.

Use this great body hack to boost your energy — a short simple guided meditation to increase energy. Techniques to boost energy are valuable. Listen to this to learn how to use meditation to increase your energy, how to access mental and emotional energy to increase your physical energy. Use this 5 minute meditation to improve your mind body connection and to learn how to use your mind to increase your energy when you're feeling tired. I use this meditation when I want to feel energetic. The mind can limit us. We have tremendous untapped physical reserves. Learning how to focus your untapped energy when you need it is a powerful personal tool for optimizing your health and happiness. For a free e-guide -- The Power of the Pause -- that uses mindfulness and visualization to help you set healthy goals, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As a mindful living coach and blogger, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is an integrative health educator, yoga and meditation teacher, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps you avoid overwhelm, to feel great about yourself and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods. I believe that everything you need is inside. I'm here to help you release your calm, focused, powerful inner self.

Use this 5 min meditation to access your inner calm and power — a short simple guided meditation to increase flow. In this podcast, you experience how meditation can help you flow with life's difficult situations. This is a technique to help you feel more flow in your life. Learn how to use meditation to increase your sense of flow and ease as well as personal power to handle life's challenges. This meditation and visualization is only 5 minutes. I use this meditation when I feel stuck. You know that feeling when you run up against a wall and you can't seem to figure out how to resolve a situation? Often what is needed is simply acceptance, calm awareness to open to a situation and allow. By allowing the present moment to flow as it needs to without resisting, the best solutions for how to handle it can emerge. Here's to wishing you more power and more flow in all of your challenging situations. For a free e-guide -- The Power of the Pause -- that uses mindfulness and visualization to help you set healthy goals, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As a mindful living coach and blogger, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps you avoid overwhelm, to feel great about yourself and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods. I believe that everything you need is inside. I'm here to help you release your calm, focused, powerful inner self.

Why increase mindfulness of thoughts? So you can RESPOND instead of react to what happens around you. Use this short guided meditation to increase awareness of thoughts. This is helpful if you want to observe thoughts in meditation, but have been unsure of how. The mind generates thoughts, you can't stop it. You can learn how to label thoughts in meditation. Consciously labeling thoughts helps you to learn your personal thought habits. Do you tend to worry? Do you rehearse future events? Do you replay past events? Do you analyze everything? this practice shows how to see your thought patterns. This meditation labeling technique helps you create more calm over time and also helps you begin to change those patterns, if that is something you want. Mindfulness also reduces feelings of anxiety and stress, as you spend less time lost in worries about the future or upsetting past memories. Increase your mindful awareness with practice. For a free e-guide -- The Power of the Pause -- that uses mindfulness and visualization to help you set healthy goals, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As a mindful living coach and blogger, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps you avoid overwhelm, to feel great about yourself and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods. I believe that everything you need is inside. I'm here to help you release your calm, focused, powerful inner self.

Meditating during the coronavirus pandemic can help to calm and settle anxiety and fears. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind and help to create optimal mental health. Many events are out of our control. Regular meditation calms mind and body and is especially helpful to find peace in uncertain times. Mindful meditation can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice mindfulness are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. These meditations will help you cope with stress created by these pandemic events and boost your immune system health. We're all in this together; we can overcome our challenges together. This 15-minute meditation focuses on breath awareness to create mindful presence. When you awaken to the reality of how you feel right here, right now, you can access that part of you that is calm. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

This 15 minute guided meditation increases self-acceptance, kindness and loving compassion. Be gentle with and supportive of yourself. Meditation is a way to find peace in uncertain times. As we face living with the coronavirus and the possibility of covid-19, we must manage stress and anxiety and be our own best friend. Mindfulness, self-compassion, kindness and loving awareness are all ways in which we can live confidently, embrace uncertainty and extend kindness both to ourselves and to those who face challenges as they live with fears and loss. Meditating, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic can help to calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts and settle anxiety. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet your mind and support optimal mental health. Many events are out of our control. Regular meditation calms mind and body and is especially helpful in times of uncertainty. Meditation practice can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice meditation are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. Be kind to yourself during the pandemic. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS In addition to practicing meditation, follow good hygiene tips during this time: 1. Wash hands frequently 2. Avoid face touching 3. Practice physical distancing whenever possible 4. Avoid crowds and extended stays in confined spaces with numerous people 5. Open windows and enjoy fresh air Like my channel? Subscribe! (click on green SA dot on video) or go to http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

Meditating during the coronavirus pandemic can help to calm and settle anxiety and fears. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind. Many events are out of our control. Regular meditation calms our mind and body. Mindful meditation can boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice mindfulness are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. These meditations will help you cope with stress created by these pandemic events and boost your immune system health. We're all in this together; we can overcome our challenges together. This 15-minute meditation focuses on body awareness to create mindful presence. When you awaken to the reality of how you feel right here, right now, you can access that part of you that is calm. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

This 15-minute meditation is a body scan with appreciation for all that your body can do. Appreciating your self, pausing for presence and connecting with your life energy—the life energy that is shared with all living beings offers an opportunity for comfort and care and to enhance feelings of connectedness and gratitude. Creating and radiating feelings of warmth and well-being throughout your body supports a positive mood, happiness, more life satisfaction and better health. Meditating, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic can help to calm and settle anxiety and fears. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind and support optimal mental health. Many events are out of our control. Regular meditation calms mind and body and is especially helpful to find peace in uncertain times. Mindful meditation can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice mindfulness meditation are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS In addition to practicing meditation, follow good hygiene tips during this time: 1. Wash hands frequently 2. Avoid face touching 3. Practice physical distancing whenever possible 4. Avoid crowds and extended stays in confined spaces with numerous people As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

This ten minute guided meditation features a meditation that will help you cope with a difficult situation or person in your life by helping you to access your inner wisdom and knowing. This guided meditation helps you to strengthen your self-confidence and you ability to stay calm and grounded, while facing a situation that presents a challenge. By reminding yourself of your strengths, you can awaken that part of you that knows what you need to do to handle any difficult person or situation. You've got this! This podcast is part of a playlist of 10 minute guided meditations to help and support you in a number of ways and is based on the latest research, techniques and tools for using mindfulness to cope with stress and to increase self-compassion. Each week I release a new video to help you conquer stress and overwhelm so you can confidently meet your health and wellness goals. As a mindful living coach and blogger, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods. I believe that everything you need is inside. I'm here to help you release your calm, focused, powerful inner self.

Anxiety, fear and stress can be contagious. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind. Many events, like the current coronavirus pandemic, are out of our control. Regular meditation calms our mind and body. Mindful meditation can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice mindfulness are less likely to get sick and, if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. These meditations will help you cope with stress created by these pandemic events and boost your immune system health. We're all in this together; we can overcome our challenges together. This 10-minute meditation focuses on breath awareness and uses guided visualization to increase calm. Regular practice of meditation can help you to connect with your inner calm so that being calm, centered and grounded becomes how you feel more often. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

This is a 13 minute meditation to avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety. When current events are upsetting, meditating can calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts, settle anxiety and help you to feel more grounded and centered. Emotions can start to overwhelm. A guided meditation that focuses on present-moment awareness can create more calm during unrest and offer anxiety relief. This 13-minute guided meditation focuses on mindful loving awareness to find peace in uncertain times and social unrest. Meditation practice can also boost immunity. Studies show that people who practice meditation are less likely to get sick and if they become sick, tend to be sicker for shorter times. Enjoy this loving awareness guided meditation for mindfulness. If you want to create more calm in your life, check out my free guide, The Power of the Pause. click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS As an integrative health leader, blogger and mindful meditation teacher, I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally to help you live younger, longer. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at info@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_archer

Enjoy this 5-minute guided meditation for kind open awareness to settle and focus your mind before your next activity

This is a 5-minute standing guided meditation to enhance embodiment and sensory awareness for more mindful living

This is a 5 minute breath awareness guided meditation to allow a pause for presence.