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Flow State

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Flow State

Flow State

Imagine scaling a 3200 foot rock in the middle of Yosemite National Park…. with no rope! I recently saw climber Alex Honnold do just that in the National Geographic documentary film Free Solo.  The movie documents his journey to scale the El Capitan rock formation with no ropes and no assistance. I was captivated from the start.  It was truly an exhilarating experience. As I watched Alex do the climb, I could palpate his flow state; that feeling you get when you are completely absorbed in what you are doing and time seems to stand still. I was in awe.


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Mindfulness Made Simple

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Mindfulness Made Simple

Mindfulness 

Our minds are so busy wondering with worry and anxiety about the future or anger and resentment about the past.  In fact, research conducted by Matt Killingsworth in his Track Your Happiness project, (where he’s collected over 650,000 responses from people about how they are feeling, what they were doing and about their mind wandering; using cellphones), showed that our mind wanders about 47% of the time!  His project also showed that when our minds wander, we tend to be less happy and that it was the mind-wandering itself that led to unhappy feelings.  So then, it would make sense that practicing being present and focused on the task at hand would help increase our happiness.  But how do we do that? Enter: Mindfulness.


Have You Tried Qigong?

Have You Tried Qigong?

De-Stress and Re-Energize with Qigong

Stress and tension from our day to day lives are thought to causes blockages in our energy system causing tension in the form of muscle tightness. Imagine holding a tight fist for a long time.  It takes energy to do that, just as it takes energy to keep your muscles all knotted up.  A Qigong practice helps to clear those lines of tension to allow the energy to flow more smoothly.  Like many mind-body practices, Qigong helps transition our bodies from stress to relaxation. When our energy is not being used up in stress mode, we are left with more energy for the day.

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