191: your thoughts are making you unhappy | 5 min pep talk

05/08/19 • 5 min

This months theme in the MerryBody Online Studio is Presence, so of course, the words come from Eckhart Tolle.How much time do you spend living in your thoughts? Dwelling in the past, feeling anxiety about the future. When you live in your head... you're simply not living, just creating unnecessary suffering.It's time to get out of your head!Soul words of the week...“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” - Eckhart Tolle.

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190: how to build your self-confidence

We love chatting on this topic! This episode will give you ideas on how to build your self-confidence. It's brought to you by our FREE 5 Day Challenge: learn how to strengthen your core (which actually helps you build your self-confidence). You can join HERE. It's FREE!Stuff we talked about...

How we used to be, Emma super shy and Carla very outgoing but used this as a mask for her sadness about being bullied.
We chat about all the ways that have helped us build our confidence.
When you step outside your comfort zone, this proves you are so much more capable than you think.
Your physiology relates to your psychology. So build a strong core and this will build inner strength and confidence.
What makes you feel good about yourself? We must try to not rely on external validation.
Question your thoughts, are you judging yourself?
Yoga and confidence. Yoga helps build body love and appreciation and confidence.

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192: how to live longer according to the Blue Zones

Right now Carla is reading a book called Ikigai, so naturally 'how to live longer' has been a topic of our conversation ever since she started.The Japanese island of Okinawa (one of the Blue Zones), where ikigai began, is said to be home to the largest population of people who live to 100 in the world.Ikigai (pronounced Ick-ee-guy) meaning... a reason to jump out of bed each morning is like how we'd say Follow Your Bliss (words thanks to Joseph Campbell). It's finding something in life that brings you joy and purpose.Stuff we talked about...

What are the Blue Zones: the Italian island of Sardinia, Okinawa, Japan, Loma Linda in California, Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula and the Greek island Ikaria.
How to live longer according to the blue zones... diet, community, movement, more outside time, slower living and less stress.
What actually is ikigai? It is the cross-section of the following... what you love (your passion), what the world needs (your mission), what you are good at (your vocation), what you can get paid for.
Discovering your own ikigai is said to bring fulfilment, happiness and make you live longer. Cool, we should all do this then.
We chat more on community and how western culture can sometimes make us lonely and disconnected.
The importance of presence. It is the real magic.
How we can actually bring these Blue Zone lessons into our lives.

This podcast episode is brought to you by Bean Ninjas. If you make your ikigai (your passion) your business we highly recommend you get on top of your bookkeeping right from the start! Check them out HERE.

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