How To Win The Private Battles In Your Mind~ Part 1: Time
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Your brain is actually wired up to keep you from any new behavior. What?! Yes. This is why healthy new habits (and New Year's Resolutions!) are so hard to keep up. I am a firm believer that making meditation habitual is even harder. But only because most of us don't know how to win the private battles in our mind. In this episode, we will go over just what to do when one of these three hindrances shows up during our meditation and how to finally WIN and meditate anyway! Don't let these three bullies creep up during your meditation and trick you into falling back into your old bad habits or keep you from the cushion.Today's focus is Time.Do these thoughts sound familiar? “How long have I been sitting here?,” “How much longer until I can stop?” Or “I don’t have time to meditate!” After this episode, you’ll know just what to do to get your butt back on the cushion and keep returning time and time again! ******In this episode we will learn: **How your ego uses the concept of time to get you to stop meditating.How to get thoughts about time to quiet during your meditation as well as off the cushion~Om “Honoring Time” Meditation ****The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author ****Join Cheri Flake on her Next Meditation And Yoga Retreat! In the mountains****) **or ** At the beach****) Love the show? Please rate and review us! *********Quotes: ** “Your ego has been living along side of your brain your whole life. It knows that you value time more than any other thing and it will use your worries about time to get you to stop meditating. You need to be ready for this, once you notice that’s it’s just your ego trying to get you to stop, you get the upper hand and a daily practice becomes so much easier.” —Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW“Take a deep breath and relax your shoulders.” Cindy Dollar, PharmD and Certified Iyengar Teacher*Interesting Mentions:Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down, How to Find Peace and Purpose in Your Life by Eknath Easwaran**)Whitney Howard Designs: Inspirational Jewelry**)Cindy Dollar) Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor (Cheri’s retreat yoga teacher!)*Heartwood Retreat Center *)*: *location for Cheri’s Georgia Mountain Retreats ***The Reluctant Medium: Dr. Maria RothenburgerWebsite: https://www.drmariarothenburger.com/)Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmaria_lpc)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMariaRothenburger/)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarialpc/)YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thereluctantmedium)Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DrMariaLPC/) ****)Stay in touch with Cheri) and be a part of the Stress Therapy Community!Twitter: @stresstherapy*Instagram: @thestresstherapistFacebook)Linkedin)Website)YouTube) **Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat!) Register for a meditation and yoga retreat) in the gorgeous Georgia Mountains and walk away with a new, solid daily meditation practice with benefits that last a lifetime! OR Register for sweet, peaceful meditation and yoga beach retreat) on Jekyll Island seaside right off the coast of Georgia. Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here) to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads****) Buy Cheri's book): Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to **www.iLoveTherapy.com) to find out about meditation classes & meditation and yoga retreats.