Gratitude

Why Gratitude is the Best Attitude Even Through Difficult Emotions

Nov 24, 2021 11:06 AM Central
family mindset, Gratitude, grief
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Grief really is a journey and feeling all of the emotions is the only way to keep on moving forward.

So, I stopped and felt the emotions for a minute sending those tender feelings some kindness. And, I felt loved. I felt enough in that moment. Grateful for the love that I can still feel from my mom.

Dear Mom, you would be so proud of me!

Jul 29, 2021 06:34 PM Central
Gratitude, grief, love yourself, motherless daughters, mothersday, stress and anxiety
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Dear Mom,

I wish you could see all that I'm doing for you and because of you. You'd be so proud! From an early age, I wanted you to take care of yourself, to not get so stressed out, to value your own well-being.

When we sit with FEAR, truth emerges

Nov 18, 2020 08:44 PM Central
coaching, elevate, family mindset, Gratitude, mindfulness
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Gratitude is how you make the grass greener on your side!

11/10/2020 11:00 PM Central
family mindset, Gratitude
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It's important to me for my kids to be happy and content with the lives that they were given. And I hope they develop with value as well.

This means that gratitude practice had to be a main focus in our family!

Eating Chocolate is supposed to be slow and mindful! It's soooooooo good!

Oct 3, 2020 07:26 AM Central
family mindset, Gratitude, kidsyoga, mindful kids, mindfulness
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Please tell me you aren't the small percentage of people that don't like chocolate or are allergic to chocolate.!!!

I sympathize with you, but it's hard to empathize because I just NEED to eat it!

For this mindfulness activity that's great for kids too, grab a piece of chocolate (m+ms are great because they don't melt in the hand) or a small fruit like a strawberry or raisin.

First, look at the food noticing anything about the appearance.

Then, smell the food noticing how it smells.

Next, place it in the mouth without chewing. Move it around the mouth noticing texture and temperature.

Finally, slowly chew paying special attention to how the teeth feel while biting it and how it tastes in different parts of the mouth.

That's how to mindfully eat! Here are 2 videos to watch and try with us!

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Tanya and Taylor

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Meet Tanya Milano Snell

Becoming a wife and mother was so exciting for me. I had so much love to give and I strived to always find solutions to life's bumps in the road. From cloth diapering to buying as much organic or local food as we could I was trying to keep us as healthy as possible. I found products that I liked at online stores and corporations, big box stores, local shops, and local farms.....you name it, I was using it all and it was complicated. I also stressed the importance of self care so my husband and I can be there for our kids and for our community, but there just never seemed much time for this.

So, then came a series of traumatic events in our life. First, the death of my mother in law after a long illness followed 2 years later with the death of both of my parents from cancer. Having 2 young kids (one of which was diagnosed with asthma) and navigating this time in our lives was nothing short of a miracle. We have so many friends and family to thank for this! We were maintaining self care (honestly, my yoga practice was crucial) and healthy living as best we could given our circumstances or at least that's what I thought.

In the summer of 2018, my husband was hospitalized with severe gastrointestinal problems. After a week in the hospital, we received a diagnosis of Crohns disease. On the day of his release from the hospital, I was a mess. My body and mind had HAD enough. I didn't know how we were going to manage all of these changes. I cried all day!! I felt like I couldn't be strong for the one person that was strong through all of our battles so far. In the next few months, we had new food to buy, new supplements, new medical bills, and the list goes on. I was having daily headaches, irregular bowel movements, and increased anxiety. Bills and shopping were so hard to keep up with. It was time to make some decisions for the whole family.

I realized that staying in the teaching field was unsustainable to my well-being and detrimental to my family's well-being. I chose to really listen to my intuition, strengthen the practices that help me listen, and follow the path that I was being led to follow. Leading and living from the heart was the only option. My love for what yoga does for my mind, body, and soul was the missing piece to my puzzle on how to make all my passions and dreams a reality.

Today, I have much less stress because I have developed a self awareness that keeps me from self abandonment (SacredSeat and SafeSeat practices). I sleep better. I have much fewer headaches and muscle pains. My anxiety is managed and I worry less about providing what my family needs for proper nutrition. And best of all, I now have a self care routine so that I can be there for my family and their needs. I also have more time for the things that I enjoy doing like reading, playing outside, and family time.

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Gratitude

Why Gratitude is the Best Attitude Even Through Difficult Emotions

Dear Mom, you would be so proud of me!

When we sit with FEAR, truth emerges

Gratitude is how you make the grass greener on your side!

Eating Chocolate is supposed to be slow and mindful! It's soooooooo good!

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