MindYoga Quick Quotes with AnnetteQ

Join me this week and workout your mental muscle. Listen, stretch your mind and learn why silence is not empty, but full of answers. I’ll walk you through the benefits of doing so and how to get the most out of your quiet time. Not a fan of silence? You may learn you enjoy it more than you think you would. Take a listen and decide for yourself if you want to give it a try.

This week stretch your mind and think about what you want to change in the world and learn how you can start with making changes yourself. I’ll guide you through some questions to think about that will open your mind some more and allow you to discover how your thoughts create your feelings and how we are 100% in charge of our feelings. Others do not cause you anguish, you do! Stop the blame and take responsibility and begin helping the world change but taking care of your mental health.

There’s a popular saying “perception is reality” but this week I challenge you to think about this and question whether this is true. Our perception is our reality, but it may not be the reality. Listen and learn why what we perceive is not always the way things are. I’ll give you a real life example and show you how opening your mind can improve your mental health.

What’s your story? We all tell stories from our past, but is the story you telling hurting our helping you? We can rewrite our story. Yes the past is over, but we can rewrite it and make our next chapter better. Join me this week as we stretch our minds and think about how we can do this.

Do you have a hard time making decisions?  Do you allow your indecisiveness to get in the way of what you really want? This week’s quote is “Indecision is the enemy of progress” and I not only talk about why this is true, but I walk you through some mental exercises which may help you understand why being indecisive is not helping you at all.  Take out your Mental Mat, open our mind and take a listen.

This week we stretch our minds around this quote. You may think you have an open mind, but do you really? I’ll ask some questions which you may discover and uncover your mind is not as open as you think it is. When we open our minds we can learn so much. Are you ready to listen and learn?

Do you feel if you failed you’ve let everyone down? Are you afraid to try anything new because you fear failure? In this week’s podcast I discuss why not only is failure an option, but it is necessary in order for us to learn from our mistakes and succeed. Listen and stretch your mind to the possibility that failing IS an option, and one we need in order to get to where we want to be.

Music--it brings us laughter, it brings us tears. In this week's podcast I discuss how listening to music can bring back memories we haven't had in years. What’s some of your favorite songs and what emotions do they bring out in you? How can a song from years ago take us back to the exact moment we remember hearing it? Listen and learn how music cam soothe our soul and why we love the songs we do.

What’s your story? We all tell stories from our past, but is the story you telling hurting our helping you? We can rewrite our story. Yes the past is over, but we can rewrite it and make our next chapter better. Join me this week and stretch your mind and think about the story we want to tell to ourselves and others.

Sometimes it’s not just physical weight but mental weight we need to lose. We are often unaware of how our thoughts weigh us down and this week I’ll ask some questions to stretch your mind and get you to uncover thoughts that weigh you down? Want to lose weight this week? Listen for the next few minutes and find out how!

This week’s Mind Yoga Quick Quote is from a Tim McGraw song. Do you believe you are better than you use to be? Or, do you believe you are the person you are and you can’t change? In this week’s episode I’ll talk about how we all have free will and each and every day we choose the person we want to be. Who do you want to be? Think about that, start stretching your mind and take a listen!

We’ve all heard this expression countless times. But have you ever really thought about your words and your actions towards others? We could have the best intentions with our words but our actions may not be demonstrating this. In this week’s episode I give examples and encourage you to stretch your mind and really look within to whether your actions are reflecting your words.

HALT is an acronym that stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired. In this week’s podcast I encourage you to stretch your mind and think about referring to this acronym before you make any decisions. If you are one of the four adjectives, or a combination of them, then HALT. Do not take action, until you take care of yourself first. An important lesson that can help us gain more clarity and lead a more peaceful life.

“Take Control Instead of Losing Control” is this weeks quick quote. Do you find yourself losing the ability to think and act rationally? Do you lose your temper more than you care to admit? In this week’s episode I encourage you to stretch your mind and think about why…why do we let things get the best of us and how can we have more control of our lives? We can’t control others but we CAN control ourselves. Learn how you can do this and have more peace in your life.

“If it’s none of your business, don’t make it your business” is this weeks Mind Yoga Quick Quote. I’ll talk about and encourage you to stretch your mind and really think about how often we give our opinion when not even asked and why we use the excuse “I was just trying to help”. Once we can become aware of how often we try to help others when we were not asked to, and once we can start to “mind our own business”, we will learn to have more peace in our lives.

This week we stretch our minds and think about when we should let things happen vs make them happen? How do we decide when we’ve done enough? How do we figure out when it’s ok to sit back and let it happen? Learn how to distinguish between these two important actions. They may be on different sides of the scale but they both have their time and place. Take nine minutes for YOU and take a listen.

n this week’s podcast we stretch our mind around the concept of self control and why it is the ultimate expression of power. Listen and learn how the more discipline and self control we have, the less we are giving our power away to others. Your life is not a random spin of the wheel. If you have lost your self control or just need a tune-up on using yours more, get out your mental mat and spend the next 9 minutes on YOU and take a listen!

We all have wounds that still need to heal. But did you know mental wounds are just like physical wounds in the sense that we have to stop touching them to let them heal? In this week’s episode our quote to ponder is “To Heal a Wound you have to Stop Touching It”. Wise words but hard to do sometimes. We know and can see the effects of touching a physical wound. We watch it become irritated and not heal quickly. Listen this week as we talk about how our mental wounds can be healed the same as our physical ones; if we stop touching them and we stretch our minds to figure out how we can do this.

“Your value does not decrease based upon someone’s inability to see your worth”. This week we stretch our minds around this quote and learn how perceived value is just that—what is perceived. We need to understand that when one person does not see our value, it is not a reflection on us at all. It is their inability to see our value. Take a listen for nine minutes and learn how to not let people’s inability to see our worth make us question our value.

In this week’s podcast we stretch our minds and learn how our inability to take responsibility places blame on others and stops us from having what we want. Our lack of taking responsibility causes undo stress and heartache. Listen and learn how if you want to change anything in your life, you need to look in the mirror and ask that person to change it.

Get out your mental mat and get ready to stretch your mind!This week’s Mind Yoga quote by Donald Hicks “Those who teach us the most about humanity are not always human” explores the many things we can learn from our pets and from animals in general. They may not be human, but they can teach us so much if we are open to watching them. Got 10 minutes? Massage your mind and take a listen!

This week we explore the possibility that our way is not the only way. By reflecting on the words “I never thought of it that way” we can open our mind and start to have more compassion towards others. We may even find more peace within ourselves. We are conditioned to think when someone does not agree with us, they are wrong and we are right, but are they? Take out your mental mat and listen to this week’s podcast. You may find stretching your mind and learning there is more than one way to look at things is just what you need right now.

How do we learn to embrace other peoples opinions and learn how to come together for the greater good? This weeks quote by Doug Floyd, “You don’t get harmony when everyone sings the same note” reminds us that it is ok for us to be different and something beautiful can still come from it. Listen, stretch your mind, and learn how to sing your own note and still join together with others to create perfect harmony!

In 1965 Burt Bacharach wrote a classic song called What the World Needs Now and the lyrics to that song are just as relevant now as they were back then. This week I encourage you to stretch your mind around some of the lyrics in this song. How do you give and receive love? Do you only show love to those you care about? Do you believe everyone, regardless of their religious or political views deserve love? Everyday we are faced with many choices and we have control over whether we choose love in any given situation. Give yourself 8 minutes of mind stretching exercise and take a listen. You deserve love and you deserve to take the time for YOU.

Do you know you by remaining calm you can stay in control? In this weeks podcast I walk you through an actual scenario that happened to me and how I was able to remain calm and stay in control. We are living in uncertain times but we do have control over whether we react or respond to any situation. Listen and learn how you can respond and remain calm. Less than 10 minutes to better mental health starts now!

Why do we get nervous before taking a chance? Is there anything we can do to calm our nerves? Listen this week and learn how we can turn our nerves, our doubts, our fears, into excitement! We CAN control our thoughts. Your mind wants to always take the path of least resistance. Your mind wants you to stay in your comfort zone. But if you are itching to learn how to step out of your comfort zone, join me this week for some mind stretching exercises to help you do jus that!

We are living in very uncertain times. Daily we are finding out about more and more activities that have been cancelled and although we cannot control what is happening around us, we can control our own actions and our own thoughts. But we need to remember there is one thing that no one can cancel —and that is LOVE. In this week’s podcast I ask you to stretch your mind and look at ways we can all use LOVE in the coming weeks to “control the controllables”. Learn how to use the most important virtue of all-LOVE-to help you combat feelings of anxiousness or stress you may be having. We will get through this and LOVE will be the answer.

Wait, Breathe. Trust…can you do this? Most of us can’t. We’ve lost our patience or we’ve never had it to begin with. We live in a society where we can get almost anything instantaneously or with very little wait. And while it has its advantages, the disadvantage is we’ve forgotten how to practice patience. But the old adage “Good things come to those who wait” is still true. Listen this week and learn the power of patience.

This week we explore the quote “The relationship you have with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have”. Listen and ask yourself 3 questions which will reveal a lot about the relationship you have with yourself. Learn how we teach others how to treat us and how we can make ourselves a priority and in return enhance our relationships. Spend less than 9 minutes on YOU and begin to stretch your mind to better mental health.

Do your thoughts drive you crazy? “If it’s out of your hands it deserves freedom from your mind” is this week’s quote. Listen and learn how to do just that—let go of thoughts that are not helping your well being. We do have control over our thoughts, but until we understand how to recognize and release thoughts that are out of our hands, we will continue to allow them to consume us with worry. Spend less than 10 minutes of your day and improve your mental capacity by learning how to free yourself from thoughts you no longer want in your life.

On this week’s podcast we stretch our minds around a quote from Oprah,…”Your Life is always speaking to you. The fundamental spiritual question is: will you listen?”. But how do we know when our life is speaking to us? How can we listen if we are not aware of what it is telling us? I’ll walk you through some exercises which will answer these questions and more. You’ll learn how to distinguish between what your life is trying to tell you and what you are feeling. You hold the key to your life happiness. Spend less than 9 minutes to listen and learn more.

Did you know the world is full of unlimited abundance? How amazing is that? Abundance is everywhere and this week we stretch our minds and think about all the abundance that is around us every minute of every day. Listen and explore how we can change our mindset and learn to tap into the abundance that is all around us.

In this week’s podcast I teach how our Ego plays a big part of how we think and ultimately feel. I give you some questions to begin stretching your mind and have you think about how often you may, without even knowing it, be reacting because of your Ego vs. learning to respond with your soul. Take less than 10 minutes for YOU and take a listen. Your soul with thank you.

We are faced with many decisions throughout our day. And, you probably have never really thought about if your decisions are allowing you to evolve or simply repeat old patterns. In this week’s podcast I encourage you to stretch your mind and learn how in any given situation you have the choice…YOU get to decide if YOU are going to continue in a pattern that is not what you want but you continue it out of habit, or if you are going to make more conscious decisions that will help you evolve to be the person you want to be. Take a few minutes for your mental well being and take a listen!

Listen and learn this week how almost all our feelings are caused by our thoughts and how we DO have control over them. We will stretch our minds and look back at past feelings we have had and how we can trace it back to our thoughts. I will give you examples of how you can use this concept everyday to gain more peace in your life. Make your mental health stronger and take a listen!

Thera are numerous quotes around the “grass is greener” concept but have you noticed the grass is always greener where it’s been watered? We are responsible for watering our own grass, but how often do you feel frustrated because your grass may not be as green as someone else’s? Have you ever given any thought into how often you water your own grass? Listen this week and learn how easy it is to do this and the benefit of doing so.

This week I talk about the possibilities and advantages of stepping out of our comfort zones and breathing in fresh, clean air. It’s scary for many people to even think about doing this because we’ve been conditioned to believe it’s much safer to stay where we are. Once we realize the fear is in our head, we can begin to look at leaving as an exciting opportunity to grow. Listen this week and learn how to push through your fears and become like a beautiful butterfly who has left the safety of its cocoon and has learned to fly.

It’s a New Year and a new decade. Join me this week as we look back over the past year and recall how many times we made excuses, usually blaming others, for the circumstances in our life. Begin to understand how when we do this, we are allowing others to have control over our happiness. Learn how you can move forward—eliminating excuses and take responsibility for your life. Take time for you and take a listen! You can make 2020 your best year yet.

In this week’s podcast I talk about the conversations we have with ourselves everyday. These conversations, these thoughts are the basis of how we feel about ourselves and determine our future. They are the foundation for our relationships with others. We are in control of our thoughts and we can use them to either tear us down or lift us up. Begin to stretch your mind; listen and learn how to have healthier thoughts about yourself. Take time for YOU. Less than 10 minutes to better mental health begins now!

Do you put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket? In this week’s podcast I encourage you to stretch your mind and think about why you do this and I give you perspective on how you can stop and be happy now, regardless of what else is going on in your life. We each hold the key to our happiness. We choose our attitude and our mood at any given moment. Listen and learn how you can gain more peace in your day by taking control of your own happiness.

in 1965 Burt Bacharach wrote a classic song called What the World Needs Now and the lyrics to that song are just as relevant now as they were back then. This week I encourage you to stretch your mind around some of the lyrics in this song. How do you give and receive love? Do you only show love to those you care about? Do you believe everyone, regardless of their religious or political views deserve love? Everyday we are faced with many choices and we have control over whether we choose love in any given situation. Give yourself 8 minutes of mind stretching exercise and take a listen. You deserve love and you deserve to take the time for YOU.

What are your thoughts on forgiveness? Do you only apologize when you feel you have done something wrong? Are you quick to forgive or do you hold on to experiences where you have been hurt by others? This week we explore some different takes on forgiveness and we learn how letting things go is not condoning someone’s actions but rather it is helping us move on and be happier. Open your mind and give yourself 9 minutes for your mental health. Your happiness is up to you!

Thanksgiving is a time when we all count our blessings but what if we made a conscience choice to count our blessings more? We have so much to be thankful for and yet we often forget about the little things when we count our blessings. Listen this week and be reminded of the day to day, often overlooked items we can add to our gratitude list. You deserve to take time out for YOU and listen.

When we hear a “no” we feel rejected, angry and we are understandably upset. But what if that “no” is happening for us? What if we looked at the “no” as an opportunity because a better “yes” is down the road? In this week’s podcast I encourage you to stretch your mind and think about how you perceive a “no”. I’ll challenge you to think back to a time when a “no” did turn into a better “yes”. Take time for you and listen for less than nine minutes. Learn how to start taking control when you hear a “no” and how to move forward to get a better “yes”!

This week’s podcast teaches us that unless we save lives for a living, we don’t need to kill ourselves getting things done or proving our point to others. What would happen if we stopped killing ourselves and slowed down and enjoyed our life more? I challenge you to take out your mental mat and for the next nine minutes, listen, stretch your mind and learn how you can decide if your peace of mind is worth the stress and overwhelm you put on yourself.

In this week’s podcast we stretch our minds around the quote “Your Life is Your Story. Write Well. Edit Often”. What story do you tell yourself and others? Do you know you can change your story whenever you want to? You are the author of your story, you control the story you tell. Is there something in your past you’d like to forget—edit it out of your story. Learn how you can write your story to serve you better. You don’t have to keep telling yourself the same story over and over again. When we write well and edit often, we empower ourselves. Our stories become who we are. Listen for the next nine minutes and learn how to edit your story to benefit YOU!

In this week’s podcast we stretch our minds around the quote “If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive”. What do we spend on our thoughts and time on and how can we learn to have more peace in our day? Take out your mental mat and start stretching your mind. This nine minute workout will be worth your time and you may decide what you learn is priceless!

In this week’s podcast we will stretch our minds and think about all we put on our plates in a day and consider the concept of having more time without rushing around getting everything done. I will encourage you to stretch your mental muscle and be open to slowing down in order to see how much life you do have time for. Take time for YOU for the next 9 minutes and take a listen.

How do we live less out of habit and more out of intent? In this week’s podcast we will stretch our minds and consider how we can do this. It’s easy to fall back into old habits but when we live with intent we will find more commitment to ourselves and others. Take 8 1/2 minutes right now for YOU! Listen and learn how you can achieve doing this and it is not as hard as you may think.

Do you believe people can change? And, if not, why not? In this week’s podcast we get out our mental mats and uncover why we may think some people can change and not others. We will stretch our minds and consider if we have changed at all through the years. Spend just 8 minutes on your mental health and take a listen.

In this week’s episode we stretch our minds and think about what we would attempt to do if we knew we would not fail. Why do we let fear hold us back? How can we forge forward when we are overcome by fear? Listen and learn how you can achieve your dreams when you put your fears aside and forge forward.