TOPIC IN FOCUS: Mindfulness & Coronavirus (Week 4)

03/23/20 • 11 min

Jay and Carlie (Aka: The Positive Hairstylist) head into the home stretch with week 4 of their first "30 Day Challenge," focusing on mindfulness meditation. The two discuss their progress after participating for 3 weeks, and discuss changes they've noticed along the way. The two also discuss implications and importance for developing a mindfulness practice during these worrisome times with the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus. Carlie reflects on making more progress with her ability to notice anxious thought and come back to the present, and Jay expands on mindfulness as a way of being and not simply "sitting down to meditate."

Jay's links:
Instagram
Focus Therapy Website
Mindfulness Blog
Facebook Group

Carlie's links:
Instagram
The Positive Hairstylist

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TOPIC IN FOCUS: Mindfulness Meditation & Coronavirus (Week 3)

Jay and Carlie (Aka: The Positive Hairstylist) embark on week 3 of their first "30 Day Challenge," focusing on mindfulness meditation. The two discuss their progress at two weeks in, and discuss changes they've noticed along the way. The two also discuss implications and importance for developing a mindfulness practice during these worrisome times with the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus. Jay briefly touches on panic/anxiety, decision making while under stress, the effect of long term stress on the immune system, and increasing compassion - and how meditation can impact all of these.
Loving Kindness Meditation
Dr. Robert Sapolsky - Intro to Human Behavioral Biology
Jay's links:
Instagram
Focus Therapy Website
Mindfulness Blog
Facebook Group
Carlie's links:
Instagram
The Positive Hairstylist

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TOPIC IN FOCUS: Yoga (Week 1)

Jay and Carlie (AKA: The Positive Hairstylist) recap on the progress from the first "30 Day Challenge" on mindfulness, and announce the topic for the month of April: YOGA! Jay and Carlie discuss what they learned and took away from the mindfulness challenge, and how that coincidentally timed up nicely with dealing with the COVID-19 global pandemic and the growing "stay at home" orders. The two also discuss what they hope to take away from the new yoga challenge and why the topic was picked.
Jay's links:
Instagram
Focus Therapy Website
Mindfulness Blog
Facebook Group
Carlie's links:
Instagram
The Positive Hairstylist