Strengthening Your Roots through Meditation
Are you ready to consciously raise your vibration and explore the world of meditation? Join Brooke Jean Counseling and Coaching.
Join Brooke as she shares thoughts and ideas about what meditation has done for her and what meditation can do for you. Tune into your vibrations and consciously raise your awareness through meditation. Listen for more with Brooke Jean Counseling and Coaching.
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Take care of yourselves and therefore each other,
XO brooke jean
Settling Into Our New Normal
How are you settling into what is our 'new normal' and what is the larger spiritual assignment during this time?
How are you settling into what is our 'new normal' and what is the larger spiritual assignment during this time? Listen as Brooke Jean shares her thoughts and insights on navigating our new realities.
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Take care of yourselves and therefore each other,
XO brooke jean
Putting the Mindfulness into March
How are you finding the good in every day? Brooke Jean Counseling and Coaching shares some tips for Mindfulness in these days of uncertainty.
Friends, March 2020 came in LIKE A FREAKING HURRICANE. The whole world feels turned upside down and I know many of us are deep in our feelings about the impact of COVID 19 and all of the subsequent closures. It’s scary and it can be a lot.
In my recent VLOG, I shared ways to use Mindfulness as a tool during times such as this, times of extreme uncertainty. Recognizing and creating space for the fear and anxiety at the moment is necessary, but so is also making a point to look for the good in every single day.
Here are some simple tips for helping all of us find the good in each day. These are tips to help us all stay well in our mind and body. I hope you all enjoy slowing down, pausing, and considering these tips for Mindfulness.
Pause and take 3 deep belly breaths.
Notice the clouds moving in the sky.
Pause and notice 5 things you see, smell, hear, taste and feel.
Take a walk with a smile on your face.
Take mini-pauses and breathe when transitioning from one thing to the next.
Set a timer on your phone to remind yourself to check in on your thoughts, feelings and body sensations.
Meditate – I love the Calm app!
When eating or drinking something, pause and notice the smell, texture, and taste. Slow the process down.
Remind yourself, you are enough. Say to yourself, I am enough.
When you find yourself worrying about the future, just notice you are doing it and gently bring your awareness back to the present moment by focusing on your breath.
Listen to your favorite music, dance and notice how that feels in your body.
Write out a daily mantra or intention and check in on it throughout the day.
Mindfulness is the state of being completely present, meeting your thoughts, feelings and body sensations with curiosity and acceptance- and without judgment. It is a state of being and a healthy way to regulate, connect, heal, and grow. I wish you all love, acceptance, and patience with yourself. May you have a #MindfulMarch.
Whatever came forward when asking yourself these questions is ready and willing to be acknowledged, released, and let go. Now for the fun part, what are you making space for?
Take care of yourselves and therefore each other,
XO brooke jean
Mindfulness During Uncertain Times
Brooke Jean Counseling and Coaching explores ways to use Mindfulness as a tool during times of uncertainty when fear and anxiety are prominent.
Brooke Jean explores ways to use Mindfulness as a tool during times of uncertainty. How do you create space for your feelings of fear and anxiety while also consciously noticing the good in every day? This practice is essential for keeping our minds well. Listen for more with Brooke Jean Counseling and Coaching
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Take care of yourselves and therefore each other,
XO brooke jean
Know When to Slow Down
We have to know when to hustle and when to listen to our bodies and slow down.
The moment I had been waiting for for over three years had finally arrived. I had graduated from graduate school, launched my counseling and coaching private practice and been building it like crazy, and was still working for Studio 10 Interior Design as their Business Development Executive/ Client Relations/ HR/ Counselor-On-Duty. All while juggling being a wife, mom, friend, daughter, neighbor, you get the picture. Most days were absolutely nutty and I would fall into sheer exhaustion at night. I didn’t have much left to give, but I was passionate about all I was doing…and grateful for all the opportunities the universe was presenting.
It was like my psyche and body was waiting for me to just slooooow down a little to break down a lot. After my final day at Studio 10, and a fabulous going away might I add, I woke up to what felt like a glimpse of death. I had envisioned skyrocketed productivity now that I could channel all my work energy into my business, and my passion. I dreamed of this moment that I could take the leap of faith and fly on my own. I imagined it to be inspiring, peaceful, and monumental.
None of the which came to fruition.
I was bedridden for days and felt weak, depressed, and worthless.
My husband was making my Theraflu tea for me for fuck’s sakes. THAT’S MY JOB!!!!
The internal battle of knowing what I needed to do to tend to my illness versus what I wanted to do as a productive go-getter was exhausting. So, I threw in the towel and sat my ass back on the sofa. (And yes, I only started to use the word “sofa” after working for an interior design firm.)
We have to know when to hustle and when to listen to our bodies and slow down. Trust me, as a type A personality I know how hard this is. Often, we are oblivious to how run down we really are because our own strength keeps us going through the motions.
You’ll know when you’ve gone too far. You’ll get ill or have a panic attack the second you get to relaxing on vacation. And when those signs are showing, rest your bones and turn your attention inward. What is your mind and body trying to tell you?
What have you been neglecting in yourself lately?
How do you rest, recharge and play?
Start each morning with a mediation to check in, take lots of breaths throughout each day, including two adult time-outs, a bath at night and write in your journal before bed.
I hear all the time from clients, “I don’t have time!!”
Well here’s the brutal truth (because we all know its my style to break it down in this way), if you don’t take preventative measures for self-care, you’ll get grounded to your sofa for a week (which turns out to take more time than the preventative measures).
Ask for help.
Once I accepted that my husband needed to “baby” me, I began to enjoy it. I felt taken care of, which was an unfamiliar feeling, not because no one’s ever taken care of me, but because I have it in my head I don’t need help and therefore don’t let them.
As human beings we can’t be everything to everyone, every minute of everyday. Its actually impossible.
So, let’s collectively rid ourselves of the unrealistic ideal of success we have created and settle into knowing we are enough and are doing enough.
Let’s take care of ourselves and therefore each other and encourage one another to be sensitive to the needs of the human spirit.
We can do amazing things in this life without working ourselves into illness.
And once I realized this epiphany on my sofa, I acknowledged that my time turning my attention inward led me to some insight I wanted to share.