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Measuring Progress Can Help. . .

Leave a Comment / Coach, Simple Self-Care Strategies / By Paula Forte

I’m working with a Health Coach myself (yes, even coaches need coaches!) who seems to appreciate my need to measure things. I’m one of those people who likes to see measurable improvement – to choose metrics that allow me to demonstrate progress, if not full completion, of a goal.

Sometimes, especially if we’re working on goals that feel particularly difficult, it can be important to at least see movement in the desired direction. Most of us can appreciate the fulfillment of getting to the finish line of a quick sprint, like the 100-yard-dash. But when you’re in a marathon you need benchmarks along the way to remind you that you’re actually doing it, and that the end will come, even if you can’t see it from your current spot on the route. That’s where metrics come in handy!

Where your mind goes when your body is exercising. . .

Leave a Comment / Coach, Simple Self-Care Strategies / By Paula Forte

I can’t know what it is like for you, but for me, there is always the tendency to dissociate my head and body if given the opportunity to do so. It is a habit learned long ago that probably served me well in childhood, but at this time in my life, it is important to move beyond that habit!

Mindfulness hasn’t come easily to me, but I know how to be mindful, and I work to make it my preferred way of being on a daily basis. That said, there are some distinct occasions when I notice my capacity for mindfulness waivers. One of those times is during exercise.

Three levels of self-care pursuit. . .

Leave a Comment / Coach, Simple Self-Care Strategies / By Paula Forte

I’ve discovered a lot about self-care in the years since I wrote my book, Self-Care Strategies for Family Caregivers. We need different things in our lives at different times or circumstances. Sometimes the most caring thing we can do for ourselves is to sit with our feelings, to be self-compassionate, or to take a well-deserved nap.

a purple butterfly is released by a hand in the forest

Let it go. . .

2 Comments / Simple Self-Care Strategies / By Paula Forte

I’m studying the Yamas and Nyamas of yoga this summer, and a particular Yama showed up in my life this week that I want to share with you. . .

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Like a thief in the night. . .

Leave a Comment / Simple Self-Care Strategies / By Paula Forte

You’ll remember from an earlier Monday mailing that I’m studying the Yamas & Nyamas (and the Eight Limbs of Yoga) this summer and sharing some of that with you. Well, here’s my third installment from those studies.

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What’s the TRUTH you’re pretending you don’t know?

2 Comments / Simple Self-Care Strategies / By Paula Forte

You’ll remember from my July 4th blog that this summer I’m studying the Yamas & Nyamas (and the Eight Limbs of Yoga) and sharing some of that with you. Well, here’s another installment from my studies.

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Yamas & Niyamas. . .

3 Comments / Simple Self-Care Strategies / By Paula Forte

Because it is the 4th of July, a day all about remembering our freedoms, engaging in self-indulgence, and frightening our pets with fireworks, I thought I’d go in an entirely different direction both today and over the course of this summer. I want to share with you what I’m learning about the Yamas and the Niyamas of yoga.