A Mediation on Balance during the holidays: Understanding Motivation, Inspiration and Willpower in creating a daily meditation practice and other healthy habits. A balanced life is a healthy life, but how to achieve balance can be tricky and may surprisingly involve some flexibility. Sometimes we think we are stuck because of "who" we are, but it's important that we don't confuse "normal" with "familiar." We can all change and using inspiration, motivation and willpower strategically can be just the thing. Understanding how your brain works when it is faced with a new healthy behavior that isn't habitual yet is the first step in understanding healthy habit creation and how this can contribute to balance your life. The difference between motivation and inspiration are covered and how to create motivation all on your own. The Stress Tip today uses psychoeducation and knowing "who" is talking to you when you are having those private battles in your head help assure that you always come out as the winner. We use what we have learned from Judson Brewer Bessel van der Kolk and Kelly McGonigal to stay on course and resist persistent unhealthy behaviors and cravings that get in the way of our successes. The meditation today will be different than what we've been doing...it's the "Saw" meditation and I learned it from one of my very favorite people on this Earth. This is week 5 in my 8 Week Series Stress Less, Meditate More...The Holiday Edition
