Today is officially Day 2 of my 60 Days of Mini-Mindfulness journey. Each day, I’ll focus on—& practice—one technique of mini-mindfulness, or one way to be mindful that actually fits into my (& your?) busy schedule. I’ll go back & craft a post soon on yesterday’s technique of heart breathing, a la the HeartMath Institute. But for now, allow me to share a little about some amazing stuff I experienced today.
I’m a Communications Coach (in case you didn’t already know that) who teaches exercises to change the brain’s fight-or-flight response right in the moment. My coaching philosophy is: When you are confident, focused & authentic with your message, you are a magnet to those you wish to attract.
In every public speech I make in my business, I pause at this point to let it soak in, then reiterate it by repeating it. So, why not? When you are confident, focused & authentic with your message, you are a magnet to those you wish to attract. (Yes, even you.)
I have a lot of tools in my coaching toolbox already, but over the past few months, I’ve been attending training to become certified in hypnosis as one additional tool. It’s a little scary even admitting that to the world, because frankly hypnosis has a reputation as being a little “out there.” Most people think of stage shows & gimmicks when they think of hypnosis: “When I say the word ‘green,’ you will bark like a dog, & when I say the word ‘blue,’ you will cluck like a chicken.” Picture the rolling eyes emoji here. That’s me rolling my eyes.
While technically, yes, this is one form of hypnosis, the stuff I’m studying is called hypnotherapy, & it’s really a form of mental training. In fact, part of what so interested me in the course—other than the fact that my friend, colleague & personal hypnotherapist Randi Light is teaching the course (more on her later)—is that it includes a lot of training on NLP, or Neuro-Linguistic Programming. There will be a link to a future post someday soon, but for now, you can just Google the term. NLP is something I already use with clients, but it has so many facets & tools of its own, I’m thrilled to be learning more.
Hypnosis, on the other hand ….
Let me start with a description of my friend Randi. First & foremost, she is petite & powerful. About five-foot-none, Randi never seems short … until you see her next to a tall person. Then she seems like a magical pixie sprite! She has curly hair that she lets stay natural; wears flowing, blousy shirts & skirts sometimes even patterned with paisleys; & is a former vegetarian who doesn’t even own a microwave. (I learned this last fact today at her house when I naively thought I would “nuke my coffee.”) Externally, she & I look very different, as I’m often seen in business jackets & my signature glasses—when I’m not in my mom uniform of maternity jeans (yes, 7 months later), tank top & requisite stains of baby spit-up. (Don’t pity me too much; I actually got a shower today.) I, too, am petite & powerful, but I do take up more physical space than Randi does. I may be a bit of a closeted hippie, myself, but Randi is often outwardly described by others as a hippie. She, for these & lots of other reasons, is what I think of when I think of hypnosis. She believes in guardian angels, past lives, & raising the vibrational energy of Mother Earth, & she’s not afraid to admit it.
My clients are small business owners & sales professionals who have Type A personalities. They struggle with perfectionism, work-life balance, & fear of both success & failure—& sometimes they even balk at the idea of meditation. One of the many tools I give them is goal visualization, often in the form of a recording of my voice, guiding them through a visualization exercise. I use NLP techniques … but I also guide them into a meditative state to help them better focus on visualizing their goals. However, I don’t always overtly announce that’s what I’m doing. “Visualization” is a much easier mode for most of my clients to accept than meditation.
But meditation is something some of my clients are already doing even before they come to see me. Hypnosis on the other hand….
What’s the point of hypnosis in its hypnotherapy form? My favorite explanation is one Randi uses: Hypnosis is meditation with a goal. Today was Day 2 of 5 of our 2nd round of training ‘weeks,’ & we were working on regression. Not only did I get the honor & privilege of hypnotizing Randi to help her heal some of her own stuff, I got the added honor & privilege of being hypnotized by Randi in front of the group. It was powerful & amazing—& it came with a great mini-mindfulness technique that I’ve already been able to use at home a couple of times this very evening after class. That technique is another NLP tool called anchoring. (Google it, too, while you wait for one more post.) When life stresses me out, I can either visualize myself striking a specific pose—head back, arms & legs straight out almost like a 5-pointed star—or I can actually put my body into that pose, & I’m filled with an amazing, intense feeling of pure confident joy. Toddler melting down? Star pose. Husband complaining about life? Star pose. Other people’s $h!t getting in the way of my bliss? Star pose! It’s an anchor & a power posture rolled into one. Yeah, Google that, too.
Day 2 Mini-Mindfulness Tool:
Star Pose, my own power posturing anchor for joy that brings me fully aware of my own body, my own goals, my own emotions & simultaneously rejects other people’s junk, thereby separating any impending sense of co-dependence. Try your own empowering anchor for immediate awareness & love. How else were you mindful today?
38 Comments
Appreciating the dedication you put into your blog and in depth information you present. It’s great to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same out of date rehashed information. Great read! I’ve saved your site and I’m including your RSS feeds to my Google account.
http://financetip.eu
Good day! This is my first visit to your blog! We are a collection of volunteers and starting a new project in a community in the same niche. Your blog provided us beneficial information to work on. You have done a outstanding job!
Thanks for your marvelous posting! I certainly enjoyed reading it, you may be a great author.I will ensure that I bookmark your blog and definitely will come back sometime soon. I want to encourage you to ultimately continue your great work, have a nice weekend!
You really make it seem really easy with your presentation but I in finding this matter to be really one thing which I think I would by no means understand. It sort of feels too complex and extremely broad for me. I am looking ahead for your subsequent post, I’ll try to get the hang of it!
Hello there, You’ve done an excellent job. I will certainly digg it and for my part suggest to my friends. I’m confident they will be benefited from this web site.
I love what you guys are usually up too. This kind of clever work and reporting! Keep up the awesome works guys I’ve added you guys to our blogroll.
I’ve been surfing online more than 2 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It is pretty worth enough for me. In my view, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be a lot more useful than ever before.
Very quickly this site will be famous among all blog users, due to it’s good articles or reviews
Hey there just wanted to give you a brief heads up and let you know a few of the pictures aren’t loading correctly.
I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue.
I’ve tried it in two different web browsers and both show the same outcome.
It’s a shame you don’t have a donate button! I’d certainly donate to this excellent blog! I suppose for now i’ll settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to new updates and will share this website with my Facebook group. Chat soon!
Hey there just wanted to give you a quick heads up and let you know a few of the images aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different web browsers and both show the same outcome.
Do you have a spam problem on this blog; I also am a blogger, and I was wanting to know your situation; many of us have created some nice procedures and we are looking to exchange methods with others, please shoot me an email if interested.
Fantastic blog! Do you have any hints for aspiring writers? I’m hoping to start my own website soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you recommend starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I’m totally confused .. Any recommendations? Many thanks!
There are so many options out there, it really depends on your goals. I think my biggest tip is to write from your heart (it definitely shows through) & do what you know you love that can help others. There are pros & cons to the choices you mentioned, but when you know what your mission is, the decision gets made more easily. #speakyourtruth 🙂
You are so cool man, the post on your blogs are super great.:~.~~
After study a few of the blog posts for your web site now, and i also genuinely as if your method of blogging. I bookmarked it to my bookmark site list and will also be checking back soon. Pls check out my web page also and tell me what you consider.
Thanks for the good critique. Me & my neighbor were just preparing to do some research on this. We got a book from our area library but I think I’ve learned more from this post. I’m very glad to see such excellent information being shared freely out there..
I, on behalf of my friends in the school, wish to express all of our thanks for the truly wonderful secrets revealed by means of your article. The clear explanation brought comfort and hope to all of us and would probably really help us with a research we are currently doing. I think if still come across websites like yours, my own stay in college will be an easy one. Thank you
If you are going for best contents like I do, only go to see this web site everyday because it presents feature
contents, thanks
I simply want to mention I’m very new to blogs and actually enjoyed you’re web blog. Almost certainly I’m going to bookmark your website . You amazingly have remarkable well written articles. Kudos for sharing your webpage.
Have you ever thought about including a little bit more than just your articles? I mean, what you say is valuable and everything. Nevertheless think of if you added some great photos or videos to give your posts more, “pop”! Your content is excellent but with pics and clips, this site could definitely be one of the most beneficial in its niche. Very good blog!
Great feedback, thank you!
Pretty! This was an incredibly wonderful article. Thanks for providing these details.
Great tremendous things here. I¡¦m very glad to peer your article. Thank you a lot and i am having a look ahead to contact you. Will you please drop me a mail?
Feel free to reach out directly with your questions: ask@coachkiki.com (or you can fill out the coaching eligibility quiz at this website). Be well!
Rattling nice style and great content material , very little else we need : D.
🙂
Wonderful blog! I found it while browsing on Yahoo News. Do you have any tips on how to get listed in Yahoo News? I’ve been trying for a while but I never seem to get there! Appreciate it
I did not realize my site was there, so unfortunately, I don’t have tips. But I wish you the best in reaching your goals! Namaste
I just want to mention I am newbie to blogs and absolutely loved this web site. More than likely I’m want to bookmark your site . You absolutely have amazing well written articles. Thanks a bunch for revealing your webpage.
Hello, I enjoy reading all of your article post. I wanted to write a little comment to support you.|
I do agree with all of the ideas you’ve presented in your post. They are very convincing and will certainly work. Still, the posts are very short for beginners. Could you please extend them a bit from next time? Thanks for the post.
Hi there! I know this is kinda off topic however I’d figured I’d ask. Would you be interested in trading links or maybe guest writing a blog article or vice-versa? My blog covers a lot of the same topics as yours and I think we could greatly benefit from each other. If you happen to be interested feel free to send me an e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you! Great blog by the way!|
Terrific post however I was wanting to know if you could write a litte more on this topic? I’d be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit further. Appreciate it!
You actually make it appear so easy with your presentation however I find this matter to be really something that I feel I would never understand. It seems too complex and very large for me. I am looking forward for your next submit, I¡¦ll try to get the cling of it!
An outstanding share! I have just forwarded this onto a friend who was conducting a little research on this. And he actually ordered me lunch due to the fact that I stumbled upon it for him… lol. So allow me to reword this…. Thanks for the meal!! But yeah, thanks for spending time to discuss this subject here on your website.
I absolutely love your blog and find almost all of your post’s to be just what I’m looking for. Do you offer guest writers to write content available for you? I wouldn’t mind composing a post or elaborating on some of the subjects you write in relation to here. Again, awesome website!
Hi! I could have sworn Iíve visited this website before but after going through some of the articles I realized itís new to me. Nonetheless, Iím definitely happy I discovered it and Iíll be bookmarking it and checking back frequently!
Add Comment